Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-02

string of millenniums. but the erosion of the outfloWing water would, in course of time. eat away the rock rim and permit the great reservoir to discharge itself into the sea. But Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Brow ard wills that nature shall be fore stalled in ner tedious process. and that the people of this generation shall come into full possession of the treasure which she has been hoarding for so many incalculable ages.
 Florida came into possession of the Everglades under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved Septem-
 Der 2S. 1850. which act vested in the several states the title to all the swamp and overflowed lands within their borders.
 In 1885 the legislature of the state of Florida irrevooably vested the title to all the swamp and overflowed lands acquired under the act of con eress above referred to. in a board of trustees. prescribing that it should be drained and reclaimed. and that the proceeds Of it should be devoted to internal improvements.
 Rroward Wins Fight.
 But soon after Governor w. :. Jen- nings was inaugurated, in 1901, he publicly proclaimed that the Iegisla- ture had no right to make these grants and refused to execute any more deeds. This action on his part caus- ed the institution Of a number Of suits and during the resultant agitation Ma poleon Bonapare Broward. one-ime fllibusterer between the United States and struggling Cuba. formulat. ed a reclamation scheme and drey d map. He did not then intend to enter the race for the office of governor, but went in search Of a candidate who would publicly pledge himself to deed no more trust lands until compelled by the courts to do so. and to do ev. erything in his power to reclaim the Everglades.
 But his quest was unsuccessful. ai| the candidates were afraid of the proposition. They all told him that matter had not been sufficiently dis cussed to be made an issue. and that it would probably be considered too radical Mir Broward thought they were afraid Of the power of the rail roads and told them SO Next he tried to induce various other gentlemen to enter the race and 70 pledge them selves to his scheme or conservation and reclsmation but again he was unsuccessful. Then he entered the race himself His chief weapon was his Everglades map. and his ringing slogan was Save and reclaim tha peoples land All the power of ;hs railroads was brought into pla- against him and the camraign was eX tremely bitter and hard fought But he won
 Governor Rroward was iuaugurs.ed in January, 1905. and he immediate ly went to work in accordance with his pledge.
 4 large part Of the reclaimed lanl is now under cultivation, and large shipments of tomatoes and other veg etables are daily being sent to the markets further north. And, anomal- Ous, as it may seem. the locality is strtzingly free from malaria. The men who operate the dredges enjoy per feet health. This is probably account ed for by the fact that the anopheles. or malaria-beaTing mosquito. are very rare in the Everglades, this species rarely ever breeding in opn sunny spaces. The soil is so very porous that a heavy rainfall disappears with in a few minutes. and it is thought that when the impounded water is drained of the land will take care Of the natural precipitation.
 I have not deemed it necessary to