The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-06
SUBSCRIPTIONS RITES;
ROASTING OF WEATHER.


Taking advantage of the brief
breathing spell between the unspeak
able oppressiyeness of the Missouri
summer and dreary months Of bitter
winter. soon to come, the Kansas City
star chortles with considerable salts
faction as follows;
"Fall weather in Missouri and Kan
sas can't be excelled. Beginning each
year some time in September and rum
ming usually past November this fav-
ored region gets the finest article of
weather manufacturer, the kind today
is made Of. There are no goods in
the weather line anywhere that can
touch it, very little that can equal it.
For climate, give the connoisseur in
weather Missouri and Kansas in the
autumn. It's the best brand of wealth
er the world over"
While the Star displays a lament
able lack of knowledge Of climatic con-
ditions in nearby states, we can hard
ly ccnsure it for drifting into boast
ful mood when the occasion appears
upportune. Still, it puts itself in a
somewhat ludicrous position when 1t
makes such sweeping, unsupported
statements as There are no goods in
the weather line that can touch 1t,
alluding to the Missouri-Kansas va
riety of fall weather. Evidently, the
star has In mind comparison with
California and some other states that
are wont to take special pride in their
weather, and has n5ver sampled our
Oklahoma goods.
I'VE do not question at all that Mis-
souri, and Kansas would rank well up
in the list in a fall weather contest.
In fact, we cheerfully concede that
they produce an exceptionally fine art
icle but this is far fran saying that
they come within mile of Oklahoma,
The truth of the matter is that the
Oklahoma brand is decidedly superior
to any other on the market, a fact
that must be recognized by all compe-
tent authorities.
Moreover, the Oklahoma variety not
only grades AL in quality but also in
quantity it holds the world record II
could be established by statistics that
we grow more first class fall weather
per square mile in this state than can
be found in any other country on
earth. In fact, so prolific is our pro
duction Of this crop that we are not
able to consume more than half OF
it during the fall months, but we ac
cumulate such stores of it that we
have to keep on using 1t nearly al
winter. Except for very few days
during the winter, it lasts us till wei
into spring. While bleak Missouri
and Kansas are feeding on beastls
blizzards, we continue to feast on thu
dainties of our delightful fall days.
We are not saying this in o hoastiu
spirit. but merely to correct an!
wrong conclusions that might have
been drawn from the Stars remarks
II we we're disposed to boast, we cer
tainly would observe what is manifest
" as true as the gospel itself that oi
this proposition Of weather In general
Oklahoma holds the highest battln'
average in the Union 1t is true tina
for a few weeks in the summer we siz
zIe more or less but this merely add
to the variety which is the spice Q
life, giving relief from the monoton,
which il the bane of existence in sue
unfortunate countries as Caliiornia
Even the discomforts Of our sizzllnl
days are not to be compared with VIVA
the folks in Missouri are goln
through at the same time, and for tn
rest Of the year we revel in wcathe
luxuries that are unknown in othe
climes.
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