The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-14

posit in the banks. A large amount
of money has been brought into Okla.
homa from adjoining states and
placed on deposit in the guaranteed
banks The people. at least. believe
that their money is safe The fact
that other states are now considerins
bank deposit law based upon the
Oklahoma plan would seem To indi.
cate that It is at least worth a trial
However, II may be said that Okla.
homa is not welded to this or any
other law. II 1t does not prove Il
success 1t WI certainly be repealed
\ bill now before the legislature
provides for a modification Of this
law. But it must be remembered that
because thing has never been tried
anywhere else is a pretty good rea.
son for trying II in Oklahoma.
The impression seems TO be abroad
that Oklahoma is antagonistic TO
capital. This idea Is entirely crro.
ncous. Oklahoma welcomes capits,
and is very anxious To have I'm.
| vestments made in the state. but the
people Of Oklahoma intend TO see to
II that they have at least some con.
trol over capital. and they have no
intention Of being bound hand and
| foot by corporations.
This fact is well illustrated by the
work of the corporation commission
in dealing with railroads. 4 single
, instance will be cited. In a small
town in southern Oklahoma the rail.
ryOi station was built on the oppo
, site side Of the track from the town.
and between the main line and the
town was switch. Il so happened
/ that great many freight trains
used this switch. and frequently a
/ freight was on the side track when
the passenger trains came in so
that all the people had TO do. is
they came down to the passenger
train n little late, was 10 climb over
the freight train in order 10 get on
board. The people had petitioned
the railroad company in vain Final
ly they brought the matter 70 the
attention OF the corporation commits
sion. An order was issued TO the ef
feet that the railroad company must
either take out the switch. or move
the depot across the track. They
took out the switch The people of
the town were really very much
surprised to learn that they actually
had some rights in the matter. and
that there was some power that the
railroad company would respect.
Ther is perhaps no part of the
United States today where opportu.
mites for safe investment are bet.
ter than in Oklahoma. All things
considered, it is probably the wealth.
lest portion of the union. The soil is
EXTREMITY fertile, and has never been
exhausted by cultivation, ana Ia,
climate is favorable 10 the produc-
ton of large number of crops
For instance, Oklahoma has three
staples-corn, wheat and cotton. Two
years ago the green bug DESTROYED
the wheat in Oklahoma and Kansas.
The farmers of the latter state had
but one option, namely, to pillow up
the ground and plant It TO corn,
the Oklahoma farmer had two
chances for crop-corn or cotton.
1t so happened that corn did not
make a good crop that year. but
cotton did.
All kinds of fruits and berries do
well. To cite single example: El. |
berta peaches as large as pint
cup were ad rug on the market
last summer at 80 cents per bushel. /
Oklahoma apples took prizes in com.
petition with the best Of the country
al the St Louis fair and at Spokane.
Pears, aprlcots, plums, cherries and .
in fact all fruits indigenous to the .
Mississippi valley thrive well.
In mineral wealth Oklahoma is NOT
eNcelled by any other states She has
deposits which are practically ineN-
hanstible of dozen or more vall.
able mineral products. The fuel SUP
ply is so far as known, larger than
that OF any other state Last wear
she prolnced 100000 barrels of oil
ana there are hundreds OF millions of
cubic feet Of gas shut In. The oil
and gas field s-just beginning to be
developed The amount OF coal win
probably reach 10000. 600 tons
The asphalt deposits are among the
largest In the United States: of gyp.
sum there ara sop,atbt,, m. ,on I