The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-02
OTHERS WANT TO HELP
SAVINGS LOAN;"
DO lAkELANDERS

1 tCOntrlDuteu Dy oeCIeldiy "AhdiuJ
We have seen how very anxious the
great and efficient exponent Of the
local domestic Savings and Loan As
sociations of the United State. "The
American Building Association News"
lis that a successful and most efficient
local association shall speedily be
built up here in Lakeland. So solicit
GUS, as to give large space. without
payment or request in its columns.
TO show its importance and the need
|pf it right now, not only for Lakeland,
but for all Florida, neither of which
even began ia realize the vast good
that is sure to be accomplished by
pushing this work.
Similar Savings-Loan companies
throughout the country would be glad
to help if a way could be found to do
it. 1t has been shown before what a
pushing secretary at the wide-awake
city of Chester, N. c., has to say
about it. And also before / nthese'
columns what tremendous impetus has
been given to such towns as Char
.otte and Chester by these local mu-
tuals.
And still our own people have not
been seen to make rush (even in
time of depression when greatly
needed) to bring about the results so
greatly desired by everybody.
Recently came letter to some ex.
tent showing what is needed to bring
about the great results foreshadowed
by them ALL if proper action is taken
here. This, spontaneously. and in an
swer to a simple request for copy of
their latest report from the Building
and Loan Department" of the State of
Indiana, whose law regulating do
nestle ding-savings-loan compan-
les is generally considered the best
in the whole United States.
Promptly came the report, but even
more promptly came an unexpected
letter from Indianapolis. as follows:
"Mr. Nj. G. Willard, Secretary
Lakeland Savings-Lo Co.,
Lakeland, Fla.
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 26th
received. l take great pleasure in
forwarding you under separate cover
| icopy of our latest report. Was much
: pleased to learn that you had sue.
: ceeded in getting a good building and
loan law in your State, particularly
SO, since you found so much good in
our Indiana law.
: I'VE fully appreciate the difficulty
you experience in following the bane
full effect of the Old Nationals, only
persistent education of the people will
succeed, and l notice that you are ad
vertising energetically the merits oil
lyour association.
"You have some of the influential
men of Lakeland on your directorate
. amongst them Mr.. Hetherington of the
!. INews-Telegram. If these men viii
take sufficient interest and give YOU
: the proper support in explaining the
b lgreat benefit and aid a good buildine
!. and loan association is in the build
It ing up and prosperity of your splendit
!, little city, you will succeed beyont
!. your expectations.
9 wishing you thesuccess your or
d ganization merits, remain,
y Yours very truly,
II u. ]. NUTTERVILLE, Chief Clerk
D State Building and Loan Depa."
q 1t goes without saying that Mr.
q Nutterville is able to speak will
authority, and as an expert. We d.
not know how he became acquainted
- with them, but he seems to know tn,
influential men of Lakeland" abou
as well as he does the great merits
OF these local institutions. And it il
clear that he is sure of what h,
!, speaks when, without any other "ifs
7 or lands he says that if our Savings
Loan" is given proper support" b.
;. these influential men, then you will
:. succeed beyond your expectations.
A. OF these influential men, all VIII
s. have read the papers know that Mr.
IT lietherington has been giving prope
8. support in throwing the columns O
ad his his papers open, without othe
O. consideration than the good of tn
e, town, to persistent education of tn
4 people" which Mr.. Nutterville say
&c lis the only thing that will succeed
ID ID but in the very next sentence he aver
OF that with the proper support and a
sistance we shall succeed beyond on
Expectations.
70 We are sure the other of our al
fiuential men" on our directorate al
ready to give proper support" whe
they understand in what way they ca
do it. IL the rest of the 'influenti;
men of Lakeland" will do their pa
to help Lakeland Savings-Loan Cor
pany as willingly and properly as a
these outsiders who show their goo
will by their helpfulnes, it will M
be many moons before Lakeland ca
foresee the time when this compar