Frostburg mining journal., 1883-04-28

W OlauSS tNSh'y' h'o 'N@t Ou y"
"froet line; ;" on ths watershed be-
tween the Atlantic ocean and Gulf Of
Mexico, 81 feet above tide, and on the
shore of Lake Maitland, nearly mid
way between the towns of Maitland
and Winner Park, Capt. Nelson Beal,
of this place, has located his winter
home. The towns named are two
miles apart, the former on Lake
Maitlsnd, the latter on Lake Osceols
The captains purchase includes 1874
acres, 7 Of which he has cleared and
enclosed with wire fence and planted
with $40 oranis trees. Within an.
other year he will set 80 additional
trees, 900 in all of choice native va
rieties. The stalks are four years old
and will bear within two or three
years. So thoroughly has the trans.
planting been dons that experienced
growers say he will not lose q tree,
The other improvements consist Of q
Two story dwelling, containing seven
roons, fIonting on Lake Maitland,
two hundred yards distant and well,
sunk eighteen feet through the sand,
four feet short of the lake surface
level, developing an abundant supply
Of pure water, good a. our own bosst-
ed mountain beverage. Three sides
of the place are bounded by avenues,
affording splendid drive. Cart.
B-all's nearest ueighbor is Lewis
Lawrence, a Utica IN. Y. millionaire,
besides whom three other millionairsp
own splendid estates within II miller.
AL thepe gentlemen purpose spen-
ding the winters, long as they live,
in their Florida homes. The circum.
ference of Lake Maitland 10 eight -
nine miles, the entire frontage nos
occupied aid developed by the sx.
penaiture OF laage amounts of cal ital
The conditions ordinarily attond'n.
new settlement scarcely exist here
Instead Of the meagrs outfit OF tbs
western froutiersman, who goss alone
beyond civilization 10 grow up with
the country. the car iiAlist establishes q
luxurious home in Florida by employ.
ing At once all the accessories of easy
lite. The car. and culture indispen.
sable to the full development of IN
orange grove call out at once his en-
terpri.e In new realm. where labor
becomes pleasure. Flowing, hosina
trimming and iertIllzing, and the
rapid outgrowinss ara obs rved wits
pleasure in olim It which contrib
utes its need Of enj njnymeHt to pla,
or work. The rapid istro' 'uction o.
railways ia shortening distances tc
mar6et, so that the pleasure OF devsl.
opment is han' somely rewarded by
; the comEensstions Of sales and grow.
ing values. Aside, therefore, from
the delights Of a winters sojourn in
Florida, the scheme of permanent
location provides more than enough
resources to balance the account oI
pleasure vs. cash. Rowing over the
smooth lakes, fishing, hunting, driving
the journeys to and from Florida
all are charged against current income
! and some idea Of the pleasure to b.
gained ia the recieations alluded tc
may be cleaned from the fact that
within u radius of fanr miles from
The centre Of Lake Maitland ther.
ale twenty seven other lakes of vary
ing areas.
The captains tract of land cos1
originally $1,000; the trees, trans
planted, each SO cents; other i'm
provements, say, $l,700. So that fol-
So 400 he has an estate whicl, twice
that sum could not purchase.
There is lesson in orange cul.ur,
shlch might he Fad with profit b,
lrnit eio~srs IN this lati uds. 1
ahowa that the largest po'sibls result
demand the largest posiile expendi
ture Of intelligent cultivation. TIL,
mere setting OF tre,s and leaviug,hsu
to spontaneous development does no
fI6l the law cfthrift. Nature neve
oulstriys her, eli, but she will 70 9
far as led Flowing. hoeing, w,rdin,
cieani 4. trimming. &C., must be be-
slowed NJ. b sklllful aad scrupulou. Fl
ieliiy in order that the Natural icrc.
Of growth, generously im"artial, ma,
have iu.l lay upon the plant alone
The intelligent grower knows that ii
vegetation, as in mechanics, he mus
arrest "lost motion and turn it I,
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