The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
ACTORS ONCE, BUT
FARMERS NOW
Lyman Twins Successful on Stage
:. and Successful as Florida
Farmers


ida who never farned before and
makes sometimes but not
always for the reason that a man
who is not farmer can hardly hope
to succeed the first day no matter
where he starts to farm.
The Lyman Twins a few years
ago were known from coast to coast
as they had one Of the largest and
best musical comedy shows on the
road. They believed in giving the
public the best that could be OBJ
tanned and they made good. That is
they made good until the moving
pictures started to pnt the legiti-
mates out of business and as the
movies were no respeotors of persons
the good shows took the count along
with the poor ones, the only differ
ence being that the poor ones were
counted out first. Among the first
to discover that the legitimate show
would soon be numbered among the
has-beens were the Lyman Twins
and they pulled out Of the show bust
ness after they had lost a bunch of
money the last season. Seeing that
the end was drawing near they had
sense enough to invest their money
in Florida lands and the orange bust
ness took their eye. They had a
chance to pick up an abandoned
grove near Forest City, and after
they had closed out the show and
bid the old life goodbye they moved
down to Forest City and took up the
white mans burden of trying to
raise something with hired help in
Florida. The Twins have always
been business from the word go and
they did not listen long to the men
who had advice to give but studied
conditions themselves and while the
first few years were hard pulling
they made good and they made good
because they did not mind the hard
work. 1t would tickle some of their
I'd companions Of the stage now to
see the Twins in overalls and straw
hats pulling the bell cord over a
mule but they are there with the
goods and they have made good with
a rush. They brought their orange
groves into bearing, they bought
other groves. they fixed up q nice
home in one of the most beautiful
spots I'm Seminole county and as
side line they have started into rails
Ing fine hogs and now have some Of
The best Duroc Jersey hogs in the
State, headed by Lincoln Boy and
lincoln Belle and several other fine !
registered hogs. Not only do they !
'aise all of their own hay and other
eeds but they have some of the fin
st corn in that part OF the country
corn raised on high land with no
that will make fifty bushels
o the acre. The twins have demon
trated that man who knows moth
ng about farming can come to Flor
la, work hard for few years, study
he conditions and make good. They 1,
elieve in the Citrus Exchange way
marketing good fruit. they believe r
! desperation Of farmers and bet g
II understanding of crops and fer {
lisers and packing, in better stock 8
Id stock feed and they are making g
'e farmers of this section sit UP and n
Ike notice.
Not on,y did the boys come here h
pioneers but their wives also de- z
rye equally as much credit. MIS- =
erbert Lyman as Patti Rossi is well IL.
lown as great stage favorite who /,
AIRED in several productions and q
r many years was the prima donna G
r the Lyman Twins. Mrs, Howard n
yman, who was Miss Emma AODot
as also we'll known and is the niece d
the famous Emma Abbot and she n
as also a member Of the Twins nj
low and afterward married Howard o
yman. These ladies also had the
,urage of their convictions and a
me with their husbands TO carve n
1t home in the wilderness a
Id they are happy and contented in i,
leir Florida homes. 1t is far cry / d
ON the lights of the musical COM a
ly and operatic stage to a farm 3,
$ life in Florida but the Lyman b
wins are living examples of what "
man can do in this State.
A visit to the Lymandale farm at c,
rest City is an eye opener to the al