The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-04

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any doubt. Thousands and tens Of
thousands crowd around our state ex-
hibit every day All other state OK
hibits have paled into insignificance
in comparison with the splendid ex-
hibit of eastern Oklahoma.
Our exhibit occupies 600 square
feet of floor space in the Dome build
ing, the main industrial exhibit hall
Of the fair. The exhibit has been
tastiIy arranged and finely displayed
Iby Messrs. G. G. Roberts Of Vinita,
and p. Avery Of Pryor Creek. the
gentlemen who have had charge Of
the exhibit from the start.
AS the thousands crowd through the
exhibit hall you can hear scores and
hundreds ask to be directed to the
Oklahoma exhibit. Surging around
the display of products Of the new
state, expressions of surprise can be
heard on all sides in regard to the
wonderful resources of Oklahoma.
An old Illinois farmer. who has a
fine exhibit OF shorthorn cattle at the
fair, studied the Oklahoma exhibit
for an hour, then said in the presence
of the throng: IF all them things
are produced In that eonntry, the state
could live independently Of any state
or nation on earth" The old gentle
man was not quite sure that Okla
homans hadn't been on d rummage
quest from other states, from which
gatherings, the Oklahoma exhibit was
made up. There was tinge of doubt
in his statements as to where we got
all the products Of mine, field. garden
and forest on exhibit. under the ban
ner labeled. Oklahoma Products"
Look at that exhibit made up Of
the natural resources Of the state and
you will exclaim; Build wall
around Oklahoma so high that none
can enter from the outside and our
citizens will suffer no inconvenience
after its resources are thoroughly de-
veloped."
This exhibit which represents only
the resources Of eastern Oklahoma,
shows wheat, corn. barley. broom corn.
oats, kafir corn, milo maize, COW
peas, millet, sugar cane, timothy, jap
anese clover, alfalfa, garden products
Of every description, fruits Of all
kinds, nuts in endless variety and
cotton of the finest quality.
Then comes the display of the
mines in the shape of coal. silver.
gold, lead. zinc, marble Of all grades
and colors, salt, glass sand. iron, as
phalt, cement, lime shaIe. tripoli gran
ties of all grades and colors, tile
shaIes and brick shales of all qualities.
The oil and It's by-products simply
amaze the visitor. Bartlesville, Tulsa.
Chelsea, Muskogee and Dewey. an
sent products OF this kind in large
variety. The oil fields surrounding
the above towns are the greatest in
the United Statesg The output Ql
these districts is inexhaustible and
the samples on exhibit showed to a
good advantage.
Yes, Oklahoma is great in all that
makes a state or nation great and
prosperous. and the exhibit sent by
Eastern Oklahoma to the Illinois
State Fair has proven this beyond the
shadow Of doubt to over 25O. 900 peo-
pie who have gazed on the few sDeci-
mems Of the resources Of the baby
state Of the Union.
We can build our homes with brick
and marble, and lumber produced in
Oklahoms. We can pave our streets
with home made brick or asphalt pro-
duced within the confines of our state.
We have sufficient iron in our hills to
girder the state with a dozen trunk
lines Of railroads and sufficient of that
product, to make every article Of com
merce used in all the various trades
and mechanism Of our numerous in
dustries. besides.
Our soil viii produce sufficient pro
ducts to sustain the inhabitants Of
ten states with population equal to
Oklahoma. Our production Of gold.