The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26
BEST TRADE CITY
IN OSAGE NATION
Barnsdall Nestled in Lit
tie Valley of Hilly
Zone
INDUSTRIES VARIE D
Oil Fields Supply Refinery
and Gasoline Plants With
Crude and Gas
SOCIETY SECTION
by FRANK KNIPPER
(In BsrnsdAll American.)

tln HsrnsdAU Americana
Nestled in a charming little valley
surrounded on all sides by towering
hills whose sunny slopes are be-
decked and torrested with stately
oaks and elms, with a placid stream
trickling through It's eastern out
skirts is the progressive and mod
orn little city Of Barnsdall formerly
BighearO oklahoma, In the land OF
the Osages, the richest people I'm
the world" so says the statisticials.
This striving little city OF some
5000 souls enjoys the reputation OF
being one of the best trading points
in the Usage, due TO its environ
ments and the high-class OF business
men and progressiyeness OF its Citi-
zens who leave no stone unturned
70 keep It In the front ranks Of its
sister cities.
Many Oil Supply stores.
Here you will find practically
every line OF business represented.
Large modern stores with mann
moth stocks OF merchandise, the best
that the manufacturer and market
puts out, presided over by merCh-
ants who study the needs of their
patrons and who are always ready
TO do their part In any worthy un-
dertaking for the Advancement and
good of the city and community.
BY reason of the big oil fields that
surround II on all sides, and the de-
veloping of same. nationally known
oil field supply houses have estab-
lished large branch stores and ware
houses here TO supply the demands
OF the oil field trade, and besides
these big establishments every prac-
teal form of oil industry has its rep
resentatives,
one of the big indbstrIes ,slas
DAN Refining Company with
its mammoth refinery employ
ing hundreds of men the year
round and using large part of its
own local production in the manu-
featuring Of high grade, refined
products. This institution in itself
plays most important part in the
prosperity and progress of the city
and is part OF the great Barnsdall
corporations. Huge shipments OF
their products find their way to
European markets and train load
after train load of Barnsdall refined
oils have been shipped to southern
ports in the past few weeks to sup
ply European demand. which is
steadily growing as Is the domestic
end of It.
oil Workers Predominate.
The big business accorded Barns
dali institutions is derived almost
solely from oil and oil field workers,
for no matter which direction you
may 90 from the city you will not
proceed very far until you come In
contact with large oil field camps.
natural gasoline rofineries or some
other oil producing interest or man
ufacturlng or refining industry.
Some may think that on account
Of the great oil Industry here and
the great excitement and activity
continually connected with such
that not much attention is paid to
civic conditions, but in such case
they are wrong. Civic conditions
here are like those of older and
larger cities. We enjoy all the
modern conveniences, Waterworks
electric lights, sewer and other mu-
nicipal improvements, A campaign
OF paving the principal streets of
tho city will shortly be under way
contracts having been already let
and work on same will soon begin.
We have an EXCELLENT school sys-
TEN. and two good school buildings
OF brick and stone and modern ar
rangement house the seven hundred
or more pupils that comprise the
student life of Barnsdall.
Religiously the City Active.
The religious side of the city Is
represented by Methodist, Baptist,
Church OF Christ, Christian Science
Episcopal and Church Of God. AS
vet the Catholics have no church
OF their own. although we are in.
formed that there are number OF
members Of that church here.
our two banks, the Barnsdall Ma
tional and the First National are
managed and officered by men who
are always ready to assist each ana
every customer In their legitimate
undertakings and the prosecution OF
their business along safe and sound
lines OF commerce and trade, The
combined deposits OF the financial
strength OF our city as whole. and
conditions are such that the dawn
OF an era OF general prosperity Il
Just before us, and In which all Will
partake. II you are looking Tor
a homo, and wish to live among
good people, Barnsdall invites you
II you are looking for camp IN
which to live among "roughnecks'
you will be disappointed II you think
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