The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-09
LACK OF SYSTEM
IS A DETR!MENT
Should Intelligently Regu'
late Growth Of Indus
trial Groups
MUCH WASTED EFFORT
Fire Hazard, Employees Wei
fare Should BE ConScicn-
tiously Borne in Mind

ing out the industrial section or sc,-
tlona ~ citv. not only mat indus.
trirs hr placed IN their proper prox-
unity to transportation faculties. hui
also To- assure . Nahlli2aiion of the
price of industrial real estate. Par.
noy Meyer industrial commissioner
of tho chamber Of commerce, rN-
planned tu Rotarians at their weekly
luu, hcon at Hotel Tulsa wednesday
noon
MEYERS address touched upuo
utilization OF land, transportation.
elimination Of grade crossings huus.
ing. ana paid especial attention u"
the smaller industries. many ui
which arr the larger industrial con
rcrns of tomorrow.
"Tho industrial survey N" said
"providos comprehensive plan Tor
The couEtructiv" development of thr
economic possibilities OF u com
munity by mtting forth the resources
II has to offer. the strategic value of
It's guogrn phiCal location ana the IN
duslrica that can best utilize such
resources. IN addition. IT provides y
plan for the physical Development
~ the industrial section along SCicn-
tiflc and economic lines
"Tho purpose Of formulating n
plan In to bring about the rcorgSn
iaztlon OF the industries NJ n whole
In manner similar TO tho co-ordi-
nation of the various dcpnrtments OF
a large corporation Tho necessity
for organization along more efficient
lines In gron;cr today than ever he
for. and what applies to tho indi-
vidual industry applies equally M
we'll Ia all Of the industries OF
community collectively.
'in the development or. the plan
for the industrial section many
things must he taken into consider
alton Provision must he made 10
20 allocate Industries that the land
will be used 10 the best advantag'.
Thos' industries requiring frequent
transportation service must u" locat
ed near the facilities, while those
having little or no need Of such
service must be located In the zones
farther away.
"The benefits to he derived are
twofold First. the land Will he
utilized to tho hest possible advan-
tage and the maximum scNice or
transportation facilities could be OBJ
tanned second. this would tend to
stibilizc the value OF real estate and
do away with the wide divergence OF
such values which 40 frequently cx-
ist between land adjacent to trans
portation facilities and that located
at some distance.
Economy In Facilities.
TN almost every industrial dis
trlct firms have been allowed To To-
cate where the transportation serv-
leo available liz far In excess OF their
requirements. Owing to the nature
of their finished products or because
OF their small tonnage these firms
aro unable to utilize the full capacity
of the facilities serving them. The
effect Of permitting this condition 10
exist Is to reduce the total or cfti-
cheney OF the transportation facili-
ties. In the development the needs
of each firm must hc analyzed ana
its location determined accordingly
In order that the entire district may
obtain maximum service. each firm
must require and receive the tull
service that It's location OFFERS.
"Thc study OF the transportation
requirements of tho Industrial sec
ton IL for the purpose OF determin.
ing tho maximum service that VIII
bc consumed when fully developed
with this Information at hand II Will
,hSr bc possible to formulate re
strictions governing the location or
industries whereby the necessary
space will he reserved for tn" ultl-
mate cXpansion of tho transporta-
I "
condition so frequently found where
expansion can only ho obtained hN
dem olishing industrial plants tn OBJ
tain the required space. Tho dc
crease In the number or nduHrinl
plants In n community III otten az
rectiy attributable To the lack OF n
comprehensive study Of the futur"
transportation requirements.
'srhc question Of the elimination
,..AIA IN a
usually taken up only when condi-
tons have become intolcrahle and
the demand for the immediate re-
moyal Of the crossings is Imperative,
No attention having been given TO
the matter In the past, conditions
have been created which make the
problem extremely difficult or SO
tuition. ven at great cost, In virtually
eVery such instance, thos' crossings
could have been eliminated ~ a
reasonable cost had previous study
hon given To the subject and the
development OF the adjacent prop
nrtv directed accordingly.
EVERY community Is confronted
with the question of fires In laNinr
ont iho Industrial section, attention
should BE- given to locating indus
tries io the ones offering IN" great
est obstacle to contlagratlon woult
form barriers. Again, the industrial
section should have a definitely de
fined area and adjoining thia should
bs IA residential section for its me
rhanics and lahorors. Ncyond thi'
residential section should he another
Industrial section, II necessary or de
eirablc, similarly restricted as I,
area. Tho isolation thus brought
about by developing the lndus,ria
district in parts, separated by suc'