The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-01
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST
Mr.. CheuvrOnt Writes From
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Where He
Is Located.
To the Editor of The Republican.

other country | thought a little de-
readers.
1t will be impossible for me to de-
scribe this country so that one can ap-
! preciate it in its full sense.
The country consists of great wide
level praries and gently rolling hills,
diversified with rivers and smaller
streams. There is little timber in any
section except along the streams. One
of the principal trees being the Pecan,
which bears the pecan nuts that are
sold in the markets. There is a fine
crop of pecans this year.
Cattle and hogs are raised in this sec
ton but not in as large numbers as
thought. Cotton, corn, caffir corn and
wheat are grown in many places, but
were almost failure this year on &C
count of the dry season and early frosts.
There was big white frost here the
day | landed, Oct. %, and it has been
cold enough for an overcoat ever since
until today, which is a very beautiful
warm day. The air is dry and clear,
there beng no wind, which is not usual.
The cities and towns of this country
are the great surprise to me. Some
that l have visited are Okmulgee, about
$4,000 population, $50 miles south of
the Kansas line; Sapulpa. about Is, 900
population, 125 miles south of the
Kansas line; Tulsa, about 10000 popu-
lation, 100 miles south of the Kansas
line. | also visited number of towns
in Southern Kansas, the largest being
Wichita, with population of about
%, 900, and ElDorado with population
of about 10000 people. This is the
town where they are getting the fiji
teen thousand to TWENTY-FIVE thousand
barrel wells that has set all the middle
west crazy over the oil business. |
will write you full description of this
field in my next letter.
l was speaking of the population of
these various towns that you may bet
ter appreciate the fast development of
this country.
Tulsals the leading town in Oklahoma.
Many of the business buildings are
from 10 to u stories high, several sky
scrapers now building. The building
permits amount to one million dollars
per month. The streets are all cement
and asphalt top, which makes one of
the very best highways.
Tulsa has two street car systems.
Neither are up to the towns needs.
The school system is claimed to he as
good as the best. They no longer build
three or four story buildings for schools
I but one story with basement. A chain
of these buildings are built around the
entire square. The inside is left for
play ground where there is no danger
from vehicles. The one story buildings
make fire less dangerous, and let's in
sun light on the play ground. While
they in measure shut off the wind.
The banks are full Of money, one
bank having eighteen million on de-
post. The daily clearance of the banks
is more than one million.
Tulsa has $500 men whose income is
more than $4,000 per year and many
men whose income is more than 500, 600
per year. 1t has the distinction of be-
ing the richest city in the world.
The people who are largely made up
of fasteners, are sociable for rich
folks and are all boosters for the West,
and especially for Tulsa. If you don t
start boosting when you land here you
had better start home.
The money all came easy in the oil
! gamble and the people will gamble on
anything that happens along. You
would hardly believe one could gamble
on L. S. bonds. They are doing it
here, selling them by the thousands in
the hotels and on the street and most
all in a gamble. The bonds sold are
from 5000 to $1,000. To illustrate: A
fifty dollar bond is up; so paddles are
! sold with numbers from one to fifty,
there is from l to 50 on the dial or ring
around the revolving pointer or hand.
Wherever the hand stops the party
holding that number get the bond by
paying 81 to 50 extra. Do they sell
them? | should say they do. | saw
some fellows making a sale every three
minutes. Two of the 100000 bonds
sold here IN the hotel last night in that
way were Immediately transferred by
the winner to the Red Cross, so you see
they are not gambling for money. They
| do not need 1t but are gambling for
amusement.
! When | write next week | will tell
| you about the great oil field of Ell Dor
ado, hotel life in Oklahoma and the ad-
vantages offered by this country.
Money is very plentiful here and the
opportunities are open to any and all
who care to come into the game.
Yours very truly.
J. B. CHEUvRoNT.
Tulsa, Okla, Oct. 81. 1917.
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