The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30

Developments and improvements
throughout the Lakeland Highlands
suburb of Lakeland will make this
famous section of Polk county among
the most noted and beautiful in all
Florida.
The work so we'll started by the,
late w. F. Hallam whose untimely
death made necessary some readjust-
ment of the original plans for the de-
velopment of the Highlands property,
is now to lie continued vigorously and
Systematically until the real achieve
ment in suburban grove development
originally planned, is carried through
to completion.
The first step in this new program
is the agreement reached between w.
j.. Hallan & Company and the city OF
Lakeland for the extension of electric
light and power lines to Lakeland
Highlands. The existing lines on
South Florida avenue will be con-
tinued to the end of the avenue and
thence along the main road to the
club house on top of the Heights
From the club house the line will
continue down the hill to Haskell
where the packing house of the Flor
ida Citrus Exchange, the new school
house and other patrons will be
served.
Up to the present time thirty-ive
residents have subscribed for light or
pnXAr from, the new line. Arrange
ments have been made with the Polk
County Trust Company to act as trus-
tee for the original subscribers TO the
line. Splendid cooperation has been
forthcoming from the officials of the
Trust Company in making only ct
nominal charge for their services
subscriptions taken some time ago
for the building of this light line, will
be paid back out of a fund provided
by future customers who will be re-
quired to pay what is commonly
known as a tie-in fee of 500 before
the light and power connection will
be made.
The extension of such modern con-
veniences as light and power to the
Lakeland Highlands is not the only
advance step. Plans are now under
way for the formation of special
road district so that permanent
highways can be built through that
entire section. This will mean fur
ther extension of Polk county's mag
nificent highway system through one
of the most beautiful and interesting
regions of South Florida Along with
this will be general scheme of beau.
tification by the planting of shrubl
and trees so that in few years this
will lie the show spot of Lakeland.
1t is proposed to introduce the spot
light system for illumination, some-
thing comparatively new, being in use
in only few rural sections of the
United States but proving most sat
isfactory and popular. Electric spot
lights of sufficient power to illumine
a highway for at least a mile, are To-
be placed at necessary points, prac-
tically two miles apart, aifording il
Elimination for the highways without
in the least interfering with motor
lists and others using the roads by
binding traffic
In the meantime between twenty
five and thirty handsome and expen-
sive bungalows are to be erected by
owners of groves in Lakeland High
lands. Construction work is to begin
early in October according to Willard
Hallam who is now actively in charge
of the Hallam Companys operations.
In many instances the owners are
planning to spend the entire winter
in Lakeland as soon as their new
homes are ready for occupancy.
The extension of light and power
facilities on to Haskell is a matter OF
the utmost Importance for the reason
that it insures the expansion of that
community in a very definite way
The erection of the Lakeland High
lands packing house, which is to be
a branch of the Florida Citrus Elk
change, is well under way. Much Of
the hollow tile is now on the GROUND
the site being just across the Atlantic
Coast Line track at Haskell station
The architects drawing indicates thai
when the stucco finish is placed over
the hollow tile and the tile roof ii
completed, the building will be one o
the most attractive and substantial IL
the chain of packing houses under thu
& Management of the Florida Citrus Elk
change The building of the packing
house at Haskell is however not th'
only big thing forg that section. Bonds
3 have been voted and sold to the ex
tent of $4,000 for brick schoo
house. work to begin within the mex
few weeks. Miller's general store, i
also to be remodeled along moderl
lines and made an attractive place o
business. Another industry In pros
\ pect Id the erection OF a large publ
earage and service station invclvinl