The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-16
OKLAHOMA
OUTLOOK
Is BRIGHT
Kansas City Man EnthuSi-
aStiC After Trip
Over State

Kansas City Mo-, 16.-Col. Fred w.
Fleming vice president Of the Kan.
sas Guy Life Insurance company, re-
turned yesterday from weeks trip
Of inspection OF the southwestern
agency Of the company ana reports
the business outlook to be greatly I'M
proved in that section Of the country.
"The crop returns OF Oklahoma this
year said Col Fleming, will be the
greatest in the history Of that state,
unless an earthquake occurs Or some-
thing else equally out Of the ordinary
happens within the next six weeks.
The new state has large acreage Of
wheat, corn, oats, barley and cotton,
and the outlook for a bumper yield
in all those staple products Of the
farm could not be better Oklahoma
has never been considered great
cotton country, but the value Of this
years crop bids fair to put it in the
list Of states Producing this highly
profitable crop In the southwestern
portion OF the state the farmers hava
already begun to cut alfalfa and the
yield on account Of the generous
moisture during the late winter and
early spring is very bountifuI one.
averaging one and one-half tons per
acre and finding ready sale At sl5
to $l6 per ton on the farm.
4Kafir corn has proven to be one Of
the surest and most profitable cereal
crops in Oklahoma and western
Texas. Il requires very little moist
ure and win produce a fair crop under
conditions Of drouth which viii de.
stroy other staple crops During 1911.
when nearly every portion OF the west
was stricken with drouths. from thirty
esc fifty bushels Of kafir corn per acre
Was raised in western Oklahoma, and
it is selling at rs to 80 cents per
bushel AS a stock food kafir corn is
declared to be fully as valuable as In
dian corn, and its eultfsation, togeth-
or with alfalfa, has not only greatly
increased the profits OF farming. but
has rendered the farmer immunse
from entire failures on account Of lack
Of moisture during the growing
period
There are few sections in the
United States where the great staples
Of cotton, corn and wheat can be
raised in abundance like they can be
produced in Oklahoma. IN substan.
tial development that state has ac
complished more during the past de.
cade han the average western state
in half a cest0sw In western Okla.
homa, a portion Of which was not
open for settlement until ten years
ago, there are substantially built
towns with all modern improvements
ranging in population from 5000 to IS.
4 O00 people. which are fully equal to
many communities in the older states
that have been a century in building.
Lawton, Okla, which was an Indian
reservation a few years ago. is today
substantially improved modern city.
It is well paved, aud abundant supply
Of good water and fire proof business
buildings. AS evidencing the spirit Of
/ progress, its overhead electric wires
are being put under ground and its
public school buildings and churches
would compare favorably with many
old communities.
Approximately IN the same class
Of progressive municipalities may be
mentioned Eaid. Cherokee. Alea.
Woodward, Thomas. Cordell Clinton,
Hobart Anadarko. Waurika and
Chickasha The rapid development 81
southwestern Oklahoma and Texas,
which viii follow a big crop this year.
win enormously increase the CONNER
eial possibilities Of Kansas City, Ok
lahoma City ST. Louis and other
western CITIES"