The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-01
FACTS Asour OKLAHOMA


Few people urderstond the enor
ous possibilities OF Oklahoma. From
An agricultural aud mineral standpoin,
he state has buf four superiors and
all Of those. but Texls. will soon be
wercome By the great progressive
strides OF the new state. Oklahoma at.
lords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state In the
unlohsa1ve Texas and area
considered II surpases the Lone star
IL all OF oklahomas acreage possible
of being ntilized were under cui,ive
lion, 4 would present the foIlQwIps
Fsor sthtIsticinns: M F'7S N
More Wheat lands tnap either pa-
kota.
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands. M W
Has more timber tnan Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined
Can cultivate ~ much rice i0nd ~
South Carolina.
More granite than Vermont New
Hampshire and Mnine combined
More petroleum than Pennsylvania
West virginia and Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire snd Massachusetts.
IL second In the production OF cotton
from q monetary standpoint.
More iron than any other state save
Pennsylvania: more copper thnn any
ther state save Mnntasa. !,
Second In gypsum.
More than Europe produces In lig
product.
Fourth in developed kaoIin. the t,n
est nreproof material known to sci
elce.
Second IN cattle: third in none,
products OF same.
Seven thousand square miles OF iauc
nnderlaid with coal. aud few OF III
miues more than opened.
More bIagnegia and dolomite rock
'hun all The rest OF The states.
More rivers Win natural tira,naxs
capacity than any other ,fstate says
| Colorado. N ~ ~ y .El
b sixth In the production fof pora
ltuts. 2
ls eighth 10 railway mllssss .i,rst ID
pnnher ~ miles Ia past hys yesrs
nrsi 10 number of systsIns started ii
1903. FFT ~
II has the most squsbls climate
save Califofp's. Of al the ststss.
Oklahoma Il nrAt IN production oI
peanuts. \
lssecond 10 prodoction of t'anteioupes
Third IN The production N WHtpr
meions and seventh Ia inuskmelon pro
| iuctlon.
III ID hrst In tonnage of alfalfa. third
n money value produced.
II Is 1fth IN vegetables, with lesl
than tenth Of the STATE trying 10 cui
ltlvhte The garden products
With an acreage Of fftieth Okla
homa Il tenth IN the production OF
orchard products -
II II tenth IN harley, nrst II acreas,
were proporfioned.
Capitalization considered Okiahomi
leads all others In tia amount Of mon
81 deposited In It's banks.
| II ID first Ia purchasing its iarysSi
INK machinery away from home.
| X slrpa5aes any othe state Il
srowth from 1907 10 August ], 1908.
| X has more miles OF posHIble g,,o,
less Improvement on same than a,
state west Of the Missouri river.
Population estimated Its people pul
chase more necessities from outsid
the state than all other states 4
ne Union.
Producing sufficient food stufis I
supply any three states II the UnIol
our people purchase more from on
sIde the state. population c0nsldereI
{ iban any other state.
Il has the third best natural par
In the United States.
4 Consuming more Agricultural mi
II ehinery than any state save three.
| Denufactlires less than any other stat
west Of the Missouri shd north OF th
"A Ohio rivers.
i, II IN second In the maaufaciurs {
4 Portland cement.
II Is next to Texas IN supplying u
Galveston wbarves with shipping.
! Population averaged. II has secon
largest church membership than IN
other state.
! Il has the best equalization OF taxs
private and corporate In the world.
Great as It's cotton productions
Oklahoma Is twentiefb IN the outpl
Of Its spindles with no record OF
cotton mill falling to pay diysder
appualy.
J, Its corporations are more metho
] Ically dealt with than any os the stat
II Oklahoma raises more saddle nor
es than than any other two st&t'
: without comment on Kcntucky's fam
& II Ii the only state OF the Uuis
where smallpox never leads to 4 pc
( tilentlal crisis.
! II has the best high school y
2 Item IN the United ftafeA
E II has more cities which hA'
{ donbled In population slnoe isO0 thI
= = 1:'y o'aer s''sr frsr:s1f.s rs'ss rs''ss
q ihe tJnlon.
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