The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-18
OFFICERS c. OF E.
SUBMIT REPORTS
FOR PAST YEAR
Remarkable Record of Achieve
ment Outlined In Secretary's
Statement of Years Work

The annual reports of President c.
o. Pinch and Secretary A. j. Hoi-
worthy Of the Lakeland Chamber of
Commerce contain so much of general
| interest to the public as showing what
has been accomplished during the
last twelve months that several re-
quests have been made for their pub
lication in full, just as read at the ar
l-ual meeting and dinner of the organ
ization held at the Elks' Hotel grill
On Tuesday evening.
In presenting his address, President
Pinch said:
1t is pleasant task to prepare and
present to you my annual report, not
because it is a personal report, bur
because it is the report of the presi
dent of this organization, for and on
behalf of this organization, and made
possible through the splendid coop
Grafton OF its members and officers.
1t is a pleasure for me to feel thai
during the past twelve months | have
had the honor to be president of an
organization that has written history
in Lakeland.
And SO it is also your pleasure to
feel, as officers, directors, and mem
bers, that the glorious record of the
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce dur
ing the past year. is the result Of the
splendid cooperation of every indi-
vidual member, the unselfish and
earnest work of its officers and board
of directors, its committees, and its
membership council.
4 - aT, ;a11 sl,
activities, all the We'll performed
tasks, and all the achievements OF this
organization for the past year, it
would cover many pages and perhaps
surprise many of you, for some of
the most effective work of this body
is done so efficiently and SO quietly
that it almost passes without notice.
So l will only attempt to cover in
broad and general way some of the
most important things done in the up
building of Lakeland.
/ wonder how many citizens OF
Lakeland realize that the Lakeland
Chamber of Commerce is the biggest
business institution in Lakeland.
First, because it has the largest
number of stockholders, total of
213
Second, because every man, woman
end child in Lakeland is directly af
fected financially, as well as other
wise, by its activities;
Third, because it directs a greater
volume of publicity and a greater ex-
penditure for publicity than any other
institution;
Fourth, because it's total volume o,
business is greater, for 1t brought dl
rectly and indirectly through its OPP
Grafton, publicity, and activities a to-
tai of 1925 new settlers, and the well
established value as set by econom-
ists and acknowledged as authentic
the country over, that every new set
| tier is worth $1,500.00 to a commun-
ity, shows it did a business of approx
| imately half a million dollars during
the past year.
Not only is the Lakeland Chamber
of Commerce the biggest institution
in Lakeland from an actual record Of
business done, but it is the most es-
sential and the most necessary for its
continual advancement, development,
and prosperity, and l hope that every
man and every woman will sense the
correctness of that statement. Build
on the broad lines of the whole COM
munity and you will carry with it the
upbtilding of every worth while in
dustry within it.
Among the noteworthy achieve
ments of the past year are the getting
together of the State Highway Com
mission and the Board of County
Commissioners into agreement after
long period of disagreement, the Sc
curing of an asphalt paved road from
Lakeland to the Lake County road
opening up direct northern connec-
tion for main line traffic so much
needed. the adoption of that road as
a state aid road. the securing of state
funds for part of its construction.
The securing of several conven.
Etions of worth while people. notably
the State Engineering Society, and
the State Horticultural Society, the
entertainment by motorcade of the
representatives OF the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce, and the Nj
nonites of Pennsylvania, all Of which
were definite steps in the building OF
favorable publicity and good will to-
ward Lakeland. ~
Through the leadership OF the
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
Folk county put over her part Of the
National editors. trip, the biggest
lpiece Of publicity ever undertaken By