Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-15
FACTS REGARDING
TULSA'S DEVELOPMENT.


u AtlS ltEGAkDING
TULSA'S DEVELOPMENT.
POPULATION.
Population, 1900. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
reputation, ldlO, ..,..,..,.., lBlS2
(GoIn " 10 years 1908 per cent?.
POST OFFICE RECEIPTS.
lauO ''''' ''.''...,.,,,,.,...$ 2o5isg
igV5 '''''..,'',',....... 54522.0t
IglO .'.'''.,.. ,....,.,,......,,, 60 $3.50
First two months in 1gl1.. l3OjT1G
BANK CLEARINGs.
First two months in 10ll.....S5.1i4 10000
OIL PRODUCTION, 1910
$1,000. 600 barrels: an increase OF OOO..
600 barrels over 1909
GAS PRODUCTION.
Number Of cubic feet used and enclosed al
present time, 1000, 100000
BUILDINGS BUILT IN TULSA DURING
THE YEAR 1910.
Built and under construction .S3,575,O ,O0O.od
Building permits issued in Jan,
RAILRoAD TONNAGE. -'''''''
forwarded .,...,......., zee, ,90t,9i7 tons
"''''''d ''''''i,iv1sti PAVING. ''oO''l@7oo ton"
30 miles Of paved streets; 90 blocks addi
tiona under construction
i25 miles Of grantoid and cement side
walks
SEWERAGE AND WATER MAINS.
storm ana sanitary mains ........il miles
WATER SUPPLY
90 90 per cent pure Unlimited quantity
Capacity Of city water plant, 1000 600 gal
FIRE DgPARr9IgNT.
is men stations
ALTITUDE.
70l feet
05 Factories In operation.
28 Wholesale and jobbinr houses,
80 Oil ad gas companies
8 Banks with nearly Ave million dollar,
deposits
Railroads, with nine outlets
2 Electric street railway systems
l Interurban limo under construction.
Telegraph compancs.
l Telephone company
Express companies.
Il Churches
s Large public schools
2 Catholic schools.
l Private school
College (KcndalD.
Business coIlegs
B Hospitala
o Daily newspapers
| Public library
4 City parks covering 100 A.,
OIL, GAS AND COAL.
Tulsa Is located in the center NJ thc Inrg
est oil and gas field in the Uaited States.
There is over $500 600 600 Invested in the oil
and gas Rolds Of the id.Continent kelt al
which Tulsa Is the financial headouarter.
The city Of Tulsa bears tho same relation Ia
the gas and oil industry in the Mid Continent
held that New York City does to The ananciaI
world
Some idea Of the magnitude Of this indus-
try can be had from the result Of ina recent
incrense in price of crude oil This increass
while only amounting Ia a cents nor h,,roi'
added over 81, 900 per day 10 the Incomes
in this city.
The production of nil Ia Ak ooo horroI.
daily from 1900 wells in Tulsa County. with
room for many times this amount. The coal
field OF 10000 acrrg nsuros n pcrmancnt
supply Of fuel for the century. Moro than
20 O,0OO, 600 cubic feet OF natural ras at
10 Z cents per 600 feet givas NJ cbonner
power than any other point in The I-nifeJ
States; while timber, stone and sand exist
in abundance for building and mapWinctnrinS
purposes "'u "''"'''0'"''"S
AGRICULTURAL.
Tulsa County has an nssegsod ,,Ipotio, 90
nearly S85, 100000 The tax rate thrn,, ghout
the county, outside Of the city, is IGI mills
on the dollar. county warrants arc issuoJ at
par
The soil in Tulsa County l., -, dor,, lam,
with sandy and clay subso in tho tmber
and a brown soil of gooJ dentb ~, H., nuiuia
The average rainfall Is a5B II inches c S obmgay grnTIS
thus psurinR good crops.
Tulsa County is tied down IN M oro oror
nor Is its agricultural prosnoritv dnnordoI,
upon It's farmers limiting their energir. 20
even the three or four pripcinal crons ~ ,bo
State as It would take something emnI IN a
complete failure Of NH vegetable 1fe to brjr',
havoc to a Tulsa County farm s
The principal crops raised nre vbea, corp
cotton, alfalfa tobacco. oats sorghum Laer
corn cow.ponr. brnom cor,, and nd,oioa's 1o,' N"nr
GARDEN TRUCK
In gardening. of the many vogotoblo,
grown, pots .oes are probably tbe most nroa,'
able-two crops A yenr beinq nrodnced fran,
the same ground netting t6o gordncr tro,n trorn
$500 to 500 90 pcr nero sweat oa,atoo.
are also largo producer and wotermoioDs o
radishes tomatoes cnulaower beets iet,,no