The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-01
EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS
GREAT WORK OF DEVELOPMENT
IN PROGRESS SOUTHEAST
OF CITY

+, fhe Lakeland News made a brieI
announcement in its last weeks is.
sue concerning the improvements
which are now under way on the
! property of the W. r. Italian 4
Co.. AT Lakeland Highlands. siN
miles southeast OF Lakeland. near
the old lIartow-Lakeland road and
overlooking Banana lake.
This development consists OF the
building OF family country Club
liouse. school and chapel. also boat
houses ON Lakes Scott and Banana.
al an approximate cost OF SO. 900.
We have had the pleasure OF eX-
amining the plans of this club house
and We believe we are quite safe in
laiiIg that it is the most attrac-
tive building of its kind in the
state ot Florida.
Architect Guy Plat Johnson. OF
Lakeland. has done himself great
credit in working out the plans for
this magnificent structure.
Mr.. John q. Schmidt. OF Lakeland,
the contractor, Is IA man of many
years of building experience in high
class buildings and will be able TO
carry out the ideas of the architect
in a thoroughly up-to-datc manner
The building is of the Spanish style
of architecture and the details have
been worked out on strictly original
lines. There Is much similarity be-
tween this building and the fine
Of Southern California.
The present size OF the building is
100 by lO7 feet, two stories high
and with arrangements to add on
as the demand warrants. Il will
include large lounging rooms, par
lor. billiard room, barOer shop, din !!
ing rooms and sleeping rooms. The
will be equipped with hot
and cold water and heat in all |
rooms and with very complete wa
ter system, shower baths and light
ng plant. In fact. every modern
convenience is provided for in the
lakeland Highlands Club, which
will be completed about January |.
The combination school and chap
i will be for the benefit of the
guests of the club. Likewise the
garage and stables II is planned
q arrange for all kinds of enter
aiImcnt both in and ont of doors,
including golf course. The build
ng OF this club and the sale and de-
elOpment of the several thousand
crcs of the Highland Lake land in
he vicinity OF the club opens up
'Ossibilitics for this section of Polk
ounty that should fill us all with
ride.
The class of people who are pur-
hasing these ten, twenty and fifty
ere tracts for home i'm Florida
re all financially able to plant their
rapefruit, orange and tangerine
rOves and to build homes, costing
OF less than si,5OO each. In fact
he restrictions in this district are ;
uch that cheaper home cannot be I
uilt on The property.
So attractive is this region, which !
as an average elevation of about
90 feet. is rolling and naturally {
rained and has splendid views, that )
is attracting local people of Polk |
)unty to make investments in the !
akeland Highlands district. Sew
raj sales have been reported re-
'ntly of local people who wish to
1jOy the best in the county and
no also recognize that this par !
cular land will rapidly increase in J
llue IS the development work pro- Y
resses.
Messrs. w. F. IIallam & Go. have q
lring the past year been bringing, y
, investors to this property. a very S
Ugh class OF business and profess {
onal people, retired and semi-re-
red. These people are from New
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