Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 24, 1913, Page 2

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 24, 1913. oo B ¥ ALL parties wanting first-class Painting will de well to see me, All work guar- & anteed to Ye first class in every way. Noth- ; ' ing but the best materials used. Estimates ¢ ' cheerfully furnished. Any orders left with * The Wilson Hardware Co. will be cared for ' promptly. E. H. KNIGHT SEPPIBTEIE TP SIIDIEDBODDBEIIPIDITIDEE 2 ook T Bt i GG Grgoigoadondod L2 22 & — HAPPY CHRISTMAS MORNING Florida and Georgia Land Co. C. A. Hardwick, Mgr. The Lakeland Collection and Rental Agency REFERENCES : First National Bank of Lakeland, Fla. First National Bank of Pearisburg, Va. I'TH siyteen yearsexperience in this line of work, we feel that we are in a position to collect your claims, of what woever pature, in a most satisfactory manner. Let us show you how toget rid of this worry and at the same time get youl money. We will also rent your houses and collect your rents without an effort on your part. It will vay you to place your claims, houses and rents in our hands, as we have the best attorneys, and make no charge for our services unless we collect your money. OFFICE: 2and 4, Over First National Bank Phone 72 LAKELAND, FLA We Extend to All Our Pa- trons the Season’s Compliments We appreciate very much the business has been accorded us the past year, and will strive to serve our customers the coming year to the very best of our ability Wishing all a Happy New Year, We are yours to serve, H. C. STEVENS JEWELER LAKELAND, FLA. o bt Christmas IIZ You can give your wife IS a ‘Bank aCccourrt AsK Her She will answer: .‘YES.I' Try it THIS Ckristmas, Do Your Banking With Us ‘FIRST NATIONAL BANN OF LAKELAND L] A A (A eI NP ISP I P IFLORIDA CUMING INIO ITS OWN Settlers from All Sections Pouring in Attracted by This State’s Great Advantages This State is rapidly coming into its own. Although it has never had the favorable and fair publicity to which it was entitled, and has never had the push and enterprise behind it as a whole, such as has been put behind other and less favored com- munities, it is growing and develop- ing and coming into its own high es- tate of progress and prosperity by the logic of its location and the at- tractiveness of its climate and soil. The corn growers are coming from Illinois and Iowa. One of them rye- marked to this writer last wee ‘“‘Florida is the paradise of tie corn| growers. I can raise more corn iul Florida per acre than in the famous Illinois corn belt. I can produce it and market it at less cost and at a| better price than can be had in the corn belt.” The truck growers are coming from Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin, as well as from other States. They realize that they can produce and sell gar- den truck out of their Florida gar- dens when the demand is at the max- imum and competition at the mini- A RARE BARGAIN; NOTHING LIKE IT S0-acre tract high rolling citrus land except about six acres truck land, on mein highway into Lake- land-—one mile from shipping sta- tion, about 70 old, full-bearing or- ange trees and 525 7-year-old Valen- cia and grapefruit trees (12 acres) several hundied boxes now on trees. Must be sold. See us, Jackson & Mec- Rae, Lakeland, Fla. WANTED AT ONCE Ten young men and women in .akeland to learn telegraphy. Learn n four months. Tuition $25 to first .en applicants. Positions paying $60 »er month guaranteed just as soon as inished. Phone 96 red or call and iee W. D. HOLLAND, MVanager Lakeland Business College. 1466 SOME THINGS LAKELAND HAS Live Board of Trade. Best Water in Florida, High, Healthful Location. Prog;enive, Cosmopolitan Citizen- ship, Municipal Ownership of Light and Water Largest Fireproof Hote', absolutely modern. Splendic Winter Chautauqua. Delightfu] Year-Round C'imate. | Exceptionally Fertile Back Country. | Handsome and Well'Stocked Stores. Center of Five Railroad Divisions. Big Railroad Pay Roll. Mammoth Citrus Pucking House. Splendid Edacational Facilities. Churches of all Denominations. Numerous Industria' Enterprises. Three Strong Banking Concerns, An Upto-Date Daily Newspaper. Mi'es of Granolithic Sidewalks, Sewerage System. Vitrified Brick Streets. and Everything that goes to make up 15,000 in 1915. ! golden profits. k: (@ small way-—these pioneers of in- 1697 | 4 Live, Lovely City—6,500 now— - 5 e A S B | nmum. The dairy farmers are com- Ohio | | Jing from Wisconsin, Illinois, and lowa. They see the easy prob- lem of feeding the year around on ‘;.-m\\inu things; they sce the w:nhi market and the growing wdemand, jand are taking advantage of what Ilorida has to offer. The fruit grow- ers are coming from (alifornia, f'rmuf Michigan and from all over the Unit- “ed States, ity Florida offers, and are just awvak ‘ ening to What that means to the m.'mi of brains, brawn and expericuce. And the manufacturers are turn-! ing their eyes this way. ygreat groves of fruit, each contribut- ling its annual share to waste. They see the opportunity of taking the \waste from the grove, from farm :mdl They see the oppoctun- | They see garden and making it into shining They are coming in dustry who will make fortunes, and spread the lure of gold over the bal- ance of the world, until Florida is filled with the factories she needs and can sustain. The shipping is coming. Not a week passes that something impor- tant is not added to the transporta- tion facilities of Florida. We are gradually getting every advantage of every avenue of sending our produce over the world into the waiting mar- kets where the highest prices prevail, Ships and trains must have return loads; and we shall get our coal, our manufactured articles under a| more favorable freight rate. And all this means much for the early dawn of the greatest day of Florida's development and prosper- | Eloctric Fany In Dining nunm.DCSOTOH OTE L W. L. Parker, :ll:w}cn preppppwewrreey T ELLLL LS TSR RS L SE R T TR, Christmas Sal; Cut Glass and Ching Your Opportunity to get Handsome Gify, Exceptionally Cheap. All Cut Glass to be Sold at Cogt Some Beautiful Pieces in Stock, and ALL GO IN SALE. JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Cut Glass Jellies, Nappies, Hair Receivers, Regular price $2.00. Sale Price, only $1.0, THE DAYS:—MONDAY, TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22, 23, 24. The Model Hardware (; PHONE 340. LAKELAND, FLA. Mann Plumbing. UNDEN GLENADA HOTEIL, PINE STREET Work and Lowest i i 4 Prices Rus ANl Work Guaranteed First Class-in Every Respect. Estimates Wi Furnished on Short Notice. Office Phone 257 Residence Phone 274 Red Place your (r Now an’ AV Long Life of Linen that is just what we are giving is what you are looking for w slong with good laundry work. Try us. Lakelana Steam :Laund eone 158 Yest Maix M. T TAMPZ'S MODERN AMERICAN Electric Elovators. AND EURO PEAN HOTEL Largest and most comfortable lobby in the cit y. Two large porches; do nob bar :00ped up. All outside rooms and well vend lated. Courteous treatmeni guarad DHLODS, RATES—EUROPEAN RATES—AMERICAN One person, without bath One person without bath One person, with bath ___._ 2.00 One person with bath ... Two persons, without bath Two persons, withous bath ity.—Jacksonville Metropolis. Two persons, with bath ___ Two persons with bath L R e and Satisfy at Hello! Is this 62? 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