Geographically, Columbus is admirably located for a thriving and progressive city. With its two lines of railroads and interurban line, shipping facilities are good. It is on the Frisco, M. K. & T and the Joplin & Pittsburg Electric Railway, and the Northeast Oklahoma is building into the city. In addition to its ample railroad facilites, Colum-
Columbus has efficient electric light, gas and water service, local and long distance telephone exchange, one of the finest systems of schools of any town of its size in the country, churches of all leading denominations, public library, and many beautiful homes of the real American type. The streets are paved in the business section and graded, graveled and well kept in the residence portion of the town. All the leading fraternal
Columbus has three strong, growing and successful banks, one wholesale grocery house, two wholesale produce houses, one wholesale confectionery establishment, three grain elevators, two hotels, a number of well equipped garages, machine shops and auto salesrooms, two bakeries, one marble works, two lumber yards, large greenhouses, bottling plant, many retail stores equal to those found
