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another women's club supports the causi.* 



Bayonne, May 22, 1918. 

 Relative to your circular communication regarding the elimination of 

 the mosquito, the City Betterment Club at a meeting yesterday, took the mat- 

 ter up, and as a club, voted unanimously to help and assist in whatever way 

 we could to help exterminate the mosquito. 



Very truly yours, 



Ella J. Wilson, Secretary. 



BOUND BROOK BOARD OF TRADE APPROVES 



Whereas, At a meeting held May 15, 1918, it came to the attention of this 

 Board that the Chamber of Commerce of Atlantic City, N. J., passed certain 

 resolutions concerning mosquito extermination, and 



Whereas, The sentiment of this Board is in hearty accord with the 

 subject matter of such resolutions, therefore be it 



Resolved, That this Board commends the action taken by the Atlantic 

 City Chamber of Commerce, and pledges such co-operation in the campaign 

 for state-wide mosquito extermination as it may be able to render. 



Board Trade of Bound Brook, 



T. D. Van Syckel, Secretary. 



DEMAREST BOROUGH CLUB JOINS MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN 



Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce : 



We as a body and individually endorse your sentiments in reference to 

 this mosquito extermination affair. The authorities at Camp Merritt are 

 looking out for us, so you see we shall get all the known protection from the 

 pest. 



Yours very truly, 



Borough Club of Demarest, Inc., 

 William Neubert, Secretary. 



ROBERT E. ENGLE, STATE ASSOCIATION HEAD APPLAUDS 



ACTION 



Great Satisfaction to See Chamber Unite Forces For Anti-Mosquito Drive 

 Chamber of Commerce, 



Atlantic City, N. J. 



It has been a great satisfaction to me, and I know to the rest of the 

 mosquito fighters of the state, to note the effort: being made by your Chamber 

 of Commerce to waken the people of the State of New Jersey to the necessity 

 of getting rid of the mosquito. The work of extermination has gone so far 

 that is is no longer a question of method, but a question of converting the 

 people and the necessary funds. 



There are about 296,000 acres of salt marsh in New Jersey, and at the 

 present rate of drainage it will take 15 or 16 years to complete the initial 

 work. This is entirely too long to achieve a result that will be so beneficial. 

 The state has absolutely fallen down an the job, as far as its share is con- 

 cerned, and it is because there isn't enough influential public sentiment behind 

 the movement to force the Legislature to notice the work, except incidentally. 



We are particularly pleased with Governor Edge's letter in your last issue 

 from his association, and from a view of business interests in a resort town, 

 the work should appeal to him particularly, but as an Executive of the State 

 of New Jersey, his broader vision should see the advantage the extermination 

 of the mosquito will be to the entire state. 



When the people dislike the mosquito bad enough and realize that it can 

 be exterminated, they will not tolerate the nuisance any longer. 



New Jersey has been the pioneer state in this work and many other 

 sections of the United States that have mosquitoes are looking to us for an 

 example and a record. 



I will be very glad to aid the work in any way I possibly can. 



Yours very truly, 

 R. F. ENGLE, 

 President, N. J. Mosquito Extermination Association 



