The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-28

Hotel Tor Lakeland
Expressions OF opinion from people
who know" are always valuable. In
case uf this new hotel, they are spec
tally important and worthy of consider
alton because hotels are designed for
the convenience of the outsider, and
it is his reaction to the hotel facilities
of city that often make or mar that
city.
We have gathered together a few
very pertinent comments ON the value
OF hotels to community, ana the ne
cessity for more ample hotel accom-
mOdations here. These comments are
from people who assuredly know
whereof they speak, for they come
from the editors and publishers OF
hotel magazines, from experts on no
tel affairs and on tourists, from hotel
managers and from the secretaries oil
various Chambers of Commerce i'll
Florida who have recognized the need
of and been Instrumental in obtaining
new hotels for their own Communi-
ties.
These men speak with the voice OF
authority, and their testimony is in
teresting not only Tor the fact that one
anu all EN- DIldllNGlly tllhOi DC Tit nov
hotel project here, but because they
shed many valuable side-lights on the
effect that adequate hotel facilities
will have on the general growth ana
prosperity OF this city.
A wave of prosperity is coming all
over the country. Such men as Roger
Babson, the famous statistician, and
Eugene Meyer, managing director OF
the War Finance Corporation, declare
it. Conservative magazines like the
Manufacturers Record admit it. The
New York Times not long ago carried
Il financial editorial stating that
money was never more plentiful than
now.
No better time for building could
have been chosen than the present.
Building activities are increasing all
over the country every day. Regard
ing what building such as this new
hotel means to u city, 5. w. StrauS OF
:. w. Straus & Co, says, "A new
building is the symbol of progress be
cause in its construction there is in
VOWED substantially every line OF
trade and industry as well as in
creased land values in the vicinity
where it is built
The Hotel Bulletin. in an editorial
of their June issue, says "A good hO-
tel means everything to city; the
social. political and business life OF
any progressive community center
around its hotel. In its ball rooms
are held the social functions; around
the banquet table men meet and get
TO know each other better, smoothing
out their differences; in the meeting
rooms groups of men with different
ideas and opinions gather and crystal
iZe these into action-all for the
towns improvements and advance
ment a good hotel is great insti-
tuition. 1t does as much and more for
the city than any other business and
when a town has good hotel it ought
to encourage it. spend money in it
and be proud OF it,
Concerning the Importance of this
new hotel to Lakeland, the following
excerpts speak for themselves, both
from the point OF view of the local
citizens and outsiders. Lakeland is al
ready an attractive city. but it needs
this hotel to make it even more so.
Lakeland Banker Approves
We are very pltdStu u HOte lHt
interest the Chamber of Commedce is
taking in securing high class hotel
for Lakeland. as ! consider this is our
greatest need at the pre- sent time, and
feel that nothing would bring other
lines of business. as well as fine
class of people whom we are DESTROYS
of seeing locate here, as another first
class hotel.
"Thc need of additional facilities
which new hotel. such as is consid
cred. would afford, is a well-rccogniZed
fact, for to our knowledge there have
been dozens OF good people turn away
from our town for lack Of such accom-
mediation as they sought
The hotel project will not only be
a great help to Lakeland, but is
wonderful opportunity for one who is
/ farsighted enough to seize it at this
/ time. We are free to express the fact