The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08


er just at present because there is
room in this wonderful country for
thousands OF farmers who understand
farming on modern scientific princi-
pies; in other words, small farms cul-
tivated on intensive lines, The untold
millions of wealth represented by the
soil and the products of the soil has
yet to be unfolded But that day is
near at hand. Things move rapidly
in this electric age. Modern methods
are SO rapidly superoeding the old
ways OF doing things. that the "old-
timer" finds himself left in the rear
of the procession, long ways off from
the main body, and he is wondering al
ready at the smallness of his concep-
tion of the possibilities that are be-
ginning to manifest to his dull vision.
Contrast today with the condition
Of affairs prevailing but a decade ago.
See what mighty progress has been
made, and what marvellous changes
have transpired in that short space
OF time. The writer. and many Others
who will read this paper, can easily
remember when there were few farms,
as compared with the present time.
They were like great plantations,
scratched over, and yet even then, and
with such primitive methods, they
produced wonderfully Even then,
some twenty years ago, Vinita was the
center OF a phenominal trade. We con-
trast that past of two decades ago,
with the present and behold what
hath been wrought? Wilson street.
from almost end to end is daily crowd
led with wagons and vehicles OF every
sort, and the street is bloekaded with
people seeking the wares OF the thrifty
merchants. On Illinois avenue the
same stirring scenes may be beheld.
We would like to show the reader
of the Chieftain what the approx
mate annual sales OF her merchants
are. We can cite but few OF the prln-
cipal OF our tradesmen. The leading
mercantile establishment OF the city
does nearly one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars worth OF business per
year This immense amount OF busi-
ness was done during the year 1909.
The firm expects to exceed this by at
least $4,000 more before the last OF
December, 1910.
The annual bank deposits reach tie
enormous total per year of one mil
lion one hundred and seventy-iive
thousand dollars.
The freight business done here BY
the two railroads, will average about
three hundred and twelve thousand
dollars annually. And every month
shows large gain on the preceding
month. There Is another emphatic
evidence of the healthy growth Of our
city. The express business averages
$4,000 per year
One Of our smaller grocery firms
sold goods to tic amount of sixty
thousand dollars last year. and this
year will far exceed that. other. and
perhaps larger firms have averaged in
the neighbborhood Of from sixty to
eighty thousand dollars worth of sales
the past year. These are simply iso.
lated examples. There are more than
one hundred and eighty business
houses and trade firms, and they all
seem to be prosperous. But very
few firms have gone into bankruptcy
the past ten years.
The physical health of our city is
also, and many Of our
people attribute this to the character
Of our arteslan water The water is
absolutely pure and comes from near
ly 500 feet beneath the surface, and
is therefore not contaminated by foul
drainage. Coupled with its purity is
It's medicinal character It has pc.
culiar virtue IN the cure Of kidney
troubles. Professor Brewer who was
al one time president Of the Willie
Halsell college, asserts that he was
cured Of Brldght's Disease by the free
use Of this excellent water
With a population now estimated at
over 5000 people, gathered from al
most every state of the union, with
fine business blocks. and more in
course Of erection with houses for
rental at a premium, and the general
tone Of prosperity prevailing, vinita
stands today a representation of what
brain and Drawn is capable
of producing.
Our resident districts is unquestion
ably up to the latest In architecture.
telephone poles line every street and