The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-17
HOW OUR RURAL
POPULATION CHANGES
SUBSTANTIAL FARMERS ARE RE.
PLACING SOUATTEBS MORE
AIRS WANTED

AIRS WANTED
During tho past few months Nrd
moro has entertained numbers of
strangers. some have come to see.
others to look around aud suu 9th.
crs to settle and locate \ most
remarkable transformation is taking
place in the rural population Of OK.
lahoma The changes are most nota.
bic az present ON the east side Of the
state. formerly the Indian Territory
Many " the original settlers OF tho
territory, squatters renters. sduaw
men and number of farm owners
In each community. are leaving OK
lahoma and are taking up home.
stcads In Arizona and New Mexico.
In Gavin county, for example. a
prominent resident of that county is
authority for the statement that Uf
ty families have recently left their
farms and have gone to the terrific.
ri's of New Mexico ana Arizona.
while nearly as many substantial
farmers from Missouri. Nebraska
HrI Iowa have taken their places.
Nor many years past aud Gwen at
t.r wreuu. .mc. lars. majority
". 'H. farmers of .ac ,1., sld, ,f
.H. static have been renters State.
'Ur prepared by the state board of
agriculture for zoos SHOW that i'm
wo.. counties ON the cas-, side of
.hr state rvothlrds of the farms are
occupied h} tenants. This condition
Was the natural and only logical out.
come of the allotment Of the lands
Of the five civilized tribes In scy.
crafty with privilege granted the In
dian owners TO lease under supcryl
Sion of lhc secretary az the interior
SIS 'h" great bulk of the land of
former Indian Territory was indian
a..nm.u's and mal0rulb'o. u. u,.
"... "... 900. WH# % Tenant vstcm
'' np.na.
IaH condition 90. affairs. nlwuv,.
is apdI, changing m Oklahoma
Last year 100000 acres of Indian
lands were made salable by fb. r..
movI of restrictions throueh , con.
s''ssional art This land ls bcinr
purchased by farmers from the north
ana east who are placing substantial
improvements upon II in place of
the renters shacks. During the com.
ing fan and winter most OF the lands
OF the Usage tribe of Indians will
De placed ON the market whoreas
heretofore all OF this vast domain
OF rich farm and timber lands was
III the hands of the Osagcs and
used only AS pasture lands for herds
OF Texas cattle being fattened for
Kansas city and Chicago markets. /
On "a" west side Of the state n,
number Of ..rm owners "a creator
because Of the M. that thcro Is M, |
tie indian land, most OF the land
having been homestcaded by the orig.
mai settlers. However there ore
nearly 100000 acres of school land
IN the west half Of the state, n large
part of which IS occupied by school
land lessecs. I'm some counties. such
as Lincoln and Kay, for example
there is so much school land that
the county Is handicapped In mat.
ters Of taxation Western Oklahoma,
however, is soon 10 get rid Of some
Of this school land as the new col
lego lands including l,0j0.000 acres
are TO be sold in October 10 actual
settlers and the indemnity lands "a.
ken in lieu of sections thirteen AMI
thirty-thrce are TO be sold later.
This will rid the west side of the
state Of a great many tenants and
replace them with farm owners. In .
many cases the lessees, where there
are any on the land, will purchase
n themselves and become farm own.
ers instead Of renters II Is consld.
erred only question Of a few years
until all the school lands Of Oklaho.
ma viii be sold and the school land
lessee become a term known 10 his.
tory only.
There is only one class Of lmmi
grafton that Oklahoma Is not court
ing This is ignorant and unpro.
gr"ssIye foreigners. Secretary Chas
Barrett Of the Oklahoma board Of
agriculture has received several IN
quirics from colonization bureaus In
New YORK asking what are the pros.
poets Of locating colonies nf Ane.