1 6 Proceedings of Ninth Annual Meeting 



It seems as if the state cannot get enough revenue to give 

 each claimant the share they think they ought to have ; there is 

 not enough to go around. The way to get more money is to 

 produce greater valuations, get more property to tax. Let us 

 not forget that very little of the capital represented in our hand- 

 some hotels and cottages is New Jersey capital, by far the greater 

 part of it has come from without the state, and if the prospect 

 for business gain or permanent pleasure is attractive enough, 

 more will follow. Corporations will be formed, which will pay 

 a tax on their capital stock directly to the state, and before the 

 money accumulated from prosperous investments passes to heirs, 

 a certain amount of it goes into the state treasury. Then as 

 passengers and freight are carried as a result of this prosperity, 

 railroads become more valuable and help to carry the state bur- 

 dens. Perhaps there will be an accelerated demand for automo- 

 biles, though that doesn't help much, for what we pay for licenses 

 is too small to call a tax, it's a privilege, a mere collection plate 

 contribution which we ought to be ashamed to pay. We ought 

 to pay somewhere near what good roads are saving us, and help 

 the state that much. 



I started out to prove something that did not need proof, like 

 the man that said he was the ''greatest flute player in Philadel- 

 phia.'' When asked how he was going tO' prove it, he said he 

 did not have to prove it, he admitted it. The mosquito has got 

 so much to do with the development of seashore property, both 

 directly and indirectly, that we do not expect to stop to slacken 

 until it is exterminated, or, accepting Dr. Headlee's amendment, 

 brought under control. 



President Meyers — We expected to have Dr. Lipman discuss 

 these papers, but Dr. Lipman is unable to be here. We have a 

 telegram from him, which says, ''Called to Washington, sorry 

 cannot be with you." 



We also expected to have ex-Governor Runyon with us, and I 

 will ask the Secretary to read a letter which he has sent us. 



Secretary HeadeEE — Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: The 

 Governor, when invited, felt that he wanted to come very much, 

 but the duties in the Legislature this week he felt would become 

 very heavy, but he said, "All right, it may be that the Senate will 

 adjourn early enough Wednesday night that I can get down, and 

 if I can I will be here and take my share." He notified us that he 

 could not come, and said, "Will you please express my regret to 

 those gathered there, and be assured of my warm interest in the 

 success of the very valuable work which the extermination asso- 

 ciation has accomplished." 



