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ten thousand dollars from the Freeholders and the State to back 

 us up, we ought to do something. 



Now, I don't know, gentlemen, that I could interest you in 

 anything else. We are progressive in Cape May County, while 

 we are a little backward on some things. We have got the finest 

 county in the State, the best resorts there is along the sea 

 coast— not quite as large as Atlantic City — but we are going 

 some, and some day I hope to come before you and say that we 

 have got every foot of meadowland in Cape May County 

 drained. 



The President — The Chair has just received this letter which 

 comes in appropriately at this point : 



"New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Association, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic 

 City, N. J.: 



"Gentlemen — Enclosed please find copies of resolutions adopted by the 

 Chamber of Commerce of Cape May County Seashore Resorts at its regular 

 monthly meeting at Ocean City, Thursday, February 17, 1916, which I have 

 been directed to transmit to you with the request that they be read at the 

 meeting of the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Association. 



"Yours very truly, 



"Ceayton Haines Brick, 



"President 



"Chamber of Commerce of Cape May County Seashore Resorts. 



"Whereas, The attention of the Chamber of Commerce of Cape May 

 County Seashore Resorts has been called to the public statements that the 

 people of Atlantic County 'are grieved over the attitude of Cape May County 

 in virtually blocking Atlantic City's plans' for the extermination of mosqui- 

 toes in the territory adjacent to Atlantic City in Cape May County; and 



"Whereas, The Chamber of Commerce of Cape May County Seashore 

 Resorts created a Committee some months ago to further the work of 

 mosquito control in Cape May County, which Committee by its efforts with 

 individual members of the Board of Freeholders and by its appearance before 

 the Board of Freeholders at the last meeting of the said Board has succeeded 

 in arousing much interest on the part of the said Board of Freeholders and 

 the public generally in the matter of mosquito extermination; and 



"Whereas, A majority of the members of the Board of Freeholders of 

 Cape May County appear to be in favor of making an appropriation to 

 defray the cost of mosquito control in the county; now, therefore, 



"Be it resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of Cape May County 

 Seashore Resorts takes this opportunity to express to the New Jersey 

 Mosquito Extermination Association, now in session at Atlantic City, its 

 entire sympathy with the mosquito extermination movement, and pledges 



