The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-06
Drive Them OUT
, THE FOREIGN CONCERNS CALLED !

have deceived, and despollcd Of thousands Of
dollars, scores OF the most enterprsing men
in Lakeland: for you can do it, as has been
done In Minnesota. Ohio and other States.
their Legislatures cooperating. by means Of
a local cooperative Savings Loan company,
handled by yourselves and others whom you
know and confined to Polk county
You would have had one already In opera
| ton, but that these men feared this was the
| same fire that had burned them before But
now you and they are Investigating and will
find that the right QocaU sort do only good
to hundreds and thousands. and no harm to
| any one And that, controlled by a good
| local board. and competent secretary. I'M
der bonds, II will soon become the greatest
| financial and moral force here for home and
town building. and for creating vast army
| OF savers ambitious to accumulate for some
noble purpose
Here are plenty Of good men you know
| whom you can trust for directors, and II you
do not know him well enough to be sure the
proposed secretary is both honest and com
petent. then please read below what two Of
he best men in southern Minnesota, who
have known him well for over 30 years, writa
as to this in their letters, below.
Then. with a will, let us get together"
each doing little to help, and We will soon
make Lakeland FIRST In this coming great
movement for the upbudng Of our city, and
from us OF all Florida
These letters to your mayor follow:
MankatO State Bank,
Mankato, MINI.
March 5, 1913
Mr.. Mayor -
One OF our Mankato men. Mr. NJ G. VIII
lard. is in your city for the winter, and likes
II there. lie was there last winter, also,
believe.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. willard for that
Is what his absence means. He will finally
settle down there.
Mr.. Willard is an old resident Of Mankato.
He came here about forty years ago, and has
been identified with great many undertak
ings. all Of them good He Is a good attor-
ney. and correct in his dealings. honest and
this city one Of its most beautiful plats Of
ground and his interests here are still large.
Should Mr.. Willard decide to remain In
your city, and undertake anything. all will
and him trusted and honest capable fellow
worker.
was mayor Of this city for four years
Very truly yours.
Edward Weaver, Prest.
HUBBARD MILLING CO..
Capacity 1000 Barrels
G. N. Palmer. President
Presidents ONCE
MankatO, MINI,
January 30, 1914.
Hon. o. NJ Eaton
Lakeland, Fla.
Uear STINT. NJ, u. willard mas asked me
to write you In regard to his ability, integ
rity and experience in various business mat
tiers In our city. especially in connection with
his experience with our building and loan
association.
have known Mr.. willard for about thr
ty five years and during all this time he has
been a man Of character and integrity in ev-
cry respect. Mr. willard has had large bust
ness experience here, having been connected
with various business enterprises, and was
also connected quite closely with the Build
ing and Loan Association for many years
He has had large experience in real estate
matters. and ! consider him especially well
qualified to undertake the organizing and
building up a Building and Loan Assocla
ton. For many years he practiced law In |
this CITY, which. OF course. is a valuable asset |
in this connection. I take pleasure in rec
ommendng him TO your careful consideration |
II anything Of this kind should be undertaken |
in your city. Mr. Willard is intelligent and |
energetic. and fully qualified to undertake |
anything Of this kind, and | recommend him |
to your favorable consideration.
Yours truly.
G. NJ PALMER
MIG. WILLARD
II Ky. Bldg, Phone 102 Lakeland.