The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-12
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LEGAL. NOTICE
NOTICE TO coNTRAcToRs.
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

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GUS possibilities Of Oklahoma. From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has bn four superiors anc
all Of thee. but Texas. Will soon he
overcome by The great progressive
strides OF the new state Oklahoma NJ
lords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state In The
Union sa) Texas and area
considered II surDascs the Lone star
II all Of Oklanomas acreage possible
OF being utilized were under cultiya
tlon. II would present the following
for statIstlclans:
More Wheat lands lnan either ia
kota.
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands
Has more timber lnan Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice land az
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 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 llg
product
Fourth In developed kaolin, The I'm
est 6reproof material known to sci
ence.
Second in cattle: third in none,
products Of same.
Seven thousand square miles OF land
underlaid with coal, and few OF its
mines more than opened.
More Magnesia and dolomite roch
than all the rest OF the states. t
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; Grst N
number of miles In past Ave years
hrst in number OF systems started In
1909.
II has The most equabIe cImatc
save California, Of all the states.
Oklahoma is first In production oi
peanuts.
Second In production OF Canteloupcs
Third In The production OF Water
melonE and seventh In muskmelon pro
duction
IT In frat IN tonnage Of alfalfa. third
in money value produced.
II IN tifih IN vegetables, with Icsu
Than tenth Of The state trying to cul
tiyate the garden products.
with an acreage of nfilcth Okla
hoiua is tenth IN the production Off
orchard products
II Is tenth In barley. nrst II acreage
were proportioncd.
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads All others In ITO amount Of mon
cy deposited In It's banks.
II IL first In purchasing fla harvest
ing machinery away from home.
II surpasFes any oihe r slate ID
growth from 1907 10 August /. 1909.
u has more miles of possible good
less Improvement on same than any
state west Of the Missouri rlvor.
Population estimated It's people pur
chase more necessities from ouisId,
The state than all other states Id
tho Union.
Producing sufficient food stuffs tf
supply any three states OF the Union
our people purchase more from ont
side the state, population considered
than any other state.
II has the third best natural parl
in the United states.
Consuming more agricultural ma
eLlnery than any statc save three 4
manufactures less than any other stat,
west OF the Missouri and north OF III,
Ohio rivers.
II is second in the manufacture o.
Portland cement.
IT Is next to Texas IN supplying tn.
Galveston wharpes with shipping.
Population averaged 1t has sccont
largest church membership than an.
other state.
= Il 'fns- ls<ast eaualization OF taxei
private and corporate in the world.
Great as Its cotton production Il
Oklahoma IS twentieth In the outpu
OF its spindles; with no record OF |
cotton mill failing to pay a diyidcn,
annually
Its corporations are more method
ically dealt with than any o. The state
Oklahoma raises more saddle hors