C Circular 111 



$200,000,000 is a Very Conservative Estimate of the Possible Increase 

 in Ratables Within the Next 20 Years for the Coastal Area 



If the chief obstacle (the mosquito) to the development of 

 the state's seashore resort resources is removed, a most conserva- 

 tive estimate of the increase in values of the coast resort area 

 would be $200,000,000 within a period of 20 years. Indeed, the 

 last 20 years has shown an increase of approximately the above 

 amount, and it is entirely reasonable to anticipate a much larger 

 increase during the next 20 years, if the mosquito pest is elim- 

 inated. There is no reason to suppose that the rise in valuation 

 will ultimately stop short of 2% billion dollars, a sum almost 

 as large as the total ratables for the entire state as listed by the 

 county boards of taxation for 1918. 



B D 



Fig. 1. Undra'ined Salt-Marsh and its Effects on Seashore Resort 

 Industry in Comparison with the Drained Marsh and its Effects 

 A — Undrained marsh; B— Effects; C — Drained marsh; D — Effects 



The Possibilities of Increase in Industrial Ratables Are Fully as 



Great as the Possibilities of Increase in Seashore 



Resort Ratables 



The possibilities of increase in taxable values in the subur- 

 ban and industrial districts of Monmouth, Middlesex, Union, 



