Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-03-20
PINK BOIL WORM
IN'ADES THE STATE.
GO TON INDUSTRY MENACEO RY
GREATER PEST THAN TIE
BOIL WEEViL.
CONFERENCE ON MARCH 5
Cn''r"77 Thompson. Backed ~ CIV.
pleasant and Co.-EIcct Parker.
Calls Meeting.

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,u'tura. who is uow ON tro CON, -.
re- q" force % '.n AGENTS. declared
that the cotton planters would rr,-a
~ -"' tng"ttcr and agree ON a.. On
INN G'ate.y 10 combat the pvi, ~
they would lose everything thoy have
II the pest gains much headway cam
mis- iorcr of Agriculture Harry y
Wilson IS alive 10 the evil and "a
backing M Or Hunters effort.
Acting upon their urecn, ..ara..
Chairman " p Thompson %, ira
Louisiana Division Of I'm. \in.,:.an
Cotton Association has i-y3r5 = c.u
for meeting Of all cotton planters ~
The state, and an mrmlrr, - tha
American Cotton Association >, aa
s0mblo in New Orleans on March : u
10 am, ~ the GunrWaId Hotc, IA
hear reports tat viii be made bv DR.
Hunter and his assistants and Com.
missioner Wilson. 50 they NAV he nro.
pared to meet the Menace This all
has been emphasized hv strong Io-..rs
from Gov Plea SAINT and Gov L,I.rt
Parker both Of whom realize the dan.
gers 81 procrastination in this emer.
gency
Call For Conference.
1.-THE appoarqrca ~ tbo ,ro,i,,,, pi,,,.
Boil Worm in Cameron n,rigb o,,i.
Jana. brings homo In tho otto, So
ers OF this state tho in,r,inorlo 20
menace 10 their industry moro so,io,,s
than tAp boil wnov;I ava nra,,.'',' , .,o
Inauguration Of in,ronii,tn ,,.,,, :.
c'r"r,r -~ibe Tho nnorat;o.s AZ. !.
pest and eliminate II sror, ,bo o, ,i,7
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i~to now. ,-~,i+or,, b,, b. 80, ~ III
the 90 on-rotior 10 ,bo - u''.a. ia
interests or the etate and ~ th 'a.', ns
he nae asked for meotirg 90 '" 80, t,u
producers 10 corsidor the sitnot JOr''"
Hon. Harr-. n Wiieon Cnr,r,irrio
er Of Agriculture Of Louisiana Is IN
complete accord with Or. Hunter.
Both OF these gentlemen have pre-.
senoat me. me Situallon ID such serious
- Ia ~ ueen, ~ my uuty as chatr
=, - ~ eiie louisiana !1v'sion OF the
49, IN oOtloh ASSOCIATION, 10 call a
So. ,.. ~ - assooiation and or al
usieS .teres.eu IN cotton prodnction
VI, ~ hol yet become ar1liated
.ue dSSocia tIoh' 70 meet IN tina
* - diu Fotel III New Orleana. at
~ y 80 I''.y morning March 5. t.
yo'rn.e us 10 DO Ia,d before them
"' ~. i'u..,er ana WI. wilson.
ne .o,Ion producers or Louisiana
cd,p t'Ity recovered rom tho 81
-, - q" 'Sn' " the DOH weevil,
-, ! -. '"IS ne" menace
r,oor,,roc 20 ANU -. .,,o' a. It.Si.e
tho industry q ~
"t rrro ,trorc-,-. ,,,o,, 49,.
nI,rtor in tbo CO. p ~ nodG. 20. OF
attprdin~ This meeting a, hat no nil, NJ
rp forearmed for the contest W will
have TO face. 2 Tu0,rpSoV
"Chairnqn IA Division Amorican r,t
ton Association" w
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uuN' rledsan' sent the toliowing tel
eETdI''
Baton Rouge, La. Feb. "a, 1920.
wv =. Thompson, Chairman.
Ia Division American Cotton As
ISOLATION:
~ wish to endorse the movement 10
fight the Pink Boil Worm invasion and
agree With you that there should he an
mined ate meeting of Southern States
/ Directors Of the American Cotton As,
socla ION. commissioners or Agrtcnl'
ture. sue hntoIho!oGlstS' and others
He'pN Interested. Tor the purpose OF
VI U.S. IE neS' means ana met 'Cds to
resist INVASION OIL ms cotton pest.
H. IT, PIE NSANT,
Governor
The tovCrnor-elect, Hon. John VI,
Parker, a large cotton planter. has
promised every cooperation. He wrote
10 Mr. Thompson as follows,
Dear Mr. THOMPSON: The apnoar.
ance Of the Mexican Pink Roll Worm IN
Cameron parish promises 20 no such,s
menace Ia the entire rntton industry