Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 26, 1914, Page 5

PCRSON PARAGR .'T; Case of F ire% iPhone 5 000 wwm«-m«smq N pr. and Mrs. C, S. Petrey, of olumbia, Ala., and Miss Kathleen of Pelham, Ga., are visiting [cRac peir parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. (. McRae . Mr. E. R. Clark and wife of itnian, Ga., are visiting his broth- . . T. Clark, on East Lime street, |sal ark has liveq in Lakeland be- | like all the rest likes Lak« vell that he has decided to y Lakeland in a month or and . H. Stanley and brothes lay for Chicago. Mr. will leave his brother there and b) on o Dayton, Cincinnati ang oth- s north. He is taking some sing matter with him and ays he is going to talk Lakeland all long the line. E i on page 2 of this issue will be ound @ very interesting article from he pen of Mr, E. C. Angell, rela- ive to the growth of the Woman's lub Library and the benefits to be ecured from patronizing it, which s well worth perusal. r po Miss Harriett Southard returned o her home in North East, Pennsyl- ania, last night, after a pleasant eason spent in Lakeland, the guest f her brother, Mr. G. E. Southard nd family . br. W. R. Groover and family pave as their guest Dr. Groover's pother, of Lake Butler, who will be yith them for some time. J. W. Buchanan, Sr., has pur- haseq the Barhite place on Lake ollingsworth and expects to im- rove it right away and move there- n where they can take things cool nd easy enjoying the fine bathing p the lake as well as their handsome ew Buick. It will be remembered that Mr. Boyd, who died at the home of Mr. lex Holly last week, did not divulge be name of his relatives, other than p say that he had a relative in the eWspaper * business in Atlanta. A ire to the Atlanta Constitution did ot receive any reply, and the gen. tman was buried without his rela- ves being notified. The notice of s death appeared in the Telegram, 0d when the paper reacheq the As- peiated Press offices in Atlanta, it uanced to fall into the hands of the fad man's relative, who wired the legram yesterday for full informa- ded on, which was promptly forw: Mr. and Mrs, H. D. Bassett re- e yesterday afternoon from Ok loma City, where they went to at Methodist conference 4 from the Lakeland church ey enjoyed their trip, but 1k more in love with Lake ippreciate her better the Bassett says that althou: liiona City made a 1e past twenty-five y he W 4 number of ten-story buildings and that houses that 20 and $30 here are rent- g for $8 and $10 there. He says at crop is the best in years t crops generally out there MAJESTIC as good a ' comedy tonight; r the price. TW0 T00 MANY me funny comedy JOCYE OF THE W00DS 2-reeler, full of that inger that we all 3 like Prices 5¢, 10c those popula on at 2:30 to § 1, theater BuR PSP m«a-@? 3 Stan- | City \Lm.: ger Imrmlq \1\[ ing with the p, haq entrances o1 of Munn p, ,eod, act- ark committee, hag Pened at each corner ark ang concrete 3 now being laiq from each “, lelvl;b:{:r: to the monument , Another nlmr‘u\' ment made ig ot 1S noted at the northwest corner of t i 1€ park, where the i ap- ],',“MI h has 1 put in first class Tf..‘lpv. T'hese are Imprm'cxm-ms that will add g atly to the appearance of Lakeland's love- as it wil] be th the cor and convenience ly park, ea f asier of ac- cess and 1 walks will add much to its at WANTS CITY T0 KEEP LIGHT AND WATER PLANTS paying cents per K \". for dollar for four ms of water, both of which it is conceded are high rates, but none of these facts, nor all combined, furnish a suflicient reason for the sale of what, under more favorable and contem- plateq conditions, easily be the most important asset of the city Admit, if yYou please, that the dis- ease s serious one, but surely it can be shown that the remedy sted is a heart may b fatal one A in a ver man's serious con- dition but no surzeon would attempt to eliminate that organ in order te do away with the trouble. Hundreds of letters are on file in the the Board of asking whether the light and water plan mu- nicipally or privately owned, and the the questioh is obvious It is well known to those in touch with such matters that in office of Trade are reason for stead of cities selling out their pub 1 lic utilities they are acquire in desperately seeking to cases where they have faileq or neglected to own them. Every week one can read in the Engineering News, Manufactur- ers’ Record and similar publications of bonds to be issued for the acquisi tion by privately light and water plants. I hardly think Mr. Melton insist that it is not good policy the city to own its public utilities. I that the immedlate cities of owned will present situation calling for relief, chief factor in determining Mr gard to take it is the Mel with T 1t does look tempting, ton's attitude proposed sale 80 magnani ag sir, this $300,000 offer, sted, with which a por- mously sug tion of the present bonded indebted ness could be retired, floating debt of $28,000 paid off, and the b used for public improvemen boulevarding lakes for parks, completit im th ) ( i fand wat lant nt ) m Lo f u would want to see any- | Ler 2 ‘.as...m.q;u:é '14.1 »3 who keep ! for | the " ALDITORIM THEATRE T L At s bt ) e hardly afforq to yield to the tempta- tion of selling out. Some one is interested, there is the personal, selfish element some Where, because individuals forming corporations for the purpose of han- dling public utilities do not usually [lose much sleep worrying about the (Welfare of the ‘“dear peopul.” Mr. Melton is too good a citizen to have h an idea as this and it is be- ed that if only he can be made to see that the proposed bong issue will put the light and water plants on a good and sufficient incomebeariny ; asis, that he will rather be a stock- {holder (as a citizen) in a municipal- ¥ owned plant than to see it owned ang controlled, and all its profits se- nee in the good judgment and v of the same officials in the of less than half that as specifieq in the proposed issue. 1ve anything worth kee let's keep it. It we ping, h anything which is not worth eceping, no one else will want it so badly as to pay us so much for it. ¢ I Lakelang is prog sing today faster than any city of its size in the south and faster than many larger cities. We are the envy of the State but it would surely be a step backward if |we should allow ourselves to be :l‘w\‘lll‘l'v“{ into selling such a valuable public utility as onr light and water .IJ]:HH o ane clothes and simply wants a new suit lon larger fashionable {lines in order to cut a finer and bet and more |ter figure. In closing, I want to add that there should be no hesitation on the part of the taxpayer to vote favor- ably on this proposeq bond issue, be cause the amount has been made suf_ ficiently to cover all need for cquipment ang extension, ‘that the large profit can be used for |interest anq sinking fund, adequate to meet the retirement of the entire large and so issue before the date specified. And one other thing, I am not ‘writing in my official capacity as Secretary of the Board of Trade, but only as a private citizen ang tax payer. A. J. HOLWORTHY . | JUDGE TUCKER DOES NOT FAVOR | SELLING MUNICIPAL PLANTS | Lakeland, Fla., May 26, 1914 Editor Evening Tetegram: 1 do not jconcur with the suggestions of Mr. i\!ulmn to sel]l the water works and light plant. In judgment this {¢hould remain property of the my the city. Our rapidly expanding popula- tion requires greater facility for "service. Let the authorities set forth ‘Mu;n'l_\’ ang distinetly the condition "of the property and the needs of the government for extension and main- tenance. Show me that a bond issue necessary for tnese purposes and I am in favor of it. We are building here one of the great cities of Flor- ida and must lay the foundation broad and stron It is now the sow- harvest will come lat lorious one 1f we the way. On with | KER n ! | 1 | Box 1! t | 6 :]‘h‘ OICE CUT FLOWE for er tertai , parties, weddings or see J. H. Tacker. Lake v, agent for Knull, Tampa lorist 24175 B B * BILLY DEMONT AND HIS BANJO GIRL THE !/ UDITORIL\I ORCHISTRA yns under t B Marks Prices 10c. 13c Notice— DANCE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK h ) W OVI)ERFL L SPANISH VIOLINIST which is | NG TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., MAY 26, 1914. ciild has outgrown his 2 R R R L L L T R R R e L ANNOUNCEMENT Just opened east of the light and water plants. on A. C. L. Rwy., overlooking Lake Mirror, building material and supply business. We handle the best there is in the building material line ard shall strive to merit the patronage of contractors and the public gener- ally in this territory. @ The stock includes: Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Roofing,Sewer Pipe, Shingles Lath, Shingle Stains, Mortar Stains, Crushed Stone, Etc. “_'_ R T L - ,,,,7‘_4..7. BT p B HDPPY D PPPBPPP PP PPPPPPPEPPPPPPDED ured by a private corporation. And ® Nl s g el e Dealers in Saylor’s Portland Cement. Agatite Plaster, Great H 1{dle $300,000 for uts proposed pub-|% Western Wood Fibre Plaster and Philip Carey Co.’s Roofings 3 'lic improvements will warrant his :.:: 4 . BUILDERS’ SUPPLY COMPANY . PHONE 400 . LAKELAND, FLA. OB B GRB S RBD i D DR EBESHEEHE — SRR L T i+ Entire Stock to be Closed Out at and Below Factory Cost. We are closing out this stock to go into the Supply business @5 in the Kimbrough building. We are not giving prices, as space is too short, but will prove to you that this is as we say a -Saving Sale P b3 & Money When You Come to Qur Store! ¢ Goods all marked in plain figures and a house full of BAR- # GAIN COUNTERS. This Sale is Our Loss and Your # Gain. No Goods to leave the house without the cash. ¢ Great Bargains in Children’s Shoes! This sale continues until every pair of Shoes in the house is sold | Kimbrough & Rutherford Main Street. Opposite City Hall. Lakeland, Fla. BB bbb { il The Cole & Hull Service I"[ I)Al.MS 25: Is recognized by the Jewelry buying people of Lakeland as the service for them, ‘‘The Store whereGems ar d Gold are Fairly Sold.” Are You one of these Satisfied Customers? “A Pleasure to Show Goods” COLE & HULL SR Jewelers and Optometrists, Lakeland, Fla. P o s o oo SEAE PP DD PDEDE 3‘@»5«%«3‘«@5 GEORGE McCALL Manager PROGRAM THE CASE OF CHERRY b EpBREED PURCHELLE 4 e T GRAPEFRUIT Have you ever had a GRAPEFRUIT i A gre; eler feature also 4 . [SS? No, because it is an absolutely new ¥4 @ er on the market before. It is t confection and will please - 4 Good Music By The [ at Miller Bros, “The Silver : Q p tace, and receive a sample absolutely < PALMS THEATER ORCHESTRA |: ' fovery man, woman and child who i A re this notice is cordially invited to I:R[ [ a cample this delightful candy without cost E Ask for a Grapefruit Sundae % A Goog Show at the Palms THE SILVER PALACE $ P Py DRANE BUILDING I me%*fimfi‘&%%vi P FPPE PP e Peeed It 5