The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-11

J lor!ud, So lar as | can ledTH WHICH
has entertained seven conventions
during the year 1914 The Board
has taken an active part in the en-
tertainment of all of these visitors
and to some of them has contribut
ed towards the expense fund.
The spring of the year saw the
completion and installation of Lake
lands White Way, than which no
other single Improvement has been
was initiated and carried through to
completion by the Board at total
cost of less than $1,000, and. as the
General passenger agent of the At
lantic Coast Line R. r. Co., said
when passing through the city some
time ago, was worth $4,000 to
Lakeland as a permanent publicity
asset.
| The sccretary's Office has been
largely instrumental, with courteous
co operation on the part of the
county commiS sioners and through
the work of the Polk County Good
Roads Association, in getting some
active work done looking to a bond
issue at an early date for county .
wide system of GOOD roads, and at
this writing it is expected that bids
have been let for the construction
of several sections of a proposed
type of roads for demonstration and
test purposes. There is no other
work more important than this and
it ought to be pushed more vigor
ously and by more people.
The 30th anniversary celebration
last January was a big success as
/, the Gasparilla Carnival at Tampa
the month following. A celebration
this year was not thought to be ad
visable or practicable for good ant
seemingly sufficient reasons, though
it is expected that Lakeland will
have some similar feature in con
: nection with the coming Count.
Fair. So far, nothing has been don
looking to representation at tn
o Gasparilla Carnival at Tampa mex
month, but the Tampa people ar
n very anxious to have us repeat tn
+, splendid representation we made las
:, year.
Some other matters of importanc
to call attention to are the 90
three month subscriptions to tn
Lakeland News being sent out to in
quirers by resolution of the Boar
IS doing a great missionary work. Ha
)t of the cost of this work is bein
, borne by the city government.
to The Boarl has taken very actiy
steps towards bringingv here
=, March next one of the big Leagu
hall teams to do their winter prac
tice work and play a number
games with other league clubs wiz
~ tcrine in this section The finaT
Ut part of the matter has been gual
e. antecd and if we are fortuna
st enough to complete all the arrang'
in ments Lakeland will get splend
t and widespread advertisement,
Id The Board has for a couple
by years been working to get a G.
ne plant and we are az last fortuna
ey in that work as a fine plant is at la
he under way.
al, The Board has taken very acti
ke part in the recent bond election
ire extension of light and water plan
be additional fire fighting equipme
ng and a city hospital, and it is hop
m than the bonds for these improS
m ments will soon be sold and
work carried forward. Lakela
OF needs all three of them.
md The secretary has attended a &C
the siderable number of meetings in
m interest OF county developme
made several trips to Eustis a
self more to other places in connect
al with the Good Roads moveme
the drainage work, hearings before
III railroad commission. uneetinss Of.