Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28
Earl w. Sinclair Director
of Tulsa-Santa Fe Railway
Highest Officer Of System in
City; One of Highest
in the State.
BIG TERMINAL NOW BUILDING
Two Million Dollars VIII Be
Spent in Making the
improvements.

Earl W. Sinclair, one OF Tulsa
leading bankers. has been elected a
director In the Santa I'e railroad
tho biggest honor from a financial
standpoint, that has ever come TO a
.citlzen of-fhc city.
While this does not mean that he
has become director OF the ocntire
system, n does mean that Mr. Sin
clair has been admitted into the
inner sanctuary of the Santa l'c
~ stem and no doubt. in the fulness
of time his business genius viii be
recognized with n scat ON the dI-
rcctorate Of the entire system
Mr. Sinclair bias been made n di-
rector Of the Tulsa Santa l'e Rail-
way company and as such becomes
the highest official OF the Santa Fe
In this city and one OF the highest In
the state of oklahoma
J. r. Cottingham. general counsel
OF the Santa Fe. who Is president Of
the Tulsa Santa Fe railway. was In
the city Yesterday looking after
matters connected with the scheme
OF vost improvement the santa re
is starting In Tulsa 1'
Oklnhoma's Finest Depot. %
Not only has the Santa i'o done a
hC Lusumc thing by rrlsa lcoting
o1e OF its citizens TO its q tOratc
but Mr.. Fottingham stated that In
rctognittrn Of the friendly patience
the citizdns OF Tulsa have shown IN
awaiting the new depot and other
improvements 90 be built here. the
Santa Fe intends to give Tulsa the
very finest depot It has built In
Oklahoma
The expenditures OF the company
70 be made In this c.tv this year.
MIR. CottinRham stated will ap-
proNimate $4,000. 900 This includes
new passenger station, new
freight house and terminals The
Santa l'e has purchased blocks -
and SS-at Second and Elgin, which
VIII he the site Of the new station.
Work has ALREADY begun and the
laying Of steel to this site will begin
this week
Heads States Greatest hank.
Earl W. Sinclair, who has Just
been honorod with an election TO
the santa Fe directorate. does not
need Introduction To the people OF
Oklahoma. lie came to Tulsa five
or six years ago from n small city
III NdilNdh 10 hfAuuif IifhlufUl Ot NHf
Exchange National bank At that
time 1t lacked q good deal being the
leading bank OF the city. Under his
mastorful financial leadership the
Exchange National has grown to he
the greatest bank IN oklahoma and
It's last report to the government
showed total resources OF nearly
100000
In this time Mr.. Sinclair has come
to be recognized as one OF the ablest
bankers in the entire country and
the leading banker Of this state lie
Is one OF the best informed men In
financial affairs IN the southwest. "A
man OF remarkable vision, a pc
culiarly clear brain, keen thinker
with unerring judgment. and n man
or resource and tremendous ex-
ecutiyc powers IIc Is a. years old
but looks as tho he were just he
ginning no, y clean-cut. square
standing, forward looking man
II fs refreshing. In writing OF him
to say that he wears success berom-
lngly II has not spoiled" him. lie
Is as open and frank and democratic
as a schoolboy always accessible
TO anyone who wishes to see him.
Endowed with pleasing personality
he draws men TO him In friendship
and nobody Tulsa ever spoke any
thing about him except words Of
praise
His popularity Is attestcd by the
fact that some uf his strongest
friends arc among his competitors
There Is no envy among Tulsa
bankers Of Earl sinClalr's brilliant
rise In the financial world. Every
banker In Tulsa liz his personal
friend and with every business man
who knows him. admires him for
his sterling worth as man and as
a banker OF great ability. He * es-
sentially "a Tulsa product lie came
here and grew up" with the city
and the entire city will be proud OF
the signal honor the Santa Fe has
bestowed upon him