The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-03-04
PINK BOIL WORM
|NvADES THE STATE
COTTON INDUSTRY MENACED BY
GREATER PEST THAN The
BOIL WEEVILs
CONFERENCE ON MARCH 5
Chairman Thompson, Backed by Gov
Pleasant and Gov.-Elect Parker,
Calls Meeting.

Calls Meeting.
The cotton industry Of Louisiana Is
menaced by a greater evil than the
boil weevil. The Mexican Pink BOIL
Worm has made its appearance IN
Cameron parish, and though the gov
eminent entomologists have gotten
busy in a hurry, they fear that unless
prompt measures are taken, the pest
will gain a foothold. and the cotton
fields Of the south devastated in q
short time.
DR.. w. D. Hunter, chief entomolo.
gist OF the U. s. Department of Agr-
culture, who is now on the scene d.
recting a force Of ten agents, declared
that the cotton planters would have
TO get together and agree on a policy
Immediately to combat the evil, or
they would lose everything they have
Il the pest gains much Roadway. Com
missioner Of Agriculture Harry D.
Wilson is alive, to the evil, and b
backing up DR.. Hunters efforts.
Acting upon their urgent request,
Chairman W. B. Thompson, Of the
Louisiana Division Of the American
Cotton Association, has issued q call
for a meeting Of all cotton planters Of
the state, and all members OF the
American Cotton Association. to as.
ssmble in New Orleans on ,iarch s. at
10 am, at the Grunewald Hotel, to
hear reports that will be made by DR..
Hunter and his assistants and Com.
missioner Wilson, so they may be pre-.
pared to meet the menace. This call
has been emphasized by strong letters
from Gov. Pleasant and Gov..Elect
Parker, both Of whom realize the dan.
gers Of procrastination in this emer.
gency.
Call For Conference.
1.-THE appearance Of the Mexican Pink
Boil Worm In Cameron parish Louis
lana, brings home to the cotton plant
ers Of this state the imminence Of a
menace to their industry more serious
than the boil weevil and prompts the
inauguration Of immediate steps to
circumscribe the operations Of tho
pest and eliminate It from the Louis
lana cotton fields.
"Dr. ". D. Hunter, chief entomologist
Of the U. S. Department Of Agriculture.
has taken cognizance Of the presence
OF the pest and has ten men in the
field preparing to combat its advance
into new territory, but he must have
the cooperation Of the cotton planting
interests OF the state, and to that end
he has asked for meeting Of cotton
producers to consider the situation.
Zion. Harry D. Wilson, Commission.
or of Agriculture Of louisiana is in
complete accord with DR.. Hunter
Both Of these gentlemen have pre-
scented the situation in such a serious
aspect that deem it my duty as chair.
man Of the Louisiana Division OF the
American Cotton Association, to call a
meeting Of that association and of all
others interested in cotton production
who have not yet become affiliated
with the association, to meet in the
Grunewald Hotel in New Orleans, at
10 o'clock Friday morning, March {, Ia
consider facts to be laid before them
by DR.. Hunter and Mr.. Wilson.
THE cotton producers of Louisiana
have barely recovered from thu Of.
fects Of the invasion Of the boil weevil
and the threat Of this new menace
would be met by the most aggressive
measures to avert actual disaster n
the industry.
II urge strongly upon every cotton
planter in the state tho necessity Of
attending this meeting, 50 that he will
be forearmed for the contest he WI
nave to face. w. B. THOMPSON
Chairman La. Division, American o.,
ton Association"
Governor Emphasizes Call.
Gov Pleasant sent the following tai.
egram:
Baton Rouge, L., Feb. "a, 1920,
NV. B. Thompson, Chairman,
LA. Division American Cotton A.
ISOLATION:
II wish to endorse the movement To
fight the Pink Boil Worm invasion and
agree with you that there should be an
immediate meeting Of Southern States
Directors Of the American Cotton AS.
ISOLATION, Commissioners of Agricul.
ture,. State Entonologists, and others
deeply Interested, for the purpose Of
discussing best means and methods IA
resist invasion of this cotton pest
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor"
The governor.elect, Hon. John N
Parker, a large cotton planter haa
promised every cooperation, He wrote
to Mr.. Thompson as follows:
"Dear Mr. Thompson: The annear
ance of the Mexican Pink Boil Worm IN
Cameron parish promises to be such .
menace to the entire cotton industry
that your action in calling a. meeting
here Friday, March 5, for the purpose
OF considering the report Of Dr. Hunter
the government entomologist, and his
corps OF assistants, Is Of such vital i'm.
portance to every man producing or IN.
terested in the handling of cotton. that
not only cordially commend vonr Ar.
tion, but will cheerfully render any Al.
sistance in any way at my command
with heavy good wishes that the
meeting will be productive of crest
benefit, | am yours very truly,
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