Arizona republican., 1921-02-13
URGE REQUESTS IF CONGRESS ID CURB
 PESTS OF COTTON

chambers of commerce Tn Arizona an cotton Growers associations of VIZ s'ate will be urged to request the
 a1e representatives in congress to support the action of the federal horti- cultural board in it's efforts to pt otect the non-infected cotton fields of the southwest against the invasion by the weevil.
 This action was urged in a resolu- tion passed at the International Cotton League of the West at its meeting in Los Angeles last week which was at tended by D. c. Mote, state entomolo- gist.
 The resolution follows.
 Resolved, That the International cotton League of the West, in execu- i've session in the city of Los Angeles, California, on the Sth day of Febru- ary, 1921, express it's appreciation of the efforts put forth by the federal horucultura lboard to secure the cleaning and disinfection of railway cars fouled with cotton seed in areas infested with the pink boil worm and the Mexican boil weevil, and this body urgently prays that the federal horti- cultural board continue it's endeavors 10 the end that the contemplated measures providing for the compulsory cieansing of such cars prior to their reollilng to cotton growing areas now Tree from these pests. may be secured as speedily as possible
 Resolved, further, that a copy of tnis resolution be sent to the various chambers of commerce and cotton growers associations throughout the southwest, urging them to request their several representatives in con- gress to support the action of the feueral horticultural board in its ef- forts to protect the non-infected cot ton fields of the Southwest against in- l.Nr he afrr1- l.<x1l l.~ Mexican boil weevil."
 one or the reports read which had urect bearing on Arizona was that of p. B. Mackis, chief quarantine officer of the department of agriculture. In t the report MT. Mackie stated inyesti- g1uon work had been conducted by Agricultural authorities in Arizona relative to the cleanup of territory where Thurberia weevil was found at lacking cultivated cotton. Insects were found in five fields adjoining the Ril- ito and Pantano washes according to the report Cotton in these fields have since been cut and burned and dis tricts proclaimed non- cotton zones.
 The tariff question and cotton fu- lures act before congress was also discussed, the league recommending the length Of staple in the cotton tariff act be changed from Is to 1s inches and the length of staple in the cotton futures act to be changed from 11s to 1-fg inches.
 MT. Mote stated that in addition to the pure seed committee, the quaran- tine pest control, labor and legislative committees, the league added a fi- nance committee. This was deemed necessary when it was learned that from 13 to IS tons of pure lone star cotton seed which was raised in Im- perial valley for planting purposes could not be financed by federal or state departments for lack of funds. Arizona was given representation on the committee by T.. w. Hudson and / H. B. Atha- MT. Mote is on the quar- antine committed
 There were representatives from all the states belonging to the league pres ent at the meeting. including delegates from Arizona, California, New Mexico Lower California. Sonora. The new cotton region recently developed ir Las Vegas, Nevada, led the league tc extend an invitation to that state tG join the organization.