The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-27
BOARDS OF TRADE
HELD fine SESSION
YESTERDAY At TAMPA

The meeting of representatives of
the South Florida Commercial
bodies, held at Tampa yesterday,
was big success and will be pro-
ductive of splendid results in the de-
velopment of this section of the
State.
The meeting was held at the Tam
pa Board of Trade rooms and the
early morning devoted to getting ac-
quainted, after which an auto trip
was made over the city, stopping at
the Country Club and the Cuesta
Rey Cigar factory. At p. m. the
meeting re-convened and listened to
the cordial addresses of welcome
made by Mayor Mckay and Presi-
dent Gillette, and responded to by
Mr.. j. H. HUMPHREYS of the Brad
entown Herald, and Mayor Eaton of
Lakeland.
A very enlightening and interest
ing address was made by Lycurgus
Burns, of Winter Haven, on the sub
ject of Drainage and Florida Drain
age Laws, showing what had been
accomplished in the draining and re-
clamation of submerged lands, and
what was contemplated along these
lines in own own county by the
drainage of some of the Peace River
Valley bottoms.
Mr.. Wayne Thomas, of Plant City
made an address on the value of spe
cializing on crops, featuring thu
1 strawberry, of which he said NOR
; than 100000 quarts had been mar
keted this last season at good prices
Mr.. Ed Scott, of Arcadia, wen
into the subject of the Dixie High
way, and his experience as chair
man of the Central Florida Hi2hwa,
Association committee at Chatta
nooga last week, and urged ever
South Floridian to take an interes
in and if possible attend the meet
ing to be held in Orlando on Jun
:. 10, looking to a plan for the estab
lishment of second route, which
to be considered and passed on b
the commissioners who represen
:, Florida on this Dixie Highway, pro
jet.
Mr.. Dickie, assistant secretary @
the Tampa Board of Trade, made a
address on organizing trade bodie
of South Florida, after which ad
dress a motion was made by Secrt
tary Holworthy, of Lakeland, tina
this meeting appoint a committee
five to confer with all commerce.
organizations in that part Of tn
territory outlined in recent bi
presented to the State Legislator
asking for State division, requestin
their cooperation and giving sue
information as will enable them
d proceed with definite organization.
ID later date, and this date was del
At nitely fixed as the 18th day OF Al
0. gust and to be held at the TamI
te Board of Trade rooms. The con
es mittee consists of A. j. Holworth
C. B. Root, J. II. HUMPHREYS. L.
curgus Burns and B. l.. Hammer
At $50 the meeting adjourned
the FL Pasaie restaurant, at Yb
CITY. as guests of the Tampa Boa
IN of Trade, where the members e.
joyed on of the fine Spanish Dime
ey for which Tampa is famous. Mr..
,r- C. Woodsome acted as toast mastt
r. and some fine speeches, full of su
a gestion and helpfulness, were co
tn tributed by President Gillette, Sc
on retarv Mears of Barlow, Earl
'er Nav of Auburndale, DR.. Preston,
of recent settler in Florida, and 9th
IN gentlemen.
The results of this meeting G
an, hardly, be estimated, so far reachi
Gu will they be in bringing together
the progressive communities Oh u
cie mart of the State in a spirit OF
operation and the combination OF
fort in the going after those thin
al desirable for and beneficial to t
mo community as a unit and the co
are coii
- bination as whole.
:, 1t may be frankly stated, as s.
- rotary Hammer said, that this g
~ ting together was not inspired
az TAMPA simply and solely for sen
his mental or philanthropic motives
at- the benefit of outside communiti
Inc hut for the promotion of business
I'm Tampa in which the outside co
ma munities would all more OF
share, and that Tampa express