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Mr. Barrows — The reason I ask, Mr. Eaton, is because I 

 understood it has been abandoned in some parts of the State 

 because of a sub-strata where the knife would hit fallen trees, 

 stumps and roots. I simply want to correct the impression which 

 I had. 



The President — One of the best indications of the earnest- 

 ness of our efforts and the ultimate success is the fact that the 

 young- men are coming with us and are using their technical train- 

 ing and devoting their lives to this work. It gives me pleasure 

 to introduce one such in Mr. Gies, who is the Chief Inspector of 

 the Union County Commission. He will speak to us on the 

 "Financial Side of Mosquito Control." 



The Financial Side of Mosquito Control. 



BY R. W. GIES, M. SC., CHIEF INSPECTOR, UNION COUNTY MOSQUITO ' 

 EXTERMINATION COMMISSION. 



In treating the subject of the financial side of mosquito con- 

 trol, I am not going to speak of the matter of the increase in 

 property values as a result of anti-mosquito work, and I am not 

 going to treat the other considerations which enter into discus- 

 sion of the worth whileness of mosquito control measures which 

 might be included under the topic, as I think these subjects will 

 be treated fully by other speakers who can present them far 

 better than I can. I do, however, want to bring up for your con- 

 sideration this afternoon three things : 



( 1 ) An analysis of the cost of mosquito control work in for- 

 eign countries, particularly in the tropical regions. 



(2) The cost of mosquito control work in various sections of 

 the United States, with particular reference to New Jersey. 



(3) A very brief statement of the trend of the cost of mos- 

 quito control work in our own State. 



The matter of the cost of mosquito control work in foreign 

 countries is a rather difficult one to get definite statistics on, as 

 in very many instances the records of the expenditures for mos- 



