Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-23
CLUB WILL FIGHT
A Winning BOUT
COMMERCIAL BODY WANTS RAIL
WAYS 10 "DO SOMETHING.
PATRONAGE AND FACILITIES
Intends to Use Force In Regard 10
slowncs Of Midland Valley and
Santa Ic Roads.

Railroads, and the Midland Valley
ana Santa Fee especially arc a topic
for such conversation on the streets
Of Tulsa The Commercial club and
It's stand for the rights Of the city OF
Tulsa against these two corporations
is something which has excited the
interest of the city at large. ON
the corners. railroads are being talk
ed about
one OF the principal themes about
railroads is what the corporation
commission win DO for Tulsa in the
session which II has promised win be
held iu Tulsa I'm the very near future
This session was set for July ~ I'm
I Oklahoma city but upon the request
of Tulsa delegation, the hearing
was changed from Oklahoma city "a
Tulsa However. the change in cities
may also mean a change in the time
of the hearing.
For several months, nay even for
several years, the city of Tulsa has
| been consistently asking for better
|
| land Valley and Santa Fe. Recently, at
the Commercial club, Il. NJ. Alyord
one of the nigh officials Of the Mid
| land Valley was talking over the
/ loan Of {G,OOO,O 600 which the Midland
had secured for the building Of a new
| branch, when the subject of local
! improvements was brought up. Mr.
] IL . IA.
I greater part of the surplus funds in
"A certain department of the road tC
meet the demands of the people OF
smaller towns along the road, as APP
proved by the corporation commi-
sion for new dcpots.
IT was a hint and the hint was
taken, The officials of the Midland
ana the Santa Zee win go on the car.
pet with the Tulsa boosters befor,
the corporation commission within d
few days ana at that time there viii
likely be something popping
The heads Of the Commercial club
i. u. Mitchell, president and f. p
Sutherland, secretary, state they are
against any method of procedure
which forces someone to do some
thing but requests have been of nc
avail, and force Is to be used to make
the two railroads come across"
The Midland Valley entered Tulsa
about seven years ago, Since that
| time, practically no improvements
have been made I'm the way Of facll.
flies, And two years later the Santa
| I'c entered Tulsa, entering into a
lease with the Midland Valley tC
come into the city over the tracks OF
that railroad
no very great additions have been
made in the way of traCkago. Yet
seven years ago, Tulsa was a village
and at the time when the Santa Zee
entered the place the population was
but little more than 5000.
Tulsa of today Is held to bc a city
of 10000 boy actual count Last year
the business of the Midland Valley
aud the Santa Zee, taken jointly, og-
grcpatod more than half million
dollars A statement made recently
10y the agent OF the Midland Valley
and Santa Fe roads would indicate
that for the fiscal year. ending June
80, the total business would be at
least 100000.
And yet the facilities are no bet
ter. points out the president of the
Tulsa Commercial club; the railroads
must ccrtaiuiuly do more for Tulsa,
declares the secretary of the club.
The members of the corporation
commission will rule in favor Of Tulsa
It is thought by the heads of the
club In case the corporation does
$50 rule, the railroads have recourse
In the Supreme court But in case
that is done, something may occur
that win hasten the action Of the cor
poraions Tulsas business Of half
To three fourth of million dollars
recently Is enough to make any rail-
road sit up and take notice Compe-
titlou is strong enough among the
roads Of Tulsa. A "lay-down" such
as the loyal citizens of Tulsa would
work I'm response to the call Of the
/ Commercial club would possibly be
noticed by the big officials Of the
companies,
Persistent and well authenticated
rumors have It that the railroads
will make no opposition to the rulings
Of the corporation commission and
that they viii really do something tC
better conditions at this point,
The Midland valley has already an.
nomced that It would build new
freight depot with good platform
facilities The passenger depot is tC
be the old depot thoroughly over
hauled The Commercial club vii
ask for an entirely new passenge
depot and one that is in Keeping viii
the size of Tulsa,
That the Midland Valley really
means business IL shown 10y the fac
that the officials OF the company
have asked for bids from Tulsa deal
ers for material.
one Of the most significant thing
in the entire railroad rumpus is tina
the nve-ycar lease OF the Santa ~
over the Midland's tracks expired las
October and II has been renewed
only from month TO month, A re
port has come that the Midland ha
served the Santa Fe with notice e
use other lines after period OF u ne
ty days
This IN pursuance Of Article . o
the state Constitution which pro