Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 18, 1912, Page 2

PAGE TWO. THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA,, DEC. 18, 1912, - - SPLENDID RECORD MADE BY LAKELAND DURING PAST YEAR { HEADED FOR FLORIDA i FROM BRITISH NORTHWEST. { “I never saw as many Canadians oud former Canadians from the northwest coming South before, as this winter,” said Mr. D. A, Wright- man, of Pittsburg, Pa., who has beeu I'he tollowing account of Lake-'i. dustrial nature have seen their in- at the Seminole for something over | lond’s development during the past'coption within the past year. Not- four weeks, and expects to remain in 1 veur was written by the Lakeland CorE lent to the Tampa Tri- laine and appeared in that paper lost Sunda)y: ; While all South Florida is de- volopin ooa marveleus e, it is| dovbtiul if any commurity in me; (ptive State has shown during the Piost year ore marked brogress than has the city of Lakeland, The y just drawing io a close has, been e most p oo has witnesscog the vand strider of any du the qua ter of a contury in which this hand il crolved frem oont ity the wilderness advancement is apvarent in One te look a: only | liveiy [ vode ble among these are a new bank- institution, making the third i city! A daily newspaper, vhica ratig at one hound into the front ik of Florida journalism, and woalch has been no small factor in 1 year’'s marvelous progress; an‘ noany other concerns of a commer- i or industrial character. Always keenly alive to the impor- | of adequate provision for edu- i tion, L e | have heen at arrangements for the erection, an early | dite, of a4 new school buiiding . i | vodich will be located in another pirt of the c¢ity, It has been found Locessary to accommodate the chil- | ¢ en, which form Lakeland's best | ¢iop. At present there is an enroll- 1he thore tooonzed [0oont o of approximately 1,000 «-hil-' witlh people whos are com-!d en in the publie schools, besid:s peritively new to the cit veal- v oadeh there three private schools, | ive thar a todadlux of 5’;|nrl‘|-!'~'\ o which have a good attenc- tion hae taken sloee within the ot ce, Jast wonthe, Then, on every ! With all the deading denomina Lapd are to he sen baildives juctbtoms represented by good chureh Feted, or incoarse of construc- | L ildings, there seemed little roon ticn, some of them business bleoks | 1es progress in this line, yet an thi would be cre iher heautitnl charel building has cahle 1o 4 mvien | Livger elty, and nlso’ piat 1 ( toindicate hoh and 1 ) t oot their build- ' el idings ! (o} st ' 1 ) { 1t @ S100,- s S100, (L Witit a capacity of ny other en- te i { tde, hutin the making aowonderful addi- the growth, Much | baiiding is in progress at this writ-' e ineluding the handseme three- | story post-oflice hui'dine 1 Liock aLLrenat nen to city's . & business Pheen added during the vear, - the Lotherans baving erected a hand- e brick ureh building, admir Tocauted and ar el 1 i 1t 1o Cos R ' { roeord cotpiishment in the years of its arots vouthy and thie =till groatoy 1o for the d to come Pakeland ofters inducements 1o Liose seoking o ntothat tes can equal liy an invest- the United citizens have St now really awakened to thei: liome or i few cities in being erected by Futch &!ul!i:lvily tor the accomplishment of Geatry, a handsome brick upa".I Liz things and are planning much jv 1.ent house overlooking Lake Mor- | the of - public | ten, by S0 M. Stephens; and numer- ous o residences, some of them very ¢lccant ones—notably that of C. W. liceted new dite and reneved vigor! into the city's Board of Trade, the Peen, presideny of the First Nation- way improvemens and progress during the year ahead. To this end they Just have in this city during the winter. “A few years ago when the great grain re- gion of the Provinces, and of the western parts of this country were Leing exploited, there was a rush for the countries where it was said a few crops of wheat would pay for the land and a man could then plant his grain, visit about till harvest, ana turn the golden grain into golden eagles, without further work. Bur they had not considered the climate. ‘ue, voung hardy men of the old - countries, and especially of the Scot- tish highlands could stand the se- vere winters for a while; but a few years in that climate where there is no bottom to which the mercury can- 1ot drop, beging to tell on the hardi- sty and they have to turn heir eyes to warmer climes. They are finding Fiorida now. They investigated the southwest and Texas, they went tg the Pacific slope, but always thing the spirit di tort, vintil they found Florida. ore coming slowly, as permanent citi zens, these canny Scoteh, for thev ltave heen fooled so often that they are loathe to helieve what even they have geen for themselves, hat like a revolintion sweeping ove sOme infused of font- the wovement to Florida is i ible, and it is s Netropolis Alway n the Joh. Th re =0 fond of col th | i m ot ever nth 1" thott to oh their pes the winter migration Off th of S G4 oue dug patches of raw hedding were seen floating, and althonzh the birds wepe on the eve of departare they gathered up every wisp thongh they had thelr nests to hui'd. and in the same place they were seen collreting sea weed every day. HE | Comfort, The averau: | oty more com- fort out a $ vt h that he has won in a rafle than he would find in & Uaree-story hoi:c i1 he had earned. ————e Take the Responsibility, Don't throw sand into your own #l Bank, which will cost when com- | membership of which was vecentl, ®¥es by finding an excuse for your IFieted about $20,000. During the first nine monthg of the year, ther A ce 220 building permits jsened hy the cuy benditure of clerk, 1 opre (1 RIS and the year WL easily reach one millior doi lars, $625, 000, Luilding operations fop There ds overy peason 1o helieuve that this progross will be continue d jeugmented until the 500 point was reached. A thoroughly competent tan has heen employed as secrotary to manage the aff; and with the s 1 od this airs of the board, work plan organization, there is on 1o doubr that from a pres stematie hy population of bhetween G000 ‘I Lt and T000 there will he seei the fu!- | l!llmvny of tae slovan adopted by the mistakes in someone else. v feziee during (pe [ hoard 1h000 iy 1915 | costins year. There are already | 3 PUICILNL citerpeises: ol it | THE FLORIDA CRANGE. Vhich are about to be sotten undor | Var, toonsure greeg P . ol . A tivity for many wonthis to vone | e have reteived o prety i ohlg ) R ; | rolior i BN [T W s B [ S0 ' BT e v o | oi 1l Y] hjcet Fhonsands [ o . wi Cdistribmted and 1tlied b © il Wi to create an Vo his t [ Vi e i n oy \ 1 nd | f conmry s keoopin Vhrains A sometimes rouch, uninvitin DrOIressinve Latt wits N Phooking bt Hed atmwost 1) settiers oy I¥ coming .:": ew || Pretinge the concentrated os [ ErOVES At beine planted e | ol ¢ osniey dews, jowelnd Tortable homes are heco it | i ' balmy aire and glowin : and mo Anite tlitonel | oliden thine of e da o out 1 rritory eontizio \ l Ry | Lakeland. \Worthy o spedit | Dz dothe mere annegranes tion s the cnterprisc of W, B rink 1 iniee:” von will find it ITem & Colowhich has omade ! whrovia indecd o food traly it ble a wonderiul transtormation Jisy the god Delicious, refreshing larze arca of ftore u fow llll!"*‘» walthfal, invizorating, and a toni south of 1l AV WHER W % "'"”‘i o ) "-""" NEYANs of zovd road ol luld - out | A Lk ek o=t WE HA\E - Lany youns oo anted, and sl ; mmanificiony o | I'hiey .m‘ fuciest containin the Lakeland e 10 10 60 per cent. more i Club, has beeo than California navels they site overlookine Banan 1., “jmore highly flavored: the pur Lakeland is 2 : natural frait juice is not thinng [ the conntry i ley t 5 cut to a shadow by waters of ar . et ang the ohe e e N cial tion nature’s irization ‘ “«‘H"vn:l‘nu‘:nu the scetion devote o, d the resuits of sunshine, dew an | that the acreace is h air « 10t be sneesstily imi ar while the prospect for a soc by re man’s substitut «rep is unusually neorn e they are AU AL Sirawherries form only Nof consumption, hence frest | Lakelund's many sonre thinner uned: the Flori-| nue; b vear aftop v per cent. larg " count on shipments agsresat ifornin: Florids an averaze of half a v i . 4 of fthe orang 2 ai a net price to the cro y ) 1 of wild natur CCLts per quart, 1l oL 1 a forced produet the commuuity the 1 Coreatire of commer least 100,006 fron & tificiality Then, too, Lakeland is in 11 1o hmy oranzes ie | ¢f the citrus crow di<trig orvizinal, anhroker . a bumper « o1 T rack: an usuall 1 aes | moving to marker. bl B2 s it left the sec- | crop, extensive im 1 ™ tion which produced it."——8t. Clond | w H » . in been made the mammotih pac ing house of tie Florida Ciipns |2 change which will rival soy pack ing house in l.hl entire State - the birds in a dark room. and by let- dependent packing honses also han- | . dle large quantities of fruit. Vribune e — Novel Plan to Fatten Geese. | | 1 | To fatten geese some breeders keep ! | ting in Aarlight every few hours per- | suade them to take six or seven breake Many enterprises of a business or ‘rasts a day TAPA, 410 Franklin St. There Are Many Reascy; Why you should inspect o ) | | __"‘Fl§ % SRR VI 1 W T Y Y stock before purchasing your X-mas gifts, If it comes from Cole & H !l the quality is right, and this fact gives it pr would not have. * THE GIFT OF ALL GIFTS is a picce of good jewelry or a 200! watch, Tt will last jo offerines have been forgotten. Our (hristmas display of Jewelr: and Watches incly class and price. Choose from ii and your present cannot fail to please, estige that des o The fact that we conduet and buy for fonr stores enables us to buy at an immens, means a saving to you. We ma ¢ a special effort to zer appropriate gifts for zentlomer our new line of Persian Ivory? We purchased of us free of charge COME IN AND GIVE YOU 2 EYES A FEAST \Ve are pleased to show Time's it it off—come today. We ar: prepared (o take care of mail orde s prorpiiy i1 write or telephone. COLE & HUL Phone 173 It’s the real thing with a pretty mcnogram on. enay VOl vou Ly 112 Kentucky Avenue, Lakel.;) ' Y b " CUTTING CELERY IN F FLD NEAR LAKELAND, dur buyer. smen call « th tabulous ed owit n all these, so that ' s e(t::‘ ent, the greatest i wh Vasues that ive ever been shown in the State, LE DIANMOND HOUSE listinction, e I'ne dependability ue fact that EVERY the 1 nient o ® branch of our hustnese, Our mail order huste \ it wd, i I s BECKWITH JEWELRY co, The House of Q;;(])x;: -