The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21

tldofcd good value, ana lac hai
played an important part IN max.
ing the Tulsa OF today uud In In.
croasing that SO vnlue TO $4,000 per
front foot. Mr. Gillette has erected
some Of tho best moderate eize
buildinga IN the business district and
his home IS one OF the real show
places ot tho city for beauty and
InagnlflCouco of architecture. Re-
Gently Mr. Gillette has purchased "A
downtown corner on which he viii
soon begin the erection of an office
building of HiN OF eight floors above
the grade line, and thus again ho ~
showing his faith In Tulsa by his
work.
Always Believed, In Tulsa.
Asked Tor an opinion on Tulsa u
future. Mr.. Gillette said:
since Tulsa was "A village | have
had faith In the future. My judg-
ment year after year has boen Iusti-
fled by the local development II
has been great pleasure TO mo TO
have been oven a Hnall factor In
building here the city OF which we
are all now 50 proud. have for
many years studied local conditions
and made Investments based on my
conclusions. / am no exception 20
the rule when | eay | have never
lost dollar on Tulsa real estate. IL
there ever was a time when Tulsa'a
future was IA doubt (and l do not
admit iO, there can at this time be
no division OF opinion on the sub.
Ject among those who reason from
cause to effect or who know local
conditions. In my judgment r@al
estate Investments were never NOR
safe than now. Tulsa was never f.A
basis more substantial than at he
present time. there never was t{ess
element OF chance for the bu.<ef or
n greater certainty of profiffor In.
vestmonts made with due tsldera-
tion. There have been COZ Gntrated
h9lR 30 many men and hch vast
iealtEa th2hwhat Tulsa ne IDS In tho
future. ksili E2i. eye4 ,t 1t has
TO be b,rao4 and paid iofNpnd this
means anything from indufNies To
new lines OF transportation,
Trade Territory Rich,
''Tuisa's trade territory is tho
richest In the state In agricultural
possibilities. The best herds of
blooded live stock In the south are
being built up by Tulsa men. The
best highway system of The south
west is being built out OF Tulsa. ex-
panding Tulsa's territory In every
direction. We have solved our great
est problem with the Spayinaw
water project and we are certain of
the solution OF our hotel problem
with the plans now well under way.
The type and character of our office
and business buildings are the won
der OF all visitors and impress thom
with the solidity OF tho city as a
business center. The wealthy oil
men who dominate the mid-Conti.
nent oil fold have selected Tulsa
as their town and have here built
their homes. which would do credit
to any city OF the nation These
men take an active interest TO all
matters conducive TO making Tulsa
better and bigger and have Joined
with their neighbors and friends OF
less wealth In making Tulsa home.
town. The building program for
tho next year or two as now pro-
vided for VIII, with street paving.
sewer work, the SpaylnaW project,
paved roads, hotel and fraternal
construction. exceed Sl3,000,00O and
the private building program liz in
excess OF 100000 monthly. New
homes. new churches, new business
blocks, and new office buildings
make UP an active building cam
paign for 1922, and this JustifieH the
active and increasing zeal estate
market now prevailing.
''There is no cloud on the sky of
Tulsa's future" continued Hr. Gil
lette. and l am confident that the
Tulsa of the future will be even more
of a pleasing surprise to visitors than
the Tulsa OF today"