The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-13

the attention Of ne corporation com
An order was issued % the
c1eci ihll The railroad company must
either take out the switch or move
the depot across the rack They took
oul the switch The people of the
town we're really very much surprised
TO learn that they actually had some
rights In the matter aud that there
was some power that the ralirold
Company would respect,
There IS perhaps no paFl OF The
United statcs ioday where uppoliuli
ilca for safe Investment are better
iAan IN Oklahoma An things consld
erred. Il Is probably weallhiest portion
tl the Union The soil Is extremely
fertile and has never been exhausted
by cultivation and the climate IS iav
cradle TO The production Of O large
rnmher of crops. fOr instance Okla
Iona has three staples corn. wheat
ana cotton. Two years ago ne green
nus destroyed the wheat ~ Oklaliuma
aud Ransas rhc farmers OF me la
ler state had bul one option namely
io nl0w up tho ground ana plant ID
10 eofn. the Oklahoma farmer had two
chances fu e efopcorn or cotton
!, SO happened that corn did not make
good crap that year. bul cotton did
IAN kinds Of Fruits ans berries 10
we'll 10 cite sing.Hi example ifl
heua peaches rs large as pint cup
wsre a drug on the market last sum
ner AZ 90 cents per bushel oklahoma
apples laah prizes iu competition With
lhe best OF The country ~ the 81 Louis
Fair and a Sppkaug pearH. lprlcOi9,
pmms, cherries, aud. III fact ali frulig
ndisenoas 10 the Mississippi Valley
hrlyr we'll
In mineral wealth. Oklahoma ls
not excelled by any other state she
hns deposits which are practically
ineyhausilblp Of 4 do1eu OF moro val
uahle mlnera products The fuel sup
ply Is 80 laf as known. larger Than
iaat Of aay other state Last year
She produced $4,000 Dol barrels oi OIL
and lhere are huatifcGs of mllilngs ol
cgblc jee Of gus shul ln 'rha ail and
gns field is Just beginning 90 be- Ne
geiCped lae amChat 0S cON lill
I probably reach l00ol,0nD ions
The asphalt deposits are among NJ,
lafsesi IN he United sintesi OF gyp
sum there are something ever i2a,eih,
Ng0,e0A ians, salt Neter enough gulns
/ 90 waste 20 make 700 carIonds 0l eall
day. Of lead and zine there is prob
I ably ag mneh as ur either Missouri ol
Arkansas. Granite Of d dozen ynglp
/ Ties make up mountains go miles lungi
marble a. ano ns that from Geurg
lCr Vermont occurs ln quantity Als'
ane deposits 81 glass sand IN ledgc'
extending f0 "a distance Of 90 mile.
across che country. with sandstone anl
! limestone. clay end shale, all ln in
lfwhaustible quantities. There ls soll
iron. plenty OF iripol and numhe
ot rarer substances such az volcanli
ash and hoyneulte, and probably
some gold and silver
"All Of these things remain 60 bl
developed a little coal Is beini
mined. little oil ana gas utilized
lfhgre arc eight plaster mills and twi
Portland Content plants in the state
1 "A little asphalt Is being taken Oui an'
o little m0fble snd granite are helm
Quarrled. but N every instance onl.
a small beginning has been made
The cities have shown wonderful
growth. Oklahoma city nog has 80
4 aCs people Ten years ago Muskuge
consisted Of few traders ahncks
{ l now has $1,000 inhabitants shan
lnee. EuId Guthrie. MOAB star ARD
. more. ghlckasha and Tulsa have AZ
the way from l0.00l 10 $4,000 populn
tlon and score Of tggna have al th
l8ag from l.fc9 10 t10W an lhasl
!. cities aie growing rapidly an8 wlll
ihe advent 81 statehood and ~ ~
vel0pnens Of lhe resources laey WI
J continue ie grow Cor d number q
Years
4Fnrr laHHs Hre fs fel HlalieHl
lcll ap. go considerable aari ai Eef
fern Oklahnma laHd lhm Is a g9e6 a
lhe best 0i ,lneia nr iuwn ind an
which a0alalnH eOal aud nrnhahlf 0
aHd rla. tm he purchased a lho ra'
of from s 40 ln S20H0 an acre Mnr
lOf ihi ilhd lies ne8f W4Wlns iuNN
sna SOME ol d contains dWp0At4 q
: Limestone. ahnle and sandHionh Whlo
lMlll be- valuable fof building matHiia
erhe citizenship in oklahoma IS i
general above lhe uyeraEe lmmlfri
ilun from suca states ts Naiah
'fexas. Mlsa0un. 4nnesaee NafI
Carolina ieNa end sll.nah Max bea
lars auA there Is aol 4 iaie la th
Union unl represented in otlalam
aWlih lhla yaBl affY ai namrl y
: sources hgll agf@ulihfhl ana mlnefa
j with ihe ftfllle 9rll and favorable u
, lmaie. wiih ihe sapHr'0r class If ci
/ ifaus. aud with ! cpnalltuiion an
: lawa guaranteeing 10 these citizen
: protection FROM corporations, there
i lpa reason why 0klAhnma's Gegeloi
] mena should nat continue 20 iaoesas
fapldly"
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! Card Of Fhanae
!. sir and Mrs Frank sloyall deslr
/ la return thanks "a ~ who were y
i kind to them In their recent diairea