Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-29
FARCE" CHARGE IS
RESENTED BY BOIL
WEEV|L CONFEREES
Atlanta Chamber of Com
merCe Issues Statement Re-
plying to -Imputation That
Workers Were "Frozen Out"

Denying in toto every imputation
made against either the program or con-
| duct of the recent boil weevil congress
in Atlanta a statement given out for
publication from the Atlanta Chamber
OF Commerce, and reproduced herewith,
sets forth the reverse of a view stated
in The Journal yesterday afternoon.
In the story yesterday afternoon 1t
was shown that agricultural department
and chronological department officers of
Georgia and others associated with them,
are dissatisfied with the recognition CIV
en- them by the recent conference; and
that their dissatisfaction is going to
take shape in a conference Of farmers
called to meet in some other city of
Georgia soon. ..
The statement given out by the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce claims
that the idea of a boil weevil congress
originated in that body 1t says that the
chamber paid the printing bill of the
Georgia agricultural department for bull
letins issued by that department on the
congress. 1t says that Commissioner
Hudson, head of the department in
Georgia, designated two other state
commissioners for the program and
himself spoke when one of them was
prevented from attending. 1t says that
Entomologist Worsham accepted and
nilSQ an enlargement Oh The pIOS
He designated two other entomologists
for invitations, and one of them ac
cepted and spoke on the program. DR..
A NJ Soule, president of the state agri-
cultural college; Prof. r. J. H. DeLoach,
of the faculty of the same college, and
w. L. Peck, vice president of the Farm
ers' union, were among the first invited
to speak, and they did speak. says the
statement. ]. ]. Conner, president OF
fafx
invited and spoke. Experts named by
the United States department of agricul-
ture were invited end spoke, as follows:
DR.. Seaman A. Knapp, of the bureau of
plant industry; w. f. Proctor, state
agent of the United States farm dem
onstration work, and G. w. Orms, an
other agent of the Same service. These,
with e. Gentry, of Jonesboro, state
agent of the same service in Georgia,
made at least four practical farmers,
says the statement, who have been en-
gagged in the fight in the west since
1904"
THE committee was aware" says the
statement, when it made the program,
of a difference in opinion between ento-
mologists and farm demonstration men.
I'VE thought the wise and proper thing
to do was to put them both on the pro-
gram and let them speak for themselves.
This we did. and 1T was for each man to
make his own case and his own impress
sion on the audience"
Following is the statement, verbatim;
TAKE ISSUE WITH CRITICS
The attention of F. ]. Paxon, pres
ident; H. G. Hastings. chairman of the
boil weevil committee. and w. G.. Coop
er. secretary of the Atlanta Chamber OF
Commerce was called to articles In the
afternoon papers, saying that certain
state officials had not been treated with
proper courtesy in, arranging the pro-
gram for the boil weevil conference. Hon.
T. G. Hudson, Commissioner of agricul-
ture, and Mr.. p. L.eworsham. state en-
toTnologlst are quoted as saying that
the conference was farce and no good
will come of 1t. They are also quoted
as saying that the heads of the Georgia
department of agriculture and the Geor-
gia state entomologist and the Farm
ers' union were snubbed and insulted by
those who had the proceedings In charge.
"It is hard to believe that these gen
tlemen made any such statements for the
facts are very different.
THE idea of a boil weevil conference
originated in the chamber of commerce
committee on agriculture several months
ago. The first suggestion came from
DR.. H. E. Stockbridge, editor of the
Southern Ruralist. 1t was cordially
seconded by Mr.. Hastings, who had
spent several summers in Texas, study
ing boil weevil conditions.
Before a program was made, Hon.
r. f. Wright assistant commissioner
of agriculture, and Mr.. E. L. Worsham,
state entomologlst, were present at one
of the meetings of the committee. The
state department of agriculture was re-
quested to send out a special bulletin
to be prepared by the state entomologist.