Americus times-recorder., 1923-03-28
FROM
THE PEOPLE
Americas, Ga, March z6, 1928

Warns Against Fake Weevil Rene
dies" which said editorial closed
with this clause: 'In the meantime it
is safe to say that in all probability
any money spent for patented mix
lures or machines will be wasted. -
You also state in that editorial that
the state and government institutions
are anxious to help the farmers
through the agency of any new meth
DDS of controlling the weevil which
may be discovered.
Inasmuch as your editorial failed
to make mention Of anv Of those rem
edies by name, or draw the line be-
tween so-called "fake" remedies and
those that have merit, | felt that l
had been done an injustice. and ac-
cordingly called on you with view
Of possibly having you make yourself
or your editorial more definite.
In your editorial of March 9th
you state as follows: "Mr Witt
states his mixture has passed the eX-
perimental stage, that it has received
the endorsement of J. S. Wanna
maker, president of the American
Cotton Association, the State Board
of Entomology, Of which Ira w. Will
liams is general field agent as well
as many others whom Mr.. Witt
named"
Now Mr.. Eve, when I called at
your office | showed you mimeograph-
ed and printed copies of letters from
the parties referred to. including J.
S. Wannamaker, president of the
American Cotton Association: Ira w.
Williams, general field agent, De-
partment of Entomology State De-
partment of Agriculture, Atlanta,
Ga, and more than 100 citizens Of
Burke county, Georgia, where the
preparation / have to offer (Hills
Mixture) was used last year, said let
ters being signed by the leading
bankers and officials of the county,
the leading supply houses and cotton
factors, as well as the planters of the
county on down to the one horse
farmer. | stated to you vile in
your office that if you had any rea-
son to doubt the genuineness of any
of these letters I would produce the
originals, before your article of the
9th was printed, but you stated this
was not necessary. | also stated to
you that ! would bring to your office
a member Of the Georgia State Board
Of Entomology who would verify my
statements, and you stated that this
was not necessary, that you would
gladly carry in your issue of the
9th an article which would make it
plain that you had not intended to
refer to Hills Mixture as a 4. fake
proposition, but in your article of the
9th you failed to state that ! pro-
duced these letters. Furthermore
you state "a letter to the Hills Cor
poration which Mr.. Witt handed to
the Times-Recorder in part is as fol
lows" but you failed to state that the
said letter was signed by Ira w. Will
liams, field agent for the department
of entomology, and who by the way
has probably had more experience
with the boil weevil and boil weevil
remedies than any man in Georgia,
and it would seem from your article
that the said letter was addressed to
the Hills Mixture Corporation by
me | also call your attention to the
fact that you failed to quote what l
consider the most important clauses
in said letter, namely Mr.. Williams
stated in the said letter that the ex-
periments of the department had
proved that Hills Mixture with the
amount of calcium arsenate it con-
tains as shown by analysis, "Will kill
the weevil in less time than it takes
the dust to accomplish the same re
suit" He states further in the said
letter that the state chemist advises
that Hills Mixture contains a higher
percentage of calcium arsenate than
any liquid analyzed to date FEB. Is,
1929 for the eradication of the wee
vii, and closes his letter with the
broad and unqualified statement q
can positively state that Hills Mix
ture is not a humbug proposition put
out merely to make money, but will
kill the boil weevil."
For your further information I
wish to say that I have in my pos
session a copy of the state chemists
analysis of Hills Mixture, and
which said analysis was made for a
competitive concern, which l will
be glad to show any one who is in
terested.
| also showed you while in your Of
fee a letter from one of the leading
bankers and business men of Sumter
county, who with a party of planters
and business men visited Burke coun-
ty for the purpose Of investigating
this mixture, and as a result of which
investigation every one Of the party
purchased Hills Mixture, and | now
make the unqualified statement thai
Hills Mixture is indorsed by every
one who is in position to know, and
there is not a man living who has
ever used it who will not use il
again this year
I have never knowingly been a
party to any 'fake" proposition Be
fore undertaking the sale OF HnPs
Mixture l spent three days in Burke
county, Georgia, and at the factory
investigating this mixture, and as
result of that investigation. feel
that | am rendering distinct service
to the planters of Sumter county in
offering Hills Mixture, and l shall
therefore appreciate it if you will
give this article the same publicity
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