Arizona republican., 1920-09-18
FORM NEW COTTON LEAGUE ID GUARD
 AGAINST DANGERS

To consolidate and coordinate in- ternational activities in preventing the introduction of cotton pests and in keeping the standards of cotton high in the southwest. the International Cotton League of the West has been organized with Don c. Mote, state en- tomologist, as secretary The meeting of organization was held at Los An geles on Sept. IA and 15, and sum mary of the proceedings was given out by Secretary Mote yesterday.
 The meeting was attended by rep resentatives of the cotton districts of Arizona, California, Sonora, Mex, and Lower California, and it is believed that New Mexico will soon be associated in the work. The plans of the league in clude Quarterly meetings, with tho first one coming in Los Angeles about Dec l. The next meeting will be held in Phoenix and thereafter the two cities will alternate.
 As an indication of what the new organization intends to do for the benefit of the cotton industry, one of the first resolutions adopted was an urgent request to the federal horti- cultural board to use it's best endeav- ors to bring about a federal regulation forcing railroad companies to clean, and, if necessary disinfect all railroad cars that have been used to haul cot ton seed and seed cotton. It is sug- gested in this resolution that the clean 70 ing and disinfecting be done at the time and place of unloading. l The affairs of rhe league are to be 1 conducted by an executive committee l composed of representatives from the 1 various cotton districts. Under this 1 committee will be various sub-conn- 1 mittees, each of which will have the 1 charge of certain department of the activities of the league. These com mittees include members who are ex- l merits in each HaYla r.f ma aI r1d 1 consist of a legislative committee to l look after needed legislation; a quar- l antine committee. to have charge of l this important branch pest control committee; a pure seed committee, l and a labor committee to assist in se- curing an adequate labor supply for all the districts represented in the league
 The executive committe is composed 1 of W. D. Keller of the Globe Mills, secretary; K. D. Oliver, Imperial wal 1 ley; Arthur Caldwell Coaehella val l ley; and San Joaquin valley; A. l.. Hobson, Ventura, Blythe district; and l George H. Heeke, director of agricul- ture, all of California; F. W. Hudson,
 Major, Nicholson, A. Y. Greer and H. E. Athz, all of Arizona, and Governor 1 Boquez of Sonora and Governor Sal I-azar of Baja California.
 The legislative sub committee in-
 eludes w. E. Keller, Harry Chandler 1 and R. N. Wilson of California. and w Fl. Knox, Andrew KimbaIl and Charles 1 Wool of Arizona.
 The quarantine committee is com posed of Frederick Maskew and a. A Pratt of Arizona. and D. C. Mote and J. L. F. Iauderdale of Arizona
 The pest control committee is com posed of Harry s. Smith and D. B. 1 Mackie of California, and Oscar C.
 Bartlett and Charles T. Vorhies of Ari- l zona.
 The pure seed committee includes l A. Etrong and W. B. Camp of CaIifor-
 mia, and S. H. Hastings and c. K. Wn- | dermuth of Arizona.
 The labor committee is composed of
 K D. Oliver and Alex. D. Mckenzie of
 California, and W. H. Knox and John
 Donovan of Arizona.
 The secretary of the league is Don
 C. Mote. state entomologist for Ari-
 zona, and pr. George P. Clements is
 assistant secretary.