The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-01
TOMATO PACKING HOUSE
TO Be OPENED HERE

Mr.. U. w. Iversen, secretary OF
the Lakeland Potato and Vegetable
Union, together with Mr.. H. E.
Hall, has been out among the grow
''ers the past few days, interesting
them in the matter of opening a to-
mato packing house in the city OF
Lakeland.
The greatest trouble and dis
enlargement to the growers about
Lakeland in the past has been the
matter OF no buyers for produce
grown hereabouts, and Mr.. Iver-
sen realizing this disadvantage,
some time ago determined to see if
this city could not be made a buy
ing station as we'll as Plant City
and other points in the vicinity. To
accomplish this, it was of course
necessary to get sufficient acreage
of one or more products and as
early as January, he advocated the
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planting of tomatoes, with the re-
suit that more than 100 acres have
been planted close to Lakeland. His
results with the Lakeland potato and
Vegetable Union, in the matter of
purchases and selling are we'll
known, so well known in fact that
he has been asked to come to Soc
rum and Kathleen to establish
branch of same, and with the as
sistance of the growers now, he will
be in position to have buyers here
in Lakeland to take everything pro-
duced at good prices.
Under the supervision of Mr.. w.
ersen, Mr.. Hall has submitted a
contract which is all for the grow
er. With sufficient acreage signed
UP. Mr.. Hall will open packing
house. The absolute cost per pack
age, sold on tract or otherwise, will
be Ale net to the grower and all
money received beyond this for the
produce, will go to the grower, so
that he will know exactly what his
produce brings every day, with no
commissions, freights or express to
figure against it, more than the 41c
1t costs him for the packing and
selling. Arrangement has been
made whereby Mr.. Iversen in the
interests of the growers will spend
his entire time at the packing
house, looking after the details of
the growers, and ready at all times
to show each transaction every day,
from the package packed to the way
bill for the shipment and what the
shipment brought.
Mr.. Hall, furthermore, will buy
everything submitted to him such |
as beans, cucumbers or other pro-
duce at prevailing prices or will |
sell same at nominal charge as
desired by the grower.
This is a chance for the grower
not heretofore presented and it
will be necessary for every one to
avail himself of its benefits NOW,
by notifying either Mr.. E. H. Hall
or Mr.. Iversen of their willingness
to sign up their tomatoes for pack
Ing, Mr.. Hall is resident OF our
city. having lived at 416 South Flor
ida, for the past two years and can
be recommended to the growers as
being trustworthy in every respect.
The following prominent grow
ers have already signed up or signi-
lied their willingness to sign up
when contract is submitted: DR..
Conibear, Mr.. Driggers, Barhite,
[versen, Pope, Dr.. Sylvester, R. G.
Dubose, j. Hays, E. Hays, Haw-
horne, Mr.. Eulenfeld, the great
Scott Lake Farms, and many others.
Mr.. Hall would like to be ad-
used Immediately of any acreage of
tomatoes not already called on so
hat same can be given attention
md it is necessary to know at once
low much there is. 1t will require
It least 100 acres to make it a pay
ng venture and we are assured that
he grower will get more money for
lis products than he has received
n the past and know just what he
S going to get from day to day.
Please drop either Mr.. U. w.
submit so that they can establish a