The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-04
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

Few people uRdcrstond tna enor.
GUS possibilities of Oklahoma. Prom
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has but four superlors and
all of those, but Texas, will soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides Of the new state. Oklahoma al.
fords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state in tho
u on save Texas. and area
considered it surpases the Lone Star
II all OF 0klanoma's acreage possible
OF being utilized were under cuItiya
lion, 1t would present the following
for statisticians
More than Europe produces In lig
product.
More Magnesia and dolomite iocL
than all the rest Of the states.
More rivers with natural dralnage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado.
Is eighth In railway mileage iirst III
number OF miles in past FIVE years,
arst in number of systems started il
1909.
Is sixth In the production OF pota
toes.
1t has the most equabIe climate,
save California, Of all the states.
population estimated its people pun
chase more necessities from outside
the state than all other states Il.
the Union.
uAianoma is first In production Of
peanuts.
Second In production OF Canteloupes
Third in the production OF Water
melons and seventh In muskmelon pro.
ducti0n.
'ilt is first In tonnage Of alfalfa; third
IN money value produced.
1t Is fifth In vegetables, with less
Than tenth Of the state trying to cul
tivate the garden products.
With an acreage OF flftieth Okla
noma is tenth in the production ofI
orchard products.
1t IS tenth in barley flrRt II acreage
were proportioned.
1t is first In purchasing It's harvest
Ing machinery away from home.
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all others in The amount OF mon.
ey deposited Ia It's banks.
1t surpasses any othe state In
growth from 1867 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 stuffs 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 tAird best natural para
in the United states.
Consuming more agricultural ma
Chinery than any state save three. II
manufactures less than any other state
west Of the Missouri and north OF the
Ohio rivers
/ 1t is second In the manufacture OF
Portland cement.
Population averaged. 1t has second
largest church membership than any
other state.
1t Is next to Texas in supplying tns
Galveston wharves with shipping.
Great as its cotton production Is
Oklahoma Is twentieth in the output
OF its spindles; with no record OF a
cotton mill failing to pay dividend
annually.
Ii Aas the best equalization OF taxes
private and corporate in the world
Oklahoma raises more saddle norS
es than than any other two statea
without comment on Kentucky's fame
Its corporations are more method
ically dealt with than any Of the states
1t is the only state OF the Uuion
where smallpox never leads to pes
tilential crisis
1t has more cities which have
doubled In population since 1906 than
any otner state or territory villain
Fthe Union.
1t has the best high school sys
4 tenn In the United states.
K5re marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is secoud In the production Of cotton
from a monetary standpoint.
4 More fruit lands tnan California.
More iron than any other state save
pennsvivsnia more copper fhen AM
other seate save Montana. !,
1 II has the only river In the worlt
that Is salty for more than 200 miles
Eauals Illinois, grand prairie In corr
lands.