The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-11

Few people understood the en0r'
ous possibilities OF oklahoma From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
The state has but four superlors aud
all Of those, but Texas. will soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides OF the new state. Oklahoma nf.
tords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state In the
Union save Texas. and area
considered 1t surpases the Lone star
II all Of Oklahoma's acreage possible
Of being utilized were under cultivo'
ton, 1t would present the following
for stntsiIcians.
More Wheat lands than either Da-
kota.
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 ard 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 Ilg'
product.
Fourth In developed kaoln, the fin
est hreproof material known 10 sci
onco.
Second in cattle. third in money
4 products OF same.
Seven thousand square miles of land
nndcrlaid with coal. and few Of il5
mines more than opened
4 More Magncsia and doomlle rock
/ ihan all The rest Of the states
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado.
IL sixth In the production OF poia
toes.
le eighth in railway mileage first ~
number Of miles In past five years;
first In number of systems started II
1909.
Oklahoma is first in production o
peanuts.
!, Second IN production Of CantclOupes
Thifd IN the production Of Water
! melons and seventh In muskmolon pro
dnctlon.
1T Is first In tonnage of alfalfa; thlrl
In money value produced.
II ls NTH in vegetables. with )es
than tenth OF the state trying to cul
tiyate the garden products.
With an acreage Of flftieth Okla
homa Is tenth in the production of
orchard products.
Il ls tenth IN barley, first II acreag'
were prop0rtioned
Capitalization considered Oklahnmi
leads all others In the amount OF mon
ey deposited In It's banks.
Oklahoma raises more saddle horr
IS than than any other two state
! without comment on Kentucky's fame
t! II Ia the only ststa Of the Uulol
) where smallpox never leads to a pes
I tilentlal crisis.
II has the most eauable climate
! save California, Of all the states
) II Is fourth Ia the value Of II
I stream FISH products.
: II is first in purchasing It's harvest
! ing machinery away from home.
( Population estimated It's people pul
! chase more necessities from ouisid
{ the slate than oil other states i
! the Union
Producing sufficient food stuffs t
J supply any three states Of the Union
( onr people purchase more from oul
) aide the state. ponulation considered
ihan any ether state
II siirpassas airy othe state i
growth from 1907 70 August 1909
! II has more miles Of possible GOO
dirt roads than any other state AM
less improvement on same than an
( state west Of the Missouri liver.
II has the third best natural parl
! n ihe United States.
Consuming more agricultural ma
cfinerT than any state save three.
manufactures less than any other stat
west of'the Missouri and north OF th'
Ohio rivers
II Is second IN the manufacture q
Portland cement