The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02
PITTS TULSA ON
HOTEL EQUALITY
Thomas Chestnut Says
Hotel Will Fill a
Peculiar Need
TO BE CIVIC CENTER
MAYO Project Is Just What
y Needed to Round Out
Tulsa's Development \

Thomas Chestnut Of the oil firm
~ chestnut A. Smith, believes tho
vs.1 hotel means not only the addi-
,ior of architectural and physical
br4uIy 10 the city OF Tulsa but also
tbof t win fill an urgent need "ip
ruif.nr Tulsa on hotel equality with
pfber cities and providing an ade-
cuata social and civic center" II viii
duanccd peculiar only to this project
itself ho declared yesterday.
"Thc building OF the Hotel Mayo
means much more TO this city than
tbo mere construction OF another
handsome building in the downtown
district" he said. ut means putting
Tulea on hotel equality with the
hest cities of the nation. IL means
Am adequate social and civic center;
u.wpaus making Tulsa a convention
cakcr. II means giving TO globe
tr1itcrs and travellers generally such
sgcommodations as may be secured
I'M New York or any Of the other
larger cities. and ittmcans an avenue
NJ favorable and friendly nublioitY
for Tulsa, greater and more persist
ent and more general than any other
Institution could bridk 10 Tulsa. IL
means splendid western hoadquar-
tors tor eastern oil men and their
families and n hotel home for Tulsa
families desiring to live in a modern
hotel
"Il permanently fixes Tulsa I'm tho
mind uf the travelling public as the
place to stop over whore adequate
and pleasant accommodations are al
ways available; It means the initial
expenditure of more than $1,000, 600
for labor and material, and when in
operation means a large payroll for
permanent employees and the bring
jng daily to the city of n travelling
publlc that will spend here thousands
OF dollars annually.
Permanent Results 10 Follow.
tThe definite permanent results
foiowing the completion OF the hotel
Will touch every angle OF business
lie In this city Dealers In every
line OF merchandise will be benefited
from the butcher 20 the banker and
from the tailor TO the trust COM
pany. As permanent city builder.
d modern. adequate hotel holds a
first place and the Mayo hotel will
he constructed ava operated in such
manner as TO reflect I'm every way
the real Tulsa spirit. in order that
u may become one or the city's
greatest assets.
The building Of tho Mayo hotel at
Fifth and Cheyenne will have the
effect Of stabilizing and enhancing
g. 'uluoS NJ practically every lot I'm
Tulsa. Also. the new building on
90 n.te CHOSEN, will properly balance
the downtown section, and preclude
the probability OF a congested busi-
ress district, always an undesirable
feature in any city.
The Hotel Tulsa on the corner OF
Third and Cincinnati II. four blocks
east and two blocks north OF tho
Mayo building site. tho Frisco sta
t.lon is five blocks north and three
blooEs east the Santa Fe station is
four blocks north and six blocks east.
the Midland Valley two blocks north
and seven blocks east. Between the
railroad stations aud the Mayo site
is the heart OF the business section
OF the city. including First. Second,
Third and Fourth streets, Frankfort,
Elgin. Detroit, Cincinnati, Boston.
Main aud Boulder, and the location
selected balances up and stabil2cs
me value OF all real estate IN the
business district thus defined and
prevents these from being disturbed
oy stringtown street, or an un-
balanced town district.
With the completion of the hotel
there wall be no successful attempt
TO divert the business from its prop
er location, by freak real estate
oooms IN outside or resident prop
efty II Is a matter Of great impor-
lanCe 70 permanently fix and cg-
Ablish Tulsa's nerve center making
a certainty OF business property in
S'stments in n recognized deter
mined business district and this will
oe accomplished with the compile
uon OF the Hotel Mayo on the corner
ol Firth and Cheyenne"