The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
NEWS OF A DAY in
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
BOIL WEEVIL CAMPAIGN
is ENTERED UPON BY STATES
AGRICULTURALIsTS.

Committees from Various organizn-
tiOns Met and Discussed Means of
Keeping the Boil WeeviI from In
Vading Observation-Disclosures win
BE Asked to Enact Laws Tending
to Prevent the Cotton Pest Being
Introduced Into Georgia Fields.
Atlanta, June ia meeting of a
committee composed of members of the
State Agricultural Society the State
Horticultural Society and of the Geor-
gia Peach Growers Association, was
held here to-day to discuss plans for
preventing the introduction of the Mex
lean boil weevil into this state.
State Entomologist Wilmon Newell
discussed the matter with the commit
tee, and a draft of a bill was prepared
which will be presented to the. Legisia-
ture at its coming session. This bill
proposes to make it a misdemeanor for
any one to bring any cotton or any
other plant into the state from a boil
weevil-infected territory and the right
OF inspection and examination at all
times is given to constituted officers of
the state
The Legislature will be urged to pass
THIS measure and also to appropriate a
small sum to enable the entomological
department to fight the weevil and 9TH
er pests. 1t was stated during the
meeting that the farmers and fruit
growers of Georgia lose annually $4,-
100000 through the various pests which
attack the plants and trees.
Hammond DisnDDeara
Henry H. Hammond, formerly of
Thomaston, who has recently been
manager of the Consolidated Collection
Agency of this city, has disappeared
under mysterious, and it is claimed,
suspicious circumstances. On Tuesday
1. T. Irwin of Washington. Ga, prom
inent official of the agency, came here
to Investigate its affairs. Hammond left
the office, ostensibly to go to dinner,
and has never returned Irwin says
there is shortage in the books, but he
does not know to what extent yet
Hammond went to his boarding house
got few clothes and disappeared, stat
ing to the housekeeper that he was in
deep trouble and intended committing
suicide. Nothing has since been heard
of him.
One Mystery Solved.
Hudson Carey Moore, the young man
who wandered away from his home
while delirioussfrom meningitis. return
ed late last night. He lay under a
tree all day until a man came along
and kicked him and told him to go
home. He obeyed at once and did not
seem to be any the worse for his ex-
posture.
Fulton Worth $57, 100000.
1t is stated that Fulton county's tax
returns this year will be about $57, OOo,-
600. or an increase of 81, 500 900 over
last year. This is about Sc, 900 900 less
than the returns made of city prop
erty to the city, due probably to the
fact that the city has a board of as
SCISSORS. .rrt6
Civil Service headquarters.
Beginning Sept. the headquarters
Of the fifth division of the Civil Serv-
! ice Commission will be in Atlanta.
This decision was reached to-day when
Fred Wanamaker, who will be secre-
tary OF the division, and A W. Coley,
member of the Civil Service, Com
mission, arrived in the city. Mr.. Wan
amaker is now making arrangements
for the quarters of the division, which
will very probably be in the govern
ment building. The new division will
comprise the states of Georgia, Ala
bama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Florida and louisiana
Georgia Building About Finished.
Gov. Terrell to-day received a letter
from Commissioner General Dudley M.
Hughes of the Georgia ST Louis Ex-
position Commission at st. Louis, stat
ing that the model of Sutherland"
the Georgia building, was about com
pleted and would be dedicated and
thrown open to the general public on
| Tuesday, June 81