The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-05


GUS possibilities Of Oklahoma. From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has but four snpcrlors and
all of those, but Texas. will soon Be
overcome by the great progressive
strides Of the new state. Oklahoma al.
lords more opportunity Tor diversified
farming than any other state in the
Union salve Texas aud area
considered II suipases the Lone Star
II all of 0klahoma's acreage possible
Of being utilized were under cntiva-
lion, II would present the following
for atatisticlans.
More Wheat lands thsn either pa
k0ta
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands
Has more timber than 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 thum Pennsylvania
West Virginia and Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second in the production OF cotton
from a 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 lir.
product
Fourth In developed kaoln, the IN.
est frcproof material known 10 sci
ence.
Second in cuttle: third in money
products of same.
Seven thousand square miles Of land
nnderlald with coal, and few of its
mines more than opened.
More Magnesla 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 flye years:
llrst In number OF systems started In
1909.
Oklahoma Is first In production OF
peanuts.
Second IN production Of CantcIoupes
fhlrd In the production Of Water
melons and seventh in muskmelon pro
dnction.
III is first In tonnage OF alfalfa. third
IN money value produced.
II is fifth in vegetables, with less
than II tenth OF the state trying 10 cul
uraie the garden products.
with an acreage OF nftIeth Okla.
homa Is tenth in the production ON
orchard products.
II Is tenth IN barley. first II acreage
were Droportionod.
capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all others In the amount of mon.
ey deposited IN its banks.
Oklahoma raises more saddle hors
es than than any other two states
without comment on Kontucky's fame.
II Is the only state Of the Imion
where smallpox never leads to n pes.
tllential crisis.
II has the most cqliable climate.
save California. Of all the states.
II IS fourth In the value Of IT'S
stream FISH products.
II is first In purchasing rs harvest
Ing machinery away from home.
Population estimated It's people pur.
chase more necessities from outside
lhe state than all other states IN
The Union.
Producing sufficient fUod stuffs Ia
supply any three states Of the Union
opr people purchase more from out.
side the state, population considered
than any other state
II surpasses any othe state IN
growth from 1907 TO August /. 1909
II lias more miles Of possible good
dlrt roads than any other state and
less Improvement on same than ans
state west OF tile Missouri liver
u has The third best natural parh
N TIC raitcd statos.
Consuming more agricultural ma
cfdnery than any state save three i
manufactures less than any other stat,
west OF the Missouri and north Of IN,
Ohio rivers.
4 j Is second in the manufacture O
Portland cement.
s Hy}g next 70 Texas IN supplying IN,
Galveston whafyes with shipping.
It has the best equalization OF taxei