Pauls Valley Sentinel (Pauls Valley, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1905 Page: 1 of 17
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Pauls
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN
Sentinel
'with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right."
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PAULS VALLEY, IND. TER., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905.
NO. 21
Wonderful Resource of Indian
Teroitory.
It is but fair to repeat, even as a
fully deserved compliment to the en-
terprising citizens of Indian Territory,
the incontrovertible argument in favor
of statehood recently appearing in
another column of The News. The
commercial interests of Indian Terri-
tory will take up the fight for single
statehood at fhe coming session of
Congress. The following data, show-
ing the Territory's fitness for State-
hood, will be sent out:
The total taxable lands in the Five
Civilized Tribes is as follows: Semi-
noles, 252,418.92 acres; Cherokees,
3,631,251 acres; Creeks, 2,560.853.-
16 acres; Choctaw and Chickasaws,
10,780,935 acres.
The total of the non-taxable lands is
as follows: Seminoles, 110,160 acres
Cherokees, 1,400,000 acres; Creeks,
596,560 acres; Choctaws and Chicka-
saws, 500,000 acres; total, 2,112,120
acres. The Quawpaw reservation in
the northeast part of the Cherokee
Nation is omitted. It contained about
25,000 acres and has all been allotted.
The total acreage in the Cherokee
Nation is in the neighborhood of 5,-
313,351 acres; reserved for town sites,
6,887.65 acres; reserved for schools
and churches, 1,000 acres; reserved for
railroads, 10,030 acres; tatal, 18,000
acres. The total amount of acres sub-
ject to allotment in the Cherokee
Nation is 5,013,351 acres.
There are approximately 36,000 al-
lottees in the Cherokee Nation and
about 1,500,000 acres of land is non j
taxable. The following property in.
the Nation will be subject to taxation:
Allotments, 3,631,315 acres; town-
sites, 6,887 acres; railway right of way,
615 miles.
The total acreage of land in the
Seminole Nation is 355,851.57 acres;
reserved for churches, 2,272.65 acres;
subject to allotment; 363,578.92 acres;
already allotted, 244,948.28 acres,
or nearly all of it; a surplus is left of
18,630.64 acres which has not been
allotted. The homesteads of the al-
lottees are free from taxation and con-
sist of forty acres each. There are
2,754 allottees, so that the total num-
ber of acres reserved from taxation
aggregate 110,160 acres, leaving sub-
ject to taxation in this Nation: Farm
lands, 253,418.92 acres; Wewoka town
site, 625.70 acres, Choctaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf Railroad and St. Lous, Okla-
homa and Southern Railroad, 25 miles.
Total acreage in lhe Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nation is approximately
11,338,935 acres. Reserved from al-
lotment: Town sites, 32,843.57 acres;
railroads, 20,000 acres; schools,
churches, etc., 5,000 acres; coal and
asohalt, 500,000 acres; total, 558,-
000 acres, leaving subject to allot-
ment 10,780,935 acres. None of the
allotments is exempt from taxation and
the following property of these Nations
will be subject to taxation as soon as
the allotments are completed: Allotted
lands, 10,780,935 acres; mineral lands
to be sold by the Interior Department,
500,000 acres; railroads, 1,360 miles.
The total acreage of the Creek Na-
tion is 3,172,813.577 acres, reserved
for town sites, schools, churches, etc.,
estimated, 15,000 acres; subject to al-
lotment, 3,157,814.15 acres; allotted
277,262.44 acres; not allotted, 980,
550.72acres; homesteods are free from
taxation and are estimated at 40 acrei
to the allottee, or land equal in value
to 40 acres of the average allottable
!and. There are 14,824 allottees, mak-
ing a total acreage exempt from tax-
ation of about 596,000 acres and leav-
ing the following property in this Na-
tion subject to taxation: Allotments,
2,560,853.19 acres; town sites, 10,
546.79 acres; railroad mileage, 400
miles.
Considering resources and population
fairly, the record will show that over
two thirds of the present States of the
Union were let in with less than the In-
dian Territory is now prepared to show.
—Dallas N«ws.
the
South-West Prosperous.
We clip the following from
Railway World of Philadelphia^
President A. J. Davidson, of the St.
Sours and San Francisco, who has just
made an extended inspection trip of
that company's lines, says he feels
much encouraged over the outlook,
"i made a thourough investigation in
regard to crod prosp8cts," he says
"and, conditions are much better than
I expected to find then, in view of ex
cesiivt rainfall in the past two or three
months. In the Indian and Oklahoma
Territories small grain is fully 2i per
cent better than last year. Oklahoma
Territory will produce 15,000,000
busaels of wheat, which will be an
average yield of twelve bushels per
acre. The cotton acreage in Okla-
homa and Indian Territories is ap-
proximately the same as last year. In
some portions there is decreased
acreage, while in others there is slight
iacrease in acreage, but we will handle
the same amount of cotton as last year.
It is somewhat difficult to estimate the
cotton crop of Texas, but from per-
sonal observation and information, I
am of the opinion there will be a de-
crease of fully 10 to 15 per cent.
The plant was badly damaged in the
lowlands of that state on account of
the heavy rainfall. In Kansas the
wheat crop is very promising, a con-
servative ertimate placing it at 70,000,-
000 bushels, while in my opinion it
will be nearer 75,000,000 bushels.
The average yield per acre is eighteen
busheli. The corn crop in the en-
tire Southwest is larger and in better
condition than in any previous year.
It is practically made in northern
Texas and in the souahern portion of
Indian and Oklahoma Territories, so
that unless some unusual weather con-
ditions prevail we will have a bumeer'
corn crop. With satisfactory condi-
tions prevailing there is every pros-
pect of a good business for the rail-
roads serving the southwest territory."
W. J. Long.
President.
J. F. Myeks,
Vice-President.
S. B. Kimberlin,
Cashier
The National Bank of Commerce
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS and PROFITS $10,OOO
Pauls Valley, - Ind. Ter
Courtesy, Promptness and Security is guaranteed to all
who transact business with us. We
...want your business...
directors
W. J. Long, Charles S. Smith,
J. F. Myers, L. Rodke, T. C. Brannum,
S. B. Kimberlin,
O. W. Patchell
Wm. H. McClain
INSURANCE, BONDS, FARM LOANS
None but best Companies represented.
I write insurance of all kinds, issue
bonds and loan money on intermarried
surplus lands. Office in Pruiett Bldg.
Phone 182.
S. J, Garvin, Pres. E. C. Gage, Cashier.
Tom Grant, Vic-Pres. E. W. Low, Ass't. Cash'r.
A. C. Conner,
Alb. Patchell.
Mrs. Katie Byars,
J. L. Johnson
C. B. McClosky,
L. Rodke,
M. M. Gubin,
Mrs. D. Gibson,
W.J. G. Campbell,
stock holders,
R. A. Cowling,
A. E. Brooks,
S. B. Kmberlin,
J. C. Lewis,
J. F. Myers,
W. H. Paul,
W. G. Kimberlin,
Ed. W. Patchell,
Mrs. A. Roudepvsii,
O.W. Patchell,
J. T. Blanton,
T. C. Branum,
J. E. Ventress,
J. W. Carter,
W. J. Long,
Chas. S. Smith,
T. E. Eldridge,
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Pauls Valley
CAPITAL
SURPLUS FUNDS
$50,000
84,000
The Bank that takes care of its Customers
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