Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-17
TULSANS USING
TONS Of Cement
FORMATION or LOCAL. COMPA-
NY TO DEVELOP RESOURCES.
A Factory At LOST CITY
Tulsa Capital In Leading Role-LOCa-
ton One Of Bcst-l}ut Plants In
State.

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or four miles on the south side Of
the stream is a place which has lone
been known as Lost city" At this
time, however. there s. every indica-
tion that whatever has been lost in
that vicinity Is to be resurrected sew
eral times over in the establishment of
one OF the largest cement plants In
the southwest. II viii be done with
Tulsa capital
A surprising amount Of cement Is
used annually In Tulsa, and the use of
this material IN all lines OF building
Ia becoming greater epch day. From
;he teachings of Thomas A. Edison,
the wizard OF invention, the use Of ce-
ment Is yet in the swaddlng clothes
stage OF development BY word Of
him the use OF cement at this time is
but drop in the ocean Of 'possibili-
lies OF the future use that will be
made OF this product Of the factories.
No one seems to he realizing this
more than the makers OF cement, and
IN practically all suitables localities
places where a plentiful supply Of the
mother rock Is to be found, plants
for the manufacture of cement have
been springlng up with rapidity the
past several years. But in the entire
state Of oklahoma there are at this
time but two plants which are act
ually making cement.
Perhaps the Oklahoma field Is at
this time, and has been for the few
years past, one Of the greatest for the
producers of cement Thousands OF
tons OF this material have been used
during the past several years In the
larger cities Of the state. In over
twenty miles of paving which has
been laid in Tulsa within three years
cement entered largely into the COM
position, and II is seeing wide use
In every large constructive work which
is now going ON in the city. Builders
who plan to shoot their building sky
ward use cement in unlimited quaint
tiles. II is the building material OF
the time, and no denial has been en-
tered by anyone az 10 its fitness to be
structural material for years to come
With a mountain OF limestone upon
which TO draw for 1t supply Of crude
rock, the local company recently form
ed for location at Lost City has lo-
cation probably uneaualled In many
miles surrounding, The plant win be
touched by the Belt Line Railway
and the formation OF the Tulsa Port
land Cement Company will result II
the utilization OF one Of the largest
resources Of Tulsa County. A three
hundred tn ousand dollar corporation
has been organized TO manufacture
Portland cement. This manufactur.
ing process will be limited to a high
grade product
The factory site will be located fow
miles west OF Tulsa, where the com
pany has 230 acres of land contain
ing the best of materials for cement
making, The vein of shale is forty
feet thick, while lime rock is fount
to a depth OF thirty feet These two
varieties Of rock ard the main ingre'
dents in cement making.
Local capital is interested practically
altogether In the new corporation. l.
| +. Barnes, an experienced cemen
man. has been secured as manager O
the company lie has had flfteer
years experience in building cemen
plants and turning cut the finest pro
duct.
1t IL expected that the first build
| ing TO be erected by the company viii
cost In the nelghborhood OF $4,000
one hundred men win be carried OF
the payroll to begin with. This mum
Der viii be increased as the factor
grows. Owing to the great wealtl
OF raw materials, ID IL expected tha
the company will become one OF tn
largest industries OF It's kind In tn
southwest
a few days ago a representative o
one of the cement plants now in oper
alton in oklahoma called on the cit,
commission OF Tulsa, and asked tina
q clause Ne inserted In all future paw
ing contracts calling for the use 0
an Oklahoma brand Of cement in pay
ing to be laid in Tulsa, with the com
mon-sensed restrictions concernin
quality and prices. The clause wa
inserted, and in the future II is likel
that a product OF oklahoma will b
beneath each foot df paving which 1
laid in Tulsa.
There has been enough workings Il
cement plant running over time to I'll
the orders, and every indication n
this time is that the next few year
will see an extended use OF cement Il
local building operations Of all kinds