Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-23
TULSA men CONTROL
ARKANSAS LANDS
Thousands of Acres of Min
cral Lands Owned
BY TuIsahs,

Graham Burnham, formerly OF
Tulsa but for the past four years en-
gagged in land and railroad. develop
ment work in Arkansas with head
quarters at Hot Springs has been in
Tulsa the past week closing up deals
that practically mean in the outcome
control by Tulsa. Oklahoma, and other
Oklahoma interests of upwards of fifty
thousand acres of lands In the NaZarn
and Caddo valleys and other interests
Besides the lands are embraced val
liable lead properties and what are
pronounced TO be most extensive and
high grade fullers earth deposits in
the United States.
-Four years ago, Burnham, while on
trip to Arkansas became acquainted
with railroad prospects and various
mineral deposits there and moved to
that country, then without a railroad
nearer than twenty-five miles
For two years h eoaeptre
For two years he operated his en-
gineering business there in cnarting
lumber company lands and orchard
and vineyard development with an eye
to later interesting capital in what
seemed to be a remarkable field of
ham closed signed contracts delivering
10000 acres Of lands to Chicago col
oniZation interests, which are indi-
rectly known to be associated with the
Cyrus Mccormick and Armour inter-
ests. On these lands it is planned to
begin high class development on the
California settlement plan. Immedi-
ately closing the Chicago contract, Mr..
Burnham returned to his first love,
Tulsa, with the idea of delivering
ahead Of Chicago operations, 1900
acres in the heart of the best lands,
and in the conference all this week
at Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Musko-
gee capitalists and development inter-
ests yesterday closed tentative con-
tracts for the delivery and control to
Tulsa parties Of lands and other in
terests as above enumerated.
Arkansas is on the uplift and COM
ing" declared Mr.. Burnham, "and its
garden spot is just being disclosed to
view and activities by the two rail-
roads completing through the Mazarn
and Caddo valley country where towns
are springing up and every kind of
modern development are changing the
very nature of the country. Already
the new field of operations is unfold
ing to the minds and eyes of Tulsa
interests who see there the possibil-
tiles of new fields of operations to add
to the raw material and commercial
resources of Tulsa.
Not least important of all matters
is the already discussed projection of
the Midland Valley railroad from
Panama to Glenwood and Hot Springs
which will reduce time from is hours
to six hours and freight rates on lum-
ber over twenty-one dollars per car in
10 c
per thousand on lumber and mill run
building material.
This item of lumber alone, consider
the enormous amount of lumber used
in the oil fields, will aggregate in five
years almost the cost of extension of
the line.
Tulsa is the livest city in the United
States" declared Mr. Burnham, "and
will make a city Of 100000 within the
next twenty or possibly fifteen years.
It's area Of influence is widening and
the invasion of Arkansas by Tulsa
capital In the development Of Arkan-
sas asphalt mines, fullers earth de-
posits, Clays, manganese iron and lead
and orchard and other lands will add
to its sphere of influence and to the
deposits of its big banking interests" Il"
incidentally Mr.. Burnham was en-
thusiastic over the plans for opening
highway from Tulsa to Hot Springs
via Glenwood and predicts that by
another year the Arkansas Ozarks of
the Caddo and Mazarn rivers with
their beautiful scenery, fine fishing
and other recreative attractions will
be mecca for Oklahomans greater
than Colorado-and while this is go
ing on there Is going to be some as
tonishing oil and other revelations
there and big money made quickly.
Graham is Just building a home on
the Caddo, where he says he Is IS
going to keep open house for Okla
homans for old acquaintance sake,