The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18


section of the great state of Oklahoma.
Jennings proper has many beautiful homes,
and is building many more this coming summer
The rat "a a-at-tat of the carpenter s hammer, the
scraping of the mason's trowel and the chug-
chug of the engine on the cement mixers IS
heard in all parts of the city, working on the
many new houses now going up Tor residentlai
purposes The greater portion of these houses
are being built by people who have come to TINS
city to make it their home, have purchased lots
and are now erecting themselves homes Many
rental properties are also being built, ana,
unlike so many of the oil field towns, jennings
is not building little two-room shacks for her oil
workers but is putting up houses that any one
would be proud to call home.
The business section of the town is also grow
ing apace with the residential portion of the
city and several large brick structures are under
construction and several more contracted for
and many more the plans are-beng drawn up
and estimates made on them, and, taking it all
in all, Jennings will grow more this coming
summer than it has ever done in all its past
history. The business men are alive to the i'm
portance of a substantial and lasting character,
hence the new buildings that are going up will
be built along fireproof lines and Will be
credit to the city for many years to come.
Jennings has just recently commenced the
erection of fine high school building, which,
when completed, will be lasting ornament to
the city and will be as complete building as
any in the state, and will be the means of plac-
ing the schools of the city on the accredited list.
The Methodist people have the only church
in the city at present, but the Christian, Baptist
and Presbyterian churches are figuring on build
ing them homes within the coming summer, the
Christian church people already having secured
lot for that purpose and, taking 1t as whole,
church development will grow more during the
coming summer months than ever before in
Jennings.
There are three big refineries, flour mill
and elevator, a cotton gn ice plant (to be
erected soon) and many other industries that
have been here for some time and others to
rubt hot will ma ako opfJ
of the principal cities in this section of the
state The city has its own light plant and water
plant and has just recently voted bond issue
of $4,000 for water extension and complete
sewerage system, 5000 for the former and
$65, 900 for the latter. The work of construc-
ton on these municipal improvements will begin
Just as soon as the money is available and it is
the intention of the city administration to have
them completed before the summer is over.
Jennings has three railroads entering the city
limits and it is therefore easy of access to all
the principal cities of The state and also tothe
markets of the east. The NJ. X. G. T., Frisco
and Santa Fe combine to give incoming and
outgoing people the best of service 1t is an
easy matter to get to Oklahoma City or Tulsa
both by six passenger trains daily and each of
these outgoing trains connect with passenger
trains that will take one to Kansas City, st.
Louis or to points east of these markets. The
railroad facilities are one of the great factors
that will tend to make Jennings grow and the
city as a whole is very fortunate in having
IneSe lnIee fdllGOduS enler tne CITY llHllJS.
Then the city has one of the strongest state
banks in he country, which is amply able to
handle the business of the city and its many
industries. Many of the stores would be
credit to any city, carrying lines Of goods that
are hard to equal and cannot be surpassed and
the business men proud of their town. The
two lumber yards are amply able to supply the
demand for materials to build the many homes
going up and also carry adequate supply
of oil field material to supply that class of
trade The oil field supply houses are numer-
GUS, but then all of them are busy and more are
coming, so it is said, to supply the increasing
demand for materials Taking it as whole
the city is we'll supplied along this line of
enterprises any oil field in the state and
perhaps great deal better than most of them.
The Chamber of Commerce is an exception
ally live bunch, composed of over one hundred
of the leading business and professional men
of the city. The chamber holds session every
Monday night at the city hall and is under
the direction of Gene Brown as president and
J. j. Fitzpatrick as secretary, If any further
information concerning this live city is desired
letter to j. ]. Fitzpatrick, Secretary will bring
the required information, and the Chamber is
anxious to have those seeking new location
to write the secretary for data concerning the
city.