The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-24
FOUNDATIONS
UNCLE HENRY

words winch you spoke In your PAY
per about me helm made a membe
of the Bord of Trade. ! have VIII
a few lines to Mr.. Holworthy ant
the Bord of Trade thankin them TO-
the grace homer which has beer
thrust upon my humble sholders
l am tickled to deth and SO is Mar
thy but she amt sayin much. She
| is feelin little ashamed now aftel
seem that my literary career Il
bein crowned with glory after she
has sayed so much about what 9
expens of time and mony it is fol
nothin and so forth. / have rose
in her estamation a good deel, but
l have larned that while a profit
may get some homer in his own
country it is bland hard to get 1t
in his own house. Bobby and Clara
Louise is tickled, but they don't
live here all yeer. wish to state
that l would not of arrived at this
deep pinnickle of fame without the
support of the Lakeland Telegram
and News which has been give to
me most harty and generous at all
times, and l hope you will print
this in the paper as I want 1t none
that now and always l am willin
and ansious to give the devel his
docs.
am writin today especially to
say that we have got the pavement
layed around the park, and now.
why in thunder don't We level oil
that there little strip between the
sidewalk and the pavement and fill
up the holes and smooth of the,
hills? This is a small matter when
it comes to tho dom of it, but it
looks like sin for the stranger with
in our gates and the sojourner in
our midst to see that strip Of neg
lected land rite in the hart of our
fare City. 1t looks careless and
when it could be i'm
proved in such short time.
| am in faver of jeremiah Smiths
about belongin to the Bord
Of Trade, and | am glad to say that
I now belong, but even II l didn't
| would try and support 1t all !
could. would be in faver of the
Bord of Trade havin SPECIAL speeches
made by the men of this town on
connected with the we'll
fare of the City. There Is John
who would be willin to
speck on good roads, and Dr.. Conf
bear, who could arise and show how
the country and the town has got
to work hand in glove, or tell about
the Farmers Club. There is the
Honorable II. J. Drane, who could
talk on laws and the enforsein Of
them and Otis HunGerford who
could speek on the pertecsion CT
labor, and Mayer Eaton, who could
tell what he would like to have the
sitizens of this fare City do, and
Kelsey Blanton and Jack Chunn,
and John Cox, and you yourself.
Mr.. H., and Joe Dixon and J. B.
Smith and myself and others which
can apcek on most any sub jeck
that comes along. We have all
got idees which would be help to
the rest of us, If we would speek
them out and a feelin of good will
and fellership would grow up in
our midst. I'm in faver Of this
oein done.
am in faver Of the old posts
and other trash and the weeds
which now disfiggers the shores of
our beautiful lakes bein dug up
md throwed away. It is exhibit
lion of carelessness and slackness to !
eeve these things be as they are,
md l am hopin that such will not
oethe case any longer than 1t takes
o get out and do t.
I will close for this time, hopin
you are all we'll. So no more at
present from Your True Friend,
UNCLE HENRY.
P. S. am writin this letter to
ct you know l seen in the paper
where you was goin to put up a
,ildin. I am tickled. I have long
,een sorry and regretfull that you
vas not in a more conspicsious
,lace sost people comm in town
ould see you rite of without astin
ne have We got a gewspapper al
hough l have alters been reCdy and
villin to tell and to brag some.
Tow II there is anything ! can do
o help along and get things start
d l am willing to do SO. ! have
mabe you would like to
ave me have my picter took so you
an hang it up on the wall in your
lew rooms and, If so, I am willin
o do SO. amt had my pictcr took
or some time anyway and l would
ot mind the expense.
No more for this time. U H.