Caloosahatchee River with a view to establishing flood control measures. It is another case of fastening the stable door after the horse has been stolen. Congressman Herbert L. Drane of the First Florida District, in which lies the affected territory, secured the passage of an act in February, 1925, authorizing such a survey, but there had been no action. The Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is credited with taking the initiative which led up to the recent War Department order.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher has announced that he will introduce a water control measure at the next session of Congress. Such widespread publicity followed the Florida storm the hope is now indulged that Congress will pass an act to serve the desired end.
Not only have Everglades residents been wrought up over conditions but the large land owners are now demanding a change in the plans for draining the region. They will urge that a board of expert drainage engineers be placed in charge of the Everglades enterprise with sufficient funds to do what is necessary to reclaim the territory and make it safe and fit to live in.
There is no question of the extreme fertility of the soil. It is said to be the richest agricultural area in the world-not excepting the famed valley of the Nile—and there is every reason to believe that such claims are well founded.
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JUST A TANGLED MASS OF WRECKAGE.
