Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-23
A STATEMENT
FROM THE
Tulsa Street Railway
TO THE PUBLIC

proceedings of meeting between com
and representatives, OF tn %
Street Railway held at the Chamber OF commerce " ~
4th OF this month.
Chairman as preliminary 10 Nir.
Mve reference 70 having sent for Dayton to
would like put myself on record III % ' re-
spect While it is that my family home is IN DAYTON t
probably am an older this room possibly
excepting in July when Iusa was
probably people was on uiP o my
health at the time having connection as paeens
lawyer health trip with prospecting ",p "
business with whch hau CON-
experience the electric traction uS
ness travelled opte extensively over the of all
acquainted with Tulsa impressed
opportunity for growth In TINS ehn
of the country granted franchise
construction Of street railway heso
transfer Of that franchise le CITY was
line built for the purpose OF
metropolitan appearance ana ior
The franchise was owned by
the leading citizens of Tulsa at that time purchau m
$1,000 not the city put 10
owned the franchise And agreed TO put "
certain mileage to be constructed on certain streets W & az
that time railway a six thousand did not give
much prospect of paying upon the investment %
faith in the future of Tulsa and on that faith myself ana %
Of mine from PayO ton ohS @ iny @ @ % % m T e nG the
@ r % Sn SS% cash Our Up p"S until th early
part Kindred ~ Th.Ssna s,sH
making deemed beneficial to our own
in approximately Hundred Thousand and
Years Of
original investment.
April of ls7 E at which a tine lin & the e1be Of %
S s6s SqG tne
sSem sSs' Sers ~hie
0S % m4sA the ne the @ @ r an
%s ali an vG the @@sTs @ Of h R 9
plated Pooesdd the
day April when build
% the fact ha @ an SGw res s' E no only d
ei naneiP nn % bnt that t' the obgaon also rests take
taken Of consenty
Streets and Alleys Hey Snd coons % Dnga N Tn %
showing the lines that are now M in oPer1o in the & city and the
% spr fanfhsS o a rights n nse @ h ma % % % double % ] to @
the % has done in the last d whS S double 3 aSEs was
to purchase in order to take care Of this miSse %
street line rom the Corner Of Main and Ta to yorktown That
double tracking not quite ompesa % yet owing TO the failure our
that double tracking will all be completed entire from the OF
We also included in that double tracking will do.
track off Quincy That Is
win double those
which
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conempatsd n w p u Gr wee also in intend % onS %
:s the Ma% % nd css @ f d S to % "S sSa m su tSs %n M
S saS the eS a at %s % @ for S go a up and
as will all s S %'TS sc feet of single track
Of the Ansrissn cars Of
May With %@a % SG caT E' o%on S"a IN an SSS9n oIss
sut The ana % fUSTS nqs
cars on order with american Car
Webster These
along the latest line
rolling
make rolling stock "''
the meeting held Of
this month the following letter
Co. and filed with the City Wv ''N"" Var
..ru,sa Stree, Railway ca st Louis Sept 7th, 1917.
Tulsa Okla
Gentlemen; Referring
ssd 1911 beg TO that tho
has been impossible 70 the
OF your enable make
tract furthermQre labor
mens Of the United States so aenS M
been unable TO
comply with our deliveries We have
and from present indications week
about October Wv "'o 10 make ship
Referring May FOR .,x ,.u
delivery carefully
md 'front.'
Wv" wv madc January
are sorry conditions such tina, mako ,,., ,,
oates as thcac SNIP
are aonE everything within oncs YOU we
menu Is necessary for of cu,m. snip-
pafience And 10 have
against 3s neS are not local. but are up
truly, AMup,cAu ,..