The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-25
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

Few people understond tue enor
Gus possibilities OF Oklahoma. From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has but four superiors and
all OF those but Texas. VIII soon be
overcome by the great progressyc
strides OF the new state. oklahoma az
fords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state In the
Union save Texas. and area
considered 1t surpases the Lone star
IL all OF Oklanonia's acreage possible
Iof being utilized were under cultiva
ton. 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 aud Indiana combined.
Can cultivate AZ much rice land ns
South Carolina
More granite thau Vermont New
Hampshire and Maine combined.
More petroleum than Pennsylvania
West virginia aud ohio combined
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
ls second in the production of cotton
rom monetary standpoint.
More Iror 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 ksoIln, the fin
eat dreproof material known TO sci
ence.
! Second In cattle: third in money
products OF same.
\ Seven thousand square miles OF land
underlald with coal. and few OF It's
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 save
Colorado
Is sixth In the production of pota.
toes
Is eighth In railway mileage first In
number OF miles In past five years
first In number OF systems started In
1909.
II has the most equable climate.
save California. OF all the states.
Oklahoma is first IN production Of
peanuts.
Second In production OF Canteoupes
Third In the production OF Water
| melons and seventh In muskmelon pro
ducton.
III Is first In tonnage OF alfalfa; third
IN money value produced.
II Is fifth In vegetables. with less
than tenth OF the state trying to cul
tivate the garden products
!, With an acreage OF nftieth Okla
4 homa Ia tenth m the production of
!, orchard products.
II Is tenth In barley. first II acreage
were proporfioned.
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads ali othefs In no amount OF mon
= ey deposited In It's banks.
II Is first In purchasing Its harvest
!, Ing machinery awny from home.
: II snrpasses any othe state In
growth from 1907 70 August /, 1909.
+, II has more miles of possible gOof
! less Improvements on same than AM
/. state west OF the Missouri river.
u Population estimated rs people pur
y chase more necessities from outside
the state than all other states II
the Union.
Producing sufficient food stuffs I,
' 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 parI
0 In tho United States.
!, Consuming more agricultural ma
y CLlDery than any state save three
7 manufactures less than any other slatl
y west Of the Missouri and north Of TIL
y Ohio rivers.
y II Is second In the manufacture o
y Portland cement.
II Is next to Texas Ia supplying tn
Galveston whafyes with shipping.
=, 1t has the best equalization OF take
private and corporate ia the world.
/" Great as It's cotton production
Oklahoma Is twentieth In the outpu
OF It's spIndles. with no record OF
Y cotton min falling to pay a dividen
nt annually
NJ II has the best high school syl
IA, TEN In the United states.
IN II has more cities which has
~. doubled In population since 1906 tina
OF any other state or territory With
ry The Union.
n; II has the only river In the wor
he that IL salty for more than 200 mile
he II has both the shalIowest and dee