The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-08
RILED BY HIS SPEECH
Monthly Meeting Develops
a Into Indignation Testi-
monIal on 'Colgnel's' Talk
RALLY TO GLASS DEFENSE
Mention of Real Estate Presi-
dent at Booster Meeting
Taken as an Affront

Members Of the Tulsa Real EN-
change believe that they have an
apology coming to them from Clar-
encc b. Douglas, managing director
6f the chamber of commerce. for
.what they say. they consider some
'uusccmly remarks apparently di-
rec,ed al Merritt !. Glass, president
Of the board. at the Friday noonday
meeting of board of directors of the
chamber E commerce. which the
executives of the various, civic clubs
attended as guests.
His speech Prod.
AZ the conclusion of very peace
fu meeting during which every
civic club president heartily en-
dorsed the enlargement program as
outlined by President Ava j. Niles
and pledged tho cooperation of
their organization in its accomplish
meut, Managing Director Douglas
throw a monkey wrench into the
machinery in delivering an impas-
stoned speech in which he called to
account persons who have been crit
icising the chamber. During the
course OF his remarks Douglas
stated that it comes in poor grace
for parties to criticise the work of
the directors who have accumulated
wealth by converting farm iands
into city property because the or
ganilation he represents made such
a course possible.
As the result OF the pointed re-
marks OF the managing director. the
regular monthly meeting of the ex-
change held in the municipal audi
torium Friday night partook OF the
nature of an Indignation meeting.
aRhough the board still decided to
mold Itself 10 Glass pledge of hearty
cooperation. When the president
outlined the program of President
Niles and told of his response the
members enthusiastically gave il
'nelr approval. But when he told
"hat Douglas said there arose a
s'ofm OF decided and vigorous pro-
test From that time on the mag
aging director was skinned down
one side and up the other
myself have located more in
dus'ries In Tulsa than have been
planted here by the chamber of com
merce during its entire history"
sdid W. NJ. Fleetwood. There are
now 20 industries located on my
Industrial tracts in the southeast
palt OF the city"
IN. ~ vaughn called attention to
Inc history OF Tulsa which the man
aging director is now compiling. n
was stated that $50 is charged for
Wflleup and a much larger amount
LOT Anc etching. The member
denounced this as improper and not
IN accordance with the spirit of
such am undertaking.
q. Renfro called attention TO the
story told by an Oklahoma CITY Wis
{Nor al the meeting last week in
/ which he said the state owed con-
N'uerShle to the Tulsa chamber OF
commerce becadse II kept Colonel
iDoueiaS too busy to write poetry
ne said he was better at poetry
"lting than town building.
hemarks OF similar nature were
made by j. c. Reddiu, j. l.. Lem
mon n. 7, Helm and C. p. Yadon
and others.
what the Exchange Has Done.
, Inc Patterson Boiler works in
lue east part of the city is a direct
result Of work done by the real
estate board one member stated.
me property owners in the vicinity
rrv'used ~ TO permit them to buildA
ne owners appealed to the cham
et OF commerce and 1t could do
no'nlng for them. Then the real
,alate exchange took UP the mat
,,r and through its committee made
-, poSe'hle FOR the plant to be built
and operate"
.. FRANK Greer claimed credit for
'u'auon here of the United Sash
Door company's plant" said an
lc' member why, the site had
Zen purchased from member of
,'c exchange and the company
sauy 10 start construction work be-
10y lh' chamber of commerce knew
snylhng about it,"
81, ldhe the United States Compress.
beH inner Tube plant where we
., cav barbecue Wednesday" another
s.aled' W. NJ. Fleetwood was the
a ,~I' Wa Is responsible for the To-
a,lo" OF that industry here. He
,oa business associate of Mr.. Por-
en-. ~ Georgia and when he heard
LIZ hls former partner had new
biuuu OF promising tire he invited
or,n , 70 come here, which he did, and
,rSo o''tzed a company to nrSnufac-
no,'c .'c tuhc. The chamber OF COM
~ 'I.e ~ not entitled to the credit
'ocdling this industry in Tulsa. ."
r.eI Ht'eI practically eVery member
frr,,i,u' mad taken shot at their
- lhe hoard decided TO hold to
o,her decision to join with the
anathoer of commerce in giving
d. possible assistance to Presi-
reaIr. ''''eS In making his program Il