The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-03
he ROWLAND
ESTATE
|o,v the Owner Acquired
q Piece Of Property
Needed to Com
plete Il

By F. A. mitchell

0UOECCS uay Al thC ySuA han pCCu
:. and the sun started on her
eard journey. Winslow Rowland
|pme into the enormous fortune
Id been accommodating for him for
and he was laying his plans for
lure. He took no thought as to
|er. His mind was bent upon how
|uld enjoy life. His city residence
b accomplished fact. His father
|ade It as elaborate and beautiful
|xurious as could be desired. But
Sntry place had been prepared for
Ind this was the problem that &C.
his mind when the sun started
b warm the earth and bring forth
season.
two months Rowland devoted
n to the house he would build in
nntry. Then in the early spring
rted on q tour to find location.
eferred his country place should
Min short distance Of his city
There was one district aud one
to the northwest where sue
of hills formed beautiful views
nd looked over this region and
b an eminence on which he de
10 build his house.
id not own this site nor any OF
Grounding acres which he intend
hid form his estate. He was so
lat he believed he could buy any
" he wished. But he had enough
Is sense to realize that it would
Use to let the owners know OF
ention. While he was ready to
" price he did not care to pay
n four times the intrinsic value
property purchased.
md determined TO buy up the
wanted himself. not that he
to save the expense of having
by an agent. but he thought the
Icy required would interest him
hid not enter the field as the
llionaire Rowland, but as al
b person of limited means. He
b the matter very well. HI
hight few acres at the bas,
eminence on which he would
trough which ran a brook. ant
that he intended to dam thu
Cor water power to run a glu'
This enabled him to purchase
above at a fair price, for
tory has not an agreeable odo
value of the hill would b'
reduced.
Ag made this beginning, How
ho by this time had come to b
rs Mr.. Jernegan and wore tn
othes of "a small manufactures
kh excellent success In picking
he different properties that b
except a few acres whic
be within the very heart Of hi
He was irritated to learn tina
of ground had changed hand
began to make his purchases
ner. q small farmer. had sol
for double Its value to som
ng In the city. An examine
be county records revealed th
the purchaser was one San
y. Rowland at once starte
pyee on q hunt for Mr.. Jone
Information as to what he II
do with the land. If he woul
II SO. at what price.
rson employed to obtain tn
on reported that he had bee
find Mr.. Jones. and he ha
1t the actual owner Of I'll
was a woman. who intende
FOR some kind OF agricultur;
Rowland directed his emf
arm the name and resident
fson. but after a long scare
succeeded.
not doubling that In tin
be able to buy the only pro
eded to complete his estat
hilltop one morning direc
rking out the lines of fou
bis residence when he sa
frying building material {
1t he did not own. Tn
q. Any building put up {
he would eventually ha'
He went to where the u
going on and asked que
one there seemed to kno
fended.
next three or four montl
BE- Obliged to look upon
and iron buildings erects
Pty he desired. Every G
who was the owner of q
n erecting the building
the glass houses near
= erection of a very pre-
vas begun on a site me-
which Rowland had !
purpose of his ow
10 every evidence th
p0uld be laid out in Ian
ing fashion. and Il
of being an eyesoi
ing of beauty.
fead of satisfying Ho'
fated him. When Il
Apleted he was inform,