CHICAGO RECORD-HERALD
 CHICAGO.




 Chicago, May 7, 1912.




To the People of Florida:
 'Through ignorance come many of the heart-aches and
crimes committed in the world. All the malicious articles
published throughout the land on the Everglades drainage
project and all the injustice heaped upon the loyal sup-
porters of this great undertaking come through ignorance
of the true situation. God will bless and posterity
will thank ex-Governor W. S. Jennings, who deserves all
credit for starting the Everglades wheels of progress on
the road to success.
 Every loyal citizen of the state should revere the
memory of the late ex-Governor Napoleon B. Broward, and pay
tribute to Governor Albert W. Gilchrist and the board of
trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund for the manner in
which they have guarded the people's interests and dis-
charged the duties intrusted to them. The glory of
getting a fifty million dollar inheritance out of nothing,
for the taxpayers of Florida and their descendants, is an
achievement to be proud of.
 W. L. PARKIN,
 Manager Farm Land Department.