The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12

and comprchruaivc iu its scope, the
pIUetum for The chamber of Com
/ norec next year ne outliucd by tho
. newly ,lortcd pfpaidont. Charles B.
. r,iDrv 100 the luncheon Of tho nom
/ bcrl Friday ia ono OF action its
major points wpro touched upon by
/ Tho World saturday morning ana
tho fun toEt ~ the addrcTs iu which
the new president set forth his
. policy follows.
no tho Directors ~ the tulsa
/ Chamber NJ Commerce.
Gentlemen.
/ want to take this tho tirat op-
/ portuuiiy prDHoutod 10 express To-
/ you my deep appreciation for the
honor YOU hpvo conferred upon mo
. in cloctlug me TO tho Important po-
/ altlun ~ president Or the Tulsa
Chamber uf Commerce. the out
standing city building organization
/ ~ the southwest, ana 10 say that Zoo
my opinion the position carries with
10 . roap0rHihility ana an oppor
tunlty Tor community service second
10 mo similar position within my
knowledge.
For many yoofs ] have watched
with great interest the growth ana
development uf Tulsa under the
club aud l'g successor. the present
organization, ana ! nm but stating
u well known fact when ! Say that
tho advised public gives 10 Tulsr'H
prcmlor commercial organization
tho credit for the remarkable Things
accompli shod along constructive
limos 10y this municipality
In accepting the position to which
you have elected mo / want tu ray
that 10 ig my intention TO bo prcai.
dent ~ the Chamber Of Commerce.
in fact as well 0a IN name aud that
/ propose Ia devote ali the limo rec
qulrcd Ia the dutics ~ tho office
and 10 carrying our the plans Of tho
organization ma IN this / Hnk. .aul
shall expect to receive, tho active CO..
operation OF the vico presidents. tho
mcmhorB of tho board Of directors
ana the membership uf tho urpnui-
21tlpu. | do not think % man has n
right 10 accept the presidency Of an
organization such uH this unlcFs lac
~ willing tn devote hig time ana on
orgy to "a run discharge OF the duties
Of the position. ana m my accept
anOo I want 10 saw 70 YOU that 10
tho very best uf my ability I shall
assume the FUN obligations OF the
position with the honor tho position
carries.
! think II proper nj this timo 10
call 10 your attention Humo of the |
things which should receive tho gori- /
Gus consideration of the Orglnlyn- /
tion for tho ensuing year In ordcr |
that we may have whut I'm effect /
may be termed program or plat
form FOR our guidance and for our
line OF activities.
Paved Highways.
More than 60 mites OF paved high
ways have been completed In Tulsa
county under n program initiated by
this organization several years ago
and thoro IL yet about 40 miles to bo
finished I want to recommend that
II shall be the policy or this organi-
zatlon that our Interests do not stop |
at the Tulsa county limo In paved |
highway construction. but that we /
exert every effort to assist adjoining |
counties to connect up with Tulsa |
county In order that we may com
plcte paved highways 20 the city OF
Muskogoe, TO Ninita, Nowata. Bar
tlesvllle, rawhuska, Pawnoo, Drum
right ana Okmulgoe In order To put
the Se0,000 people in Tulsa's trade
territory within n maximum OF two
hours' tlmo of the city 10y auto Hnd
In order that the cities named and
informed ate towns may have the
benefit Of real paved highway
system.
Intcrnrbans.
For n numbor Of years this organ-
igntion has been interesting itself In
the extension ~ intorurhan iincs
and thclc liz no reason why during
1879 rulsh should not he connected
by into"urbnn with tho Iron Noun
tain NJ ur near Claremorc. thus
tttfn nsrI u
ten TO the city ana I'm addition to
this cTtcnslon tho Sapulpd .kiefcr
line should be extended at least to
okmulgcc 20 meet tho growing de-
mOnda ~ traffic from this section.
Tho Santa Fc south.
one OF the most important prot
Gets To- be undertaken during the
year should be that Of having tho
Santa Fo road cxtondcd south from
Tulsa by the way Of McAlcstcr to
Paris, Texas, giving n connection
with the Texas santa 1c system ana
putting Tulsa on the main limo OF
the Santa Fe from Texas 20 Chicago,
which line when completed will he
more than 100 miles shorter be-
tween the points named than the
present line OF that road. u X my
intontlon 20 take this matter up with
the proper officials At Chicago at an
early date In order that Il may be
given serious attention.
Agriculture ana Livestock.
am pleased 10 note that this or
ganlsation has been giving special
attention through energetic commit
tees 20 the subject of agriculture,
scientific farming. dairy and poultry
| production ana livestock, The basic
wealth OF this community ns well as
! OF the state and nation, lies In It's
agricultural ana livestock develop-
ment and Tulsa can only come into
/ its own when these resources are
/ properly understood fully appre-
| ciated and scientifically developed.
| In my Judgment the Chamber OF
| Commerce should at an early date
employ an agricultural and livestock
/ expert TO cooperate with the coun-
! ~ farm agent the state depart
ment OF agriculture and tho farmers
| ana stock ralsers ot this vicinity in