The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-16

The Eighth Annual Meeting Of the
Lakeland Highlands Cooperative AS
sociation which has been in session
during the past week, was brought TO
a close Saturday night after a most
successful and enjoyable conference.
Among those present were growers
from every part of the United States
and Canada, and Haskell was the Nee
ca of these investors in Florida soil
and the golden fruit it produces.
Out Of three hundred members scat
tersd through various states, reyenty-
five were present at the conference.
The week was spent in the inspection
Of the groves and on Saturday the
final meeting and election of officers
for the ensuing year was held at the
new Exchange packing house at Has
kell The entire board was reelected
with the exception of A. L. Sheldon.
who resigned in order to give his time
to duties of active manager. T. j.
Mitchell was elected to serve in Mr..
Sheldon's place.
During the noon recess an elaborate
luncheon for the ladies' was served.
followed by snappy addresses by DR..
J. H. Ross, president of the Citrus En-
change; c. II. Walker, head of the
Polk County Exchange; o. c. Ian
phear. president Of Lakeland Chamber
of Commerce, and many Of the men,
bers. MI !. w. Creekmeer, president
CT the Association, presided in his
usual fine form and ii was conceded
by all that this year has been the most
successful in the history OF the Assoc
citation and that the next promises to
be even brighter. The audit OF the As
ISOLATION books shows an excellent f.
nancial condition.
Lindley Hamburger, horticultural.
list Of the Association, stated before
the conference that 800 additional
acres will come into commercial bear
ing this year, a wonderful indicat ton
of the development of this part of
Polk county, which is truly the heart
of Florida
Following the afternoon meeting a
banquet was held at the Elks' Grill
and covers were laid fer 3eventy-five
members. Music and dancing were in
dulged in until late hoIr in the even
ing.
The members of the Association
who made the trip to Florida this
winter have found cause for congratu-
lation not only in the thrifty. well-kept
condition OF their groves. but also in
the developments at Haskell, the ship
ping point for the Highlands. Since
the meeting last year, electric light
and power from the Lakeland plant
have been carried by a transmission
line through the Highlands and down
to Haskell, furnishing light and pow
er to many residences along the way
to the new packing house at Haskell.
The packing house is the property of
the Lakeland Highlanddsd dCdidtrdd
the Lakeland Highlands Citrus Grow
ers Association, most OF whom are
members of the Cooperative Associa-
ton. Furthermore. the town of Has
kell has been Incorporated and the
greater part Of the town site has been
sold Bonds have been Issued for a
handsome brick school building near
the packing house.
A list Of those who attended the an
nual meeting this year is as follows:
M. and Mrs. j. ". L. Zietlow. Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Minsterer, Mr. and Mrs. ].
L.. HC5kin5, Dr.. and Mrs. J. J. VIM,
DR. and Mrs. II. G. B. Nixon, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Dalb0W, DR.. I. V. Fitz-
patrick. Mr. and Mrs c. w. Newland.
Dir. and Mrs. Kaufman and daugh-
ters, Mr.. and Mrs +. d. Thesis, Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Stander A. Hoffman
Mr.. and Mrs +. Hoffman, Dr. and Mrs.
James Harris, VIM Salway, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. VI. Senior, w. II. DOremus,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Myrick. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. +. Sheldon. T. j. Mitchell, r.
c. Bay, Scofeld. Mr.. Creekmur. Mr..
ard Mrs. Lindsey Heimburgcr, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Vclie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill. Mr. and Mrs c. r. Bishop, W. II.
Lowell, Mr.. and Mrs j. l.. Veal. DR..
". IT, Sheath, Mrs. Seth Collins. Mrs.
W. f. Italian. Miss Lydia Graham,
Mrs. c. |. Daley, Mrs Ma1d Mullin.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. VENEER. NJ. and
Mrs. G. l.. Boicc and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. Otta Lestina, Mrs. T. d. Ben
nett, Jno. Whitechurch, W. r. Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bland, c. T.
Bland