Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-31
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OKLAHOMA POSSIBILITIES



Tulsa has passed the $4,000 popu-
lution mari. and ia climbing mn tbr
IN,
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nearly equal proportions 100 the world.
The oilical census by the United
states government IN the year of 1910
showed lhat the increase I'm pupula-
t'h IN lulS' l"l the ten years pre-
NlouS was more ihdn fourteen hundred
per cent rms was ihe hrscsi m
grouse u"'u III any 'iJy IN jht Nl'N
states Tor lh" period OF iimr noted,
ulSd Is LdlulhA the control ot the
business ol TINS Sec'l"h Oh the south
west II lS hers ny thr strategy ui
nature II ls the halI-Way house hc-
tween the east ana the west between
the north and the south. Omclal
recoEnltlon oI mat lh'l must sooner
or later be lelt as surely as CONNER
clal recognition OF that Iact Is being
felt For the city is Just now begin
ning TO gather that momentum which
Is bound to force IT TO the iront as the
metropolis OF TINS territory rlch ana
fertile ana particularly without
bounds.
The area OF the state or Oklahoma
is enormous. 1t Is not one OF the
smaller states of the union, but 1t ~
one of the larger. With her mdgn'-
ficent fields all under cultivation and
with her every advantage fully dcvel-
oped, it would be surprisnE+o figure
or speculate on the millions of pco-
pie which this state is capable OF car
ing for. In order to fully appreciate
what may be done here in oklahoma,
where everything is practically an ad-
vantage and whore every surrounding
is the most ideal, a few comparisons
with some countries Of the world not
states Of this nation, but countries Of
the world viii prove interesting, bas-
ing the comparison ON the number Of
square miles contained in oklahoma
and the countries respectively
Oklahoma has: 70,057 square miles
Of land. The kingdom Of Austria
Hungary supporting 100000 of
people, has but a little over three
times that area, while Oklahoma is
called upon to support 1000, 600 peo-
pie, and with but few of her acres
developed to their fullest extent,
while thousands of acres have never
as yet felt the touch Of the plow. The
German empire is one of the most
powerful nations in the world, sup
porting population that by its in
uUSlIN, tlNlhsdilOu anu tluN ul'tlll'Hl
along industrial and scientific lines,
has made it one Of the leading coun-
tries of the world. Yes the German
empire, with its 65,0O0,000 Of people,
is not three times as large as the state
Of Oklahoma.
France, another great power in the
world and which Is respected as such
by every other nation, is financially
the worlds richest nation in regard
to the amount Of available cash which
can be raised on short notice within
the confines of that country. YET
France occupies less area by more
than 1000 square miles than does the
German empire, and is therefore less
than three times the size OF oklahoma.
The United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain, Ireland, Scotland and Wales,
whose territorial possessions cover
practically one-fifth of the earth N
respect to the land areas Of the world
at home dots not occupy a very large
land area when compared with this
state. The United Kingdom proper
covers but an area of 1881 square
miles, but once and half the size of
OkldnOHld' yet IL contains Il CITY OI