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heard our chief inspector read a report of such quality as seemed 

 to justify an effort to place it in the hands of everyone in, Bergen 

 County, and that I suggested that it be printed immediately, and 

 that each of his reports, at least to the extent of eight pages, 

 should be printed. I want to say here in this connection — and 

 this paper preaches just what I am bringing to your notice — 

 that the Commission has got to give some attention to pub- 

 licity. I discussed with Dr, Headlee last year at the convention 

 here, with other members of the convention, the need and 

 necessity for greater publicity; and we have had greater pub- 

 licity. Let me suggest this in that connection: that while it is 

 necessary to have extensive publicity, let it not be too lengthy. 

 The ordinary citizen would very much prefer to read fifteen 

 different items two inches long to reading one item thirty inches 

 long; and it will be vastly more profitable and helpful to the 

 association to have just brief statements constantly going out, 

 either from the inspectors or from somebody authorized to send 

 out such information. 



Chairman Brinkkrhoi^i^ — Passaic County, by Mr. Walter 

 R. Hudson, of Paterson. 



Status of Mosquito Control Work in Passaic County. 



BY WAI^TER R. HUDSON, VICe:-PRHSIDE:nT 01^ THE) PASSAIC COUNTY 

 MOSQUITO EXTERMINATION COMMISSION. 



The Passaic County Commission has had a most successful 

 year in mosquito control. Not only were the results of the work 

 done in our own and surrounding counties apparent, but the 

 press and the public generally began to take our work more 

 seriously and to believe the scheme feasible. We were permitted 

 to demonstrate our usefulness. 



The newspapers contained very few letters criticising the 

 project, and often those which did appear were answered by 

 persons who understood and valued the control measures; edi- 

 torially and in the news columns we were fairly treated and 



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