Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-01
CITY MADE RAPID
STRIDES IN JULY
Every Effort of Increasing
Population Rewarded With
Complete Success.
TRIBUTE TO SPIRIT OF CITY
Millions Of Dollars, Valuable
Time and Labors All Go
Into Making Tulsa.

IA Tulsa. in tearing from the calendar
the page on which Is printed the
days Of July. 1917, begins ON a month
which may see wonderful things ac-
I complished. but in SO doing leaves
Z behind In the month just closed a
period Of 81 days during which some
OF the greatest accomplishments
which have ever been the boast Of
ann citY have been successfully car
rted\ out lby the public spirit. broad
minded. patriotic efforts Of her citi-
Gems.
No matter to what power and sta
ton Tulsa may rise, the people Of
this city, and there are 6S.091 Of
them now. according to the govern
ment's estimate. may look back upon
the month OF July as one Of the
greatest that has passed into the his
tory and the making of this city.
Other months. perhaps, have given
more in some single branch Of en-
deavor; perhaps some single item
stands out ahead of Its respective
work in the month just closed. but
on whole no month can lay claim
to those things which have been ac-
complished in the month Of July.
1917.
To say that any one thing which
has been successfully done during the
month just closed Is Of the greatest
importance to the city would be to
say that this city depended upon that
one thing for Its salvation. 1t Is the
pmbining Of all Of these successes
hich have crowned the month Of
~ which makes It the crowning
tod Of the year for Tulsa's spirit.
The Big Election.
fbt one Of the least things accom-
y tied during the month Of July was
x-se successful election for the Is
suance of municipal bonds in the
amount Of $l.042.50o. The people Of
Tulsa almost unanimously endorsed
this huge bond issue from the start,
and at the polls sanctioned the is
suance OF the bonds by a majority
come . great amount Of improve-
ment which Is indispensable to the
city. and which for its labor attrac-
ton alone must commend itself to
thousands Of skilled and unskilled
w0rkmen who will be attracted here
In the event this city is unable to sup
ply those needed for the work.
Earlier In the month. on July
Fourth. the municipal celebration OF
that day was placed in the hands OF
the park board and more than eight
the display of fireworks and the mu-
sical program. The "million dollar"
bond issue followed close on the heels
Of the municipal Fourth of July cele-
bration and, as stated, was one Of the
things which helped in the making of
July. 1917, one Of the greatest months
Of Tulsa's history.
At the same time the people of Tui-
"a voted on the bond issue, the matter
OF annexing Kendall was voted upon.
and even by greater majority 1t was
voted to share municipal honors with
the college town.
Only within the past week or ten
days the city commissioners have
awarded contracts for more than
@435.000 worth of pavement which is
to be placed Immediately, and only on
the last day Of the month contracts
were awarded for more than $4,000
worth of sanitary sewer work.
Tulsans as Hosts.
Perhaps no brighter day stands out
for Tulsans during the month Of July |
than the 21st. on which day the i'm |
perial Belgian mission visited this
city. Led by some OF that country's
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