The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-18
VISITOR WRITES OF
LAKELAND AND BEAUTIFUL
HIGHLANDS LAKE REGION

Writing to his home paper, the
Ravenna tohio), Republican, Mr.. E.
H. Human has the following to say
about Lakeland and surrounding
country:
If there is a better county paper
published anywhere, kindly inform
us, and We will consider the advisi-
ability of removing to the favored
region, We greatly enjoy its visits.
We congratulate you on Ravenna
dry.
Our sojourn in this land of sun
shine and flowers, of pure water and
soft ocean breeZes, is about at an
end We leave regretfully, for our
stay has been very pleasant. While
the old inhabitants say There has
never been known so unpleasant a
winter" that they "have used more
fuel than in four or five winters COM
bined," We have seen but two frosts
that have done any damage, one but
slight. This high lake region is less
subject to frost than, any part of
the state, excepting the extreme
southern end.
Lakeland is a beautiful honey"
town, clean and shady, with we'll
paved and parked streets, two fine
school buildings, numerous and we'll
attended churches, good theater,
two good movies" the best of water
and well lighted.
1T is clean town in every re-
spect, no drunkenness, no cursing on
the streets, no trash lying around.
Blessed with fine lot of progress
sive, aggressive business men, and
last but not least, we count seven
good fishing lakes within one mile
of this front porch. (within last few
days twelve bass from one and half
to six pounds in weight have at
tached themselves to our hook and
line), but don't tell your new post
mdotcl Vi heiicy vi any VI TIE nSl
and game crowd or they will be
, chartering car and swarming down
here-there are enough fishermen
here now. Then there is the danger
that they may be angeled for and
caught by the "landsharks' they
say exist in this favored land, as
, well as elsewhere. but thus far un-
discovered by us.
There is ]. Nelson Lange, a tall
blue-eyed Dane. with the manners
of Chesterfield and reputation OF
strictest honesty, well supplied with
attractive bart; Patterson, of the
John F. Cox Realty Co., a sweet
singer in the Presbyterian choir, ant
"as straight as string" with man!
lures attached; F. G. Wiley. will
soft voice and winning smile, vic'
president of the Florida and Geor
gia Land Co., company that ha
put through many large deals, nov
pushing the sale of large bunga
low and grove proposition, border
ng Lake Ariana, a beautiful body o
water, 900 acres in extent, ADJOINING
which is the town of Auburndale
7. G. Tallerton, of Alliance, o., ha
a fine bungalow fronting the LAX
and our Game Warden G.. E. Hudson
a grove nearby, and last but no
least, there is Waring and Edwards
a pair of quiet workers, always o.
the job and continually "deliverin
the goods"
Lakeland Highlands
Escaping these the greatest temp
tation yet awaits. There is the Lake
land Highlands Country club, col
ony proposition located on the hill
six miles south of the city and abou
100 feet higher. These hills ar
real The club house is located o
the slope of one facing north an
overlooks Lakeland and Banan
Lake, 1875 feet beow the club hous
; site. A mile over the hill in the OF
posite direction is a ravine three
fourth mile long and from so
E 100 feet deep. through which runs
e spring bed stream that formerl
a turned mill.
A Mr.. Belts, of Chicago, Twin
t about midway, has constructed
n fine concrete dam, stocked 1t wit
: fish and forces water by ram to h
i residence. 1t is beautiful spot an
not to be equaled in the state. M