Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-03
NO LET-UP IN PROGRESS
WHILE SURROUNDING COUNTIES
TURN DOWN IMPROVEMENTS,
TULSA TAKES THEM.
eleven MILES new PAVING
Some of the Things City Has Accomp-
llshcd During the Past Few Months
Sunshine for 200 Days, Too.

That Tulsa has in the past sixty
days experienced great change in
her commercial. manufacturing and
general business circles, is shown bT
the chain Of Industrial achievements
in this respect recently recorded.
The men who have lived here for
several years, and watched the city
grow from village to a metropolis
tan city, say that this Is one Of the
greatest forward movements in the
city's existence. and that every in
dication points to the most astound-
ing progress during the next twelve
months that any municipality ever
recorded.
After summer OF depressing cir
cumstances in all lines all over tho
southwest, Tulsa entered upon the fall
and winter season with anything but
rosy prospects. Money was sOme-
what tight" and few improvements
were planned. The pessimists pre-
dicted not only a long, cold winter, but
a penniless season of decreasing ac-
tivity. The crops of the country had
turned out poor, owing to the sum-
mer's drouth. This was further ma
terial for the pessimists to work upon.
Tulsa Goes Right Ahead.
But at this juncture the Tulsa
boosters and her rich resources that
abound beneath the soil, came to tho
rescue. They saw that while other
cities were bemoaning the conditions.
laying down and letting things work
out as best they could, Tulsa had the
opportunity to go right ahead. Peo-
pie were bound to come to Oklahoma
from other states. The city that PUT
before these immigrants the best tam
gible proposition, and really went ar
ter them would reap the benefit.
Thus. while other cities were virtual
ly sleeping on their oars, Tulsa was
busy telling the outsiders of the mani
fold advantage of living here.
The Result Works Out.
The result is plainly evident. There
Is more building, more municipal inn.
provements, more new factories be-
ing built and better financial con-
dltion prevailing in Tulsa today than
In any other city, large or small, In
the whole southwest. This is not an
idle statement founded on nothing.
II Is backed up by facts, indlsputable
facts, the spreading broadcast of
which, without attempt at exaggera-
tlon. has made Tulsa the remarkable
city she Is today, and placed her in
the front ranks of American munici-
palities of 10000 population or under.
Wifhnnt fnar n pnpfranfatfon Ttl-
sa can today tell the outsider that she
offers better opportunity for in
vestment v'th - suarantee of returns.
Hnn any c,her iQ in the state.
A Bcosl!n2 expenditure.
what other city Ia tho southwest
has the energy or the nerve to get up
a booster train. costing $4,000 at this
late season Of the year, to make
one-day trip to a much larger city In
Kansas, merely as an evidence of good
feelings between the two places? Tul-
sa will do this on November 10th. II
her business men thought the coming
winter would bring repetition OF
the financial depression of the past
would they invest their
money In such an enterprise at this
time? The answer is plain to see.
While surrounding counties arc
down improvement bonds re-
peatedly. Tulsa carried every bond is
sue of this kind that was put up to
vote A few weeks ago an almost un-
vote in the county was cast
In favor Of the $500, 900 good roads
bond Issue. This Is the largest
amount ever voted by county I'm Ok
lahoma for this purpose. The coun-
ty will, within the next sixty days.
start spending approximately s667,-
BOO I'm building macadamlzed coun-
Try roads. This means the spending
)f just that much money inside the
county. The laboring classes will de-
rive the most benefit from the cash
expenditure
No Idle In City.
Common laborers In Tulsa get 50
day for eight hours work. The city
tself Is employing some 500 men at
his price. The Salvation Army and
)ther local charitable organizations
ay that there is noe an idle man In
Tulsa today, who is out of work be-
'ausc he cannot get it. The idle
men are those who are indolent or
re physically unable TO work.
In the face Of partial crop fall
ire, Tulsa capitalists and business
men contributed in hard cash. s15,-
90 with which Salvation Army cit
del. two stories and basement In
piplt of brick and cxcellapflx fur