The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-24
LAKELAND GETS
GOOD BOOST
IN TORONTO

The Florida Canadian City Col
ony, which is establishing new
town east of Lakeland near Carriers.
Is doing some splendid advertising
IN northern papers. In a large one
quarter page advertisement in the
Toronto (Canada) Mail and Empire
the following is among other things
said. boosting this section:
Join the new Florida Canadian
City Colony now being established
three miles from the city limits of
Lakeland. Fla, 80 trains day,
population 10000, excellent schools,
churches OF all denominations and
all the social advantages that are
enjoyed in all the large cities in the
United States and Canada. Electric
railway line now under considera-
tion to run from Lakeland direct
through the Florida Canadian farms.
Where Is Lakeland?
Lakeland is 200 miles south of
Jacksonville on the main line of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad, which
affords excellent shipping facilities.
You can own farm in the Florida
Canadian Farms Colony and live in
the beautiful city of Lakeland,
trains for the farm leaving at Z a.
M, returning at p. m, or you can
live on your farm and 20 to Lake
land either via the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad or via the Jackson
vile and Tampa main highway.
which runs direct through the
farms.
Florida is new State, not in
view of discovery, but in view of de-
velopment. Greeleys advice was go
west, young man, go west but now
the South and Florida has good rail
roads, fine auto roads. the cry to-
day is eco South, young man, go
South" place where you can make
good The greatest agricultural
State in the Union, where crops will
yield you more per acre than any
where in the world. Forward to the
farm is the present-day slogan. With
the greater demand for foodstuffs
than we have ever before had, with
the ever increasing demand at home,
the farm, the barometer of national
prosperity, is place which offers to
every Canadian not only a living,
but in addition to this offers a
chance to health wealth and pros
perity. The Florida Canadian Farms
Company is financed by Canadian
and New York capital, and the farms
are open to the inspection of all
Come and see our farms and what
we are Offering to our settlers. Come
and zee the busy farmers and theii
| growing crops See the magnificent
orange and grapefruit groves. See
the strawberry fields. See the forage
crops and investigate thoroue
the possibilities of general farming
hog and poultry raising in a coun
try where there are 365 growing
days a year and a good market fol
all your produce.
Our company stands behind thu
settler and will help him to MAKE
good. On one farm adjoining thu
Florida Canadian Farms, former
iowner netted $4,000 in three year,
off 100 acres. Where in any countr!
can YOU equal this? The Florid'
Canadian Farms Company's exper
horticultural advice to you will b.
free. He is there to instruct you
how to plant, what to plant, ant
when to plant.
Climate
Climate is the main factor in veg
etable growing and for health Tn
summer season is long, but it is no
hot. Sunstrokes or heat prostration
are unknown. Nights are beautiful
ly cool and covering is always re
auired. Nine beautiful fresh waite
lakes surround the city and the AT
lantic ocean is only 80 miles away
If the Northern people knew Florid
as the Floridians do, Florida woul
not have room for all who woul
want to go there.