CANADA MONTHLY
 WINNIPEG,
 MAN.




 Miami, Fla., April 27, 1912.



 William L. Larkin, Esq.,
 Miami, Fla.
Dear Friend:
 What I have seen on my trip through the Florida Ever-
glades leaves no room for doubt or apprehension as to the
future of the State of Florida through the redemption of the
richest piece of land in America and the prosperity that
will result from it. I have seen with my own eyes a large
section of the Everglades country, as worthless three years
ago for any utilitarian purpose as the bed of the ocean,
that has been transformed into farm land so fertile and
so limitless in its productivity that I doubt if any soil
expert could accurately gauge its money-making possibilities.
 Like many others, I had read with the proverbial
 "grain of salt" the stories that have come north about the
 results that would follow the completion of the drainage
 project. Now that I have seen what has been accomplished
 by the engineers I have to admit that the truth is more
 wonderful than any of the promises and predictions I.
 had read before visiting Florida. A new name must be
 found for this land, for within a few months the Everglades
 will exist no more.
 Very truly yours,
 F. M. GRANT,
 Special Representative.


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