Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-19
FIFTY men Volunteer
PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN WILL
DENOTE THEIR TIME TO
THE ENTERPRISE.
ISA GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING
Means Big Permanent Exposition Ev-
cry Ycar-Will Buy Grounds
and Buildings.

This morning at 3 o'clock fifty men
will meet in the offices of the Tulsa
Commercial club.
They will be divided into commit
tees of five. They will spend the en-
tire day in canvassing the business
district of Tulsa. No business man
will be intentionally overlooked.
The days work will be completed
at o'clock this afternoon. BY that
hour it is expected that $4,000 will
have been raised for definite pur-
pose.
That purpose is the establishment
in Tulsa of the Southwestern Soil
Products Exposition.
There will be stock company for
med. Stock to the amount of 500
600 will be raised. at par. one nun
dred and twenty acres adjoining the
city and on street car and steam rail-
road lines viii be bought at once
Permanent buildings with more than
100. 600 feet of floor space Will De
erected for exposition purposes
All of these things are necessary
in Manning for the international Dry
Farming congress which is to be held
in Tulsa in October. But this years
great show is to be but the beginning.
Other expositions are to follow.
The CITY of Dallas started small
fair some years ago. 1t grew with the
seasons. Last year there were 'oO'-
600 paid admissions. one hundred
and forty thousand people visited the
fair grounds in a single day ana lell
millions of dollars in trade with the
local merchants
Colonel Henry Exall of Texas who
was here last Thursday night, told
. the people of Tulsa that what Dal-
las has done Tulsa can do. TuIsa
has decided she will.
AT the. meeting of the Commercial
club yesterday the plans for the per
manent exposition were explained toi
ithe first time by roastmaster cyrus
Avery. Mr. Avery pointed out tlaL
I'm addition to the buildings Whlch
Tulsa must erect for the accommoda-
tion of the International Soil Pro-
ducts Exposition this year, the fed
eral government, the state OF okla-
homa, and possibly, the canadian
Government. will erect special exhibit
buildines. 1t is proposed that the
newly formed company shall buy the
buildings instead of permitting them
to be scrapped at the close OF the oc,
tober congress and exposition ana
they shall be added to the permanent
buildings which will be available FOR
the use of the annual Southwestern
Products show.
Mr. Avery called for volunteers TO
fne-comb the city today. Forty men
were on their feet in an instant with
pledges to give their entire time 10
the work. A dozen more who were
unable To he at the luncheon offered
their services later.
The $4,000 to be reased today VIII
he subscribed for stock in the Expo
sition company. which VIII own the
proposed buildings and grounds IL
Is believed that the gate receipts from
this wears international Exposil on
alone VIII luIHlSll
repay every man the total amount OF
his subscription and that the build
ings and grounds viii remain as a
permanent monument to Tuisa
progressiveness in securing the Inter-
national Dry Farming congress and a
permanent factor in the development
and prosperity of this city ana the
= country surrounding 1t.
Here are the men who VIII meet
President Leonard and secretary
Sanderson of the Commercial club
this morning and who may call upon
YOU today. Every earnest business
man who wants his city to grow Is
reouested by Secretary Sanderson to
also meet with the committee. wheth-
er his name is on the following list
or not:
Abbott Chas. T. Leonard, o. II.
Antle, 4. +. LILY, f. "A.
Alien walter Mcclure, II. ..
Ault. A. +. Malloy. Pat
Alder. A. c. Madansky. Max
Averv G.. Moore, w. i.
a.