Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-11-08
Biz Conference to Fight
Boil Weevil Called to Meet
Important Gathering Will Be Held
at Auditorium in Atlanta
Nov. az and 20. ManY
Notable are Coming

vii conference. which is self-explan-
atory, has been issued by the Attain
ia Chamber of Commerce:
A boil weevil' conference is called
for November % and %, at Atlanta
and all interested in the subject
are invited to attend. The opening
session will occur at $50 p. m. on
November %, and there will be two
sessions on November %.
This conference will take place in
the Atlanta auditorium.
1t has cost the states of Texas
Louisiana and Mississippi millions
of dollars to ignore the boil Weevll
until it arrived. 1t cut down the
cotton crop of Louisiana from 955,
900 bales in 1905 to 275,OOO bales
in 1909, representing an annual loos,
to the farmers of Louisiana of $40,-
100000 per year in cotton.
The boil weevil has spread well
over Mississippi and this fall enter
ed several counties in southern Ala
bama. It is Georgia's turn next
and Georgia is face to face with a
condition that will cost an absolute
loss on our cotton crop of $4,000
900 to $75,000,000 per year unless
we radically change our agricultural
methods during the next two or
three years
The question of fighting the boil
weevil is of vital importance to
every former who grows an acre OF
cotton; to every Merchant, wholesale
dsaler, manufacturer and banker in
Georgia this southeastern section.
The Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce the representative business
organization of Atlanta calls this
conference after full investigation
on this subject through its commit
tee on agriculture and after consult
ing with officials of both the United
States and the state department of
agriculture, the state board Of ento-
moIogy, and the State College of
Agriculture, as well as prominent
farmers and representatives Of the
lines of business most closely iden-
titled with the cotton industry.
OBJECT OF CONFERENCE
This conferen ce Of our business
and farming interests has a tive
fold object; first, to bring home to
every farmer and business man in
Georgia and nearby states just
what the boil weevil is and how de-
structive it is when the farmer is
not prepared in advance; second, to
consider the best methods to pursue
to reduce the damage done by the
weeviI to a minimum when it does
reach US.
On November % and % the com
missioners Of agriculture of the
southern states will be in session in
Atlanta and several Of them who
have had experience with boil wee
vii in their own states will address
this conference.
Hon. James Wilson, secretary of
the United States department of
agriculture writes us that he hearth
ly approves the conference and will
send the best boil weevil experts Of
his department, men who have
fought the Weevil in the states west
of us.
We will also have on our program
representatives from the state agri-
cultural colleges experiment stations
and the Farmers union and the
business interests of this and other
Georgia cities
You can get approximately half
fare rates to Atlanta on November
22 and % from all Georgia points,
tickets good returning until Novem-
Der 81. (Ask your railroad agent
for the special corn show rate to
Atlanta.)
BUSINESS MEN TO COOPERATE
The business interests of Atlanta