The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
INVESTORS IN
COMING TOWER
Eyes OF Capital Are Drawn To-
wards Oklahoma By Unpre-
Cedent Crop Report
CHlCAG0AN STATES AN OPINION

The crop conditions In Oklahoma are
attracting attention all over the cuuu.
try aud the eyes Of capitalists ARE
turned In this direction. oklahoma
viii be one Of the most prosperous uf
all the states. That j, the opinion
of Fred =. Meyer Of Chicago. who ls
at the Skirvin hotel and whose mission
To Oklahoma IN, 90 do with it, future
prosperity.
The general condition, In the couu.
try at present favor the opinion that
the United States IS about to launch
upon period of great prosperity that
Will be- reflected ON the country ma.
tlonwide, said Mr Meyer. "Thr com
puny | represent has been attracted
10y the reports uul Uf Oklahoma that
the people are setting mn example To
meet the wave NJ prosperity They
are more devoted 10 the thing, they
nre doing and their own interests aud
less Influenced by worldwide condi
tlons. which have created great feel.
Ing ot hrsilnncy I'm other parts of the
country
Coming 10 the stntc with many ,us
grstlunS about business stability MIR
Meyer says that public opinion has q
great deal ~ do with the nnuuriul
condition NJ the country. The com
pnny he represents has reason 10 know
that basic conditions have grrut deaf
to do with business The war new,
Ius been the cull~r of machinery slow.
Ing down In this country aud the op.
portunIty that has come 10 this com
try has not yet been fully rrpspcd
Putting | :. Ahead 100 Years
This Is the opinion Of an eastern
ilnuncler. quoted ~ the expression Of
mnny throughout the country.
"Ihc lnck Of appreciation which
prevails here over the conditions
brought about 10y the great war Is ~.
tunishing The war is going tu put
the Unircd States ahead hundred
years and plncc the country In n doml
uant position In the world. Things
will he attempted I'm the United States
which before the war would have been
thought impossible uf accomplishment.
The most wonderful period ur prosper
lty that any country hH, ever seen Is
coming TO the United States
In Oklahoma MIR Meyer says. the
attention NJ the people has already
been turned from the war lo their own
affairs This h. more noticeable here
than In some ~ the other states. II
Is due 90 the fact hp thinks. that the
people " oklahoma have more new
material with which lO work They
have important affairs cugrossing
their attention. They have turned tu
the work or bringing prosperity about
aud the things they are doing are at
tructing the attention ~ finuucicrs
throughout the country.
While business conditions are better
throughout the whole ~ the Omitted
States and the return of prosperity Is
apparent everywhere In no other state
are there Nich prospects as In okla
huma. I'm This state raw material IS
cheap aud plentiful and Abundance Of
labor Is available The psychological
moment Tor clearing the decks for ac.
tiun has come aud preparations must
be- made for supplying the demand
that will come from all over the world.
Crop reports from Oklahoma have
attracted wide attention, according to
MIR Meyer Investors have been
watching the state for long time and
now they See here the opportunity To
make investments that win be- safe
lie Is here 10 make II survey NJ the
conditions In the state aud report to
his company II the conditions prove
tole as good as they have been report
eel. the result will be- the Investment "
large capital In the state,
Nlr Meyer Is AN old friend NJ VIII
II Clark NJ this city and they have
renewed the old.tlme friendship since
he came They were reared In the
same town and grew mp together Mr.
Meyer found Clark one NJ the most
ardent advocates ~ Oklahoma's solid
lty aud one NJ the firmcst believer!
M It's future In that respect, how
ever he found that Clark was not In
any way different from all other resi-
druts NJ the state
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