Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

walks TO say nothing Hpout permit
! ting awnings to he suspended across
! Its business streets at night of IL
! feet 10 6 feet, making 1t necessary
| for passers-hy tu dodge each sue
cesslve one In order To keep his hat
| on his head II our city offends in
these minor respects let us see that
these difficulties are corrected.
| We should not allow ourselves to
! take an erroneous viewpoint OF mat
| tcrs--to mistake the troth for the
substance, or the cause for the ef-
| feet Just as n wife by her apparel
badVertlSes her husbands prosperity
| (but sometimes not truthtully). SO
| do skyscrapcrs advertise the pros
| perity OF city and community
| Skyscrapers do not however, add to
| the stability Of a city; they but
| house our business institutions;
| they are martS OF trade for our citi-
zens, but they do not create wealth.
An una ssuming factory, transform
Ing some OF our raw products into
articles OF commerce which com
mnnd m Increased price and Civ
ing employment to but limited
number, is worth more to the future
OF our city than is an imposing mod
orn office building,
The people OF nation or city
cannot become rich by swpping
! Jack knives. among Themselves. al
| though they may by that process
| transfer tangible wealth from one 10
another. But no matter how active
| the trading 5uaf h"c9;-" not dollar
OF real wealth is created. II there
is prevailing In our city an Ehnor-
nal activity in real estate trao;1g,
with consequent high prices, ] viii
leave with those Of you who have
been through similar conditions In
other cities to say whcher this Will
eventually prove detrimental or
beneficial to the stability OF Tulsa.
Our citizens. II | may he par
doned the use OF the well known
Ivory soap percentage, are 80 4i-l00
per cent patriotic toward our coun-
try and loyal to our city A recent
tar party rldded our community OF
portion Of the small fraction who
lacked IN patriotism. and which
event placed some mighty good ad-
vertisinr for Tulsa on the front
pages Of the metropolitan press OF
our country, Any puhlic-spiriied
movement or enterprise for the good
OF our city readily receives the most
active moral and financial support
know OF no other city which can
boast of such loyal and energetic
business organizations and civic
clubs. I wonder II the rank and
file Of our cltlzens fully realize the
splendid work which Is being done
by these organizations In behalf OF
Tulsa. Results of1the greatest mag
nltude would be accomplished for
our city II each OF our civic organiza,
tions would select and get behind
and push through one or more OF
the propositions herein suggested
1t Is hoped that action along this
line will be had at the next meet
ings.
Second only in importance to the
carrying on Of the war work, our
clubs and organizations and our
citizens should give freely and liber-
ally OF their time. thought and
money to anything which will add to
the stability OF our city and the well
fare OF Its people.
Let us mako Tulsa such good
place In which TO live that our peo-
pie will prefer II to any place short
of heaven. Tulsa has been extreme
ly good to many former citizens, by
generously adding to their wealth,
and II Is to be regretted that they
should show such a woeful lack OF
loyalty and appreciation as to take