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nize the fact that the future development of this un'drained terri- 

 tory depends tO' a large extent upon the eradication of mos- 

 quitoes and malaria. There is another group, composed mostly 

 of speculators, land agents and real estate dealers, who^ appre- 

 ciate the value of the marsh and swlamip land for agricultural 

 purposes if it were drain'ed. It is nov^ proposed tO' OTganize 

 these several groups of persons and by lectures and demonstra- 

 tions to create sentiment for' mosquitO' eradication! work in those 

 communities where malaria occurs. It is hoped that by pre- 

 senting the malaria situation as it exists tO' the people in! eastern 

 Virginia that we will be able to^ secure some aid from' the State 

 and from many counties. In addition, it seems probable that 

 some drainage schemes that are now on foot may become, with 

 some encO'Uragem,en!t, successful realities. While mosquitoes and 

 malaria will always be a problem in many sections in the eastern • 

 part of the State, because so much of the land is only a few feet 

 above sea level, it is believed that a small expenditure per acre 

 for drainage canals will reduce the loss from this disease and 

 also lessen the mosquito^ riuiisance tO' a point where neither will 

 be of importance. It seems very certain that the increase in 

 value of land that has been drained will pay for the drainage 

 many times over, and once that the movement is started it will 

 continue until every acre of tillable land in tidewater is drained. 



President Darnai,!, — ^Being a Virginian myself, I want to 

 say a word, Mr. Schoene. It used tO' be said when I lived down 

 there in Virginia, in the neighborhood oi the Dismal Swamp, 

 that the masts were so black with miosquitoes that you couldn't 

 see the wood. When I came up here I thought there were some 

 other States that ought to have just as bad a reputatioin' and just 

 as much notoriety as Newi Jersey, but they don't get it. 



Now, we are going to try out the old war horse, the man who 

 has been vitally and successfully interested in this work for' 

 many years. I take great pleasure in calling on Dr. Hunt. 



