The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-11-09
"A CALL TO WAR
A Big Conference to Battle With the lIoN
WeeYiI is Called to
MEET SOON IN ATLANTA

The Call Very Truly Says That Fpe~r
mers, Merchants and All Business
Men Are vitality Interested in the
Important Gathering, and Many
Nctables Will be at the Meeting.
The following call for boil wee
vii conference, which, 8 self-explana-.
tory has been issued by the Atlanta,
Chamber of Commerce:
A boil weevil conference is called
for November % and %, at Atlanta,
and all interested in the subject are
invited to attned The opening ses-
sion will occur at $3.50 p. m. on Now
ember %, and there will be two sesL
sions 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 weeyil un-.
til it arrived. It cut down the cot
ton crop Of Louisiana from 955,00Ul
bales in 1906 to 275,O00 bales in
! 1903, representing an annual loss to-
the farmers Of Louisiana of $40.-
100000 per year in cotton.
The boil weevil has spread well ov-:
er Mississippi and this fall entered.
several counties in southern Ala,
bama. 1t is Georgia's turn next and
Georgia is face to face with con-
dition that will cost an absolute losI
on our cotton crop of s50,O00,00 to-
| S75,000,O00 per year unless we rad
ically change our agricultural meth
DDS during the next two or three
years.
The question OF fighting the bolE
weeVil is Of vital Importance to every
farmer who grows an acre of cot
ton; to every merchant, Wholesale.
dealer, manufacturer and banker In.
Georgia and this southeastern sec
tion
The Atlanta Chamber OF Conn
merce the representative business,
organization of Atlanta calls this con-
| ference after q full investigation on.
this subject through its committee
on agriculture and after consulting
with officials OF both the United
State and state department of agri-
culture, the state board of entomol-
ogy, and the State College ct AAgri-
culture, as well as prominent farm
ers and representatives of the linea
of business most closely identified
with the cotton industry.
This conference OF our business
! and farming interests has tWo-folE
object; first, to bring home to every.
farmer and business man In Georgia.
and nearby states just what the b0lk
weevil is and how destructive It IS
when the farmer is not prepared In
sadvance: sencond, to consider the
best methods to pursue to reduce the
damage done by the weevil to a min
J imum when It does reach us.
I On November % and % the COM
) missoners of agriculture of tho
. southern states will be in session iG
. Atlanta and several of them who
have had experience with boil Weevlt
} in their own states will address this
conference. ,...-,.D
Hon. James Wilson, secretary or
the United States department.. of Sag'
riculture writes us thar he heartily
) approves the conference and will send
the best boil weevl 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 as-
; ricultural colleges, experiment sta
tions and the Farmers union and;
the business interest in this and
other Georgia cities.
You can get Approximately half
fare rates to Atlanta on November
% and 90 from all Georgia points,
tickets good returning until Novem-
ber q.
The business interests of Atlanta
and Georgia are ready and anxious,
TO cooperate with farmers, through
Georgia IN every way possible in conf
batting this destructive pest which
is almost upon us. Being firm be-
licvers In the old saying that IAN
ounce Of prevention is worth pound.
OF cure the chamber Of commerce,
of Atlanta. representing the business
interests of the city. cordially in
ivitcs every farmer and merchant and
others interested to attend this Con-
ference. November % and 23. The.
importance. Georgia IS prosperous
now and We wish TO conserve that
prosperity for The future; to begin TO,
fight now. what will bring on per-
iod Of depression and poverty to our
agricultural and all other interests,
unless advanced steps are taken at
this time 1t is too late 20 thinb
about insuriuG when your house is
on fire
tSigned) w. G.. Cooper. Secretary;
F. J. PaXon. President: J. T. Holle-
man, Chm Committee on Agricut
ture; II. G. Hastings. Chm. Commit
tee on Boil Weevil.
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