Proceedings of Eighth Annual Meeting 



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15,000 square feet of holes represents about 7,200 holes. We have 

 at the present time about 6,710,780 feet, or 127 odd miles of foot- 

 age. 



We had ideal weather all last summer, as you remember, for 

 mosquito breeding.You often times forget the weather day by day. 

 You not often can tell what last Thursday was, a week ago. But 

 if you remember, last August was actually, a rainy season. It rained 

 all the time. Well, in spite of that Atlantic City had only one night 

 of trouble with mosquitoes, and that occurred on an occasion which 

 is a very rare one here, considering the prevailing direction of the 

 wind, from the south and the southeast. We never get mosquitoes 

 on a north wind. We have only done so twice, I think, since we 

 have had the commission. At the time that we were filled full of 

 mosquitoes last summer there was a north wind. It was very 

 amazing. 



As was said about fresh water inspection, we keep track of that 

 very closely. Our inspector is on the job all the time all the set- 

 son. We feel that we have the fresh water problem solved. We 

 have it under control by reason of the fact that we watch it all the 

 time, and we have it very thoroughly collocated and systematized, 

 so that when breeding breaks out it is not so very long before we 

 have it. 



But I do think that the Atlantic Commission should feel a little 

 proud and a little perhaps of vain-glory in the fact that all the 

 improvements, pretty nearly — I do not say this to boast, but I say 

 it simply to give credit — ^Atlantic's commission has led the state 

 in two or three different ways. It has led the state in the amount 

 of work done ; it has led the state in the progressive new methods : 

 first, the scheme that we are all familiar with now, that was in- 

 vented, put out, by our former chief inspector Mr. Eaton, and then 

 the improvements that have been made, it seems to me, have led the 

 state and led in progressive ideas. And I feel that due credit should 

 be given to those two representatives of our commission, our two 

 chief inspectors, our ex-chief inspector, Mr. Eaton, and our present 

 chief inspector, Mr. Reiley. Mr. Reiley will have something in- 

 teresting to say to you this afternoon, and I hope as many of you as 

 can will go out on the marshes tomorrow morning at ten o'clock and 

 see the demonstration. It is a wonder. 



A Member: In filling up those holes on the side do you use 

 the tractor to pull the material over to it ? 



