The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-10
They Want To Know"
Some Facts Realty Men Should Send to
lnquirers About Oklahoma
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Few people understood tho cnor
ous possibilities OF oklahoma From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
tho state has but four superlors ana
all Of those, but Texas. VIII soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides Of the new state. Oklahoma al.
iords more opportunity FOR diversified
farming than any other state III lhc
Union SAD We Texas, and area
considered II surpases the Lone Staf
II all Of OklAhomas acreage possible
ol being utilized were under cultiva'
lion, Ii would present the following
Tor statlsticans.
More Wheat lands than either Da.
kcta
Moe fruit lands than California.
4 EQUALS Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands.
Has moso timber than Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice land as
South Carolina.
More granite than Vermont New
Hampshire and Name combined
More petroleum than Pennsylvania
West Vlrainia aud Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire anl Massachusetts,
IL seccpd In the production Of cotton
fiom d monetary standpoint.
More iron than any other state save
\ Pennsylvania; more copper than any
other state save Montana. :.
second IN gypsum,
More than Europe produces IN lig
product
Fourth in developed ksoln, the fin
est hreprooi material known to sci
encc
Second In cattle. third IN money
products Of same.
Seven thousand square miles ot llnt
underlaid With coal and Few of "
mines moro than opened
More Magncsil aud dolomlle ruct
than all the rest OF The glatrs
More siycrs with natural drain Il
capacity than any other state save
Colorado
IS sixth IN the production OF potr
ocs
Is eighth IN railway mileage first Il
number Of miles In past five years
\ first IN number Of systems started VI
1909.
Oklahoma IS FIRST in production q
pcgnuts,
I second IN production Of Cantoloupei
: Third IN the production of Watcl
! melons aad seventh IN muskmelou pr,
( Guctlon
! N IL first IN tonnage " alfalfa lhit
( IN money value produced.
! II Is lfih in vegetables with les
( than tenth of the state trying 10 cn
} tivale the garden products
I With an acreage OF hftleth OkIi
) homa Is tenth in the production OF
I orchard products
! II Is tenth In barley, FIRST II acrcag
I we're proportlOnej
) Capitalization considered Oklahom
} leads all olhe In the amount Of moi
) cY deposited IN rs hanks
Oklahoma raises more saddle hOr
s es than than any other two state
q without comment on Kentucky's FAM
8 1t is The only st2te OF the uuio
q where smallpox never leads to pc
s tilcntlal crisis.
u II has the most eauable cllmat
& save California, OF all the states
y II "a fourth IN the value OF !
l} stream fish products.
y II Is frst IN purchasing lts haryes
n inc machinery away from home
Formulation estimated ms people pn
chase morr necessities from ontsif
5 ife state than al other states
I the Union
) Producing sufficient food stuffs
I supnly anv three states of The Jnio
onr peonle purchase more from on
de the state poDulatlon considere
! han ary ether state
II snrpasscs any othe state
5 growth from 1907 tc August 800
: " has more miles Of possible goo
s firi roads than any o.her state al
I less imnrnvemen' on same than al
5 state west NJ tho Mlssnur' liver.
I II has tho third best natural pal
! IN ihe United STATES
I Consuming mo-e aericulmral N
tfhinprv { than my e'ate save three
nanufacinres less than any other STA
wssf ~ the Missouri nrd north of q
Il Ohio rivers.
( " Is second 80 the manufacture
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