Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-23
humhCr OF Commerce Director,
fah visit 10 New Industrial
section OF CitN.
REVELATIONS TO INSPECTOR
OF RECENT CONSTRUCTION
Only Beginning Of Great MnnufaC-
turing section to Re Enlarged
itapiuly IlcnccIorth.

Tint old bugbenr question. "What
VIII become uf Tulsa when its oil
plays OUT received mighty Jolt
yesterday IN the visit OF the diYcc.
tors Of the Chamber OF Commerce
70 the new enterprises that are going
W In the eastern part OF the city and
thdt are forming the nucleus of an
industrial Tflsa quite apart from the
OIL industry that In "a thuro and com
plcte answer to the question What
viii Tulsa do when It's oil plays out 2"
The visit was an astonishing and
gratifying eye opener to the business
men who took the trip. Four new
Industries were visited all II which
have been built within the past
twelve months, that represented an
annual business volume " close to
10000 ,00O9 and that also glN es
employment to nearly one thousand
persons, with q weekly payroll of
probably $4,000 or $50, 900.
This trip IL "a revelation" said
Banker Earl W. Sinclair when Il
was ever. The people ot TulSa don't
know whac Is going on here The
city Is building SO fast that wc bus
iness men who stay dQwn town an
the time do not rcalizG' how rapidly
Tulsa is growing industrlaliy | dare
NtN l1Ok nan "a h0GflA lNiFH III fHiH
crowd knew there was such an I'M
mense plant out here as this one,
referring to the big plant of tho OK
lahoma Iron works, from whicn the
party had Just emerged.
The visit began with a luncheon
10 the directors Of Iha Char'ber or
Commerce bv the MANAGEMENT of
the Tulsa Automobile corporation at
the lattcr's plant and II was 'sOmc'
luncheon. consisting ~ boiled ham,
hot from the kettle hot coffee,
pickles. and everything and topped
with mince and apple pies.
Wien Secretary & y Douglas,
also food administrator for Tulsa
county gBzed upon the spread he
Immediately declared MI food regu-
Htions suspended until tho luncheon
was over
Srccial help WAS engaged to serve
IL hu, some uf these failed 10 arrive
aud Thomas J Hartman, president
OF the Hutomohi'" company took
charge Of the coffee cooler" and
served his eues'n,
Twenty Cars Per Day.
Following the luncheon the sight
scoiur trip thru the plant was t1kcn.
where large force OF workmrH 6re
q .1ENkfU Nv lNNl I'llAi WV "Nl ' 80 'Fr'
of twenty hrand-new Tulsa FOurs"
dav Every detail of nnnrfocture
was Inspected bv tho guests md ok
n ained bv Ms' Tlgrtmnn and other
officers Of tho company Nessrs
mark carr. John. . Mitchell and
Graut e. Stchhlns
Tho visitors were tremendously
imprcssod with the growth NJ the
rufomonne factory and President
T. VI NcTarllr placed m order for a
"Tulaq -Four" roadster which VIII
be the FIRST delivered when the com
unnv begins turning ont roadetcrS
some time within the neNt sixty
days
Tho Tulgp Automobile corporation
has gradually increased ~ carnclv
uutl now u expects to build and sell
10 600 "Tulsn rours'' during the
nc~t twelve moniha
The newt Industry visited was the
new Qu8uly laundry Just east of the
automobile plant. nnd which Is
,,oimrd 'o hc 'hc very last word In
laundry equipment And 10 looked H.
The machinery is the most modern
made and sanitary and other fen
lures NJ ihis rHut were a revelation
10 the husucss men
Field to BE Extended
The QUALITY l1uudry gives employ
mcnt To fifB persons. most nt whom
are women ana girls but the force
win be increased with the ins'all1-
tlon of additional equipment where
Iwlth the laundry not only viii con
duct n complete laundry business,
but win otsn dp dry cleaning and
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