The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-06
LAKELAND BACKS
UP CONGRESSMAN
SEARS EFFORTS
~ AMI e 60 -, r------,..:o-
Favors Movement To Get
Summer Rates

At the call of Chairman Lanpheay
and Manager Appleyard of the Lake
land Chamber OF Commerce the re-
organization committee was cdffe4
together Wednesday afternoon in the
lounge room of the Eiks' Hotel for
the purpose of meeting Congressman
Joe" Sears who is unsellishinly de-
voting lot of time and energy to-
ward securing for Florida restoration
of summer rates formerly enjoyed in
pre-war days. The congressman with
Mrs Sears and her friend Mrs. H. c.
Stanford, came through Lakeland
Wednesday morning enroute to Tam
pa, making arrangements with Mr.. APP
plcyard for the afternoon meeting. Al
Tampa Congressman Sears laid be
fore the Tampa Board of Trade his
purpose to secure summer excursion
rates over all rail and steamship
lines to Florida. He met with cordial
encouragement and was detained S.
long in Tampa that he was unable to
reach Lakeland in time to meet the
local committee. However in his alb
scEce the committee proceeded to act
after the matter had been presented
by Manager Appleyard.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. the Hon, W. j Sears.
congressman from the Fourth district
is using his efforts to obtain for 0ul
state rates for summer excursions
which were enjoyed by this state prior
to the world war, and when. if ub
tanned, will give to Florida rates equal
to those granted the state OF Calfur
mia; and
Whereas, the government statistical
abstract, showing the highest temper.
allure ever recorded in 60 stations IN
40 states shows that our sister city
on the East Coast Miami was within
three degrees of being the coolest
place, and that on the south Of us
Tampa was one Of the five showing
the lowest maximum temperatures re
ferred to in the abstract tone of the
other four lowest being IL Florida city
alSO); and that 26 of the 40 states
surveyed by the abstract have warm
er weather than Florida has ever
known and that 20 of the 26 states re-
ferred to represent the northern half
of the United States, and that only
the abstract have had maximum tenn
perature higher than 100 degrees, and
that only one of these 50 is in Flor
ida; and that of the states which re-
port more than one station. Florida is
the only state whose highest known
temperature averages less than 100
degrees; and
Whereas Lakeland, one of Florida's
interior cities, had a maximum tenn
perature during July of this year of
IS degrees. while Atlantic City. New
Jersey, renowned as a summer re-
sort was 80; therefore
Be it resolved by the Lakeland
Chamber of Commerce,
That the efforts of our congressman
from the Fourth district to secure
summer excursion rates for Florida.
be heartily endorsed and that Lake
lands Chamber of Commerce use its
best efforts in urging the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Cen
trail Passenger Association to grant
summer excursion rates to Florida as
attractive as the rate enjoyed By
Florida prior to the war; and that
the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
urge the various chambers of com
MERGE throughout Florida to endorse
the efforts of Congressman Sears in
endeavOring to secure such rates for
Florida, and to urge the proper action
on the part of such Florida organiza
tons to accomplish this result, upon
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Central Passenger Associa
ton.
O. c.. LANPHEAR,
Chairman Reorganization Committee
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce.
Attest:
r. j. APPLEYARD, JR.
Manager, Lakeland Chamber of