The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22
Cotton Industry Matters.

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AS a result of the Conference in wash
ington Oh the 14th before the Federal
horticultural Board. Louisiana will he
relieved of most Of the hurdensome
t,r,;lrantines which have interfered with
the cotton business Of this state ever
since the discovery of the pink boil
worm in Cameron Parish. All of the
Southern states We're represented ut |
the conference. LouiSiana's interests
being taken care Of by Commissioner |
of Agriculture Harry ID. Wilson. State
Entolnoiogist W. f. Anderson. director
of Extension w. X. Perkins and John
+. Finke. representing the Cotton Ex-
change. and w. Nj. Steele. the Louis
lana Division Of the American Cotton
Association.
DR.. c. l.. Nlarlett. chairman of the
board. was high in praise of the action
Of the Louisiana Legislature In 80
promptly meeting the situation by tile
passage of the pink boil worm revenue
| and appropriation bills. and the crea-
| ton Of the commission and this had
| very great Influence OH the representa-
| tiyes of the other states which have
heretofore maintained drastic quarin-
F! tines against Louisiana cotton and
/ cotton products. All but one state are
practically committed to conforming
/ to the federal quarantine regulations,
which place restrictions only upon cot
4 ton aud cotton seed products from
regulated and infested areas. Cotton
i from other sections will have the ut
most freedom OF movement. The reg
ulated zones in Louisiana comprise
areas of ten miles in diameter around
Eunice. Shreveport, Alexandria and
Gretna. In view Of the fact that the
Gretna mill is on the west side of the
river, and would have no traffic with
cotton or cotton products entering New
Orleans, all agreed that this particular
section should be regulated only on the
west side Of the river. As there is no
cotton grown within forty miles of
| Gretna. it does not involve any hard
. shin. and the elimination of the east
!. hank removes any possibility Of inter
ference with cotton In transit through
New Orlenas.
Cotton from infested and regulated
areas is to be shipped to specially
t designated warehouse. and segregated
! from I'LL other cotton This cotton vii
only lie shipped to New England mfll'
or abroad. The Cotton Exchange vii
arrange with the Port Commission fol
the handling Of this cotton. proi,all!
In tile big cotton warehouse.
In the matter of GOTTEN seed and hulls
: details Of the plan to handle that vii
= lie worked out at Il conference MOnda,
afternoon between DIR. w. ID. Hunter
of the Federal Horticultural BOARD
State Entonologist w. +. Anderson an
Y Bryan He'll. representing the mills.
Mississippi's representative ut til
. conference III Washington desired
impose impossible conditions on I1Oui.
lana. to permit tile passage Of cotto
to that state. and frankly admitted til;
even If they were complied with the
- would lie impossible of fnlfillment mt
the cotton season was practically owe
Ill 1t Is likely that. Governor Russell WI
he appealed to to have the MISSISSIPPI
il Plant hoard consider the question
y, the light Of reason. as has been doi
liz other southern states.
The federal regulations will he pr
=. nnIgated lii Il few days. along the lin
indicated. and these. DIR. Marlatt. d
clared. provide the maximum of s;tfet
y. with the. minimum of interference wi
- commerce.
" Reports to Louisiana Division he;l
hs quarters from the field men III Mattel
~ toches. st. Landry. Grant. Rapid
Caldwell and .Avoyelles illdicade spls
did results III the organization work
progress in those parishes. At a me
ms. ing of the Opelousas Chamber Of Go
merce recently. the work and plans
mr. the American Cotton Association w
zel endorsed, and Il committee. appoint
to develol, the warehouse plan IN acct
Will, the Federal Warehouse Act. sil
az the State Warehouse plan failed to
enacted into law ut the recent sesss
- of the Legislature. through the y
q. Of the t;oyern0r.
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