The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20
CLUBS APPROVE
WATER PROJECT
Endorsements for Spavi-
nav Proposal Being
Given Rapidly
ENGINEERS GIVE, OKEH
Local Society and City Club
Add Their Support; Make
Plans for Campaign

Idlleemorts Of The spavinaw
project are being given In rapid sue
eegIou. The Retail Merchants as
socIauau and the Chamber OF Com-
merga had previously indorsed IT,,
ana saturday both the city club and
the Tu.B chapter OF the American
assu,.a.Hu OF Engineers added its
app.0y.l The Tulsa County Dental
ko.i,Y passed favorable resolutions
also lf meeting held last week.
The Tulsa organization OF enEi-
nc.rs is composed OF water, civil,
ppfru'lHm chemical and engineers
In other classes who are engaged In
lu-u,-. ur who are employed IN and
about Tulsa, The recommends
uuu of TINS organization is sgnifi-
can't as members OF the assOcia-
tiuu have been interested IN the
wa,or question and have inye stigatcd
the report of Engineers TrammeU
and It.lWay carefully.
j. g.. Loddin, secretary OF the Real
Estate exchange, sent registered lei
teIs yesterday to all members OF the
exchange requesting them to meet
Muulay night to consider the Spavi-
nav project and decide whether the
exchange shall add its Endorsement
ig t1use aileAdy given.
40 Satu days meeting Of the City
club OF Hotel Tulsa John X. Hadley.
=. j. Hurley and G. B. Rogers spoke
on the Spayinaw project. The mo-
ton 20 give IL indcrsement was ma te
by James \. Ncascy president OF
the club. Attending the meeting
were "a number OF women prominent
IN civic work.
No Temporary supply.
Hadlcy reiterated his statement
) made on several. occasions previous
ly THAI The Spavinaw organization is
absolutely divorced from any or
gau5ati1u or indi iYdualsthat tayor a
temporary supply, The Spavinaw
organilatlon he explained. ls formed
and is working for the purpose OF
getting Spayinaw wattr and solving
the water problem forever. No citv
official or member Of the nonparti-
tau va er commission Is connected
With this organization, he addoi--it
Is purely a citizens organization
Maps have been prepared show
ing the ownership ot all land In the
vicinity Of the proposed dam and
laNc at Spaviuaw and the reservoir
az Mohawk, he said and II anyone
wants 90 know who the owners are
they may easily learn by consulting
these maps or the records. II makes
no difference as far as cost to the
city Is concerned, anyway, he added,
as the right Of eminent domain pro-
tects the city entirely against any at
tempted holdup on the part OF land
owners
We should not be too optimistic,
even though the- does not appear
TO be any active opposition" IIalley
declared. More battles have been
lost because OF ovcr-confidenue than
through all other causes"
HutChison l. Working.
To show that the Spavinaw organ
izatton is one for a permanent water
supply and that IL Is favored by
those who have been or are In favor
OF a temporary supply, Hadley said
that p. 5. Hutch!son, president OF
the Retail Merchants association,
who has been one OF the most active
supporters o! the Shell creek project
is to have charge OF automobiles on
election day
With good water, the sky is the
limit for Tulsa" Hurley predicted
AS soo1 as this water is brought
mere Tulsa viii take its place in the
state