The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-18

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man who say there is nothing in al p
ver,ising Contentment with Things
as tnev are is the trouble with Flor
ida. The majority is content TO al
low entcrprising citizens to organize
commercial bodies to build up the
community in which the leaners and
stackers get benefit without effort or
support on their part
There are men in Lakeland who
viii not give encouragement ana
support 10 The Chamber Of Com
merce. The same is true OF all
towns with organizations engaged
in the work of trying to make our
STATE what it should be Building
up State or town should he
pubic matter. 1t is made public
proposition in many II our States
ard it pays When the public pays
the cost is equitably distributed
ANA why not? Each person profits
directly or indirectly.
Every new farmer who begins the
cultivation of idle acres in POLK
coanty. or any county OF the State,
is adding to the wealth and prosper
ity of the State.
II is a suggestion to our legisla-
ture TO authorize the issuance OF
documents to show mp our adyan-
tages. and who will question the
claim that any other State of the
Union has more Of them The coun-
ties and towns should be allowed if
not instructed to do their share Il
then becomes an official work and
will show homeseekers and invest
ors that our people believe as
whole in their State. and do not let
the minority with push and energy
do it all In this latter class we
have had too many irresponsible pro-
moters who have made clean ups and
discredited the State
Let MS get at this publicity mat
ter in sensible and practical way.
and let us begin the work as soon az
! possible. Our own people need to
be better advised too as to our re
sources and opportunities. and all be
animated with the spirit of "Our
Florida and not a section of il
Florida has 32.OO0.0O0 acres of
wild land, in climate with twelve
months of growing weather. and tbis
vast area equal to fifty-thren
states as large as Rhode Island
'ittlf State with values in excess Of
all Florida is paying but little +,
tue expenses of the government
Fhis manless land of ours invites
tae landless man. The late J. 7
fflll, the master railroad builder y,
the northwest. has said that Gland
without people is wilderness ara
a people without land is a moh {.
FLORIDA is an agricultural State
I ne a5o corn club boys in Al conn
lies last year produced an aver,a,
OF AZ bushels each. an average throo
times per acre in excess of tho ,o,o,
produced by their fathers Tbaro oro
tiris canning clubs in 2S COMMITTEES
ne girls produced over a hair mil
non pounds of tomatoes and o,,.
'Se'aoiea on their tracts of one
"h'h of an acre each. The avorono
p'ohi OF the 742 girls reporting w..
ABOUT SIS, or at the rate Of s1so =
'"e acre. Apply intelligent effor, ;,
''i ol our acres, as the girls and hor.
"ppiied II to their small trac,s
cur state would roll in wealth o
mere would be plenty and comfo,.
IN every home in our State IT.,
possibilities of our State arc ro.
great and we should not hide ON,
light under bushel.
Florida is looking for growth and
business. As business grows ,or
ward steps are taken. LET ne =,
rloridians attend to business and h.
Just in all things It is inst for t,o
pubic spirited citizens OF Lakeland
To support the Chamber OF Commaroo
IN works wherein all classes sb,ro
III the benefit? Is II Just for ind,
'iduals In the live communities ;.
advertise the State. and ,ho c..