The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
BANKER M'BIRNEY
PROUD OF TULSA
New Home for Bank Is
Answer to Query on
Tulsa's Future
AN INDEPENDENT CITY
The Young Mans Town, With
Young Men in the Lead,
Says Tulsa Pioneer

onoer bankers Of Tulsa, has wit.
messed the growth aud development
10 this city from fmrll whlstllng
station on the Frisco, 10 It's present
splendid proportions and In that
growth and development has played
an important part
As president OF the National Bank
OF Commerce. Mr.. McBirncy hns his
hand on the financial pulse OF tho
city and It's trade territory ana
being close observer OF pass
ing events and OF business con-
dltions generally, his opinion on the
future of Tulsa nnd the reasons for
that opinion IL frequently asked by
business men and Investors in Tulsa
property
A New Home.
The National Bank oS Commerce
has begun tho erection Of n 7-atory
bank building on Third street be-.
tween Boston and Main and when
n representative ~ The World asked
Mr.. McRlrnoy what he thought OF
business conditions In the city, he
pointed to the plans Of the new
home for his bank ana snid, THAT
is tho answer
when an old conservative insti-
tuition like this bank decides 10
movo tho location it has occupied
Tor years and spend more than half
n million dollars for new building
In which To do business the logical
conclusion is that tho management
OF that institution has absolute faith
IN the future OF the city," continued
Mr.. McBlrney. II think Il would
bo difficult matter for one 20 live
In Tulsa as long az I have and not
be impressed With the fact that this
city possesses those things requisite
to make &. real metropolis. There
has never been but ono serious han
dicap to Tulsa, and that was the
water supply and this problem
solved as It Is with tho spavinnw
project now financed ana under
construction, the only barrier to
building here great city In re-
moved.
City Features Required.
schools. churches. good society.
active civic art music ana literary
rlubs, beautiful homes, whether
bungalows or MANSIONS. with well
kept lawns and shrubbery parks
drives and proper places OF enter
tainment and amusement. n spirit
OF welcome and friendship for new
citizens these In y judgment are
important factors In the rapii
growth OF Tulsa and on those seek
Ing n new homo. exert an Influence
not second even to the commercial
Industrial or professional opportu-
mites offered by this city.
at Is. OF course. essential that the
new arrival must here IA an OPEN
Ing for his talent. experience and
for profitable investment. but this
latter without the atmosphere OF
culture. refin, ment and friendly So
cial advantages, will not bring to
any city that type OF citizenship 10
much TO be desired and so much in
evidence here.
Material R@ourccs.
AS city OF approximately 100
900 people, Tulsa stands almost
alone In those things conducive to
making lifo more worth the living
and with it's many other attractions
IS n magnet constantly drawing
from other communities their best
and most successful men and wom-
en-. Tho population will continue
10 show an increase which by 1890
viii make Tulsa easily the foremost
city IN this entire section.
Tho material resources of Tulsa's
trade zone are but IN the Initial
stages of develu mcnt. The min
eral possibilities which include
lead, coal. zinc. oil, gas. clays
shales. sands, marble, granite and
building stone will be developed and
furnish employment for constant
ly increasing army OF employees.
I'VE are just beginning to develop
our latent agricultural and horti-
cultural resources and In livestoct
dairy farms and poultry raising we
are still in the kindergarten class,
No intelligent visitor ever comes 10
Tulsa and makes "a careful investi-
CATION Of it's possibilities. rs re-
sources, its citizenship and its his
tory but becomes an ardent opti-
mist as 10 its future.
No Political Center
Tulsa is in no sense dependent
on the whim the politician ma
tionally or In this state for main
tenance OF any of its principal in
stitutions, IL has asked nothing, re-
ceived nothing, nor does IL want
anything so temporary as TO require
repeated political trades II ap-
propriations to keep 1t off the rocks.
TULSA Is home built and home
owned and does not pay monthly
tribute TO eastern money lenders
for its homes, office buildings and
industrial plants.
Tulsa IL a young mans city and
here the wealthy, SUI fstul men
are actively engaged in various en-
terprises and are not on tho re-
tired list as are the wealthy men
OF other communities. Tulsa IS
not a city Of retired financiers or
farmers constantly bowling ubC-t
high taxes ana at the same time
criticizlng all OF & poorly paid Of
ficials for net more efficiently dis
charging their respective duties.
Tulsa knows no political boss nor l.
II welded to any political party,
IL is city OF Independent. vlrlie
thinking men and women. who lsnl
never grow contented and corrupt
by place nd O. wer.
a Place for Energy.
There Is in Tulsa a place for
every man and woman ambitious TO
succeed and Will to put brain
ana Drawn into the struggle, but
there is here no plrCe for the mis-
III, the idler, or the individuals de-
string 10 live on he reputation Of
his forefathers or family.
-.Sa as 4 home will con..
tlnue TO grow and with increasing
facilities along every line. take and
hold its place as Oklahoma's most
important city. Tul~1 lis :ac.f to
those who visit hara ap1 uyi.t, -.