The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-23

view lust now And. dear readers, II "a
only through the Kindness ~ the editor "
The Post that you will he allowed to read
these lines. and | think it duty. as on
having some experience in fighting thes
pests for the last five years. 10 epca%
plain In the matter 1t Vs. simply THIS. i
you let King Cotton down from on us
throne, can Won for moment imag'n
the commercial revolution that these Sodi
crn States will have 70 60 through. wit
all the attending evils Cotton rarmers'
wake up, planting will soon be here aeai1
and Won well know that the weerils n
already here. and one sure thing IT'S not
every one that can mutt OF once the rnfln
OF cotton. OF course. WI have quite taS
ahead ~ Ms. but nevertheless let us under
take II Hike men. with forttudc and four
nge, and the efforts Of the strong and peg
severing VIII eventually be crowned Win
Now Mr. Editor. that this insect doll
wecvil so-cnlled) is really 50 little una
stood; this insect bv Instinct does NOR
harm really In puncturing the Young f0rm7
than any other way that ! know ~ Ihey
hardly ever puncture cotton boil fhrt u
as long as there are my tender forms 70
them 70 prey unon this insect has bee
written and spoken about yprv much IN
deed from the little cotton patch tn som
bacllWoods settlement even 10 tho halls rt
this great American congress AZ Washine
ron. md ] must say right here that m
hardest fight for the determination OF III
pest has been done on napor alone. ! So
nv reading your much esteemed nap'r inst
unonwpaith In great speech before ron
gresS some few DAYS ago. where he was
nsl,Ing Vniv humhiv 70 hnrn n bill nnsta
for tho appropriation OF $1,000 io- -"
purpose ~ experimenting toward tho 10
velopment ~ cotton plant that would ~
Weevll proof | wish not Ia fhf least -
critlcise the gentleman In question. bnt NJ
my own personal observation during forty
years AZ connection with the RAISING ~ rot
ron IN vnrlous countries N the Southern
states Of this I,nion II ths gErnch co!e,,d,s
Of the dark continent also on the expert
mental farms ~ the czar In the southern
plains Of Russia. and for certair,r n
matter hv what name You may cnll This
and that kind Of cotton. IN all countries
where have seen cotton growing ~ ne@rs
staple can ALWAYS be- traced back 70 this
little tiny form or square that this much
dospiFed insect selects rs the mist snlta
place for propagn ting Its kind nv dspn-itiTs
the egg that Will in dne time mature; and
look for a place suitable like his nTrdccNf.
even boil n the frntiu0 season Is far
enough advanced 70 do and keen m n
depredstlons w commences N M ee ts,
tho irnposshle1 WHY let any thiiting man
study this matter littlr and ne viii apleh..
" see that II Il herd enough 70 yet III
pa7sef FOR nnnronrietirg money fNT an
evil that does not really exist And -
evil that This Nation VIII feel very Sareiely
IN few years without gcirw - such m
possibility. AS II has taken now ahont ak
or seven years OF experiments lust 10 learn
the habits Of the boil weevil b. men that
then would II take Ia develop that new
kind OF Gotten (weeyilproo0 that wouln
brislle no and shake the ''yaTmlnts'' on
the % os they s9t on ssa,s q r. eSsss
Away. awayi More work and less te,ki
viii do more good than an sil.day speech
especially when the audience, OF hearers
h0r.c Stramonlumfoliu.