The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-19
FACTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA

Few people undersyond the enor
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 ar
fords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state in the
y nion sa) We Texas. and area
considered it surpases the Lone star
II all OF Oklanoma's acreage possible
or being utilized were under cultiya
tlon, it would present the following
for statsticians:
More iron than any other state save
pennsylvania; more copper than any
other state save Montana =.
Seven thousand square miles OF land
uDderlaid with coal and few Of It
mines more than opened.
More thal Europe produceE in Ilg-
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 III past five years,
first in number Of systems started in
1909.
Is sixth In the production OF pota
toes.
It has the most equabie 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
peanutg
Second in production OF Canteloupes
Til, IN the production Of Water
melons and seventh in muskmelon pro-
ducti0n.
Kit is first in tonnage Of alfalfa; third
ip money value produced
1t is fifth in vegetables, with less
than a tenth Of the state trying to cul
tivate the garden products.
With an acreage Of hftleth Okla
| boma is tenth in the production ofp
orchard products.
1t is tenth in barley, first II acreage
were proportioned.
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all others In The amount OF mon.
/ ey deposited In its banks.
It Is first in purchasing its harvest
ing machinery away from home
1t surpasses any othe state II
growth from 1907 to August l, 1909.
Ii has more miles OF possible gooC
less improvement on same than any
state west of the Missouri river.
Producing sufficient food stuffs Il
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 par
in the United States.
Consuming more agricultural ma
chinery than any state save three
manufactures less than any other stat
} west of the Missouri and north Of tn
| Ohio rivers
1t is second In the manufacture G
: Portland cement.
1t is next to Texas In supplying tn
: Galveston wharVes with shipping.
II has the best equalization OF take
: private and corporate in the world.
Great as its cotton production
Oklahoma Is twentieth in the outpr
OF its spindles; with no record of
cotton mill failing to pay a dividen
annually.
Oklahoma raises more saddle nor
\ es than than any other two state
/ without comment on Kentucky's fam
0 It's corporations are more methot
iCally dealt with than any OF the state
: 1t is the only state Of the Uuio
where smallpox never leads to q pc
: tilential crisis.
1t has more cities which hay
doubled In population since 1906 tina
! any other state or territory With
! the Union.
1t has the best high school sy,
. tenn in the United states.
Population averaged. it has secon
largest church membership than al
r other state,
More marble than Nevada Ne
I Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second in the production OF cottc
from a monetary standpoint.
: More fruit lands than California.
u 1t has the only river In the wor
/ that is salty for more than 200 mile
Il Equals Illinois grand prairie in col
= lands.
Has more timber thar Visions
: Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice land
N South Carolina.
I More granite than Vermont ne
n Hampshire aud Maine combined
4. More petroleum than Pennsylyan
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