The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-19


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Few people uuderstond tns enor
ous possibilities Of Oklahoma. From
an agricultural aud mineral atandpoipt
the 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 az.
fordg more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state In the
considered II surpases the Lone star
II all Of Oklanoma's acreage possible
OF being utilized were under cultiya |
tIon, II would present the following
for statisticIans
More Wheat lands tnan either pa
kota.
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands.
Has more timber tnan Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice iand a.
South Carolina.
More granite than Vermont New
Hampshire and Maine combined
More petroleum than Pennsy lvanla
West Virginia and Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
IL second In the production Of cotton
from q monetary standpoint.
More iron than any other state save
Pennsylvania: more copper than any
other state save Montana. ;,
Second in gypsum
Moro than Europe produces In lie'
product.
Fourth in developed kaolln, the On.
est hreproof material known to sci
ence.
Second In cattle: third In money
products OF same
Seven thousand square miles or land
underlaid with coal, and few OF Il
mines more than opened.
More Magnesia and dolomite rock
than all the rest OF the states.
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state "a"
Colorado.
Is sixth In the production or pota
toes.
IL eighth IN railway mileage ;first IN
number OF miles In past five years;
trst In number OF systems started In
1909.
Il has the most equabIe climate.
save California, OF all the states.
Oklahoma Ii firSt In production OF
peanuts.
Second In production Of CaDteIoupes
Third In the production OF Water
melons aud seventh IN muskmeloD pro
duction.
III Ia nrst In tonnage OF alfalfa; third
ip money value produced.
II is fifth In vegetables, with less
than tenth OF the state trying to cnl
tiyate the garden products.
With an acreage OF rftieth Okla
homa is tenth IN the production ofp
orchard products.
II Ia tenth In barley, nrst II acreage
we're proportioned.
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all Others In NE amount Of mon.
ey deposited In its banks.
n is first In purchasing It's harvest
Ing machinery away from home.
II surpasses any othe state IN
growth from 1907 10 August 1. 1909.
Il has more miles OF possible good
less Improvement on same than any
state west OF the Missouri river.
Population estimated It's people pur.
chase more necessities from outside
the state than all othar states In
the Union.
Producing sufGcien, food siuffs 70
supply any three states OF the Union
our people purchase more from out
side the state, population considered,
than any other state.
II has the third best natural park
In the United states.
Consuming more agricultural ma
ohinery than any state save three. II
manufactures less than any other state
west of the Missouri aud north OF the
Ohio rivers
II Is second 10 the manufacture OF
Portland cement.
II In next TO Texas In supplying tn.
Galveston wharyes With shipping.
Population averaged. II has second
. largest church membership than any
other state.
n has the best equalization OF taxes
private and corporate In the world.
Great as rs cotton production II
Oklahoma Is twentieth IN the output
OF Us spIndles: with no record OF q
coti on mill failing to pay dividend
annlaly.
Oklahoma raises more saddle nora
es than than any other two statel
without comment on Kentucky's fame
Its corporations are more method
lIeally dealt with than any os the states
/ II Ii the only state OF the UuIor
where smallpox never leads TO a pes
| tilential crisis
\ n bas more cities which navs
doubled In population since 1906 thar
any other state or territory within
the Union.