The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26
PUT YOURSELF ON RECORD
As PULLING FOR LAKELAND

As PULLING tUk nAtuWu
May is going to be a busy mon.h
for the Board of Trade. Several mat
tiers of importance are under way
Ore of these important matters 10
tho preparation and publication OF
classified business directory OF tho
membership. This publication has
been postponed until this time in or
der to get TIE list as complete as
possible. The publication OF this d.
rcctory is for the information Of the
members of the board. who feel that
they are standing together on the
highest ground patriotic citizen o.
this town can occupy. viz, For
Lakeland" That is the slogan Tor
this final appeal. Every member
who is doing his best to pull "for
Lakeland" is worthy Of the highest
esteem and consideration of every
other man who is doing the same
thing. The man Cor business enter
Prise, as the case may be) who Is
Knocking Lakeland by this failure
| tor whatever reason) to pull FOR
Lakeland" is not entitled to any con-
sideration from this purely business
standpoint. ar d it is up to every man
cnd every business interest In this
town to line up in the tight "for
Lakeland" and to do 1t now.
If your name or your business en-
ttrprise, Mr.. Citizen, is not included
lin this list to be published next
month, do not blame the Board who
have patiently waited for your CO.
operation for long time.
| We are all, more or less. individu-
ally, as we'll as collectively, depend
cnt. II we do not hang together we
shall surely hang separately. The
present personnel Of the Board II
representative of the whole town
and occupies q strong and progress
| sive position. The Board Is In earn
est. determined to make this recent
reorganization q success. Their plans
for q progressive work of publicit.
make It necessary they should have
a larger income than the present pay
ing membership affords. II fifty Oh
one hundred of those who entered
the recent contest will pay up ana
continue their membership, the in
come will be sufficient for the needs
of the Board in their publicity work
Otherwise, the present membership
will be compelled to tax themselves
over and above the present rate OF
dues in order to make up the delicl
ency. This they are ready to DO
il they have to, but they feel tina
IL ought not to be necessary and tina
it would be unjust, because the bur
den ought to be borne equally by al!
No man who contributes to supper
. the aggressive work of the Board o
Trade by his contribution OF thre
and one-third cents Il day can fail t
receive direct and indirect benefit
for the town will thereby grow and
with the growth Of the town W.
come increasing benefit and oppor
. tunity to every citizen. On the Othe
hand, every man who ncglects
stand by the Board In this work
community building will surely d
50 to his own loss, because he vii
: necessarily fail to receive the sup
= port and patronage of those who ar
y compelled to bear his share of bur
} den just as much his as theirs.
F." The Classified Business Director
. will go to press on or about May Il
. This will give nearly three week
for every man to come across VIII
has SO far failed to do SO.
Pull for Lakeland! This mean
"Pull for every enterprise which
pulling for Lakeland" Trying to e
tie cake and at the same time kee
the penny is both unwise and impo'
s;ble. BE good-natured about tn
matter, be enthusiastic, be public
! spirited. be progressive. Cut som
, other expense, If you have to. bu
J don't try to build up your bushes
. interests without an active co-opcra
l ton with the Board of Trade, mem
: bership in which is the very bes
advertisement you can carry. ant