Proceedings of Sixth Annual Meeting 



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Commerce proposes to New Jersey the adoption of this slogan — "The 

 Mosquito Must Go" — and 



Be it Further Resolved, That the Atlantic City Chamber of 

 Commerce invites all municipal governments, Chambers of Com- 

 merce, trade and civic organizations of progressive citizens in New 

 Jersey to unite their forces with the object that New Jersey shall, 

 without further delay, enter upon an active and aggressive State- 

 wide campaign to make this great commonwealth a mosquitoless 

 State in the shortest possible time; and that they adopt at once a 

 similar resolution and put themiselves squarely on record as back- 

 ing up mosquito extermination, one of the important big move- 

 ments to be accomplished. 



By the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, 



(Signed) S. P. Leeds, President. 



This was addressed to all (and published by many), newspapers 

 in the State; it was also sent to all Women's Clubs, requesting its 

 adoption, and was complied with by many; it was forwarded to all 

 trade bodies in the State and the Mayors of towns, being well re- 

 ceived and endorsed by a great many. 



"Atlantic City," the Chamber of Commerce organ, began with the 

 April number to explain the proposition, and each succeeding edition 

 did likewise, printing in many instances personal and organization 

 endorsemients. Much interest has resulted. 



^ Atlantic County has learned what can be done to rid the com- 

 munity of the pest and are quite willing to pay for it. It is an 

 unescapable fact that there are fewer mosquitoes here each sum- 

 mer season — in fact, there have been very few within the past four 

 years, or as soon as the ditching became extensive enough to per- 

 mit appreciable inroads to be made on the deposits of larvae. The 

 reputation of Atlantic City is bound up in the mosquito crusade. 

 Because we have waged it, an army of visitors has come, satisfied 

 that the latest move in scientific battling with a winged nuisance 

 has been undertaken. Atlantic County alone has spent over $100,- 

 000.00 in mosquito warfare, and its efforts have been highly suc- 

 cessful. We now have a large number of our hotel and business 

 men on record for the continuance of the work. 



President Engle: The next and last paper is by Newton 

 A. K. Bugbee, State Comptroller. The paper will be read by Mr. 

 Marvin J. Reilly, Secretary to the State Budget Commission. 



