The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-26
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

Gus possibilities OF Oklahoma. From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has but four superiors and
all OF those, but Texas. Will soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides Of the new state. Oklahoma az
lords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state In the
Union sa)ve Texas. aud area
considered II surpases the Lone star
II all OF 0klahoma's acreage possible
Of being utilized were under cultiya
fion, 1t would present the following
for statlsticians:
More Wheat lands tnan either Da-
kota.
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands.
Has more timber tnan Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice iand a.
South Carolina.
More granite Hhan 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 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 liz.
| product
Fourth In developed Naolin. the in
est nreproof material known 10 sci
ence.
Second in cattle: third in money
products OF same.
Seven thousand square miles OF land
uDderlaid with coal. and few Of its
mines more than opened.
More Magnesia and d0lomite rock
than all the rest OF the states.
i More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado.
Is sixth in the production OF pota
i toes.
Is eighth In railway mileage first IN
number OF miles In past FIVE years;
hrst In number OF systems started In
1909.
1t has the most equabie climate
save California, OF all the states.
Oklahoma Is first In production oI
peanuts.
Second in production OF CanteIoupes
Third In the production OF Water
melons and seventh In muskmelon pro
duction.
1T is hrst In tonnage Of alfalfa; Thru
,, In money value produced.
II Is ffth In vegetables, with les'
> than tenth OF the state trying TO cul
tiyate the garden products.
With an acreage OF hftieth Okla
homa 10 tenth In the production of
. orchard products.
1t 10 tenth in barley. frst II acreag'
! were proportioned.
: Capitalization considered Oklahoml
leads all others In the amount Of mon
ey deposited IN its banks.
II Ia first In purchasing its harvest
Ing machinery away from home.
; II snrpasses any othe r state Il
) growth from 1907 10 August /. 1909.
II has more miles OF possible GOO
less Improvement on same than an
3 state west OF the Missouri river
Population estimated It's people puI
chase more necessities from outsid
the state than AL other states 4
the Union
Producing sufficient food stufts !
supply any three states OF ths UnloE
our people purchase more from on
. side the state. population considered
than any other state
II has the third best natural par
Q In the United states.
4 Consuming more agricultural mi
chinery than any state save three.
manufactures less than any other stat
y west Of the Missouri and north Of tn
y Ohio rivers.
% II is second In the manufacture I
y Portland cement.
" II Is next to Texas In supplying tn
70 Galveston wharyes with shipping.
y It has the best equalization OF taxs
Il private and corporate In the world.
ID Great as It's cotton production
a. Oklahoma Is twentieth Ia the outpl
a. or It's splndIes; with no record Of
m cotton mill falling to pay divIder
o. annnaly
% II bas the best high school ~
tenn In the United states,
* II has more cities which ha
lg doubled In population since 1906 thi
'r' any other state OF ter-ltory with
le the Union.
In II has the only river In the wor
On that Is salty for more than 200 miI'
an II has both the shallowest aud fes
or egt oil well In The world