The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-01
PINK bOLL. WORM
IHVADES The STATE
COTTON INDUSTRY MENAcED ~
GREATER FE-T THAN THE
BOIL W. Evil.
COM RENEE ON MARCH 5
Chairman Thompson, Backed by Gov.
Pleasant and Gov.-EIect Parker
Calls Meeting.

The cotton industry Of Louisiana Il
menaced by a greater evil than thu
boil weevil. The Mexican Pink Bol
worm has made its appearance II
Cameron parish, and though the gov
ernment entomologists have gotter
busy in hurry. they fear that unless
prompt measures are taken, the Dest
WIZ gain footh0ld. and the cotton
fields OF the south devastated In a
| short time.
DR.. W. D. Hunter. chief entomolo
gist of the U. S. Department Of Agri
culture, who is now on the stane q
rectlng force OF ten agents, declared
that the cotton planters would have
| TO get together aud agree on a policy
| Immediately, to combat the evil. or
| they would lose everything they have
! II the pest gains much headway. Com
! missioner of Agriculture Harry D.
Wilson is alive to the evil, and is
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 a call
for meeting of all cotton planters Of
the state, and all members Of the
American Cotton Association. to as
semble in New Orleans on March 5, at
10 am. at the Crunewald Hotel. to
near reports that will be made by DR..
Hunter and his assistants ID Com
missioner Wilson, so they may be pre-.
pared to meet the menace. This call
has been emphasized by strong letters
from Gov. Pleasant ard Gov.-EIect
PaTker, both of whom realize the dan
gers or procrastination in this emer
gency.
Call For Conference.
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 q
menace to their industry more serious
than the boil weevil and prompts the
inauguration of Immediate stems IN
circumscribe the operations Of the
pest. and eliminate 1t from the Louis.
lana cotton fields.
DR.. w. d. Hunter, chief entomolop,at
OF the U. S. Department of Agriculture
has taken cognizance Of the nresenca
0! the pest and has ten men in the
iieia preparing to combat its advance
INTO new territory. but he must have
!he cooperation Of the cotton planting
interests OF the state, and to that end
ne mas asked for meeting # cotton
producers to consider the situation.
Hon. Harry D. Wilson. Commission
or oI agriculture of Louisiana. is in
complete accord with DR.. Hunter.
Both OF these gentlemen have pre
sented the situation in such serious
aspect that deem it my duty as chair.
man or the Louisiana Division of the
american Cotton Association. to call a
meeting OF that association and Of ALI
o.hers interested in cotton production
VINO nave not yet become affiliated
with the association, to meet in the
Grunewald Hote! in New Orleans. at
III O'CLOCK Friday morning, March S. to
consider facts to be laid before them
by Or. Hunter and Mr. Wilson.
he cotton producers of Louisiana
nave barely recovered from the ef
fects OF the invasion of the boil weevfl
and the threat of this new menace
would be met by the most aggressive
measures to avert actual disaster n
the industry. ~
Il urge strongly upon everv cotton
planter in the state the necessity of
attending this meeting. so that he will
re forearmed for the contest no will
nave to face. w p. THOMPSON
chairman La. Division, American Cot.
ton Association"
Governor Emphasizes Call.
Gov. Pleasant sent the following +a,.
egram:
Baton Rouge, La, Feb. "a. 1920.
Nv. b. Thompson, Chairman.
La. Division American Cotton As
sociation:
Il Wish to endorse the movement m
tight the Pink Boil Worm invasion and
agree with you that there should he An
immediate meeting of Southern States
Directors of the American Cotton AS
sociation, Commissioners Of Agricul
ture, State Entomoiogists, and others
deeply interested, for the purpose Of
discussing best means and methods tc
resist invasion Of this cotton pest.
r. G.. PLEASANT.
Governor"
The governor-elect, Hon. John NJ
Parker, a large cotton planter, has
promised every cooperation He wrote
20 Mr.. thompson as follows:
Dear Mr.. Thompson: The appaar
.nce of the Mexican Pink Boil Worm in
Cameron parish promises to be such p
menace to the entire cotton industry
hat your action in calling a meeting
lere Friday, March 5, for the purposa
IT considering the report Of Dr.. Hunter
he government entomoiorist ard his
'orps OF assistants. is Of sacn vital In.
'ortance to every man producing or in
crested in the handling Of cotton. tha-
not only cordially commend vour az
ion. but will cheerfully render any az.
Instance in any way at my command.
with hearty good wishes that the
Meeting will be productive OF great
/ am yours very truly.
"JNO. NJ Parker"
The annual convention OF the Ameri.
an Cotton Association will he held IN /
montgomery, Ala. on March 9 to II
nd those cotton planters who expect
0 attend the gathering can proceed t.
montgomery from the. New Orleans
Meeting. Louisiana should have a large
tendance at the Montgomery meet
az, because Of the important question:
o be decided there, and notices az.
ointing delegates to that convention, !.
re going out from headquarters. Ey
~ member of the American Cotton
association is delegate throush hi !