The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

GUS possibilities OF Oklahoma. From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has but four superiors and
all Of those, but Texas, will! soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides OF the new state. Oklahoma az
tords more opportunity Tor diversified
farming than any other state In the
Union save Texas. and area
considered Ii surpascs the Lone star
II all of Oklanoma's acreage possible
OF being utilized were under cultiva
ton, It. would present the following
for statisticians.
More Wheat lands tnan either pa
kota. ttM
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 land as
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 and Massachusetts.
Is second In the production OF cotton
from monetary standpoint.
More iron than any other state save
Pennsylvania more copper than any
other state save Montana. ;,
Second In gypsum
More than Europe produces In liz
| product.
Fourth in developed kaolIn, the I'm
est areproof material known TO sci
once,
Second In cattle: third In none,
products Of same.
Seven thousand square miles Of LAM
underlaid with coal. and few OF NJ
mines more than opened.
More Magncsla and dolomltc rocl
than all the rest OF the states.
More rivers with natural drainag
capacity than any other state saw,
Colorado.
Is sixth In the production OF pota
toes.
Is eighth in railway mileage; first II
number OF miles in past five years
irst in number OF systems started II
1909.
II has the most equabie climate
save California, OF all the states.
Oklahoma Is first In production 0
peanuts.
Second in production Of Canteloupes
Third in the production OF Water
melons and seventh In muskmclon pre-
duction.
Ut ls first In tonnage Of alfalfa; thir
in money value produced.
II Ia flfth in vegetables, with les
than tenth OF the state trying to Gu
tivate the garden PRODUCES. ,o
With an acreage OF 6ftIeth Ok,a
homa Is tenth in tho production OF
orchard products.
It is tenth In barley, nrst II acrcag
were proportioned.
capitalization considered Oklahom
leads all Others In Tie amount OF MOI
ey deposited In Its banks
II In 6rst in purchasing its harves
Ing machinery away from home.
1t snrpasses any othe state
growth from 1907 TO August ], 1909.
It has more miles OF possible goo
less Improvements on same than an
state west of the Missouri river.
Population estimated its people pu
chase more necessities from outsid
the state than all other states
the Union.
Producing sufficient food stuffs |
supply any three states OF the Unio
: our people purchase more from ou
side the state, population consldere
than any other state.
II has the third best natural pal
: in the United states.
i Consuming more agricultural m
chinery than any state save three
manufactures less than any other sta
west of the Missouri and north Of Il
IOhio rivers
n II Is sefend In the manufacture
Portland cement.
II Ia next TO Texas in supplying Il
Galveston wharyes with shipping.
Population averaged. II has secol
largest church membership than al
other state
| II has the best equalization OF tax
private and corporate In the world.
Great as lis cotton production
Oklahoma Is twentieth In the oDtp
Of Iis spindles: with no record Of
cotton mill failing TO pay divide
! annually.
= Its corporations are more meths
ically dealt with than any o. tho sta,
Oklahoma raises more saddle no
es than than any other two stal
without comment on Kentucky's fan