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These surveys have shown the need of more lej^islative power, to be 

 vested in a central authority, naturally the State Board of Health, whereby 

 the rivers, our natural water resources, can be saved for future genera- 

 tions. At the preseiit time control of streams is given where they are 

 nsed for water supplies, l»ut no steps can lie taken by the Board of Health 

 indess petitioned by the health oliicci- or citizens of the hicality affected. 

 The time is coming, and the sooner such control is given the easier will 

 he the solution of the problem. The data collected will be invaluable in 

 tJie fulure for comparative purposes, when the people l)ecome awakened 

 to the seriousness of stream pollution. 



