Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-26

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instructors in music and drawing In all, |
pawhuska has seven brick aud stono school
/ buildings that cost sl5O.OoOoO, This makes
IL the best equipped school city in The
state according to population.
| MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP HAS COME |
| Like our forclathprs who were pioneers in |
/ the woods OF kentucky and the plains OF /
! Indiana, It did not tuko the settlers OF the |
| baby state OF oklahoma long Co form their |
required methods VI Government once the
| problem was put up TO them.
| Municipal ownership condition un. |
/ known in the older and more staid East up |
to short time ago, struck tho West with |
the first rush of settlers IL has settled 10
most OF the more progressive cities and
Pawhuska is no exception, having installed
Its own modern wutcrworks and electric light
and power plant, both being fully equipped
to meet the needs Of years to come With
the wutcrwurks came modern sewerage sys'
ten on which the city has expended over
$40, 600 TO date, while contracts for like
amount Of paving covering all the prlncl.
pal streets, has hut recently been lot and
are now being fulfilled.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
No city that would DO one Of the sue.
cessiul would consider tho possibility OF
progress without thoroughly organized
/
size Of Pawhuska would take up the task Of
organizing and creating an active commercial
organization, However this body at Paw
huska is au exception TO the rule mat seems
to bind all such organizations in medium
sized town where the average body Of this
kind Is progressive In name only.
With the realization that the business men,
at least the ones who would be worth while
as secretary OF a live Chamber Of Com
morco. were far too busy looking after their
own Affairs to devote proper time to com
merclal cl4b needs, the different interests
gathered and decided that the engagement Of
| a secretary experienced in civic and com,
lnercIal uutls would be the surt,t aud
quickest means OF reaching the goal they
all wished their home city to attain. This
resulted in the employment OF Mr q,
Herman who backed up with an earnest and
able body Of directors. has already &C
comphshod much for the commercial and
civic beticrmeut OF tho city, though his Of
forts are of less than year
Though new brick plant has come
wholesale house has located, freight rates
have been moro equally adjusted and a
hundred other minor needs accomplished,
| M kiemau is not satisfied and hls pre-
dictiunB for the future. thanks 10 the ac'
uvity OF It's citizenship and the natural 70.
sources surrounding, are ut once happy and
resoundng in determination.
"Why should not Pawhuska become
city Of many times It's present population,
this active young man asked tho writer and
then not receiving u ready reply answering
for himself;
"pawhuska onors gas for manufacturing
purpose as low as two go cents per thOu
sand cubic feet, equal ~ coal At 40 cents
per ton delivered, aud for domestic purposes
as low as ten cents. We can DO lhls for
tho reason that Pawhuska is located IN the
very heart OF the iAr.tamcd MldtOntinent
OIL and Gas field, the greatest natural gas
Npld la
which underliea Usage County there are now
approximately l,040 oil VOLS, producing D..
!. 900 600 barrels annually At value Of ST..
Z 500, ,000,0 and 75 gas wells with over one
!, hundred more about to DO sunk, the con
tracts having been already made II is ut.
terly impossible 10 compute the volume Of
gas produced but the wells now In opera
!, tlon have tested higher IN volume and rock
r pressure than any other known gas wells.
, ! PAwhuBka at present Is producing over 100,
q 600 900 cubic feet a day partially from
Z wells within the city limits. This supply
|. can easily DO doubled within sixty days,
A from that on increased Indefinitely The
e wells In and near Pawhuska arc from LOO
10 1000 feet deey, which is indicative Of
long life for the field. with volume and
pressure unsurpassed One well sunk to the
~ depth Of zoos feet tested over 10000 600
4 cubic feet daily aud over 700 pounds rock
e pressure In sinking this well, 7toot
y, blankot.lcdre OF high grade semi anthracite
"a coal was passed through At q depth Of 7On
n feot, showing conclusivoly that there ar
, rich coal deposits n this section 10 take Tho
place Of gas for fuel In the event that gup
10 ply becoming exhausted, which happening
/, from present indications. must be very iai
l. removed The present proven gas field o.
tends over about G80,000 acres, which is only
n A very small part Of the probable torritory
" embraced In this great gas belt and the Do
4 yolopmont In that smah proven section II
II only in lta Infancy, Pnwhuska need have
y no worry for her fuel for as indicated
u above. besides having at her very door an
10 abundance Of the cheapest commercial ga
h In the world, she has m an added socur
% ~ welIdeAuod and bounteous supply Of
!. high grade coal awaiting the pick Of th'
miner
. "Tho city Is surrounded on All side, By
Immense hills " shalc which analysis hh'
shown 70 bo brick and lie maklpg shale Of
he highcat quality and experiments have
shown 20 bo brick and tile making hhnlo vi
shalca will stand the intensity " heat ~
Qulrcd In the making Of pottery
Raw material for the manufacture o
ccmcnt and lime is found In and around
10 Pawhuska 10 abundant quantities and o
70 limited supply Of tho cheapest fuel known
q makes Pnwhlska an ideal location FOR th'
manufacturing u those commodities.
I'm Che hills surrounding PawhuBka thcrl
are rich outcropplng of line, lead and vi
= yer indicating large mineral deposits as ye
"Tho Midland Valley has already bet
tered our passenger aud freight service an'
= We will have another road through her
running east and weat, and that ~ no
'Ar diatant day
''1hose things In all reason. ara boun'
10 come We have grret majority 0
them with ~ In m undtvelnped sias. 7
win take time and effort 10 develop an,
With ,lls development will come the stobdy
s. inward growth oi our city f,'s not
question In my mind, rs q certainty ha
needs bu, sieadv villlng citizenship I
h assure its deveopment'
Mr.. Herman believes n, every word NJ
IN the light oi tho story 7 have told YOU
lent you think thore Ia considerable iourd'
ton Tor bis faith 7 am Nee 70 confes
that I do, and that look Tor some 'lartlin
thlnes from Pswhuspa IN the neu yeA'
ou'shinlnr ,he achievements Of al Ia pa'
years Of life.