The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-03

4 bred beef boarS and 1874 pure-bred
/ heef sows."
/ Polk county has spent two million
dollars in improving its roads and has
1913 miles. mostly of asphalt or brick
Motoring is delightful. The tour az
planned covered l45 miles, but the
driver of the car Wanderer was in vol
unteered to take his party To Tampa.
logging an additional 6S miles. so
smooth are the roads that the 213
miles were made without fatigue to
the guests. On the return from Tampa
to Lakeland we beat the fast mail
train by several minutes. The roads
of Florida are the biggest surprise to
me.
Tampa, the metropolis of the west
coast, is the largest manufacturer o.
cigars in the United States, and sup
norts many other industries, of which
fishing is not the least. The city was
not on the itinerary of the Associa-
zion, SO the stay Of our small party
was necessarily short-time only for
twilight view of the beautiful Bay
side drive, and twilights are shorter
/ in Florida than in Mississippi. A
considerable portion of Tampa is
Spanish, the old town being called
Ybor City yet. In the Spanish restau
rant where we dined only one of the
walters could talk American.
The itinerary for the day included
Mulberry. Barlow, Homeland, Fort
Meade. Frostproof, Eiillcrest, High
land Park, Lake Wales, Mountain
Lake. Glen St. Mary, Dundee, Lake
Hamilton, Lake Eva, Haines City,
| Winter Haven and Lucerne. the night
stop being at Lakeland
AT Barlow We saw what was said
to be the largest cabbage farm in the
world--700 acres in one field, all IT.
rigated with overhead pipes The
owner of that field can make it rain
when he wants to, thanks to artesian
wells. Frostproof is especially we'll
located because of the protection from
/ cold by Lake Moody. But there is no
real frost line in Florida because at
one time or another crops have been
injured by cold in every portion OF
| the state. However, injury is unusual
as far south as Polk county
I Highland Park was the dinner con-
trol for Wanderers section of the mo-
torcade. This is Il development by Il
Minne3 polls concern. Those who pur-
chase land and put out citrus groves.
are privileged to select building sites
along the shore of beautiful lake \
handsome club house has been erect
ed where residents may take meals il
! desired. Go,f links, of course, and
great fishing! A more charming place
for spending Il winter pleasuring can
not be imagined.
| Lakeland is attractively located
around a small lake. Here and else
where We saw numerous wild ducks.
Many places in Florida are bird
sanctuaries, which fact the wild birds
soon learn. In Florida, woman
with a feather on her hat Except os-
trich plumes) is persona non grata,
and should she wear an aigrette. She
would be arrested. The penalty is Sc
we're for having an aigrette i'll ones
possession. Yet some do tempt the
Indian hunters to kill the heron and
secure the plumage in defiance of law,
Just as men go to any length to secure
Illicit booze. In Havana, very lovely
I plumes OF the snowy egret, now al
most extinct, were on sale in the
SHOpS. oOLie III lHe lduy meInDeTS OF
our party went into ecstacies over the
rlumage and expressed desire to
purchase. l can't say whether any of
them tried smuggling or not but in
formation of the law regarding pos
session of aigrettes did not decrease
their desire to possess.
A visit to packing house at Lake
land was of much interest. The frun
is dumped into tank of water,
passes through revolving brushes
which scour it thoroughly, then to a
drying chamber. then on an endless
belt in front of the grader. After he
has separated the perfect fruit from
the seconds. it is mechanically separ-
ated as to size and goes to the packer,
who needs to be an expert. Every
box Is marked with the number of or
anges or grapefruit 1t contains The
cover is nailed on under pressure and
he fruit is ready for market.
frequent question was: How
are health conditions? How does your
death rate compare with other
states?" To this last, our Lakeland
driver answered: Just the same
one to an inhabltant." Can you beat
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