The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
BUSINESS ZONE OF
TULSA IS GROWING
CHESTNUT REPORTS
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requires a homo office building, and
as that company is Tulsa owned, II
was natural that the 12-story Atlas
building should be erected.
Thompson Bros. and Hughes. sue
cosaful oil operators, needed office
room and owned Il good corner at
Fifth and Boston. What was moro
logical than that they should build
u History homo for tho company.
j, NJ. Gillette. Il pioneer merchant,
real estate owner and oil man, finds
himself cr0mpod In his present
quarters. lie has recently had good
luck In the oil business and a new
olght-story office building at Fourth
and Boulder will he the permanent
downtown home OF himself and as
sociates in business.
DIR. Walter Wright, owner of n
large office building, found that to
double the capacity he could operate
more economically. and as tenants
were available and he owned the lot
II was natural that new eight
story office building should be
erected.
The National Bank of Commerce
was crampcd for room. having out
grown the location 1t has occupied
for years. The bank owned the
southeast corner of Third and Main
streets. That is a fine location for
II bank, and so II happened. as a
matter OF course, that new eight
story home for the National Bank
OF Commerce was planned and is
now being built.
n addition, DIR. G. w. Davis, q
dentist of Tulsa, realizing the urgent
necessity for "A professional men 8
building, has decided to erect an
eight-story office building at sixth
street and Boulder for dentists and
doctors.
Mr.. Dan Hunt, pioneer dry goods
merchant of Tulsa, developed a
business too large for any available
mercantile building in tho city. lie
had purchased, at u cost of $780,
900. the southeast corner OF Fourth
and Main. The location is ideal for
"a department store and that fact is
responsible for the new Hunt de-
partment store. four stories and
basement. at the location named.
Tulsa needs more hotel facilities
The MayOs, who have bunt two
splendid l0-story office buildings
I'm this city conceived a plan OF or.
| Eanizatlon to build $4,000, 900 hotel
/ The plan has been submitted To a
| limited number OF Tulsa financlcrs
and to date AZ of these have asso-
| ciated themselves with the Mayos
In this enterprise.
The Masonic fraternitics In Tulsa
are wealthy and need adequate head.
| quarteys. and on South Boston are
! building ono Of tho finest Masonic
| temples in the south and on Fourth
and Denver the Shriners are prcpar.
/ ing 10 build a shrine temple 10 cost
! $500 900.
or course, new churches and ad.
! ditiOnal school facilities are ncces,
sity and this accounts for the pres,
cnt expenditure Of S2,000,000 foi
! churches and schools Tor Tulsa.
Other Permits.
The building permits for apart,
ments homes and business house,
are running an average OF 5000, ,O0(
! per month, and this IN but tht
normal amount for this city.
Tulsa Is growing along well de
fined lines, The great water prob
lem "a solved. The highways are be
| ing built in a substantial manner
better farming Is the rule and from
every view point the future of Tulsl
Is most promising. | predict thaI
tho population of Tulsa will increas,
100 per cent within the next II
| years.