The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-30
1920 LOOMS BIG
IN CITY BUILDING
$30,000,000 Program of
Construction Work
Is Under Way.
DEV Ell OP INDUSTRIES
Waterworks. Railways, Pub
lie Buildings and Factories
Planned or Started.

with n program that represents
tho expenditure or approximately
$50 900 900. part Of which has al
ready been expended. Tulsa faces
the year 1920 in what In considered
by local business men TO be most
unusual situation.
probably no other city In Amer
lea can point to such undertakings
and such accomplishments this year"
declared Clarence B. Douglas man
aging director OF the chamber OF
commerce at the weekly luncheon
of directors at Hotel Tulsa yesterday
noon.
Among tho enterprises enum-
Grated are the following
a $1,000, 900 watcrworks plant
which will bring n mountain stream
from the foothills Of the Ozarks 10
Tulsa.
The construction ~ a $1,000, 900
livestock and industrial exposition.
the site OF which has already been
obtained
CONSTRUCTION OF an interurban
from Tulsa to Claremorc, bringing
an 5000 mile system OF railways
directly In touch with Tulsa at an
estimated cost Of $4,000, 900.
Construction OF "A belt line, link
ing up the various railroads OF the
city, 10 cost approximately 5000 900.
OrEa nization Of the Tulsa univer-
sity with n probable fund Of $4,000
900 with which 10 begin operations.
Construction Of n $500, 900 hos
pital, on an So acre tract.
evclopmcnt by 4 local company
Of more than 900 acres OF coal la nd
adjacent to the city A. cost OF APP
proXimatoly 100000.
Operation ~ s;eel plant the
first Of iis Kind in the southwest,
whtsh VIII cos. approximately 400
900
Enlargement of the Tulsa Auto
mobile manufacturing plant. now
making 10 cars a day to cost not
less han 100000.
Completion Of $1,000 900 cleo
trio plant, huilt 10 serve city OF
ESQ 600 population.
Construction OF a cement plant to
cost $3.50 900.
Industrial plant OF Chestnut &
Smith, for oil field equipment 10
cost AT least 5000 900
Paving and Internal improvements
in the city to cost more than
S2.OOO. 600
4 $4,000 900 road building pro,
gram now well under way,
An individual building progra m
representing $4,000. 900 since Janu-
airy / and which may run 81 900 900
a month for the balance Of this year.
a $1,000 600 plant FOR the manu-
facturc of automobile tires and
punCture proof tubes.
II was pointed out that the ram!
fcntion Of those various lines OF en-
dcayor and industry touched the life
and business Of practically all classes
Of persons and contemplated
through thd Industrial exposition TO
| improve live stock and agricultural
| interests.
Through the belt line and the in
| terurbHn, tho question OF transporta
| tion. through the university, higher
| education, through tho hospital. re-
| lief for the afflicted. through tho
| Masonic temple greatly needed fra
| tornal facilities, through coal de-
| vclopment Increased fuel and pow
| er, through the automobile and rub
| hcr plant the autumotive industry
| through the cement plant, tank cat
| plant and power plant. increased in
dustry; through highway construc-
| ton, convenience for the farmer and
| the tourist through street paving
| and the local building progra m.
| practically every individual who
| lives in Tulsa, through the water.
works. the health and future deyel-
| opmcut of Tulsa industrially. eco
uomically and along lines ~ santa
tion and better health.