Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

octly or indirectly must result In tho
growth ana doylopment OF Tulsa,
whose progress ana growth Keeps
step with the progress and growth
of the surrounding communities that
! lie within her trade territory, Whpso
empire Of fields uud streams ana
wealth beneath the soil has lain dor
mant through the centuries awaiting
/ the birth Of tho present era for th,li
unearthing, unlocking, ana develop
/ ment
The trade territory " Tulsp is tho
entire southwest Tho day of com.
mercial supremacy for this city is
gradually coming Wholesale houses
Of all kinds win soon distribute mcr'
chandse from this point that win Go
to consumers both north ana south,
| east and west, ana for hundreds ~
| miles IN all directions But to pro-
pcrly assume control OF this territory
and 20 hold II, all Of The natural ud-
yantaFcs must be developed 10 thalr
utmost. The tin bucket brigade must
bo established. There must De cam
neries TO Use the surplus products
and the overflow from the garden
ana the orchard ana the field on'o
! that overflow is started. As yUt tho
/ larger cities Of the state absorb tho
greater part of these products. II
will not always be so-it viii not he
so within the space Of few year5
time, with the development that Is
now making such wonderful strides
in the rural communities thoro must
be factories 10 keep tho money Ot
home Nothing can be more profit
able in any community or 10 any
community. oklahoma, more than
any other state in the union, has tho
| opportunity to create the model
town and city. For nature is moro
kindly here than elsewhere. And
the tendency to upbuild the model
towns Is becoming widespread i'm this
section OF the country This is up-
parent on every side The buildings
are not as in the mining camps. Here
! the cement block house, the brick
structure or the substantial stone or
|
the prevailing ideas Of permanoncy
Clean and light factors, and. utter
| absence OF crowded and ill-smalllnB
ternements Is also helping 10 brlns
about the mentally clean and physi-
cally fit SO essential to any prosper
Gus community.
But the tendency in the towns s
no different than the >tondoncy on
the farms, yet the towns develop more
! quickly than did the agricultural Sec
tons. The people formerly all flock-
ed TO the cities, because there they
had companionshlp. and the fast
growing cities provided great
field for the amassing Of fortunes. In
the oil and gas belt the attention
was almost totally diverted TO tho
production of these minerals TO tho
exclusion of the farms, but the tide
is now settling in In favor of agrl-
culture. while at the same time the
work of city building and the level
opment of mineral wealth has not
slackend in the least, but mas steadily
pushed forward.
That the trade territory Of Tulsa
is to be materially extended Is to be
| found In the fact that the builder Of
new industry always bears In mind
the nearest centrally located point
where the cheapest fuel is obtainabo.
! No city is, more centrally located
and at the same time has such re,
markedly low priced fuel as is Tulsa.
OIL coal, gas and wood are all homo
products to be found right at tho
doors of the city and in quantities
almost inoXhaustible. Another fac
tor to be borne In mind are the rail-
way facilities which are now here
and those under contemplation. Tho
manufactures are bound to come.
There is nothing that can keep them
away, and in this respect II should
be noted that oklahoma is practical
ly free from labor troubles I'm the
operation Of her factories. That,
too, is helping maintain a widespread
peace and happiness throughout tho
entire state.
There Is no question that Tulsa oc-
cupies the strategical point to he-
come the city supreme in the matter
OF asserting her right to control tho
trade of country hundreds of miles
in all directions. She has more ad-
vantages than any other city in the
world, and has practically every ad-
vantage any other city has with The
exception of those which lie alons
the seas. She has every asset that il
worth having, and has none that are
not worth having. She Is gaining
I'm population Ike no other cities In
the world. She has an agricultural
community surrounding her that can
not be surpassed She has enough
| coal at her doors to run the world
for a thousand years and then have
plenty to spare, and at a price as
I low as tho lowest. She Is situated IN
the very heart Of the greatest oil ana
gas belt the world has ever known,
and her territory in respect to thesa
| two minerals has scarcely been
scratched. and newer and bigger
! fields are constantly being opened
up. Plenty of water and the cheap
est Of cheap fuel is here. The fac.
/ ,oriaa aro hound to come and TuIsa