The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

Few people undersyond the euor
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 af.
lords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state ia the
Y ION SAP We Texas, and area
considered 1t surpases the Lone Star
II all OF Oklahoma's acreage possible
OF being utilized were under cultiya
tion, it would present tbe following
Tor statisticians,
More than Europe produceg In lig.
product.
More Magnesia and dolomite rock
than all the rest of the states
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado.
Is eighth in railway mileage FIRST In
number of miles in past five years:
hrst in number OF systems started in
1903.
Is sixth In the production OF pota.
toes.
1t has the most equable climate,
save California, Of all the states.
Population estimated its people pur
chase more necessities from outside
the state than all other states In
/ the Union.
Oklahoma is first in production Of
peanuts.
Second In production Of Canteloupes
Third in the production Of Water
melons aud seventh in muskmelon pro
duction
Kit Is first In tonnage OF alfalfa; third
ID money value produced.
II Is hfth in vegetables. with less
than tenth Of the state trying to cul
tivate the garden products.
With an acreage OF ffieth Okla
homa Is tenth in the production ofp
orchard products.
1t Is tenth in barley. first If acreage
were proportioned.
capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all others In The amount OF mon.
ey deposited In It's banks.
II Is first in purchasing its harvest
ing machinery away from home.
1t surpasses any othe state In
growth from 1907 to August /, 1909.
1t has more miles OF possible good
less Improvement on same than any
state west of the Missouri river
Producing sufficient food sturfs to
supply any three states OF the Union
our people purchase more from out,
side the state, population considered.
than any other state
1t has the third best natural mark
in the United States.
consuming more agricultural ma
chlnery than any state save three IL
manufactures less than any other state
west OF the Missouri and north of the
Ohio rivers.
1t is second In the manufacture oY
Portland cement.
1t is next to Texas In supplying the
Galveston wharves with shipping.
1t Aas the best equalization of taxes
private and corporate in the world.
Great as It's cotton production ia
Oklahoma is twentieth in the OUTPUT
OF Its spindles; with no record OF a
COTTON mill failing to pay a dividend
annually.
Oklahoma raises more saddle hors.
es than than any other two states
without comment on Kentucky's fame
Its corporations are more method
ically dealt with than any Of the states
IL is the only state Of the Uuion
where smallpox never leads to a pes.
tilential crisis.
II has more cities which have
doubled In population since 1906 than
any other state or territory within
4 the Union.
1t has the best high school sys.
tenn In the United states.
Population averaged. It has second
largest church membership than any
other state
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second in the production of cotton
from a monetary standpoint
I More fruit lands than California
1t has the only river In the world
that Is salty for more than 200 miles
EQUALS Illinois grand prairie In corn
lands.
Has more timber tnaE Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
/ Can cultivate as much rice land az
South Carolina
More granite thau Vermont new
| Hampshire and Maine combined
More petroleum than PENNSYLVANIA
West Virginia and Ohio combined.