Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

II the Georgia banker and mer-
chant advance money on cotton crops
when the boil weevil is present and
the weevu is not properly opposed by
the farmer. it means ruin for farmer.
banker and merchant.
Likewise. II the banker and mer-
chant fail to advance credit when the
weevu is present there is financial
ruin.
But If the banker and merchant
will finance only limited amount OF
cotton on condition that the weevil is
fought by the most approved and sue
cessful methods. and at the same time
finance other crops, then win all be
saved loss and he made even more
prosperous
Which Of these things will the
bankers and merchants Of Georgia
do? II they know Ehere their inter
ests lie. they will undoubtedly take
the latter course
The banker and merchant, more
than anyone else. can save the state
from financial depression on account
Of the boil weevil. Theirs IL the pow
er to compel No amount Of effort TO
educate, arouse or excite the farmer
is going to save the day Ignorance,
unbelief, prejudice. Indifference viii
oppose any educational campaign
enough to'undo all that majority of
intelligence farmers may undertake.
For be it understood that it takes but
very few farms in a county to furnish
enough weevils for all
Indifferent Farmer Is Menace.
II will be found that the ignorant,
Indifferent and aimless farmer is the
one who is dependent upon the mer-
chant and banker to make his crop.
He is within the hands OF the cred
itors to make do what Is necessary
Tor his own protection. as well as
for the protection Of his creditors. BY
this compusion every other farmer
in the region will be saved loss from
weevils.
one weevn killed at first will pre-
vent a handful Of weevils from being
produced to eat cotton later on A
handful Of weevils can destroy an
immense amount Of cotton. See to Il
that every man is killing weevils and
the tide of destruction is greatly
stemmed.
II must he apparent that II some
farmer, by reason Of ignorance or in
difference, is permitted to let weevils
develop his premises will soon de-
velop enough weevils to destroy all OF
his cotton and hundreds Of acres Of
his neighbors' cotton.
The last man must he whipped into
line in combating the weevll. The
whip is In the hands OF the banker
and merchant. II not applied, will
the merchant and banker not be re-
spoons lble for the destruction of prop
erty2
Argue as ne may that he is not
responsible, when all is said, can the
banker or merchant tell how else the
necessary work is to be done?
Check Money Advance.
II would be a wise thing for bank
ers and merchants to form an organ
ization in each county and pledge
that no money would be advanced for
the raising Of cotton where the as
surance is not convincing that the
man who proposes to grow II in the
presence Of weevils will follow i'm
plicitly all instructions for holding
the weevil I'm check
II would be wise for such organiza-
ton of bankers and merchants to
agree that only comparatively small
amount OF acreage should be put to
cotton until the farmers have become
acquainted with the weevil and have
learned the best methods OF opposing
It. It may be that in some OF the
poorer sections OF Georgia that the
expense Of lighting weevil will he so
great as to leave no margin Of profit