The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-23

greater part OF the land An act OF
congress recently passed, however,
made titles good, and much land has
changed hands within the past few
months. III most OF the eastern coun-
ties raw land as good as the best Of
the Tennessee or Illinois lands. still
virgin and capable Of producing great
variety Of crops, may be purchased at
price ranging all the way from $5
to $50 per acre Land which is under
cultivation will range from $15 to $50
per acre, while the best Of the bottom
land is held at still higher figures. This
in a region where the rainfall is S5 to
45 inches per annum.
AT the present time perhaps 60 per
cent of the land in Western Oklahoma
is under cultivation, while in the east
ern part of the state the amount under
the plow does not exceed 80 per cent.
The average in the entire state will
approximate S5 to 40 per cent. OF the
mineral resources not one-half OF one
\ per cent has been developed.
T Within the past few years the growth
Of the cities in Oklahoma has been
extremely rapid. Twenty years ago
/ Oklahoma City consisted Of station
house and dozen shaclls out on the
prairie, Today it is modern city Of
/ 65, 600 people, with Is miles of asphalt
streets, 200 miles OF sidewalks, 200
jobbing and wholesale houses, and
with dozens OF eight and ten-story sky
scrapers, either completed or in the
process of erection.
Muskogee, Iii the eastern part Of the
state, is not far behind either in popu'
lation or improvements. Such towns
as Tulsa, Shawnee, Enid, Ardmore
Guthrie, Chickagha, Bartlesville and
McAlester have 10000 to 10000 each
immigration from eastern states is con
stantly adding to the population q
the cities and the country.
There was once time when Okla
homa was wild and wooly' but thai
time has PASSED. lne state has beot
accused OF being educationally mad
and the criticism may be true If the es
tablishmert Of numerous educationa
institutions constitutes madness. Th'
state schools are as follows: The uni
yersity at Norman, university prepar
! atory shcools at Tonkawa and Clare
more. six state normal schools at I'd
mond. Alva, Weatherford, Tahlequah
Ada and Durant; an agricultural col
lege al saltwater, and six branch agri
cultural schools at Warner, Broker
Arrow. Tishomingo, Lawton, Thoma
and Godwell. In addition to thes'
there is girls industrial school a
Chickasha and boys industrial schoo
at Pauls Valley There are also doz
en- or more denominational colleges
!, scattered throughout the state.
!, Ii is not necessary in Oklahom'
y to begin conversation with a remarl
about the weather. One is safe In ask
!. ing, where are you FROM The old
n est native Of old oklahoma is not We
n old enough to vote The inhabitants =
Oklahoma. now about 100000 IN nun
u Der. come from every state ~ IN
II union. Texas Kansas, Missouri head
"a ing the list. but the state Is iull Q
oi people from Kentucky and Tennessee
4 Georgia and Carolina, Nebraska az
' Wisconsin. Oklahoma Is a mectln
y place Of the clans, where the ma
gu from the south learns to raise whea
er and alfalfa and the man from tho mort
ra cultiyates cotton and cats hot brea'
.edAnimosItics are forgotten, prejudice
are concealed, and the descendant
lathe Puritan and The Cavalier Ncr
Cd hand in band in the upbuilding of I'd
development Of what az firmly p
llete to be the Creates State in th