The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-12
ONE SURE AVENUE or GROWTH
OPEN TO cHlcKAsHA.

Opinions differ as to the relative
value 81 various kinds Of boosting AS
cordiug V views 81 many The princi-
pal mission Of town-building organi-
zation is 70 secure factories That
this Is one important line Of develop
ment which must BE- pusled 70 the linn
IT Is not % be questioned, but big
factory cannot be landed every day or
every month
However, there Is one sure avenue
Of growth open before Chicsasha and
every other city and town ia Oklaho-
MIA. a highway of development that in
vi;es the efforts Of the booster every
day in the year with promise Of cor
tain reward. The community which
enters upon It is going to arrive
Above all things else, Oklahom is
an agricultural state. Her great
strength is due to the fertility OF her
soil and The diversity OF crops grown.
That is why immigrants have been
fIocking to this favored land ever since
the country was opened, that's why
they are still coming and viii CON
tinue 10 come for years. According
to the predictions OF railway passenger
traffic men, who have their fingers on
the pulse OF the country. the present
year win bring 100000 new residents
to Oklahoma. They estimate that 1910
viii be one OF the best years in the his
tory Of the new state If each Of these
100000 new settlers bring $3.50 with
him, It viii mean the addition Of $25,-
100000 to the capital invested III the
state ana this estimate is certainly con
servatite.
What has Grady county to offer to
those prospective settlerss livery
thing that an ambitious farmer wants
there Is no section OF Oklahoma which
presents SO many advantages-so as
rich as can be found anywhere, adapted
- the growing Of all kinds Of crops;
Grady county is veritable paradise
for the farmer. We shall get our share
Of the immigration to the new state If
we see that these advantages are prop
erly exploited
Five hundred mere good farmers To-
Gated in this vicinity just as certainly
means progress for Chickasha as the
securing OF a factory which will EN-.
ploy 500 people. And there is abund-
ant room for them; the wealth of our
agricultural resources has Just been
touched There is room in the imme-
date vicinity Of Chickasha for hum
dreds Of truck farmers and the oppor-
tunities ia this line are alluring.
ln our BODYBUILDING efforts too
much stress cannot be laid on agricul-
turaI development. The story Of the
progress Of the farming industry ID Ok
lahoma within the brief years Of her
existence is a wonderful one and many
more marvellous chapters remain to be
written Already the new state
ranks
First VI the production "a broom
corn
Filth IN the production of alfalfa.
Seventh in the production Of cotton
Tenth in the production Of corn.
Ninth ID the production Of wheat
IN live stock production Oklahoma is
seventh III cattle, ninth in horses and
mules, twelfth in hogs
And Grady county takes rank with
the hest in the production Of all the
Dig crops as well as in the growth Of
fruits and vegetables
The utilization Of and development
Or the resources which nature has Civ
en- us IS a natural and logical avenue
toward which our efforts should be di-
dected and cannot fail to produce re-
suits.