Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-15
GERMAN CONSUL
PRAISES SOUTH
Distinguished Men Talk At Boil
Weevil Convention.
URGE FARMERS TO HOLD COTTON
Convention Has Been a Great Success
and Means Much to the Cotton
PIanters-Many Delegates Believe
Governments Estimate Too Large.

SoVS'i 'ihhSHNS EsAiHiaCS@ = W @oiSV'
Shreveport, La, Dec. 14-Whils thsa
program was arranged to s4tsA8a
through a session of four days it is sSY
lieved that the national cotton con- \
Vention will adjourn sine die at its
session this afternoon. Nearly all oi
the important papers have been read
and delegates are awaiting the repoftS
of the resolutions committee.
DR. j. A. B. Lovett, presidents OF the
Central Alabama Agricultural collHgs
of Blountsville, Ala, is chairman Oh
this committee. In an interview WITH |
representative of the Associaked
Press today DR.. Lovett said that Asi
had been correctly quoted in re-
cent dispatch to the effect that he
would advocate strict quarantine
as a means of exterminating the boM 4
weevil. He had favored, before Rts
arrival here, that farmers should beI
advised to plant their lands In the In
fected areas with crops other than oat
ton for at least five years. DR.. Low
EFT said he has modified his views Afa
ter listening to the many papers feeM
before the convention. The REPORT e4
the resolutions committee, he sa&N
would deal fully with the boll weSvH
problem.
DR.. Otto Gagzow, imperial German !
counsel, left today for Louisville, Ky+
today. He goes to the Blue Grass re- |
gion with view Of inspecting the !
horse breeding and tobacco industries. |
He said that next year he weuid make J
a more extended visit through t6e |
south in the interest Of his governmApt
and he would do all In his power u !
encourage the people of his coizSsy
who are emigrating to, America TO Ser |
tie in the southern states.
The possibilities Of the south In an
agricultural way, he said, are alhaoea !
hmitless. I find the conditions ans !
of the best and predict a golden ere |
for the agriculturists or this region. !
The action of the Southern Cotton !
Growers association last night in pass ,
ing a resolution urging the southerr !;
farmers and cotton men to hold theit |
cotton for higher prices was a topic
Of general discussion today among fhs
delegates. 4
Practically every member OF the
convention was present and the res |
olution was passed without a dissenv !
ing voice.
The resolution was uHapiHn6 6Ts1g
passed, commsnding statisti6fan Hydb i,
Of the Agricultural biifea for hif0rri |
and correct reports of The cotton crop
caused some discussion. Many dele,
gates expressed the opinion that the
total yield Of cotton this year would i
not reach the figures given out by !
the department but it also conceded
that the government had excellent I'd !
and it was admitted that tohirdlu /
cilities for gathering crop reports, and ,
It was admitted this seasons crof
was the largest in years.
The morning session was called ID
order Dy President Petersat 10 reci6r@
Judge George az Aldrich, Of ,TexASs |
read an Interesting paper On s'RaisfnH
Cotton In the Brazos River Bottom&
He said that he had cc0tsHde6 wf&
the boil weevil for fdtir years ard Ma |
yet he had been tihabIS foscneex AE J
ravages. The eaorning SESSION VA
chiefly devoted to- discussion OF c6sooS .
interests generally. The .rsSoautiorh !
committee is expected to report 70 tAs
afternoon session at 8 o'clock. I