TOPEKA CAPITAL.
 TOPEKA, KANS.




 Topeka, Kans., May 2nd, 1912.



Mr. W. L. Larkin,
 Chicago,
Dear Mr. Larkin:
 I give you, briefly, my impressions of the Everglades:
 The problem of the reclamation of the Everglades is
one in the solution of which just three things are necessary:
labor, money and gravitation. The laws of gravitation have
not been repealed; the necessary money seems to be
provided for, and the labor is obtainable. The working out
of the problem, therefore, is now only a matter of time.
Once relieved from overflow, the Everglades lands
will be found to possess a fertility almost beyond the
powers of belief and range of possibilities in the way of
diversified crops that stagger the imagination. In the
course of time, a large part of the Everglades region
will be as densely populated as Holland now is, and
its aggregate wealth in proportion to its area will be
greater than that of any other purely agricultural or
horticultural community in the world.
 Truly yours,
 T. A. McNEAL,
 Managing Editor.


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