The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-24
EVERGLADES SAID
TO BE HEALTHFUL

Ogden City, Utah, March 2Srd. 1910
Editor Standard. Referring to an
article appearing in your paper oil
March 18th, we wish to say that 1t Is
misleading and Intended. no doubt. To
leave the impression with many OF
the purchasers OF land In the Ever
glades OF Florida. that all the land
In Florida is the same as they have
reference TO, II Is a we'll known fact
that there is great deal of worthless
land In Florida. as you VIII find In
any other state; also parts that arc
troubled with malaria and fever, and
parts In the north where II gets very
warm. We do say and can prove
what We claim. that that portion OF
the Everglades bordering on the south
shores of Lake Okeechobee and cX-
tending south and southwest is free
from malaria, In every district which
is being reclaimed By drainage. This
question Is very important, The up
per Everglades are twenty-one feet
nine inches above the tide of the sea.
which Is but n few miles away This
soil being light and porous. aud eX-
posed to the chemical action OF the
sun and air the greater part OF the
year. is made sweet and healthful.
Health authorities say that a soil
highly aerated and sun warmed with
out the presence of stagnant water,
make malaria and fever impossible
The official county report show POSI-
lively the absence of these or KIN
dred ills
United States department of agri-
culture. weather bureau, gives the
highest temperature for fifteen years
as SO degrees. (This does not look
like crops burning up) 103 degrees
here in Ogden last year
In the report Of the department OF
agriculture we find the following
statement:
There Is practically no other body
Of land in the world which presents
such remarkable possibilities of de.
velopment as the muck lands border
inS the southern shores OF Lake Okee-
chobee. With the surface almost alb
solutely level 1t affords promise Of
development which reaches beyond
the limits of prophesy"
DR.. T. E. VIII. who is the editor OF
Conservation, the official magazine of
The American Forestry association,
writes as follows.
The interval between Jan and
Jan. 10, | spent on a trip to Florida
My object was to Inform myself as
fully as possible regarding L. The
productivity of the Everglades land
2 The transportation facilities for
the territory to be reclaimed 3. The
90. h..
to be raised on the territory. 4, Tho
probable rapidity with which the
drainage work would be completed.
My conclusions are; The pro-
ductivity of the land, when properly
drained. is unquestionable and vast,
Water transportation Will be provid,
ed by the canals, good roads are I'll.
ready projected, and may readily be
from the underlying
coralinc limestone. and as ] am as
sured by high railroad authority.
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railroads will como as soon as need
ed. With the natural advantages of
the Everglades region in point of soil
and climate. the growth of our popula-
ton and the enormous advance In
cost of living. / regard that region
as the future and early homo of an
abundant population of thriving peo-
best poor mans proposition
have yet discovered
This should be proof, as 1t comes
from man who is we'll known, and
one who Is in a position TO Judge.
One has but TO read the monthly
to become familiar with
that part of Florida. (Signed)
A ROSTAN.
A. A. WENGER."