The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-06

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assembly hall.
COLLINS sUILpIN.
Joining the Simon buildig on the
north will be q building escted by
Seth II. Collins. This will b 40x122
four stories high, OF steel skeston and
hollow tile construction, strong
enough to carry two additionr floors
The first floor will be divied into
two store.rooms and the uppr floors
will be converted into moder Offices
to which high-speed elevator AFFORD
comfortable means of access. fr. Col
Inns has already had severa appli
cations for the first floor.
The Roth, Simon and ColliIs build
ings have all been designed b. II. D.
Mendenhall, architect, and a hrmon.
light buff, has been worked OFT. The
erection of these buildings leyes a
lot next to the alley which is tn prop
erty of DR.. R. r. Sullivan, wo has
made no definite plans.
DAUGH6RTY BUILDING
Not only is the present quic ening
in business building affecting lie va
cant property uptown, but 1t s en-
larging the commercial and rofes-
sional territory of the city. Souti Ten
nessee avenue to Lime street is al
most solidly given over to buiness
activity. Jumping the home property
of Mrs. Geo. M. WrightS. the laugh
erty building will occupy the front
line trench on that street. This puild-
ing will be erected by s. T. nlugh-
erty, and will occupy q space q 100
feet front by 80 feet deep and b two
stories high. The first floor my be
left in one large store room, r d.
vided into several, and the second
floor will be divided into rs mdern
Office rooms. Work will begin Inside
of go days and the approximate cost
will be $4,000.
SOUTHLAND ADDITION
The Southland Citrus Products COM
pany has found it necessary to add
an addition to the factory to accom-
modate the growing business. The
new structure will be 60x100 ieet,
three stories, and here will be in
stalled the machinery for canning
1000 cans of grapefruit heNrts every
working day. The addition will also
give increased capacity fol- the man
ufacture of the delicious jams, grape
fruit juice and grapefruit candy for
which this factory is becoming widely
known.
POLK COUNTY DAIRY CO. S..
The Polk County Dairy Company
is young concern, but it las already
outgrown its present qudrters and
taken in the house and bit on the
east, where a roomy receiving court
is to be arranged, while the house will
be remodelled into store room, thus
doubling the capacity of tie freezing
rooms.
coWDERY BUILDING
Plans have been drawn by w. B.
Talley & Co., architects, Tor a two
story brick building to be ERECTED on
the corner of Main street hnd South
Florida avenue by Mrs. F. Y. Cowdery,
who owns the property adjoining. The
new building will be 25x10 feet. OF
the best materials through ut. The
first floor will be modern well-light-
ed store-room with metal deiring and
tiled floor. The second stoH will con-
sist of five Office rooms with all mod
ern conveniences and excelllnt ventil-
alton. This story will be connected
with the second story Of theIadjoining
PACKING HOUSE IN PROSPECT
The Lakeland Citrus Growers AS
ISOLATION at its annual meeting this
spring took favorable action on the
project of erecting a new packing
house, something of attractive exter-
ior, modern inside and adequate to the
citrus shipping of the
a large part Of Which is
handled by the Association. The April
by upsetting calculations on
this years citrus crop. DELAYED the
project, but the June bloom Dame on
with reassuring profusion, and Man.
ager E. M. Patterson states hat the
matter is being taken up agah. 1t is
that the building tdommit-
tee win hold meeting in the near
future.
PROSPECTIVE WAREHOUSES
Three warehouses are in prospect
for Lakeland with the chances gpod on
two of them. The Mine and Mil Sup
ply Company of Mulberry hab an
nounced its intention of building a
warehouse here, and another company
expects to be able to make Known
soon its plans for a warehouse. lC. L.
Jordan, state agent for the Keystone
Steel and Wire Company, Of Peoria.
Illinois, states that his company will
erect a warehouse soon at some point
in the state, and that he himself fav'
ors Lakeland as the location.
LAKELAND MANUFACTURING CO
The Lakeland Manufacturing Com
pany, although its present plant is less
than two years old, is feeling the need
of more room, and will build on Its
property across from the city hall on
Florida avenue, adjoining the plant.
The Offices will be placed on the pee
ond floor of this building, while the
first floor will increase, the accommo'
dation of this company's large lumb Der
and novelty business.
RoUGHToN ADDITION
B. e. Roughton & Company, whole
sale produce dealers, although their
present quarters are almost brand
new, are building commodious ad.
dition to their building on Nassadhu,
setts avenue and the Atlantic Coast
Line tracks. The new part is Of