The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-30
POLK CITY WILL
BE- NAME OF new
FLORIDA TOWN
Isaac Van Horn Interests
Are Planning An I'm
portant Development
for the Northern End of
Polk County That Will
Mean Much To the
Prosperity of This Sec
lion of Florida

Some information as to what is in
prospect in the nCrthern section Ot
Polk county in the way of develop
m"nt is given by President Isaac Van
Horn, head OF the Van Horn interests
With headquarters in Ilanes City.
Within Il reasonable time it is pro-
p, spd To establish ON the shores OF
axe Agnes. about a dozen mics
north Ct Auburndale and possible lf-
teen or sixteen miles northeast of
Lakeland. a new town to be called
Polk City. II will be located on a
line of railway that is projected be
tween Dade City and lIaines City and
rvcltua ~ on southeastward across
The State of Florida to some point on
the East Coast
The Dadc City Banner publishes an
Interesting story of the proposed de-
vt lOpm"nt. as follows:
Isaac Van Horn and r. O. Philpot Of
lIainc; CITY were in Dade City last
week. to inform cur citizens as to the
plans for the building of railroad
between Haines City and Dade City
a, d development work in these cities
ard at intermediate points, the larg-
cs. OF which is to be a new city, Pc
city. Cn Lake Agnes.
Nj Van Horn has brought the live,
rod-blocdod men on the Ridge from
ilai-es city to Lake Childs and from
ohcr parts OF Polk county into coop
ciative promotion for that section A
syndicate has been formed for the
iuiding of the above mentioned rail-
road with the expectation that it will
ls lit4l- f,, ..l.s
northwestern Florida and southeast
.crn Florida. Possibly through trains
lCtween Miami and Chicago will run
over it. and there are Il number of
ether possibilities that would mean
much fcr Dade City should one or
more matcrialize
1t is the plan of Mr.. Van Horn and
associates TO make IIaines City an
important wholesale and distributing
center. and with this in mind the syn
Gicate has laught a tract of land in
The city for railroad terminal. ware
hpuscs and industries. 1t has also
large tract at Lake Agnes in the
northern part OF Polk county on
which they expect Polk City to arise,
an important commercial point and
beautiful winter resort.
The Massachusetts and Florida
Realty Company organized to make
leans in The Ridge section for devel-
opments and industries. has issued
ook of inf rmation and photographs
4 that section for distribution among
Stockholders in the north. 1t is pro
posed to include the Haines City to
llade City country in the next edition
which will be valuable advertise
meni for Dade City.
Nj Van Horn is well known liz
llaincs City and Polk county where
h" has lived several years, and also
Fears high concentrations from tn Sc
who knew him in previous years Mr.
philpot. who is in Dade Cry with
Mr.. Van Horn, is the president of the
ilaines City chamber of commerce
aud president of the city council
It shouu'd be stated that Mr. Van
Horn has been in Dade City previous
to last week, and that the country
between Dadc City and Haines City
has leen gone over thoroughly by a
civil engineer and that it is known
how the road can be built approx
mate cost and other data.