Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-01
WHY TULSA IS
bound TO GROW
MAYOR MARTIN GIVES FORTH
CONVINCING FACTS,
NATURE DOES Her PART
Olsco,cry or oil aud Gas u Big Fac
tor lE Upbuildmg-llpw Tulsa
Has Raced,

Thr Manufacturers Record liui.
timorr publication which ha. carried
paro ullor page off mOltur pertaining
90 Tulsa loo the past Nrlr ur 200. hI#
become quito Interested u tine live.
fleet cty off tue Southwest $50 much
900 .Hgl. Within the last few days May
or /. a. Martin has received un Ia
qulry from Richard II, Edwards, cd-
itor OF the Record, desiring to know
the causes of the growth of Tulsa
Under more recent date Mayor
Martin has forwarded the following
answer which tells the true story ln
short and understandable manner
ma. Richard II EdmOnds Editor
Manufacturers Record, Baltimore,
Maryland
Dear Sir-ln response To- your
kind inquiry ot the lith Inst, ] beg
10 submit the following observations
upon Tulsa, its growth and the
cuuscs thereof
Tho rowth of Tulsa from o vile
larc Of $40 ten years ago to It's pres
ont population of lSlNi exceeding
In ratc Of increase every other incur-
porntcd town In the United states,
was not due To annexation Of oully-
Ing territory with more than six
thousand population 10 the square
mile, Tulsa today is the result OF uu-
sual natural advantages here dcvcl-
oped by energy and originality
When Tulsa was but a railroad
flag station her people began To huild
here n great city, and they never
Wavcrcd In the laith, Nature had
solved the primary questions of food,
water and fuel supply by placing
here "a most fertile soil an extensive
coal field and u great river. Lacking
transportation, the people of Tulsa
Went out and added four more rail.
roads to the one already here. The
Town grew amazingly for that day
Brick, tee, lumber and flour soon
were being made here, and wholcsal-
ing commenced
"'rhen came the discovery of oil
und natural gas, million dollars a
month production, added 10 power at
81 per horse power per year The
first factory fund In oklahoma was
one of 100000 raised here three
years ago. More factories and whole.
sale houses came Machinery hlass
cotton seed oil. refined petroleum
and automobiles were added TO The
list of products made In Tulsa To.
day five thousand men are employed
In Industrial activities and receive
each month S360,00O in wages. New
plants are coming month by
month, yet the field, most inviting
Is not half occupied.
"Our commission form of govern
mcnt helps to hrins into action the
hest energy of thc citizen, This is
seen in our churches, schools, col
lcgcs, daily papers. electric street and
ntcrurban railways In asphalt paw
Ing, cement walks, storm and sanl
tary sewcring. public parks, city own.
ed water pure and abundant I'm .h,
hundreds Of homes and the solid mile
OF brick, concrete and granite bust
ness frontage built within the year
THE idturc Is most inviting Ter
years ago when thirN-onc towns u
present Oklahoma were larger than
Tulsa the avowcd intention to hu.lC
here the great city Of the state seem
ed prcpostorous, today having over.
taken and passed twcuty-uinc of
these places and rapidly oycrhauliu
tho other two, the futrc of Tulsa Is
seen to be as Inevitable ms the comlnl
of the years,
"Norrs respectfully
%. j. MARTIN, Mayor"