The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-03
PROGRESS MADE
BY LAKELAND
THE YEAR
MANY BUILDINGS ERECTED; 9TH
Err SPLENDID IMPROVEMENTS.
What Lakeland Has Done and Is Yet
to Accomplish as Noted by
the Tampa Tribune.

the Tampa Tribune.
Today the Tampa Tribune issued
its Polk county edition and we
reproduce a portion of the write-up
given Lakeland, which shows the
impression an outsider has of the
best town in Florida:
Few cities of its size in the Unit
ed States can point to building
record in 1912 that will equal that
of Lakeland Nearly million dol
lars is represented in the new build
ings that were constructed last year
III and adjacent to the city and the
pl ospects for 1913 are that the for
mer records will be surpassed. Over
300 new residences were built last
year, some costing well up In five fig
ures, and the average being cOnserv-
atively estimated at $4,000. This
gives a total value of new homes
erected during the year, in round
numbers, of 100000.
For the list of new buildings and
figures upon other improvements
mentioned, the Tribune is indebted
tc G.. c. ROgan. one of the progress
sive and we'll informed real estate
men of Lakeland. He mentions the
following buildings, with their esti-
mated cost:
A. G. l.. passenger station s. $4,000
Express Co. building. 50. 10000
Auditorium .... 10000
Rcfrigorating plant. 100000
Hardin building 5000
Dcen 4 Bryant building. !. $4,000 4
Gentry g. Futch building. 10000
Skipper building ..... 5000
Lakeland Highlands Club. $4,000
City Cafe .............. ;. 1000
Citrus Exchange building. 10000
Stephens apartments. -. $1,000
At the present time work is pro-
crossing upon several large build
ings, one being new fireproof ho-
tel which will cost complete about
$125,O0O. Another splendid struc.
| turc soon to be erected is the new
city hall. the old building having
been torn down last week More
than fifty new residences are being
| hpi1t ~ thn nrncnpt ,on,pnpt orJ tu,r
new warehouses and two bottling
plants are to be erected Immediately.
One construction company reports
contracts in Lakeland aggregating
$15O.O00 In new buildings and all
o. these are to be erected during the
early part of the present year.
In public improvements also Lake.
land is taking the lead. Work is
now being done on the system of
paved streets for which bond issue
was recently authorized by an cleo
tiOn. Practically every street is to
be paved, brick being used in the
business districts and asphalt block
on most of the residence streets.
Along with the streets will be laid a
complete sewerage system and when
these improvements are completed
Lakeland will take front rank
among progressive Florida cities.
All lines of legitimate business are
represented here by class OF as
high-minded men as can. be found
| anywhere. and the class of goods
that are handled are of a quality to
reflect credit on much larger places
than Lakeland. The professional.
men are on an equally high basis
and altogether there seems to be q
spirit Of progressiveness that per-
vades the entire community. which
ID source Of constant pride - tAo
city. The railway facilities are OF
the very best The great Atlantic
coast Lines have made a center herel
Tor their entire system in the State.
There are twenty-seven passenger
trains arriving and departing from
the handsome new depot daily.
Large shops are located here and the
monthly pay roll Of those employed
in the movement of trains and the
general work of construction and ac-
tivities of such large system. add in
no small degree to the prosperity of
the city
Large packing houses are also To-
coted here and the new home Of the
Florida Citrus Exchange will rival
any Of the packing houses IN the
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