The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-01
some SUGGESTIONS
FOR LAkELAND'S WELFARE
AND FUTURE GROWTH

Editor Evening Telegram: Permit
me to set forth some of the needs of
Lakeland and lay open for discus
sion their necessity and practibility
at this time.
Lakeland's rapid growth the last
two years is good evidence of it's
possibilities and ought to encourage
us to proceed with long and persist
ent strides as the manifestation of
public spirit now indicate. If this
spirit is kept alive Lakeland is as
sured of bright and prosperous flu
ture. 1t will build up fast and
grow both in size and quality.
1t is necessary to make clear for
ourselves what is needed and deter
mine the course of proceedings to
get what we want We need various
kinds of manufacturing enterprises
located here. Enterprises that will
give profitable employment to intel
ligent people, those already here and
those that will be with us in the
future.
We need more public improve
ments, such as more sewers and bet
ter streets, that we may induce peo-
pie of means to locate here instead
of going elsewhere to get the con-
veniences they want and insist on
having where they live with their
families.
We need the surrounding country
settled with prosperous farmers
with Lakeland as the logical center
for their organizations We want to
help all we can to establish and i'm
prove their packing and marketing
facilities that they may be the very
best. In the measure we accomplish
this farming will increase. Farm
ing will be more profitable and we
will have more and better farmers
and the soundest foundation for
better city.
South Florida needs an institu-
ton of learning and Lakeland is the
place for its location in virtue of it's
railroad facilities and its healthy
and we ought to want it. The banks
and pleasing climate. We need this
and Lake Hollingsworth would be
improved by university campus
We can get it if we go after it.
Many people come to our city
sick during the winter months in
spite of no facilities whatever; they
tell about their regained health
when they go back; well and thank
full. wish we had all the wheel
chairs and crutches that those visit
ors have left in Lakeland gathered
together and exhibited in public
place. We would then soon get a
sanitorium located in quiet place
on nearby hilltop overlooking our
beautiful lakes. Such a place would
not alone enable the sick and feeble
to prolong their lives but enjoy to
live in comfort and pleasure.
All these things can be had if we
go about them in the right way,
that is if We pull together for the
common good and put petty selfish
interest aside. Let us discuss our
needs and wants that we may get
an understanding of those things we
want worst. We have now civic
organization broad enough to give
room for every citizen in Lakeland
that has the welfare of himself and
his town at heart and if all the time
and energy spent in knocking and
loafing was turned to the betterment
of Lakeland we would all be sur
prised how fast we would be moving
ahead.
Let IFS allow our vision to plan
for larger and lovelier Lakeland;
let us imagine the future mot far
distant when Lake Hollingsworth
is encircled by paved drive as we