THE GREAT 

 SOU TH WE S T 



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■wr A M Q A S ^^^ '*^"^ been known as a land of tall corn and billowing wheat crops, 

 ""^ ■^ '^ ■'* '^ of blooded cattle and lonj^-fleeced sheep, of fat hogs and fast horses, of 

 rich soil and hustlintj people. It is not so generally known that it is also taking front rank 

 in manufacturing by reason of cheaj") coal, natural gas, fuel oil and abundant raw materials. 

 Land is still cheap. The man seeking a new home will do well to carefully inspect the 

 "Sunflower State." In igor (a poor year ever\where) Kansas raised 90,333,095 bushels 

 of wheat. In 1899, a big corn year, 225,183,432 bushels of that cereal were produced. 



^T^|- Af-fOMA "^^ ^^^^ settled in 1889. In 1900 the population was 398,331. 

 ^ ■"'•■-'-'*■ ** W XVI /\ yi^jj growth since 1900 has hjeen rapid, particularly in new rail- 

 roads. Here are found, side by side, wheat, corn and cotton. Wheat is the leader — the 

 1900 crop was a "record breaker," 30,680,000 bushels. Cotton is tlie poor man's friend — 

 the 1900 crop was 150,000 bales ; its by-products are very profitable. In one county alone 

 a corn crop of 2,800,000 bushels was har\'ested in one season. There are a million cattle 

 in the Territory and a quarter of a million hogs. The Santa Fe is opening up Eastern 

 Oklahoma. 



q^ pv V A o is the largest State in the Union. It can produce almost everj'thing 

 ■*••'-' -^ •**• '^ needed. It has sea coast and mountains, forests and plains, soils of every 

 kind, a wealth of fuel, geysers of oil, growing cities and a hospitable climate. Its corn and 

 wheat crop average 40,000,000 bushels annually. Texas gave to the world in 1901 four 

 million bales of cotton. The lumber industry is immense. Rice is a comparatively new 

 crop in Texas, suited to the low lands along the Gulf Coast. Experts pronounce rice a 

 money-maker. The Santa Fe traverses the heart of Texas, with terminals at tide water. 



r^ r\T ORATIO ''' PoP"''*'"')' known as a mining State, producing gold, silver, 

 ^ ^ *^ ^ '^ •'^ •'-' *^ iron and coal. Resultant of these interests have sprung up 

 flourishing cities like Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs, with their big smelters and 

 allit-d manufacturing industries. The principal agricultural st-ction is in the Arkansas 

 Valley, between Pueblo and Holly. Here are grown in profitable abundance sugar beets, 

 melons, vegetables, small fruits and alfalfa. Ample water by irrigation and an inmiense 

 beet sugar tactory have attracted several thousand farmers, with room for ten times as many. 



vj •p -nr \f JT IC 1 C a ''^^ ^* •*" average altitude of one mile. Dry air and almost 

 ■'^ *-* ''' 1*1 Xi-» -A. 1 ^ w constant sunshine — the ideal country for outdoor life. It has 

 mines of gold, copper and coal, great cattle and sheep ranches, pine forests and two magnifi- 

 cent irrigated valleys, the Rio Grande and Pecos. Tiiere are churches, schools, growing 

 towns, and a refined social life. Small fruits, alfalfa and grain are the principal crops. 

 On the wide plains cattle and sheep are grazed. In tlie mountains are fine mines. The 

 Pecos Valley and Maxwell Land Grant are just now attracting special attention. 



A|%w^|-v'j^A is in the semi-arid region. In average years enough rain falls in the 

 '^ IV 1 A. ^>-ll>i rX ],ji]>, iQ supply sufficient moisture under irrigation. In the Salt River 

 Valley, near Phoenix, oranges are raised side by side with wheat ; alfalfa fields nod to lemon 

 groves and vineyards yield abundantly. Thousands of cattle are fed here each winter. 

 Ranch life is very fascinating, healthful, and quite profitable. Around Prescott the mineral 

 development is astonishing. It is estimated that Arizona mines have yielded $200,000,000 

 in twenty-five years. Arizona has much to offer the young man who is ambitions. 



f^AT T'PO'R.MTA California was once known only as a land of gold. Gold is 

 ^ -^ *-* * ' ^ ^^ rs I J\. mined there yet — millions of dollars a year. But other things 

 have crowded it to one side — for example, oil wells, citrus fruits, wheat and cattle. In the 

 San Joaquin Valley of Central California, a district 250 miles long and 50 wide, with room 

 for 250,000 farms of 40 acres each, the small farmer is coming to the front. He raises alfalfa, 

 has a small herd of cows, sells butter and eggs and sets out a vineyard. He arranges an 

 orchard of figs or olives or walnuts, has vegetables to eat and sell, and a bank account at the 

 end of the year. This is not all done at once, but sooner than " back East." Irrigation 

 is the explanation. The mountains on each side are full of living streams. There are 

 excellent local markets. 



For descriptive literature, and information about Homeseekers' Excursion rates, address 

 Industrial Commissioner, The A. T. & S. F. R'y System, CHICAGO. 



