The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-19
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papers Is not 30 nuch 70 discuss the
primitive tiraes and customs Of thirty
or ra0rs yesrs ago. but 70 endezFoF to
ETe : truthful resume of the marvel
ious Transformation that has come 10
this hIgaly-faFored new state of the
Unicn. ard 10 state facts regarding
the eastern portion Of Oklahoma:
faets that relate 70 her agricultural,
her mineral resources; her CONNER
eial enterprises aad social status along
with many other features that com
mend this commonwealth AZ the ban
ner state of me Great Middle South
Twenty-Five years ago the land com
prising what was then known as the
Cherokee Nation. vas largely virgin
soil untouched By the plow, there be-
ing very little Of Il under cultivation
Much of Il vas given 10 the herding
of cattle. and the scowmang who
made bis advent here in time to
lease large areas Of the fine pasture,
lands. became the autocrat and great.
man Of the nation, whose power and
influence was on a par with that Of the
Standard OIL company-on a small
scale. For years this state Of affairs
existed, and there was very little
chance for the small farmer But.
when statehood came. change pass
ed over the gcene. and now, IN less
than twenty years, the whole immense|
state. from east to west and from
north to south. is literally covered
with almost numberless farm houses
Of solid and enduring type. and mil
lions Of acres Of land are now IN d
high condition OF cultivation, and
there is no state in our great repub-
lic where there is greater prosperity.
It looks as though the hand Of the
magician had been passed over OF.
fair land and transformed It into one
Of the most fertile garden spots on
the face Of the earth
And not only that: the amazing
feature Of the whole matter has been
the dotting Of the state with almost
towns and cities. Rail |
roads are spanning and girdironing |
the state from east to west and north |
to south, 30 that communication and |
nter-communication has been brought |
10 perfection unparalleled in the his
tory Of railroad building in any sec
ton Of the Union, facilitating the moy-
ing OF the products Of the farm, and /
expediting business in the CONNER
eial world to an extent never dream
ed OF twenty years ago. And more,
there are at least twenty additional
railroads building and In prospect.
Take Vinita and its environments
as an example. No city In the com
is SO favorably situated as
Is this beautiful little city, whose pop
llation now numbers over 5000 souls,
lying south OF the Kansas line thirty
miles, and about the same distance
vest OF the Missouri boundary. and To-
,ated right in the heart of one Of the
most fertile plains or prairies in the
state of Oklahoma. marks il as the
coming metropolis of eastern Okla
loma. 1t naturally holds the distinc-