The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-08
WILL OUTLINE PLANS
AGAINST COTTON PEST
Boil WeeviI Conference Will Be Held
at Fairfax Dec. Ito Stage
Campaign in Border Counties.

Boil WeeviI Conference Will Be Held
at Fairfax Dec. Ito Stage
Campaign in Border Counties.
(Monday's State)
A comprehensive scheme of organ
ization to combat the ravages of the
Mexican boil weevil will be worked
out at a conference to be held at
Fairfax, in Barnwell county, Decem-
ber IL. The conference has been
called by w. w. Long, director of the
farm demonstration forces and head
of the Clemson college extension work
Mr.. Long is proceeding under author
ity of the South Carolina boil weevil
commission, recently returned from a
trip through the weevil States of the
South.
The call for the meeting has been
issued to the farmers, ministers,
bankers, merchants, professional men
and all classes of citizen.
The following is the letter which
has been sent out: "At a meeting of
the South Carolina boil weevil COM
mission held in Columbia, November
%, the extension division of Clemson
college, cooperating with the United
States department of agriculture, was
requested by the commission to rep
resent the commission along with the
college and the United States depart
ment of agriculture in organizing all
interests in the State for the coming
of the cotton boil weevil. 1t is our
purpose to begin organizing the fol-
lowing border counties: Beaufort,
Aiken, Jasper, Hampton, Barnwell,
Edgefield and Mccormick for the ad-
vent of the weevil. You appreciate
that the weevil is now very near the
South Carolina line. We intend at
the outset to centre all of our efforts
in the counties that will be first in
tested.
Meet at Fairfax.
owe are calling upon all patriotic
citizens to give us their cordial CO.
operation in order that our wcrl may
be efficient and effective. To this end
we think a conference of all interests
should be held. Therefore, am sug-
gesting general meeting to be held
ht Fairfax, Barnwell county, on De-
cember II, the meeting to begin
promptly at 10:30 o'clock. There will
be general meeting held for the
purpose of outlining the proper policy
and formulating plans for field opera
tions. 1t is further suggested that
after the general meeting is held, that
the bankers, who control the capital
and credit of their communities, NAV
hold meeting for the purpose of
outlining the policy and the assist
ance that they may be expected to
render under boil weevil conditions,
and such other matter as they wish
to discuss pertaining to the boil weevil
problem.
Specific Policies.
"A comprehensive scheme of or
ganization has been worked out and
will be submitted at the meeting for
amendments if it seems wise and for
the general approval of that body.
This is not meeting for the purpose
of speech making, as definite and
specific policies and plans must be
worked out for the instruction and
assistance of the people.
"No more important conference has
ever been called in the history of the
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that you will give this matter your
special attention and be present in
order that there may be general ex-
preston Of approval of the policies
and plans that may be submitted"
The boil weevil commission plans
to conduct a general educational cam
paign in the border counties. ]. A.
Evans, assistant in charge of the
| United States farm demonstration
work, has accepted an invitation to
spend at least 10 days in the border