The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-09

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OPPORTUNITIES


OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities are not plentiful 10
the aoor man ia the older settled
communities: largely because that
wealth which has accumulated asks
hui a slight compensation, based Who'll
" IN realty loans. Thousands OF
men and women find themselves In
bad circumstances; TOO poor TO mi
crate to newer and better localities
for those with more energy than cap
ilal. The Southwest Is new coun.
Try. II is seldom YOU find a very rich
individual: generally, when found. he
J. booster. striving to advance his
community and anxious to gel new
people TO man Industries requisite
for the upbuilding OF community
Gut here in the Southwe there is
opportunity. Young men find employ
menl True they are not paid as
large salaries as is true in the densely
populated states, but II amounts TO
more. and. ii saving. the chances %
secure valuable properties for small
Sums enables them in few years to
become possessed of property thar
brings handsome returns.
In no city of the Southwest are
here more opportunities than In Guth-
re All are busy. The merchants
are prosperous. factories mixing mon
ey and labor well paid and employ
ed all Of the time and the constantly
Increasing valuation OF property Il
opportunity enough for the thrifty
person able 10 look but a little way
into the future. Fa'ms are increasing
In value; the crops grow better as
We become better acquainted with the
season requirements: farmers are be
coming better informed ON dlverslfi
cation and the products OF orchards
are adding nightly 10 cur output
There are not less than 1900 fam
iies III Chicago whe~e plenty Is but q
dream. Those are not the beer swil
lers nor the daneehall Irequenters, bul
sturdy men snd honest. vsriuous wo
men who crave a home Should those
people come TO Guthrie tomorrow.
within q month there would be fouut
places for them In this section and
they would become wealth producers
In lieu OF sen 'chers fo- such employ
ment as viii provide them with bread
ior their broods. happy indeed II
they have have an occasional roasl
for Sunday dinner.
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the Southwest Think OF ihe food
STUFF they might produce on the nov
nndeyeloped. untitled acres OF glori
ous Okiahoms y would mean happi
ness. health and all that home-lift
brings 10 them--so Oklahoma Ii would
bring a people desired because they
who a-e willing to toll for sustenance
bling about upright conditions. high
est possible citizenship thar does no.
deteriorate because Of unpreeedentet
prosperity
Think Of the millions that can be
taken frD~ the now wholly undevei
Oped minera, resources OF our state
There are broa1. fertile acres not vel
iickled with the hushandmans plow
There are monster buildings 10 b.
erected. railways to be buiit resi-
denceq. AL things which keep the
wheels Of commerce speeding IN the
right direction Guthrie capIial CITY
railroad center The largest manufac
turing city Of the state needs mo-
apa Nasa+n wha are Dos afraid t
meet the contingencies Of life and
struggle for beiiermeni Of conditions
And also. should ihe-e he found
wav 10 extend The hand Of aid aeros.
TO such earnest people as we're b'ien,
~o~.ioned above, what would the,
fnd?
They would find the hest pavef
city OF Us sire 10 the whole sonth
west. with climatic conditions az
nroaebine the ideal: find emnloymen
healthfnl and honor Bic As we'll as re
mureraiive---a hospiialitv nnevcellef
IN the known world--over and ab0vi
~ find an opportunity 10 xin n hons
that means happiness. eontentmen
and glad tidings until life IL over Th"
there must be more people II proper
~ develop onr great wealth OF re
sources we al admit Th't the morl
sturdy sons and daughters who hav,
learned the lesson that America h
tie naiiou of4onnortunitv IN Ace