The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-11

complaccncy was also increased by
the fact that his town property, lo.
Gated In a city which was expert
cncing n phenomenal industrial
boom, had about doubled in value.
Under these pleasant reflections
this salesman decided that he was
entitled to have comforts and lux
urirs which he had denied himself
In his younger years of struggle. lie
built a new house on a vacant lot
which he owned. Believing that he
could make saving by carrying the
contract himself he engaged n build
or who was u close personal friend
Although offered n tempting sum
for the house which he was to va
cate he decided not to aell--on the
ground that the industrial develop
ment OF the city had only begun and
that he could get the benefit OF the
further advance In the value Of his
property by holding 1t and renting
for "a figure which seemed absurdly
high.
Yes; after years of hard fighting
he come into his own and could take
little comfort and live like other
men Of his kind. He felt that he
was fixed for life. and acted on this
conviction by buying a highpowered
motor car. He had to hit the open
road from week to week end
why shouldn't he do 1t in - car that
turned this steady driving from a
punish mcnt to "A pleasure?
incidentally, supervising the
building OF house Is quite an alb
sorbing pastime--espccially when
done on the day-labor plan. over.
seeing the operation OF "A farm To-
Gated fifteen miles distant Is also
quite intriguing. Also he found that
the ownership OF a real aristocrat OF
the road was a constant temptation
to evening pleasure drives with his
wife, his two granddaughters and
their friends.
Before the now houso was half
built its owner hnd donhlcd the ion
cost of tho builders estimate u,,,
II had TO he finished becanse Tho old
house was rented and ,enants we,e
insistent Uoweyor so no reasonod
cos, what A. would Tho naw bou.o
would tus,ify its cxnense because
the indi,strinl expansIon of IN. civ
was exceeding the dreams of A..
widest bonmers VA. katherine
mnmen,um RI, On d.y, The
valuo wand he n rho ho,,s. nov,
wear mr. The v,ar af,or
when ,hc d.cnrstor. w.re do,,
| tho house had cost almost thre,
times what its owner had exnected
Then dswned a morning when n
sudden and uncan,v silence feiI mn.
on the wonder CITY: the groat work.
were deserted Nv the cons,ructIon
panps Nay, c.r,o . faiIin, ,,,ri,,,
for tho commodi,ics an this s,iss'
mans line-togcthor with sickenlnp
losses on certain heavv s,anlcs
which he had 10 share with ,he
houso
Selling poods on n raniIv fai,ir,
market whom customers not ,niv
s,,snendoN huvlrg hu, c,ncni o,,,.
standing ordorg ava bardn, ,hat,
hearts bv fi1ur,pp In.so. nn ,ood.
ALREADY in .tock 10 n docidad chango
from bavina ,hoso va,n ro,aiins.
beg Tor de,avod sh,nmanta ana ordo,
donhle ouant,,ios in nrdor ~ ,n.,,ra
an annnrtIonm,nt nar,i,iI, s,,,,,
cient Tor their ne.ie ,rhIa saIos.
man found II like n lean from a
steam room into an icc hath His
faculties were numhed bv Tho sbock
Ue ,,us, soiiN'ror vi. h,,i,d,n,,
hiiIs .,,tomohua and hn',sohSta ttii,
wore Coming in III ,loaai .rd
with the bottom IN, NJ The tnsu,'
trial and building hoom bnrrnuinp
M mn
Tbere us, orIy 80 ,hino ,a Az -.
bo son, 4, .nJ ,ha, - -, -,
neas 10, ,ho hIl. ,.k. caro ~ ,ho,,
selves until bo. Could No, tho in.d ~
,nor,i, yyhich haa ,,i,on -, .,,
trade
He worked wildIv IN losen eng.
toners from their yrozen foar "a
huving. II seemed ,n h;n, ,b.t ,bey
were in n niVh,maro ana that 20 thov
could once he aro,,scd and ,nduced
10 oxorcise their h,Ivinp facuI,Ios
again they ..,ouId soon come IN tbeiy
senses dc, them s,arted-,ha, w.s
the thing. TO do this he made con.
cessions which cut hi, nrofi,s and
those of the house down 70 shadows
--conrnsio,a wh,ch no worid M,
have hoon tcmnted IN ,pake undor
nornal conditions conne,Ine
solesmen n. ahio a. btmself ,,.,rr
meeting Tho situation win ,hc sam,
tac,ics srd ,,s h.,d ,,,as 80 ,asnna1 III
Justification vas nncossitv
The fact thar the nricpq ~ farm
uroducts were firs, 20 take tho bigh
dive aud hlt the stony bottom and
tbat Ar,, yo,uns iryi,.hI, ,oi,o,yod
was nn iess do nrassi,g 10 bis char,
tenant thar IN himself This do.
nrrssion vas Instantly reflected I'm
The tenants work From hcine d
substantial Garner and an anchor 10