The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-03
PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME
HERE AND MADE
GOOD
SATISFIED INVESTORS IN THIS
SECTION WHO HAVE BECOME
ENTHUSIASTIC BOOSTERS.

\ HoOu example of Wha' can b. ac-
complishrd in h. Nay of business a..
Nrlopmrnl il one Aea". i, irstancc,i in
thr ease OF \ + l'ckard. head Of
he rising firm OF pickarl Bros and
Selsrmclrr. Of this city
Just one year ago Mr. Pickard came
here from northwestern Canada in
search Of Il mildrr climate for him
SELF and family. After carefully look
inS over a large part OF Florida with
a determination to secure the best
possible location, he decided to locate
permanently AT Lakeland He at once
purchased the splendid grove and
truck farm. The Shcltcrins Oaks"
situated on Lake IIolins.;worth, 4
HhOrl distance southeast of town, and
I he firm of Pickard Bros Selsc-
meyer WAS urGanizrd The invest
"lrnt proved to be- Il profitable one,
;hr first crop netting the owners
about onr-thrd of the entire cost Of
he property
Add to ,his Mr. pickard has been
ifcrrd $a.ooO in advance of The pur-
chase price Soon after coming here
IN response TO numerous inquiries Of
friends in Canada and Minnesota con-
corning Florida land. the firm dcrid-
ID to take up the sale Of real estate
~ a side line.
Mr. Pickard being a practical farm
cl has made a specially Of grove and
truck land. However. the business
has grown SO rapidly that hr has
now included town property and il Is
probable that in the near future Il
rnmbcr OF the firm will dcyOt' all
his time to the sale of city property.
Among those who bcram, inter-
cS.cd in Florida and later purchased
land of this firm are Mr. e. s. Cox.
a prominent grain dealer and lumber
rierchani OF Park Rapids, Mnn. Mr..
CuX al - bought fine piece of grove
land tf the Fl,r,aa Lakeland lIa:mes
rc.. Iarl e. May, manager He was
much pleased with Lakeland and in
tends hr.caf,rr TO bring his family
a,ld at least spend the winters amid
the delights of oGr semi tropical eli
| mate.
c. \. True. IA prosperous Farmer 0t
u lhc,d, North Dakota. ehes" IA beau
tiiul spot of forty acres on Lake
Ionny, and will move here with his
| family in the fall to engage in grove
and truck farming Mr.. II. Powers,
of Bryan, o., came here with his ram
Nv few week ago and purchased a
livery desirable grove with a beautiful
nome overlooking Lake liOllings-
| worth. Mr.. Pickard was able TO Sc
cure for them just what they want
ed They are now nicely settled and
delighted with their new home. Mrs.
]. Willis and her sister, Miss Fan
nv Davidson. of Illinois. well known
in Lakeland, were so pleased with the
l.rgc returns of their orange grove
last year that before leaving Tor their
northern home for the summer they
purchased through the firm another
tract of good Florida land They will
continue 10 spend their winters Ill
Lakeland The far reaching trans
action whereby Prof. \. :. Meharg,
The State agrirultur" expert. few
LAYS ago. purchased a splendid grove
property near town. has already been
rotrd in these columns
Mr. Pickard is enthusiastic in his
i,usif.~, ami 4 er.at believer in the
f,tllr. of Lakeland. He says: Il am
,.or. and more convinced that ] made
no mistake I'm settling her" and in
curing H. friends TO conn.,. here also.
OF .-ai..-e not all who come here are
. equally successful. but | have been
amazed At what can Toe accomplished
and what he soil will produce in This
locality. Why. | have seen Irish po-
fafpes this season that Welded over
ra bushels per acre and were SOLD
~ the rat" of oVar >6no per acre
have seen a celery field whcr, the