CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
STRONG TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC. (the "Registrant") does hereby certify as
follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act
of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Registrant's Prospectuses and Statement of
Additional Information each dated February 29, 2000 filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 (File No. 2-73967; 811-3254), which
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2000 (the
"Post-Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent effective post-effective
amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Registrant's Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act
of 1933 would not have differed from that contained in the Post-Effective
Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed electronically.
STRONG TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
/S/ JOHN S. WEITZER
By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: March 7, 2000
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