The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-06
BOARD OF TRADE WORK
JUNE AND JULY

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Dear Member beg leave to pre-
sent synopsis of my report for the
month of July. There have been
two meetings of the Goyernors--June
% and July Is. At former meeting
the secretary was Instructed to ask
the citizens committee to change
their recommendation to city com
missioners by making a fiat rate of
four cents per k. W. for power pur-
poses, which they agreed to- At the
latter meeting a proposition to par
ticipate in Florida publicity bureau S
automobile tour was not enter
| tanned, but, in place thereof, the
Board appropriated $120, and agreed
to ask the city to do likewise, for
the purpose of sending out $50 three
/ months subscriptions to Lakeland
News, complimentary to inquirers.
! who could in this way become more
in touch with this section. The city
agreed and subscriptions are being
sent out.
Parties interested in suburban or
interurban line have made another
visit and left here with the purpose
of sailing Aug. - for Europe to
obtain necessary funds to finance
about fifty miles of line. Probably
off
Secretary has submitted PROPOSE
ton to Southern Utilities Co. to es-
tablish preceding plant here and
the matter is being considered.
Two propositions have been re-
ceived regarding winter location of
big league ball team and matter
placed in hands of competent com
mittee Lakeland has received
good deal of fine publicity in the
State by reason of local successes
and this proposition would give fur
ther and splendid advertising which
mere money could not buy in the
ordinary way.
The secretary has attended several
meetings of what is now the Polk
County Good Roads Association,
which has been organized to study
the question of good roads with the
ultimate purpose of bringing a sue
cessful bond issue. This organization
is starting out enthusiastically and
deserves the hearty support and CO.
operation of every taxpayer in the
county.
A party from Maryland is willing
to put in $4,000, providing local cap
ital of $1,000 can be secured for the
establishment Of a mattress factory,
which, it is stated, will employ from
25 to 30 people from the start. Par
ty claims he has contract for 10000
cheap mattresses to be delivered dur
ing the year 1918, and that he is
anxious to get located as soon as
possible in vicinity where raw ma
terial can easily be secured and cost
of manufacture low. He will come
on at once when he has assurance
that local capital will be available.
1T is gratifying to note that steps !
have been taken by the city commits |
sioners to connect the Plant City |
road with the street paving. Under
present conditions the city will /.
doubtless have considerable difficulty !
in financing such a proposition, in
spite of the fact that Lakeland is
doubtless losing much money every
day by reason of the sorry condition !
of this and other similar gaps in our
roads leading into town Cannot the !
Board get together on this matter
and suggest a plan of successful CO.
operations.
Inquiries for this midsummer
month are very good Two new fam
lilies have reported as settled here
during the past month-W. f. Eli
err, from Asheyille, y. c., ana +. f.
Heath, from Mckenzie. Tennessee.
Inquiries
BY Letter July lime |
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