Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-24


greenish gray bug only a quarter OF an
inch IN length and which has caused
this country a loss oil S70,000,UOO IN
nine years.
IL is creeping northward through the
great cotton belt OF Texas at the rate
of seventy-fiye miles year. 1t is the
cotton belt weeyil whose presence
means destruction to the plantation.
The shadow OF its millions is more
portentious than that Of storm cloud
because in this shadow there lies the
absolute ruin OF this country's second
greatest export crop.
Within the next decade, according to
scientists, the cotton boil weevii Will
unless its power for rayage is de
creased, cost the country more than
s2o0,000,000 a year. The cotton crop
will be blighted. The price of clothe,
and of all cotton manufactures through.
out the world will soar skyward and
will have TO TALL back again upon FAB.
RIGS of wool.
The shadow OF the weevil never
stops. II spreads with almost mathe.
NAUTICAL egularity and Is even now
lowering around the northern and east.
ern boundaries of Texas preparing TO
invade the great eastern belt OF cotton
states.
The very name OF the boil weevil
strikes terror To the soul OF the south
ern cotton planter man who return
ed to his home in Georgia from Texas
with specimen OF the boll weevil in
his possession was threatened with tar
and feathers.
The fear with wL.ah the boil weevll
is regarded in the south was recently
exemplified by the VISIT OF a delegation
OF cotton planters OF the states east OF
the Mississippi river. which are still
lrce RON the ravages OF the boil wee.
vii to the managers OF railroads ana
to cotton planters OF the infected Texas
district 10 devise means to ship the cot
ton grown in Texas to the north win
cut carrying 1t through the cotton tields
east of the Mississippi river. rhe dan
ger OF the Infection OF these fields rs
so great II the Texas cotton is shipped
through the territory, carrying with 1t
millions OF the boil weeyil, that the
planters are making every effort to de
wise ways to have the Texas cotton
shipped by other routes.
The most desirable route is by sea,
through the gulf OF Mexico and up
along the coast to New York and other
parts outside the cotton growing terri.
tory. But the planters are also urging
the necessity OF rail routes that Will
bring the cotton far enough north be.
fore 1t crosses the Mississippi to In.
sure Its being kept entirely out OF the
great fields OF Mississippi. Alabama,
Georgia and the caplinas
Among other exploits the boil weevil
has made millions of dollars for Cot
ton.Dealer Brown OF New Orleans and
for Sully, the big broker OF the cotton
exchange, and their associates.
The eyes of both Sully and Brown
were fixed on Texas and it's portentlous
storm cloud OF insects long before
other dealers had given the insect any
thought. They saw vision OF the tut.
IRE In which the country cotton crop
.wcrla be rul2ed and they acted accord.
irgly.
The wisdom of their Judgment las
been horne out in almost every respect.
In the cotton-spinning states OF the
east fifteen mills have been shut down.
Five thousand three hundred and
eighty-six spinners have teen thrown
out of employ ment
The price of cotton goods has gone
up alarmingly
The entire financial condition OF the
country has been affected.
Exports have been materially lie.
creased, and further decreases are vet
to come.
The shadow OF the BON weeyil ex.
tends to Europe. In England two score
of big mills have been closed by reason
of the scarcity of cotton. and twenty.
two thousand men, women and children
are out of employment. Some OF them
are starving. Others have been re.
duced to beggary.
No man could do greater evil to this
country or 20 the world at large than
to release a few hundred OF the Mex.
lean hcll weevils in each OF the south.
ern cotton states.
The crop OF Egypt is utterly made,
quate to relieve the situation
The total cotton crop of the world
amounts TO about lS,00e.0 900 bales. or
which this country furnishes about H.,
100000 bales and all other countries
100000 bales.
The product has grown up to this
magnificent total from S7O.4l5 bales IN
1899. In the opinion OF many planters
IL has reached its crescendo and Will
now begin 10 dwindle as the dreade0
Toll weevil advances until 1t is prac.
tcaiiy ruined.
So lar nothing has awaited against
the boil weevil.
Burn il. beat il, soak it WITH poison
Gus spray, thresh it with revolving
brushes. curse it as only Texas plant.
ers can curse. and it stn creeps slow.