The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
BOIL WEEYIL FIGHT.
Its Importance Is Now Beginning TO
Be Realized at Washington.
BURLES0N HAS A BILL
To Establish a Station for Expert
menting with Cures for The Pest.
MR.. SLAYDEN POINTS OUT THE FAC 7
That The Chief Industry of the South Is
Threatened by the Insect.
Mr.. SLAYDEN POINTS OUT THE FAC 7
he WANTS A LARGE REWARD OFFERED
For a Remedy Which VIII Prove e.
ficaoious and Thinks that 1t Viii
Be Forthcoming.
tspecial to Tho po,t.)

Washington, December lS--Dvidences
that tho Importance os the boll wceyll sit
uatlon IN Texas is fully realized here are
multiplying. Tho editorial on the subject
IN The Post Of last Wednesday has been
generally read and commented on by ont
cials OF the agricultural department, who
eNpresa themselves as being highly graft
led with The Posts manner Of conducting
It's part OF the campaign against the pest.
Chief Clerk Geddis Of the department said
to The Post correspondent today that he
had unofficial information tending to show
that the loss to cotton owners as result
Of tho ravages Of the insect would amount
to at least 100000 bales other lnforua-
tlon received here indicates that the loss
viii prove TO be even heavier.
In the house today Representative Burlc-
son introduced n bill opproprlotiug 100000
or SO much thereof ms may be necessary
for the establishment OF an physiological
station In Southern or Central Texas and
OF an experimental farm at which to carry
on experiments looking to the most pront-
allie crops which can be grown In lieu OF
cotton In these sections OF the State where
the damage by the weeyil has been the
heaviest The proposed work ia TO be done
under the direction OF tho secretary OF ug-
rlculture, and he is directed to bear IN
mind, while mailing the experiments re
fcrrcd to. the advantage and udvisabIlty
OF liberalization The ARCHAEOLOGICAL sta-
ton is for the purpose OF supervising tho
growth OF grasses on land which formerly
produced cotton, but which, on account Of
the ravages Of the wecyn. tho owners wish
to convert into pastures
Mr. Durleson has conferred with Chair
man Wadsworth and various members OF
the agricultural committee and has been
assured by them that the bin introduced
today will receive proper consideration,
and also that II necessary the agricultural
appropriation bill to be passed this session
win be arranged so 20 includs'ad hppro
printlon for the continuation Of the boil
weeyll experiments now being made IN
Texas under the $40 900 appropriation made
last session
Az has been stated in dispatches 10 The
Post, Representative slayden hns under
taken 10 secure from the railroads Of the
State information as to the amount OF
damage done by the wecvil in the re
spectiys territories He has just received
the statement from San Antonio, already
| published in The Post, TO the effect that
the loss along the Arkansas Pass amounts
| approximately to 10000 bales He has
been promised similar information from the
| international and Great Northern, the
Katy, the Southern Pacific and allied lines
and tho Santa Fe
| In discussing the matter today Mr. Stay
den called attention 10 the bill now before
| congress- appropriating 100000 for the
stamping out of the foot and mouth
disease.
II fail TO see why" said he. ~ the gov
eminent can take such measures 70 pro
tect New England cattle interests It should
not resort to similar measures TO take care
| OF the cotton interests OF the South, which
are infinitely more valuable. While I dc
not expect the government TO pay for cot
ton that might have been grown had It not
been for the havoc wrought by the woe
wills, as the supporters OF the foot and
mouth bnl expect pay for diseased cattle
/ do want to see such q tempting reward
| offered for the discovery Of & practical and
| effective way OF hghtng the cotton pest
rs will engage the services Of the best
| talent and result IN the discovery OF a rea
remedy The data ] have received so fal
| indicate that the loss, II not checked
may lead 10 a reverse OF the trade balances
( OF the world. Furthermore, at this par
ticular time the English are intelllgently
and actively undertaking the Development
Of cotton In South Africa and the British
West Indies II the United states once
loses It's position at the head OF the COT
/ ton producing countries Il win find II dini-
cult, Il not impossible, TO regain that STU
I alton.