The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15


The stage is all set for the arrival
Of the members OF the National Edi-
tCrial Association who are making a
tour Of Florida following the thirty
sixth annual convention held in st,
Augustine. Tn tour actually start
I'd on Tuesday OF last week at Pensa-
cola steps being made at Quincy, Tai
IahaSsee, st Andrews Bay and Jack
aonville before reaching the conven-
ton city. The tour was resumed Mon
day morning when two special trains
Cf Pullman cars pulled out from st.
Augustine for Gainesville where the
roon stop was made for lunch. Lees
burg was Reached yesterday after
room. the night being spent in that
city. Todays program included an
inspection Of the new pulp mill in
Which there is being made pulp from
Tatiye sawgraGs. Then was to come
he drive through Lake county, wind
ing up al Mascotte where the special
train was scheduled 10 be in waiting
The leaving time from Mascotte as
per the Coast Line time card for tn
trip is 4 O'Clock and the time of arri-
val in Lakeland 5:55. The American
Legion band will be on hand at the
railway station to enliven the pro-
gram OF welcome and later in the
evening will play one of their popular
concert programs from the band stand
in Mum Rark Immediately after the
visitors have alighted from their
special they will be escorted to Mum
PSrk where Mayor Frank II. Thomp-
son viii extend an official welcome on
behalf Of the city of Lakeland This
will be followed by welcome from
Polk county to be extended by Erie
l.. Writ, cashier Of the Polk County
State Bank of Barlow. The next
move will be toward the supper
tables. Arrangements for the com
missary" department are in the hands
of j. W. Buchanan of Buchanan $
restaurant, II. 8. BraZzell of the
the Elks' Hotel and G.. Fielden of the
fremont. There is not q set program
for this evening. it' being realized
that after long day of sightseeing
and entertainment the visiting editors
and their ladies' will desire to be left
10 their own devices. Lakeland will
have ample opportunity on Friday to
play the role of hostess effectively
and graciously by showing the guests
aomething of the beauties Of the city
and its immediate surroundings. 1t
was expected that at the luncheon Of
the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-
day some definite pan of entertain
ment would be decided on, probably
taking the form of an automobile trip
through the famous Lakeland High
lands property.
After leaving Lakeland at 1855 to-
night the special will proceed to
Rradentown where tomorrow will be
spent in seeing the resources of that
splendid county.
The return to Polk will be made
during the early hours Of Thursday,
the occupants of the special train
waking up a. Pierce where the cars
win be parked. Manager Burdette
Loomis of the Pierce phosphate mines
and of Highland Oaks Farm Will be
assisted by Mine Host W. R. War
burton of the Oaks Hotel of Barlow
in Serving breakfast at sharp 7o'clocl
or earlier than that for the early birds
Of the party. Then it will be "all
aboard" on board.the train Of fiat cars,
provided with b7temporary wooden
seats, from which will be viewed the
operation of one 'Sf the big phosphate
mines at PierGeIoy The train, after
leaving the nine, ni%ill be backed up
TO Highland Oaks Farm so that the
editors may see what Florida can and
does. produce. in blooded stock. both
cattle and hogs, on the. tick of 8:4t
the motorcadA. yill4 start on the ione
touEsof Polk COUNTY. There Will be
not less than, one hundred antomo:
biles, plus two ;'trOuble" cars and
three or four emergency empties
drawn up in Highland Oaks barn. yarC
in four divisions. numbers A. B. G,
and D.. The visitors. after leaving the
f,atscars for survey of the fine stocl
at Highland Oaks. will enter the au
tomobiles previously assigned them
Barlow and its surroundings will b.
inspected after which progress will
he made toward Fort Meade and thei
on to Frostproof. the southern termi
nus of the asphalt Ridge of Scenic
Highlands aroad. A few miles nortl
OF FrostpGoof is Hillcrest aLodR
where Division ID will stop for luncl
at the club house. Section c will drol
off at Highland Park. Section B ia
Lake Wales and Section A will stop a
M0antain Lake. An hour and three
quarters has been allotted for ith
lunch control, all four sections IRE
uniting at Mountain Lake for the con
tinuance of the tour on up the Ridg
"a Hainea City and then 70 Lake Al
1< FIoHe 100 Wills Winter Hive
IS $ && |lf Itft8 s. 81