The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
FLORIDA PROGRESS
TERSELY TOLD BY
THE STATE PRESS
Paragraphs Telling Of the Devel-
opment Of Towns Over the
State

The new school building at Haines
City is nearing completion and will
be ready for occupancy very soon.
Work has started on the remodel
ing of the building for the First Ma
tional bank at Brooksville.
A new club house is to be built
soon near Pensacola for the Pensa-
cola Yacht club.
Work has started on the handsome
new building for the First National
bank at Bradentown. The furnishing
and equipment of the hank will be
up-to-date in every respect
A new project has been completed
at Campbelltown in the way of pea
nut hulling plant at the approximate
cost OF $4,000.
A two-story fire-proof building is
to be built at DeFuniak Springs to be
used by the telephone company Of
that city.
The plant of the Whitehouse Barrel
compan at Hastings has been closed
down for some time but has started
up again.
Daytona Beach last week disposed
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municipal improvements.
The Gaskins Mill at Arcadia, which
has been closed for some time, will
resume operation very soon.
The town of Inverness has called
an election for the latter part of Octo-
Der to vote on the bonding of their
city for $4,000 for water works
and sewer system.
Ten new store buildings will be
completed within the next few months
at Haines City.
Part of the material is already on
the ground for the construction of an
electric and Ice plant for the town of
Lake Butler.
Work is to start Immediately ON a
large addition to the Methodist church
at Brooksville.
The Halcyon hotel at Miami has
been leased for the coming season for
$4,000 to a New York hotel man.
The crate factory of the GUNNER
Lumber company at Jacksonville has
closed down for a short time until the
demand for crate material gets bet
ter.
The Zephyrhills vegetable growers
have incorporated, the capital stock
being $4,000.
The new building of J. S. Simpson
at Brooksville is nearing completion.
1t is very creditable building for the
town.
The Julinor hotel at Bradentown is
being remodeled throughout and will
J be in good shape in time for the tour
ist season.
Fort Myers is planning the building
of geological park.
Clermont has purchased the pri-
vately owned light plant. 1t is their
idea to have twenty-four hour service
The citizens of Wauchula will bond
their city for about 100000 for paw
/ ing four and one-half miles of streets
h A handsome new Baptist church is
i being built at Fort Pierce at cost
of $62,5OO.
II Over 1000 feet of permanent side
/ walk will be laid at once for the town
of Bradentown.
A contract has been awarded for
the remodeling of the l. Engle build
ing in Jacksonville.
| The new Mayo State bank has open
ed for business.
II 100000 worth Of paving work is
being planned for the city of Jack
sonville Several downtown thor.
/ oughfares are involved.
II Titusville has disposed of $175,0 0(
Il worth of bonds and the proceeds will
be spent on the roads and bridges fol
the county.
II Tampa will let contracts soon foI
II the enlargement of their junior high
H school. This work will involve about
$4,000 and calls for completion by
the first of February.
II A company has been formed in
II Brooksville to build a new hotel. II
will contain possibly three stories
and cost $4,000.
II Work has been started on the new
Masonic temple at Sebring.
II A new cigar factory will be built
for the Jose Gonzalez company al
Fort Myers, besides number of res
II licences for workmen.
H The handsome new hospital which
II was built at cost of $4,000 in De-
Land has been completed.
II Plans have been perfected for a
j white way" for the town of Braden-
town and work will be started at
/ once on the installation.
\ The new, Lee street viaduct which
will connect Jacksonville's business
section to Riverside will soon be COM
pleted and ready to throw open to
traffic.
Il An excellent lighting system along
the sidewalks is assured for the town
\ of Barlow. 1t will take in three of
the principal business streets.
A new 100-room hotel, which will
be built in the near future and which
will be modern in every way, will be
an asset to the town of Hallendale.