Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-03
>4ary Douglas Submits
Report of Years EndeavOr

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ber of Commerce. giving the arguriza-
ton The entire fourth floor Of the rev
mlaIcipel building.
Cooperation With Rlilro1d-.
We have had q close working agrcc-
meut with an the railroads cnterinr
th.s city and have assisted the Frisco
iU plans fpr the expenditure OF 81 ,g00.-
( 900 IN T4lsl. ussIs the Katy iu seed
{ 600 In Tulsa. assisted the Kfty 10 Sc
curing their new industrial section.
assisted the Midland valley ia linz
pOraut moffcrf 30 securing their new
station and have been called into con
ndertial relauous with tho santa Fe
reiatse 10 very important imprO e.
meHts 70 bc Aade ~ the near future
TIE secretary is now referee f0r 1u
four Of tho raIlroas entering This city
Bn1 under AN embargo placed by each
- them pCrmi, from ms office j.
necessary before hlu%e hold goods can
be removed % Tulsa
Acting with the committee from the
city hall We have had up the .mpr0fe-
mcut Cf the local street car service
and o. date have secured pledge Of
200 100 tl ie expended .l improve
cuts immediately
Ne have -clse.y participated lu al
of 'hs various campaigns f0T The hls-
pitll. the !. vs.. o.. A., the kendall en-
dowment, tho armory fund. the army
and navy funds the Red Cross. the
empty stocking fund and funds FOR
the soldiers and have been 900 close
working agreement with the other
civic societies OF Tuisa 10 alI matters
tending 10 improve conditions lu this
city.
IN" executive officers Of tho Chr m
her OF Commerce are responsible for
the organization of each Of the three
military units now iu the service. the
first meetings OF which were called
from their offices and the meetings
held IN The Chamber Of Commerce
rooms
We have taken an active Interest In
the organization n the Home guards
and IN the work Of the county council
of defense and such other War WORK
as has been presented.
We have organized the Tulsa Auto
uHbllc Dealers association and assist
ed IN the organization OF the Tulsa Ad
club and tho Tulsa City club.
We co-operated fully vim the Free
County Fair association and have paid
q portion ~ the salary Of the county
farm demonsirator and Of the family
couscrylton work in this city
We organized and maintained a
NJ n way department for the past year
and half ct an expense Of over
5 1000, equipped this department with
a seven passenger car and highway
commissioner. and have given Tulsa
splcndi-- publicity as the most active
road building city In the stale.
We have organized the Albert PIKE
Highway asso citation and played an
important part in the organi7ation Of
hfF ffassf fHvrI1 10
Springs association.
Entertain Many Conventions.
We have secured and entertained
many conventions and through our ef-
forts had many diEt uguishcd guests
visit Tulst during the past. year, fn-
Guiding the Belginn commission. Sir
fTcdrick Black, the secretary of the
interior and other distinguished citi-
zens OF International character.
We have made fratcrnal trips to
MuskocCe and MR nj as an organi2a-
ton, and actively participated in fif-
teen trade trips in Tulsts trade terri
tory. covering more than one hun
dred towns, building up sentiment
for this city at every stop.
Tho Chamber Of Commerce has Sc
cured Publicity which at space rates
could not have been purchased for
5 10000 during the past year, includ-
ing sunday feature stories through the
Frank Carpenter syndicate, In metro
politan papers from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific and from Canada 10 the
gulf. and has featured Tulsa In illus
trated wrlte-ups In financial. CONNER
cial. fraternal, religious. Industrial,
railroad and military magazines with
n circulation which covers the United
States like n blanket
We have been very active in killing
off fake advertising schemes and stop !
png questionable subscription papers
and II is not too.much 10 say that We