The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES
Continued from page a

0tEer visited. there being a heavy
crop Of fruit. the trees, however,
locking fine otherwise, and as there
was big crop it is expected that the
h;eh price at which the remainder
of the fruit will give a fair average.
Mr.. Burton was convinced. from
what he saw that firing of the groves
W, uld have rendered them all abso-
lutely immune from loss in this
rcighborhood, and it is safe to say
that future protection along this
lire will be followed out by owners
Of commercial groves, who at a very
small outlay can thus prevent loss
from any frost conditions which may
in future visit this section.
Tourists and winter visitors are
coming in daily in increasing numbers.
The register is filling up and so are
the various hotels and homes available
for their entertainment Every effort
is being made at this Office to find
suitable quarters for all who make
application. Seventy-six people. rep
resenting total of over two hun
dred persons have been taken care
OF through this Office since the first
of the present month Room for light
housekeeping are in great demand
and many more now needed, if the
crowds are to be taken care of. Lake
land has a fine reputation for fair
treatment. courtesy and hospitality
and the number of satisfied people
now staying with us evidences what
we may expect next year.
Mr. John j. Schilderink and son
are here from Cincinnati and looking
for suitable quarters. This gentleman
came from Cincinnati three weeks
ago in very weakened condition
from a serious attack of pluerisy. He
has been gaining a pound a day and
some of his friends who are here, are
delighted to see the beneficial results
of this climate Mrs. Schilderink and
and other members of the family are
coming down to spend the rest of
the winter with him.
65 Inquiries Answered In One Mail
Todays mail will carry replies to
65 inquiress about land in this vicin-
ity. together with an equal number of
the new folders. which our visitors
say tells the story of Lakeland and
her surrounding country in most ef-
, fective way. The total number of
inquiriers received during the past fif-
teen days is 705. Lakeland is being
advertised more than ever before and
is getting the results
Quiries About the Roads
Twenty-six applications for infor-
I nation as to roads into Lakeland
| have been received through the Au-
tomobile Blue Book Pub. Co, during
the past ten days. This book has
been in circulation less than 80 days
/
and the results show what automobile
traffic is going to be in this section.
1t was somewhat embarrassing yester-
day to talk to three touring parties
who came here in their cars from the
north. They said things about our
roads in the northeastern part of the
county which were not nice to hear
but nevertheless true. 1t was, how
ever some satisfaction to be able to
say that in a few weeks the really
bad stretches of road would be suffi.
ciently improved as to afford good
travelling and that by this time next
year, Polk County would be the ban
ner county so far as good roads are
concerned. for by that time travellers
could come in at Loughman and mo-
tor all over the county-from every
town to every other town-on vel
vet Way"
! Movement of Vegetables
After reading some Cf the rcpor,s
OF damage to the crops by the cold
weather shcrt time ago, one would
think that it would be some time
before fresh vegetables could be had