The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-02

Secretary A. ]. Holworthy has
made the following report for the
\ work done by the Board of Trade for
the month of April.
April 80, 1914.
Dear Member beg leave to pre-
sent synopsis of my report for the
month of April There have been
three meetings of the governors -
March 27, April IA and "a. At the
former, routine business was trans
acted The secretary was authorized
to continue advertising in Every
body's for six months, and the Sec
retary suggested a celebration. of
New Settlers Day for the purpose OF
getting acquainted with the new set
tiers whom the Board has brought to
this community during the past
year. At the meeting April IA, ar
rangeinents were made for the re-
duction of rent by the Board relin-
gushing the south end of the room
and paying hereafter SIS instead of
$25 per month At meeting April
"a, names of eS new members, Sc.
cured by the secretary, were present.
ed and same were elected to men,
bership, also increase on part of old
members reported to the amount OF
SIS per month, making total in
crease in monthly income of $4S,
with more to be heard from. Several
live matters were discussed at the
meeting of the whole Board on April
g.. Location of factory for the
manufacture of women's and chill
dren's clothes and overalls, prohibi-
tive rates on hauling of road mater
ial, location of canning and shoe fac
tories, the visit of the vice president,
the approaching conventions, loca-
tion Of city market and other mat
ters occupied the attention of the
board and produced some very in
teresting discussion.
The inquiries have kept up weli
during the past month and investors
are being drawn to Lakeland. Cor
respondenee has been taken up and
personal interview with responsible
parties with reference to a street
car line, factory for the manufac-
ture of wire fencing to employ TWEEN
ty to thirty people at the start, the
location of a large and responsible
wholesale grocery house, carrying a
stock of not less than $4,000, bring
ing business to Lakeland now going
to Tampa and jacksonville.
II Four families reported as settled
here during the past month, making
a total of 121 families since the first
of January, 1913.
The following new applications for
membership have been received:
Harry s. Ashby, G.. U. Conant, A.
E. Day, w. E. Brooks, C. White.
d. M. Pipkin, Jr., H. C. Edmon
son, James G.. Holcombe, F. S.
Stokes, George. c.. Barton, ] F |
Townsend, w. T. Nichols. Richard |
Bolton, D. R. Crum, E, H. Gar !
land, C. c. Wilson, Conner and |
O'Steen, American State Bank, P, D.
Logan, Lakeside Sanitarium, James
Hartzell, w. P. Pillans, Polk County
Lumber Co., Owens Dry Goods Co.,
Lakeland Feed and Supply Co., ].
w. Conner, H. S. Moreland, Paul
& Wagner Lumber Co., Miller Bros,
Geo. Warren, c. R Rice, w. E.
Pugh, H. NJ. Webb, D. R. Crum.
U. W. Iyersen.
Collections for past month were
The secretary has put in several
days work during the past week Sc
1895.
curing new members and an increase
in subscription on the part of the
old members, with the result of
total increase in the income Of about |
s55 per month He Acknowledges,
with much appreciation, the hearty
cooperation on the part of a goodly
number of members in their willing
ness to increase the amount Of their
subscription, thereby testifying their
confidence in and appreciation of the
work being done b this office. If
united effort was made on the part
Of the membership it would be easy
to raise the monthly income another
$50. 1t Is safe to say there are fifty
members who could each secure one