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Observe, if you please, that I am not promising what may be 

 done with respect to State action on this mosquito problem. I 

 am venturing upon an assertion based upon what I think I have 

 a right to declare from my own knowledge, that if we don't 

 handle this problem, if we don't get rid of these pests, we are 

 simply throwing away the greatest opportunity that is offered 

 to any community in this United States. 



The President — I hope that we may now have the pleasure 

 of hearing from the President of the Board; of Conserva- 

 tion and Development, the Hon. E. S. Savage. 



Mr. Savage — Mr. Chairman and gentlemen: I take this op- 

 portunity to say to you that the Board of Conservation and 

 Development will cooperate with and further any effort made 

 for the conservation of the various interests of this State, and we 

 deem that the work this body is engaged in is an important work 

 and will materially conserve the State's interests. 



I have but a single suggestion to make, and ft may have been 

 made by others during my absence. While you are engaged in 

 exterminating the mosquito pest, I think it is quite possible to 

 materially aid in this work by educating our children to under- 

 stand how the mosquito is bred, and to do this I would suggest 

 that slides be prepared by the State showing the character of this 

 pest and his many varities, how he originates and where and how 

 he is bred and matures. These slides should be distributed 

 through the counties of the State for the benefit of the public 

 schools in order that the children may be taught to assist in 

 the extermination of the mosquito by preventing, where possible, 

 the collection of stagnant water, and where such prevention is 

 beyond their control to treat it so as to prevent the breeding 

 of this insect." Have them understand that the mosquito may 

 be bred even in a tin can, and that one mosquito will make many. 



By teaching the children of our public schools to assist in 

 this great work, you are teaching them to perform a service 

 of great benefit to their community. The State, through its 

 various counties, is spending to-day a large amount of money 

 for the extermination of the mosquito, but we have got to keep 



