Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-26
Otherwise City Will Be
Cheated Out Of Several
Thousands.
FACTS ABOUT COST


The Indifference Of treasury de
pm1mcnl officials to the needs Of
Tulsa may cheat this city out Of.
about $4,000 that is justly hers, bur
not until the powers at Washington
are fully acquainted with the state
of mind of the pcop'e of the
community
Citizens here are indignant over the
action Of the treasury department i'm
specifying limestone for the exterior
finishing Of the proposed new federal
building, when marble could have
been specified and the contract price
stll have remained within the ap-
propriation.
Comparative Proof
II the structure is built according
10 the contract awarded NJ. Neager q
son of Danvllle IN, it win be q posi-
tive disgrace to the citizenship of q
progressive community The total
appropriation made by congress is
really inadequate. when compared
VITA the money spent ON federal
buildings i'm other cities In Musko-
gee. where the posta, receipts are less
than al Tulsa the federal building
cost 100000. But because a United
'.',''' 7'H"''I u"t9 H'' HN' III ul9l
ii begins to look like this city would
be cheated out Of part of "A mcasley
S2H0,0O0 appropriation.
Congressman Davenport says there
Is no hope. But Senator Gore. while
admitting that the outlook is not OPP
tmisIc has signifled his intention Of
Saving with the boat until it sinks
As indicated by the following message
received Yesterday by the Chamber Of
(DIDIUtrra.
Cores Letter
"S.,rrtary McAdoo and Assistant
Secretary Newton are on the Pacific
coast Haye found it impossible to
do auv,hlng for the Tulsa building i'm
thci absence, but will confer with
them upon their return. They have
decided to finish al buildings i'm
limestone in cities under thirty
thousand. VIII do my best to re-
verse this decision, but the outlook
is not promising
Secretary Tflburne Of the Chamber
of Commerce pointed out yesterday
that Tulsa's population is above thirty
thousand, although the recent fed
craI census gives it but slightly over
$4,000. I'm this census, however. it
is shown that enough people reside
ON Indian lands within the city to
bring the total figure to more than
thirty thousand. Therefore 1t can
be seen that Conceding the justice
Of the departments ruling about
limestone in cities Of less than thirty
thousand population, Tulsa would be
justly entitled to marble.
Eugene LOrton, editor OF the
World, wrote to the contractors at
Dmyille, ILL.,. for information con-
cerning the difference in cost be
tween limestone and marble Nester-
~ foil inc int tT
Csting reply:
Letter from Contractor
"ruoore T,orton Tulsa Okla Dear
,i.. ,Thn cantrart For tbe federal
bri.ding of TIIea has hoon awarded to
Wu' ,,''is ,,''' ~ s18I G5f Ge Nero
~, ' ~ =" ,itlrnoti,.o F,r nc u,o aro n,aIs-
inc irn,ncdiate nranarations to nr0se-
r,f. this Uo,,Is uitb ali nossibIo snned
ond nnioss Won aro ahIn to hring
about chance Tho buiIdinr viii be
f,cnd vim Indiana limestone
tboro 10 1nnrovimateIv ninety
r,n,,gand dollars If tho appripriation
,.ot ovoiI,bIe and tbo neonIo OF Tulsa
Iosiro a marble faced bui,ding I'm
,,aitirc tho ranuost on SECRETARY Nc
tdnn iet mo suggest that a mink Ten
rosgoc marble With q bOned or sand
rubhod finish. makes as beautiful an
,t.rjn,. nc n is nossibIe TO obtain
tH IS
,.Tnoardinq mini, Tennessee marble.
In ali nur svprriencc with govern
n,ort vor, we only know of one
hmiIiirg buiIt of mink Tennessee
n,"rLro and tbat is the one at New
Ij'lcn conn for which the govern
mcnt noid almost S135.OOO more for
,i,I. ,rnnnogsna roarbIe than what
thn,. r,uId have purchased either
Gnn,.,i. or Vermont marble for / p
SI,rgat,,g Iihror, i'm Now York. ms wen
~ 40 Irnrggn hank building is
Ci,i,hcd in mini, Tennessee n is
rit iil,D ubitr marble i'm mat II does
no, Lncono dingv but retains its
nn,,tv with acc
,nirl. Tanncssce is tbe hest Of
,.,.,rti,s mai rouId he used However.
p,tLaI vhito pranite wouId make a
most dogirahIa finish and can bc Sc
n,,rad fnr nractiralIv the same
o,n,,,t of rrnney II the efforts of
tbr noorIe of Tulsa can secure either
,iarlLo mr. Granite faced buiIding
aitI.nr ono nf these two stones would
ptyn ylu "a building that would always
So source nf nridc
.Du, nrfginai nronosgIs con,em-
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