Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
Some BOiled-DOwn Facts of Tulsa


like 100 in number throughout this
oil and Industrial field. within 30.
mile radius In addition 10 this, our
four railroad sy8tcma with nine out
lets. reach directly thrce-fourths Of
the railroad stations Of oklahoma, as
wen as terminal aid intermediate
points in adjacent states
What Advantage Accrue.
our natural gas. coal and crude
oil are giving this city a growth IN
factories SURPRISING any other city
lucludlna those several times its size
anywhere in the southwest. During
the pnst two years from September
I. 1903, until November -, 1911. our
factories and shops increased from
1G to 13G. the number of employees
from ! 1,Ok5 to 1850. and the factory
payroll from $4,000 to 100000 per
month. Wholesale and distributing
houses, during the same period. in
creased from 2G to IS, employees from
I21S 10 332, ana monthly payroll from
$4,000 to $4,000 per month.
In addition, there are, at the pres
ont time. under construction. fourteen
factories and mills, al Of which viii
bc completed and In operation by the
first OF March, to employ, when com
plcted, 72i people.
In addition to factory and whole
falo payrols there are the oil natur-
al gas and coal employees, public ser
vice corporations, public and oducn'
tlonal Institutions, city md county
paving road building. etc, add th'
employees In the diversified CONNER
cIol channels.
\ Pay Roll That Is Growing.
The recent census Of this dlstrit(
shows that the entire number of per
sons employed In All these sevcra
activities. number G.i77, and that tho
total monthly payroll Is $4,000, OF
| somcw hat In excess OF $5,000.000 PEI
annum.
Tulsa, eleven years ago, was the
| thirty-socond town In size In what Is
now oklahoma; II is now the third
and is outgrowinR both the larger
cities. Il should overtakc MuslSogcC
| In about four or five years, and ok
lahoma city in twelve to fifteen, II
each Of these cities maintain st.
prosont rate of growth.
More capital is invested in Tulsa
county by public service corporations
than in any other county IN the state,
the figures being, approximately S1l
coo. 600, and Of Tulsa city, $lIe95,-
9O5.
IOrty-thrcc Miles of Paving.
About soyon milcs of street paving
/ ls now being laid, which, when COM
plclod viii bring the total TO forty
/ three miles OF paved streets in the
city.
Commencing shortly after the first
of January S6G1ooo is to be expend-
ed In the building Of macadamizec
roads. reaching out from Tulsa in dlf-
forcut directions throughout the
county no miles in all This county
road system Is To be part Of the great
/ North and South Interstate Automo-
Ible road from Upper Missouri river
valley. south to Galveston; and cast
/ and west from ST. Louis to El Paso
and the Pacific coast
Tulsa * the only point given O
/ ticket stop-ovcr on the short line
| ranscoutncuml railway service be-
/ tvec ST. Louis and tho Pacific coast
via Frisco and Smta Fc limos. From
/ JocksouNillc, Fla. New York city &,
/ Tulsa. through Pullman service
without change OF cars is in opera
/ ton nt this time, the same hoing tru,
Of the service from san Francisco
and Los Angeles to and through the
| |c,ty of Tulsa.
/ Excellent Railway Facilities.
Tho recent completion of the Mid
/ land Valley road into Wichita sup
/ plies the connecting link In through
passenger service between New or
leans. pcnvcr and Portland. via Tul-
sa and the linton Pacific lines. The
Southern Pacific Frisco fast trains
from South Texas to Kansas city and
Chicago. through this city give north
aud south fast service. In addition
the NJ I<. a n. trains run out In
three dlroctions and the Santa +,
from Kansas city to Chicago.
Recent purchase Of large acreage
for Santa Fe terminals. and other pur'
chase of extensive acreage for Frisco
division terminals point to the i'm
provoments each Of these roads hai
planned for the coming year.
Water system of the Best.
owing to the splendid water sys
tom, an inexhaustlble supply for cv
cry purpose. and the high efficienc!
Of our fire department. Insurance
rates are as low In Tulsa as any othe
city in the state. and lower than il
many of them.