The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-16
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, viii soon bel
overcome by the great progressive
strides Of the new state Oklahoma al
lords more opportunity for diversified
farming than any other state in tho
Union sa)v We Texas. and area
considered ii surpases the Lone star
n all OF Oklahoma's acreage possible
of being utilized were under cultiya
tlon, IL would present the following
for statisticians;
More iron than any other state sayo
Pennsylvania: more copper than any
other state save Montana. ,,
Second in gypsum.
More Wheat lands tnan either Da-
kota.
More than Europe produces In iig
product
Fourth in developed kaolin, the I'm.
est hreproof material known to sci
ence.
second in cattle. third in money
products OF same.
Seven thousand square miles Of land
uDderlaid with coal, and few Of 1t
mines more than opened.
More Magnesla and dolomlte rock
than al 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,
lirst in number OF systems started in
1909
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 and seventh in muskmelon pro
duction.
7iIt is first in tonnage OF alfalfa; third
ID money value produced.
1t is dfth In vegetables with less
than a tenth of the state trying to cul
tivate the garden products.
With an acreage of fftieth Okla
homa is tenth in the production Off
orchard products.
\. 1t is tenth In barley, frst 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
J ing machinery away from home.
1t surpasses any othe state II
growth from 1907 to August l. 1903.
1t has more miles OF possible gooC
, less improvement on same than an.
state west of the Missouri river.
Producing sufficient food stuffs t
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 parl
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 th
Ohio rivers.
1t is second In the manufacture o
Portland cement.
RI is next to Texas In supplying tn
Galveston wharyos with shipping.
/ hn hnu
|. private and corporate in the world.
Great as it's cotton production /
Oklahoma is twentieth in the outpu
OF its spindles: with no record OF
cotton mill falling to pay diyiden
annually
Oklahoma raises mor0 saddle hors
es thaH than any other two state
without comment on Kentuckys fam,
It's corporations are more method
ioally dealt with than any OK the state
II is the only state of the Uuio
where smallpox never leads to pes
tilential crisis.
1t has more cities which hav
doubled in population since 1906 tina
any other state or territory wlthi
the Union.
It has the best high school sys
! tenn In the United states.
Population averaged. il has secon
largest church membership than an
other state.
More marble than Nevada Me-
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second In the production OF cotto
from a monetary standpoint
| More fruit lands than California.
1t has the only river In the worl
that is salty for more than 200 miles
Equals Illinois grand prairie In cor
/ lands.
Has more timber thar Wisc0nsl
Z Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice land q
= South Carolina
y More granite than Vermont Ne
! Hampshire and Maine combined
More petroleum than Pennsylvanl
: West Virginia and Ohio combined.