Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-02
Chamber of Commerce
Holds Mass Meeting
Wednesday Night.
MAY ACCEPT OFFER
Columbus to Tulsa Line Is
Now Likely to Become
a Reality.

Tulsa Is destined to take her place
alongside the interurban centers Of
the country. standing shoulder to
shoulder as a hub of many radiating
traction lines with Los Angeles of the
Pacific coast or Indianapolis of the
north central states.
This is the prophecy of j. Il. Rose,
president Of the oklahoma a. Inter-
state railroad who. Friday evening.
presented to special committee OF
the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce a
proposition whereby this city will be-
come the southern terminal of line,
extending to the north Ind east
through Oklahoma and into Colum-
bus and Joplin. Mo.
Following the presentation of the
proposition by Mr.. Rose, the commit
tee went into an executive session
and after a lengthy discussion ten
tatively accepted the plan as present.
ed by the railroad president. subject
to a ratification of the project at "a
mass meeting to be held in the Cham
Der of Commerce assembly hall on
the night Of May 3.
Goes to Miami.
Ae presented by Mr. Rose the pro-
jected line will pass northward from
this city for fifty miles, to Bartles-
vile and then eastward for dis
tance Of ~ miles to Miami. opening
up those rich trade territories to the
Tulsa merchant and business man.
The proposed line will then pass
northward from Miami into Kansas
on a line between Miami and Column
bus, making the latter city the north
ern terminal of the new line.
Mr.. Roses proposition as tentative
ly accepted by the committee calls for
the erection within the fire limits of
this city an elaborate and extensive
terminal building. built along the
most modern terminal plans. The
plans also call for the erection of up
to-date. car barns and shops within,
or adjacent, to the city limits, with
facilities for building and repairing a
large number of cars.
1t was also agreed by the commit
tee and Mr. Rose that the deed to the
property secured for the new line and
its terminal and shops should be
placed in escrow, to be turned over
to the owners of the line only when
the first regular service had been es-
tablished. and cars from this city to
Nowata, u distance of sc miles to the
now projected.
Right-Of-Way.
The right -or-way for the line is to
be secured through the efforts of the
citizens of Tulsa from this city to
Collinsville, the builders of the line
binding themselves to procure the
property needed for this purpose
from Collinsville to Columbus.
a hnt
the line shall be used as a means of
transporting mail, express. baggage
and passengers from Columbus to
Tulsa and all intermediate points.
II also is possible that the general
offices of the company will he in Tul-
sa, probably in the terminal build
ing which will be built to harmonize
with the most modern of Tulsa's of.
flee buildings.
The committee. in drafting the ten
tatiNe agreement. also provided that
all monies procured for the construc-
ton of the line or its properties were
to be neld by the Tulsa interests un-
til actual work had been started on
the line and the terminal, before be-
ing turned over to the parties actually
building the line.
In discussing the projected line,
Secretary Tilburne of the Chamber or
Commerce stated yesterday that this
was one of the greatest propositions
now confronting Tulsa.
Will BE u Hub.
1T is but the first of series of in
terurban lines which will be secured
for Tulsa, making Tulsa the hub of
the series. The proposed line will
open up one of the greatest trade ter
ritories in this section of the United
States and Will penetrate the richest
milling and farming section
of the middle west, giving this city
greatly increased trade territory,
served by "A fast means of transporta-
tion for freight, mall baggage and
passengers" he said
After we have completed the ar
rangements for the building of this
line we are going to secure others to
the west, the south, the east and
branches which will give Tulsa the
heart of the network of these lines
which will make it a great interurban
center"