The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-29
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

"A PRELIMINARY meeting was neIQ Dy
the Advisory Committee last Monday
evening at the Office of Drs. Day and
Wood, where the work of the past year
was carefully gone over, the present
condition of the movement was dis
cussed at length, and plans for the
future proposed. At this meeting We're
the following members of the Advisory
COMMITTEES: d. L. Van Dine, chairman
DR.. F. r. Day, DR.. L. E. Cofer and w.
A. Bryan. The report of the Advisory
Committee presented at yesterdays
meeting, was as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 20, 1904.
Chairman Citizens Mosquito Commit
tee of Honolulu, Honolulu, 7. H.
Dear Sir: A meeting of the advisory
committee of the Citizens Mosquito
Committee was held last tyening, Oct.
"a, 1904, in the offices of Drs. Day and
Wood, Honolulu, at which the work of
the mosquito crusade was carefully
gone over, the present condition of the
movement discussed and future plans
suggested. Acting with the power be-
slowed upon this subcommittee by the
general organization, we beg to advise
certain actions to be taken by the gem
eral committee and further suggest a
meeting of the generol committee in the
near future to consider such actions.
We would first call your attention 10
certain facts. Through the efforts of a
citizens movement in cooperation
with the Board of Health and the De-
partment of Public Works, it has been
found possible to diminish the numbers
of mosquitoes in and about Honolulu,
greatly, in one years work and at a
cost not exceeding $4,000 per month.
This diminution has amounted gener-
ally to over 80 per cent on a very con-
sentative estimate and this per cent in
favorable localities has been greatly in
creased, approaching almost complete
determination in some instances where
the work has been vigorously carried
on Further than the results obtained
the species of mosquitoes responsible
for the nuisance have been correctly
determined and their habits, life-his-
tories and breeding places well worked
out. Enough data is also at hand to
enable an organization with the proper
authority and financial aid to formulate
a definite plan to still further diminish
their numbers and eventually control
the mosquito nuisance.
At best such an organization as we
now have is a temporary affair and this
community cannot hope to continue IL
definitely a public service on the sub
scriptions of private people. On the
other hand, this mosquito work, to give
relief, must become a permanent af-
fair. The work must not only be con-
tinuous but as time passes must be
carried on with increasing persistence
and vigor since a destruction of tnw
favorable and well known breeding
places will lead the gravid females to
seek other and heretofore unsupported
bodies of water for oviposition. We have
learned from q years experience that
this work requires the entire time and
close attention of a competent man with
additional means to meet emergencies
and carry out the details of the work.
It is only by prompt action, which a
lack of means prevents, that the mos
quito nuisance can be controlled. De-
lay in dealing with a newly discovered
source of the pests means invariably
the development of a horde of the In
sects and we well know that after the
mosquito leaves the water its control
becomes an impossibility. This organ
ization has made demonstration
which should be lasting in its effect
and should lead to definite plans for
future continuous efforts. Accordingly,
We advise that this meeting appoint
from the general committee a sub
committee to carefully write UP the
work of the past year, arrange definite
plans On which future work could be
carried on and present the same to the
coming legislature with the request
that a sufficient amount of money be
appropriated to carry out the plans and