 The canals proposed by Wright were unsuccessful in making the lands south of Lake Okeechobee fulfill the promises made by real estate developers to local farmers . The winter of 1922 was unseasonably wet and the region was underwater . The town of Moore Haven received 46 inches ( 1 @,@ 200 mm ) of rain in six weeks in 1924 . Engineers were pressured to regulate the water flow , not only for farmers but also for commercial fishers , who often requested conflicting water levels in the lake . Fred Elliot , who was in charge of building the canals after James Wright retired , commented : " A man on one side of the canal wants it raised for his particular use and a man on the other side wants it lowered for his particular use " . 
 The canals proposed by Wright <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> unsuccessful in making the lands south of Lake Okeechobee fulfill the promises made by real estate developers to local farmers . The winter of 1922 was unseasonably wet and the region was underwater . The town of Moore Haven received 46 inches ( 1 @,@ 200 mm ) of rain in six weeks in 1924 . Engineers <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> pressured to regulate the water flow , not only for farmers but also for commercial fishers , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>often requested conflicting water levels in the lake . Fred Elliot , <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a>was in charge of building the canals after James Wright retired , commented : " A man on one side of the canal <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>wants</mark></a> it raised for his particular use and a man on the other side <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>wants</mark></a> it lowered for his particular use " . 
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