Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-11
FATE OF TULSA IS
WITH THE VOTERS
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must work to see that the bonds car
Tyr. NJ. McFarlin.
"I have long realized the impor.
tance Of the improvements which will
he made possible by the voting of thi,
bond issue. Tulsa's future, to a larg,
extent, depends on the manner II
which its people assume the respon-
sibility of planning for that future
f. r. Greer.
mo one will deny that the improve
ments to be made by the cXpenditur.
OF this bond money are necessary. The
only way to make them Is by a bond
issue. 1t can not be done by direct
taxation or thru a subscription paper
1t must be done with voted bonds.'-
p. NJ. galloway.
THE voting of the bonds for mu-
nicipal improvement Is just another
opportunity for the Tulsa voters to
tell people of the country that Tulsa
Is to continue in It's growth and pros
perity. I am for the bond issue to the
limit. Mark e. Carr.
THE improvements Of the water
works system and the sanitary ar
rangement is enough to bring home to
the voters the need OF this bond issue.
Tulsa and Tulsans are the losers II
the bond election Is not in favor Of
these improvements being made."-
w. A. Vandever.
mo one with the interest of Tulsa
Mt heart will make opposition to the
bond election and the improvements
which will be made necessary by the
bonds. We as city need everything
included, and especially the items
which will mako possible the annexa-
ton Of Kendall with its great amount
of Improvements. Clarence 3. Doug
las
"Of course the bonds should be
voted. II local business men can spend
millions of dollars for improvements
Of their individual properties, the en-
tire citizenship of Tulsa can spend a
million for improvements on which
they will have to pay but small
share."-N. r. Graham.
II am not the only ono ready to
erect business and residential houses
In West Tulsa, providing the bond is
sue which will give that city water and
sewer facilities carries We are not
willing and will not build these
houses unless we can secure these IA
cllitios. What is true of West Tulsa
is true of other parts of the city,
A. l., Farmer.
West Tulsa, without the improve
ments of water and sewer connec-
tions. VIII continue to be one or the
most unhealthful spots in Tulsa coun-
ty. We have no idea OF the amount
of disease which has occurred in that
section. FOR 1t has only been during
the past few months that these cases
were reportable to us. West Tulsa
needs every improvement that cGn be
mnde."-Dr. s. DeZell Hawlcy.
Everyone in Tulsa should be
vitality interested | nthe improvements
contemplated In this bond isue. The
city officials have declared that no
new additions would be permitted to
join with Tulsa until they could be
supplied with water and sewer mains.
This means strangulation Of Tulsa
until we can give this service
Roscoe Adams.
Tulsa may suffer the fate Of At
lanta. without proper wnter supply,
and a small fire department. lacking
equipment. this city would prove ready
fuel to flames. Atlanta lost more than
eighteen hundred houses. business and
residential. thru It's last fire. What
would be left Of Tulsa after disaster
Of this size7 The bonds may save