Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-04
FACTS REGARDING
TULsAs DEVELOPMENT.
PoPUAATIoR.

POPULATION
Population, 1000. OO.,...........,..... 800
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POST oFFIcn RECEIPTS
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First two weeks m Jan, l9Il... i.200.9s
BANK cLEARINGs
Jaouary 1911 ...........,,.s2 G52 10000
OIL PRODUCTION, 1910.
bt000OuO barrels an Increase of 1000.
600 barrels over 1900
GAS PRODUCTION.
Number OF cubic feet used and enclosed 40
present time, 2,000O0O,00o.
BUILDINGS BUILT IN TULSA DURING
THE YEAR 1910.
Built aud under construction, 81, ,575, O0O. 90
Building permits issued In Jan.
uary, 1917 ...,...,....... 100000
RAILROAD TONNAGE.
Forwarded ,,.,,..,.,,... 2t2,a0l9l7 tons
Received 46O,3lT7O9 tons
PAVING.
90 mios Of paved streets; 90 blocks addi.
tonal under construction.
l25 miles Of granitoid and cement side.
walks.
SEWERAGE AND WATER MAINS
storm and sanitary mains, ,...,,,4l miles.
Water mains ..,.............,.,2 miles.
WATER SUPPLY.
1890 per cent pure. Unlimited quantity.
Capacity Of city water plant, 100000 gal.
Ions daily.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
is mon. 3 stations
ALTITUDE
% Factories in operation
20 Wholesale and jobbing houses
90 on ad gus companies
Banks, with nearly Ave million dollars
deposits
Railroads, with nine outlets.
Electric street railway systems.
lnlewrban limo under construction.
Telegraph companies
Telephone company.
Express companies.
- Churches
Largo public schools
Catholic schools
] Private school.
! College (KendaO.
] Business college.
Hospitals.
Daily newspapers.
] Public library
City parks, covering 100 acres.
OIL, GAS AND COAL.
IulsN is located In tho center of the larg-
eat oil and gas field In the United States
There is over $500, 00O, 900 invested In tho Oh
and gas fields Of the Mid Continent Bolt Of
which Tulsa is tho financial headquarters
The city Of Tulsa bears the same relation 10
The gas and oil industry IN the Mid Continent
leld that New York City does 10 the financial
world
Some idea Of the magnitude Of this indus.
try can be had from the result of tho recent
increase In price Of crude OIL This Increase,
while only amounting TO cents per barrel,
added over $4,000 per day 10 the incomes
In this city.
The production Of oil Is 20. 600 barrels
daily from 800 wells In TulSa County. with
room for many times this amount. The coal
field VI 10000 acres iufures a permanent
supply " fuel for the century More than
1000 DOO, 900 cubic feet Of natural gag at
to cents per 1000 feet gives us cheaper
power than any other point In the United
States; whilo timber, stone and sand exist
In abundance for building and manufacturing
purposes
AGRICULTURAL,
Tulsa County has an assessed valuation Of
nearly S85,OO0,00O The tax rate throughout
the county, outside VI tho city, is l0l mills
on the dollar; county warrants are issued AZ
par
The soil IN Tulsa County Is a dark loan.
With sandy and clay mbsoil In the timber
ana brown soil oi good depth on the nrario.
| The average rainfall 10 955 inches annually,
thus insuring good crops.
Iul'a County is tied down TO no one crop,
NW ~ us HbNtlllufu prosperity dependent
/ upon its farmers limiting thoir energies 10
even the Three or four principal crops of tho
state, as \ would take something equal 10
complete failure ~ al vegetable lie 70 bring
havoc ~ Tulsa County farm.
| The principal crops raised are wheat corn,
! cotton, alfalfa, tobacco, oats. sorghum. laar
! corn, COW peas broom cou and potatoes.
GARDEN TRUCK.
| In gardening OF the many vegetables
grown, potatoes are probably tho most profit.
able--two crops year being produced from
ine 80 some ground, netting the gardner from
are also large producer and watermolons,
radlshes, tomatoes, caulhower, beuts, lettuce.
| cabbage, tggplanis, peas, beans, carrots pars'
nps and hl garden truck
/ Good prices ga be had at al times in tho
! city VI Tulsa, as the dcmaud' is and viii la
for several years 10 come more Than tic
supply
DAiRYIEa.
The daipng m Tulsa County has been
neglected and this would be a splendid on
portunity for The small farmer 10 add this
industry 10 his line Alilk is selling ibe wear
around at 10 cents per quart cream 25 conts
q pint butter FROM - 20 90 cents per pound
| All the farmer would need IA a good dairg
stock, as the feed, water, shade aud market
| ia ut his door
The state Of Oklahoma alone last wear
bought over 100000 900 worth " dairy
products from other states.
POULTRY.
This is another business not gone into cv
tcnhyely In Tulsa County. Ego and youta
chickens always command n good price Tic
mild winters allow steady ogg supply tia
year around eggs selling from 25 10 40 cent,
per dozen and spring chickens from 10 10
90 cctns per pound.
FRUIT,
Fruit Of all kinds can aud II helng tnissd
In Tulsa County Peaches apples eherrlts.
plums. grapes. strawberries. curranis goose.
berries, ETC.. being the principal fruits.
FARM LANDS.
Land outside of the city limits ~ rnhs
can be purchased from $4,000 20 10000 nu
acre.
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