The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16
MAYO HOTEL WILL
Be TULSA MAGNET
Hosiery Is Necessity for
Further City Growth,
Declares Niles
FILLS A REAL NEED
Must Have Mayo Building to
, Qualify as a Convention
City, Banker Says

Trr.a asplrcs 20 be n convention
.,y and there a be no greater
actor in the proper development
,,orr this line than that which will
ono with additional. adequate and
,.,sf,ctory hotel facilities. said Alva
Niles formerly president Of the
rplsa chamber Of Commerce, yes
""Wbcn delegates attending a
,,,,o district or national nve
,ior carry with them an invitation
W mat convention for members 20
s,,c their home city AZ the next
mosiIng Mace" said Niles. ut Is
rorv necessary that the invitation be
s,rted Nh with the statement that
.~o,vcrfion delegates can he properly
.s,red for and entertained by the
SO thus honored. II Is most en-
tarrossing for delegates extending
,uch an invitation TO be told that
,boir home town cannot meet the
convention requirements In the way
NJ hotel facilities. and 20 sit idly by
md see the convention 20 to some
moro fortunate city better equipped
,r the entertainment Of the visitors.
city Is Handicapped.
Tulsa has suffered q serious
bardicap in the matter Of being
made a real convention city because
~ tho o~vercrowded condition Of It's
hotels and its inability to meet the
reauircments. and the result has
been that this city has not had 10
DER cent Of the important meetings
in the past TO which, as a CONNER
cIal center, It was Justly entitled.
This. the greatest deficiency in
Tulsa's campaign for conventions,
will be remedied and overcome with
the completion Of the Mayo hotel,
As that institution will furnish 10 tho
city the very best and most ade-
Aquate accommodations offered by
psny city in the state.
THE Mayo hotel will be splendidly
equipped with six assembly rooms.
committee rooms, bathrooms and all
other modern facilities for impor-
tcnt and large assemblies. and IL
will he possible TO hold every social
function and every business session
Of annual meetings attended by hun
dreds Of delegates In one building
fully equipped in every manner with
every facility and every require
ment Of important conventions.
Good Publicity Medium.
"The Mayo hotel will be Tulsa's
bAfdNNNA dnHfN III llAtIlulN DNullflNN
through the medium of the travelling
public and the convention delegates
will bring 10 this city more friendly
comment than any other local insti-
tuition. The mar or woman who Is
properly entertained in n city be-
comes ordinarily an ardent sup
porter Of that city and for II ever
has a pleasant recollection and
words Of praise. and when Tulsa
can furnish TO the travelling public
and 10 the convention delegate the
last word in modern adequate hotcl
accommodation this city will be on
a par with any other city in the
country. 1t is not alone the money
spent in n city during conventions
which makes the real value of the
convention to the city in which Il is
held, but the fact that among the
attendants are those who frequently
become so much interested in the
meeting place that they later be,
come permanent citizens by reason
OF their attendance at the conven,
ton During the next decade there
wiz be more In the way of changes
or location for manufacturers
wholesalers, distributors, retailer,
and professional and business men
Ihere Will be a great shifting abou'
70 tlnd pleasant and permanent
homes for future operations. Larg,
conventions bring 10 the convention
Guy Important persons in al
branches of industry, commerce ant
among the professions. and the cit,
pest prepared to favorably impress
the convention delegate and to hes
entertain the visitors will inevitabl.
De the city selected TO the larges
percentage or those seeking a new
location.
AGO., Mayo Hotel n Magnet.
The most important factor 81
thls situation as 1t relates TO Tuls
Is the Mayo hotel and it's compile
n9n along the lines contemplated
Lne Mayo hotel will be to Tulsa a
irresistible magnet which will dray
snu mold an additional and very de