The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-15

production power. The soil is Of choc-
olate color. easily worked and won
derfUlly freable after being once plow-
ed. Taxes are low They have the big
gest school fund of any state in the
dnion. This section is being settled
so far from Connecticut, New York,
Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana, Illinois.
Missouri, Nebraska. North Dakota.
California and Oklahoma. During the
late blizzard in Oklahoma, the Their
mometer lacked 80 degrees OF the
/ freezing point down there. We had
green peas just out of the garden. we
ate young onions and radishes and saw
garden seed going into the ground No
yember 2Sth.
| have no desire to SOW seeds of un-
rest am only writing the above
facts that those who are not satisfied
may have a knowledge of what is be-
ing done, and can be done in an other
section of our country l will be glad
to see ana talk to any one who wants
round trip | was delighted with the
country. The grass was green, the
leaves were still on the strees, gardens
looked like April in Oklahoma, and
flowers were every where to be seen.
My destination was Chocolate Bayou,
Brazoria county, Texas There we
were the guests of the big Rowen
10000 acre ranch which is being cut
up into small tracts for orange, fig
and truck farms. These people took
us all over their lands, and to see many
resident people who have been living
in that section of country from one to
seven years
They, every one. had a good word for
the country, and not one was for sale.
They showed us where and how they
were realizing from 5000 to $500 dol
lars clear per acre from various crops.
In fact they planted garden stuff every
month in the year, and can raise three
field crops from every acre of their
land every year. These lands are in
the rain belt which appeals to me. The
climate there is regulated both sum-
mer and winter by the Gulf breezes. |
1t keeps it warm in winter and cool
during the summer | scanned the |
people closely for appearances of sick
ness and disease, which did not find. |
asthma, catarrh and kin |
dred diseases are unknown in that eli l
mate. Lumber for building is of a |
further details which has California |
whipped to frazzle. Cheaper lands,
as good climate, safer crops, nearer
market, with higher prices. Houston
has IL trunk line railroads. Calves
ton has 46 ocean steamer lines. The
former has 10000 inhabitants; with
$4,000 at Galveston. My prediction is
that within quarter of century the
wealth of the nation and the big cities
will be in the south. They have every
natural advantage that nature can
give to boost them over the north.
Fertility of soil, quality of timber,
water power, health, coal, iron, sea
sons and proximity to the markets of
he world
All political reasons which once os-
.racised the south have been removed.
And now the invitation is extended to
I'll sections All lands and all good
people to come and make home un-
Ter the shale of the magnolia among
he orchards of the orange and the
ig, surrounded by the eternal gardens
# the south, where roses of every tint
md color watt sweet perfumes on the
Dalmy ser breezes, every day in the
ear. Respectfully,
CAPT. G. S. WHITE.
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