The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-04


Gus possibilities Of Oklahoma From
AN agricultural and mineral standpolnt
tho state has but four superiors and
all oil those. but Texas. will soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides Of the new state. Oklahoma al.
lords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state in the
un Ion sM We Texas and area
considered II SURPRISES the Lone Star
u all Of 0,lahoma's acreage possible
OF being utilized were under cultiya.
ton, II would present the following
for statlsticians:
More Wheat lands than either pa.
kota.
More fruit lands than California
Equals Illinois grand prairie in corn
lands.
Has more timber than Wisconsin,
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate aa much rice Iand aH
South Carolina.
More granite than Vermont New
Hampshire and Maine combined.
More petroleum than Pennsylvania
West Virginia and Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire ana Massachusetts.
Is second IN the production of cotton
From monetary standpoint.
More iron than any other state siye
Pennsylvania; more copper than any
other staie save Montana, !,
Second In gypsum.
More than Europe produces in liz
product.
Fourth IN developed kaolin the fin
Test freproof material known to sci
ence.
Second In cattle. third in money
products OF same,
Seven thousand square miles Of land
nnderald with coal and few OF It's
mines more than opened.
More Magnesil and dolomltc rocl,
than all the rest Of the states.
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado
Is sixth In the production OF pota
foes
is eighth In railway mileage first IL
number OF miles in past five years,
first in number OF systems started n
1909
Oklahoma is first in production oI
peanuts
Second In production Of Cnntcloupes
Third In the production Of Water
melons and seventh in muskmalon pro
duction.
! 1t Is fret In tonnage Of alfalfa; thirc
IN money value produced
4 Il Is flfth in vegetables, with Iegl
than n tenth OF the state trying to cul
ltlyate the garden products
With an acreage OF nftieth Okla
homa Is tenth in the production of
orchard products.
II Ia tonth IN barley, FIRST n acrcag
were proportloncd
Capitalization considered Oklahom
\ leads all Others IN the amount of NOR
ey deposited In It's banks.
i Oklahoma raises more saddle hor'
/ es than than aay other two state
without comment on Kentucky's fame
It Is the only stete Of the Unio
where smallpox never leads to pei
tilential crisis.
II hus the most equabIe climate
save California. Of all the states
II is fourth IN the value OF II
stream fish products.
1t Is first IN purchasing IT'S haryes
lag machinery away from home.
Population estimated It's people pu
chase more necessities from outsid
the state than all other states
the Onion.
Producing sufficient food stuffs
I supply any three states Of the Unio
) orr people purchase more from on
I side the state. population considere
) iian any other state.
II snrpasHcs any othe state
) growth from 1907 TO August l.. 1903.
I II has more miles of possible got
) dirt roads than any other state al
I less Improvement on same Than al
! giatc west of the Missouri 'iycr.
I II has the third best natural pa
: 10 the United states
! Consuming more agricultural m
! fLinery than any state save three
! manufactures less than any other sta
I west of the Missouri and north Of u
J Ohio rivers
Il IL second IN the manufacture
J Portland cement. s.n
s II is next to Texas In supplying Il
! 5alyebtOn whatVes with Shipping.