The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
Latest Conveniences on
Hand When Kenwood
Got It's Start
IN TIMBER REGION
Natural Surroundings Ideal /;
Lumber Company Selling
Lots to Settlers

,,sgstr.al development. The little
..Sof Of land on Saline creek.
y,own as the Grass allotment,
which was bare field on March
b, 1. now the site OF modern little
-.y vhl.h has made an unprece-
dan.ed Growth. Here ~ the center
"a very extensive full-blood Cher
ctsc district. and not far distant Is
~ rIace where ancient braves
Nrched around their fires" In
heir favOrlte stomp dance.
the little cabin OF Tyanne Grass,
fYu-hlood Cherokee Indian, who
Inherited the land now converted
ig,o townsite, has been moved
bark TO give place TO the bigger pro-
,ec,s OF civilization. Yet, the off,
clals of the company were care
I'M 10 zee that Aunt Tyanne" was
,sken care OF. and left enough land
f0r her use during her lifetime,
Locnted on the new oklahoma
Arkansas railway, overlooking the
snarklng waters OF Saline creek.
yenwood has for its initial founda-
lion an ideal place. The Saline
bllls rising In every direction around
,bs little city, the visitor finds him
,slf IN a beautiful valley, with in
,erchangeable scenes OF fields and
forests. II the topography Of the
Mace ls 10 be considered only, this
,1sr be- called the "Hot Springs" OF
Oklahoma, resembling as IL does
the famous resort OF our sister state.
The sphinx-like hills. heretofore
considered for their beauty only,
and a sort Of nuisance to the casual
observer are covered with some OF
the finest timber In oklahoma. And
IN this fact lies tho secret OF all
this development. Sagacious busi-
ness men have caught the vision OF
a greater day 10 the development OF
this county, and are making this
vision a reality.
Place Loan for $f,25O,OOO.
The promoters OF this big indus-
Try are tho National Hardwood
company, with local headquarters
at Muskogee. These men spent
months in buying timber leases, and
now have under their control more
than one hundred thousand acres
in Delaware, Mayes and Cherokee
counties Il. II. Braly OF Muskogee
and John w. Hoffman OF Kansas
City have had charge OF the work
iom tho beginning. More than a
year ago the National Hardwood
company negotiated loan OF
! 1880 900 with the Guaranty Trust
company OF Detroit for the purpose
q carrying on their vast timber
work. Out OF this amount the new
railroad was built from Salina, con-
Meeting with tho X, o. & G.. TO a
point about 20 miles east In Della
| ware county.
The lumber mill, costing about
10000 Is the biggest feature OF
the new town, and has been in oper'
alton since July /. 1t consists main
ly OF four separate parts, the main
mill, the boiler rooms, the sorting
rooms and the tie rooms. The
main building is about $50 fee'
long by so feet wide, and three
stories high. controlled by engine
power. By this process heavy part.
\ OF building, constructed on ths
/ ground, were raised TO their posi-.
Ton and placed all by machine
power, men mailing the parts TO-
gether. The huge boilers. eact
Weighing 1900 pounds. were put II
place by this derrick. II Is said tha
not enough men could get arounc
one OF these boilers to move It. B,
We OF the derrick. logs are lifteC
IRON the ground, like toothpicks
ard placed in the mill. eliminating
man-power and saving the usua
csacsery often found around mills
Employs 800 Men.
The mill turns out abou. fort,
mousand feet daily. requiring aboui
hlse hundred men to keep II II
eeuon. Some four hundred thou
nnd feet of oak lumber win b'
otled and dressed to supply tn
markets Of the country. and vii
20 into the most elaborate homes
pIanng mill Is TO be established
N connection with the plant and al
materials will leave In a finished
A. c, Lange Is the general man
Ser OF the National Hardwood
wmpany. He Is a progressive man
s.'h good Ideas for the development
tne town. He plans TO have
Immunity library which will b.
re 10 the public, He is also plan
Ling community club building
mmfeh he will equip for various rec
suons He is interested Il
,rtrehes and has indicated that h
VIZ see that a liberal donation 4
made. ''''''1 ''0'
1he new hotel building, managed
~, ~ Lon Montgomery, formerly o
us us county, Is a credit to a CIT
Iahy Tines the size OF Kenwood
1as u rooms, equipped with no
Vss, coid water, bath and electri
sn.s The current OF electricit
IGJnes from a dynamo in the mil
;snIs are provided for every build
s N town, The depot IS a clear
i' building, as are all the dwell
briS, ana business houses. TIL
,,ulhes are build OF permanen
Ta'etlals' Tso motor runs from Sa
anS s twice daily, over the railroad
a saa makes connection to Muskoge
NV Joplin over the X, o. Il c..
N lhe water supply OF the city /
h, most practical ever observed.
sr.,oO-sallon sr.,o reservoir. built OF con
weg stationed just to the north
tss, on a hill about four hundre
VIII aDoVe the street level, N fille
Ipr;r pure water. pumped from
hsI, on Saline creek, about one
pinss mile away. The water Is the
sewas 70 every part OF town. Tn
obsse obs system. in connection,
bs ,he NJ me most adequate that coul
woman Ii Postmistress.
new postotflce has been esta
,sse and the name Kenwood ha
h added TO the list OF postoffice
1 !, Washington Mrs W. pat