The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-25
1920 LOOMS BIG
IN CITY BUILDING
$780, 100000 Program of
Construction Work
Is Under Way.
DEV EL0P INDUSTRIES
Waterworks, Railways. Pub
lie Buildings and Factories
Pla. ned or Started.

with a program that represents
tho expenditure OF approximately
$40, ,000,000, part Of which has al
ready been expended, Tulsa faces
tho year 1920 IN what Is considered
by local business men To he most
unusual situation.
Probably no other city In Amer
lea can point to such undertakings
and such accomplishments this year"
declared Clarence u. Douglas, man
aging director Of the chamber OF
commerce at the weekly luncheon
Of directors at Hotel tulsa yesterday
noon
Among tho enterprises cnum-
Grated arc the following.
A 100000 wntorworks plant
which will bring a mountain stream
from the foothills Of the OZarks to
Tulsa.
The construction Of a $1,000 900
livestock and Industrial exposition.
| the site OF which has already been
obtained
Construction Of an intcrurban
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 belt line. link
ing up the various railroads of the
city, to cost approximately $500, 900,
Organization of the Tulsa univer-
sity with u probable fund OF $1,000
600 with which to begin operanons
Construction OF a $500. 900 hos
pital. on an Sia acre tract
DcvC lopmont by local company
OF more than 900 acres of coal land
adjacent To tho city a. cost OF APP
proNimatcly $l000,00O.
Operation of steel plant. the
first of its kind in the southwest.
whiih VIII ros. pNimatelyI 800
900
Enlargement Of the Tulsa Auto
mobile manufacturing plant now
making 10 ears "A day, TO cost not
less than 500. 900.
Completion Of a 100000 clcc-
tric plant. huilt TO serve city of
100000 population.
Construction OF a cement plant To
cost $3.50. 900.
Industrial plant of Chestnut &
Smith. for oil field equipment to
cost at least 100000.
Paving and internal improvements
In the city to cost more than
$4,000. 900
A $500 600 road building pro.
An individual building program
representing $4,000. 900 since Janu-
airy /, and which may run 81 900, 600
month for the balance OF this year.
Sl0OO,O00 plant for the manu-
facturc Of automobile tires and
puncturc proof tubes
II was pointed out that tho raml-
ficHtIOu Of these various lines OF en-
deavOr and industry touched the life
and business OF practically all classes
Of persons ana contemplated
through the Industrial exposition to
improve live stock and agricultural
interests
Through the belt line ana the in
torurbau, the question Of trausporta-
tiou. through the university, higher
education. through tho hospital, re-
lief for the afflicted; through the
Masonic temple, greatly needed fra
ternal facilities; through coal de-
vclupmcnt increased fuel and pow
or, through the automobile ana rub
| Der plant the automotivc Industry,
| through the cement plant, tank car
plant ANA power plant, Increased in
| dustryi through highway COnstruc-
| ton, convenience for the farmer aud
| the tourist. through street paving
and the local building program,
| practically every individual who
lives i'm Tulsa, through the water
works the health and future d,yol-
opmont Of Tulsa iudustrally pro-
nomically ana along lines Of santa
ton and better health.