The Florida agriculturist., 1905-12-27
A Hypo1uxo Plantation Well
Worth Paying a Visit.

and gives an interesting and humu
Gus account of his trip:
Two weeks ago Monday morning a
representative of the News got up at
the inhuman hour necessary to catch
the early sOuthbOund train and, with
bis wheel, went to BOynton, which
he found still wrapt in Slumber on his
arrival but it soon woke up and made
things quite lively for us while we
were awaiting the return of our wheel
from Miami, where the morning train
had carried it, probably thinking we
would not have any use for It till
after breakfast.
After procuring something to eat we
took look around, noted the new
BOyntOn- Clark Cottages over on the
beach ridge, the work beginning on the
addition to the BOyntOn Hotel, several
fine patches of beans, eggplantS and
early tomatoes, and other signs of pro-
gressiveness and prosperity, then pro-
ceeded to the station, where the train
from the South soon arrived. our
wheel was secured. mounted and our
face turned hOmeward up the rock
road, with occasional stops to see
promising vegetable fields, fine grow
ing bananas and bright and thrifty
pineapple plantations.
Somewhere dangerously near the
noon hour we saw an opening through
the hammock at the entrance of which
was il sign post marked SC. A. Ange
vine" The words, "Come in were
not on it but the signbOard was new,
the road leading towards the lake,
looked very inviting, there was no
NO trespas.sing'' nor Beware of the
log" signs, so we took the chances
and the road towards the lake, which
we followed in an exploring mood to
see to what it would lead.
We soon passed packing house
where a couple of cOlOred labOrerS
We're found who informed us that Mr.
Angevine was at home and short
distance further we came upon his
residence costly located on a slight
ridge. just up from the margin of
Lake Worth and were given a cordial
greeting by him and his worthy wife
We explained our presence there as
due to the fact that we had heard of
the success he was making i'm growing
oranges as well as other citrus fruits
o1 Ills 1lluCh ldHu anu. MiSSOuTldD-
like we had come to see" and would
he pleased if he would show us. This
he agreed to do. but together with his
good wife. insisted that we should rest
and take dinner with them first, think
ing, probably that hungry mans
eyes and thoughts would fail to take
co%nizance of many things that well
fed mans fancies would be free to
note. Anyway we ate first and, while
we were no prOdigal son so no fatted
calf had been served up for our espe-
cial benefit. it was fine meal and
well prepared nevertheless and great
ly relished. Among the edibles were
summer squash and potatoes. home
raised: jelly. homemade. and a fine
dessert that spoke louder than words
in praise of the culinary skill of the
hostess the only Orge at the feast be-
ing the meat which was of the tin can
breed though so prepared as to nearly
hide its far distant origin.
After dinner we managed to get
down to the business for which we
had called. and while walking over
the plantation and taking in the sights
we learned that Mr.. Angevine came to
Lake Worth from Michigan in 1899.
looked over the land in this section
and finally decided to purchase the