Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-08
FIGHT ON WE:EVIL.
IS PARTISAN,
HUTCHINSON SAYS

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE ma.
tional campaign for boil weevil con-
troll is in no way connected with or
d. directed by the American Cotton as
ISOLATION, and the latter organiza-
ton has no power to change it's per-
sonnet, DR.. Miller Reese Hutchinson.
director, declared in answer to re-
port that the A. c. A. had revoked
his appointment.
1.-THE national campaign" DR..
Hutchinson said, was launched by
me at the Atlanta convention. 1t
has the whole-hearted support of
federal and state agricultural exper-
iment and extension forces and of
all associations connected with the
cotton industry, except the A. c. A,
which withdrew from the campaign
project after learning that it could
troll its funds,
This withdrawal Of the A. C. A.
formally and automatically severed
and myself, inasmuch as I had been
unanimously elected president and
managing director of the national
campaign.
Furthermore, I am in receipt of
many communication; congratulate
ing the campaign upon being nom
partisan, non-politicaI and thorough
ly national in accordance with the
unanimously expressed wishes of the
Atlanta conference"
Organization of the national cam
paign has just been completed, DIR.
Hutchinson said, with the following
officers and directors:
Frank S. Bragg, Memphis, Tenn,
/, treasurer; John D. Martin, Memphis,
general counsel; A. B. Meserlin, New
York, secretary, and George M
Shut, New York; C. P. J. Mooney,
Memphis; S. ]. Cassels, Montgomery,
Ala: w. w. Long, Clemson, S. c.
w. P. Conyers, Greenville, S. c.; F.
J. Merriam, Atlanta; Frank Gilliland
H. A. Ramsey and Dabney Crump,
re all Of Memphis, directors.
are yet to be selected from the
Thirty-three additional directors
, teen cotton states.
One Llan in each state will be
named chairman of a state commit
tee, consisting of heads of agricul-
tural experiment and extension
forces, banker and planter. Each
state committee will have not more
than ten members.
MOONEY TELLS WHY MEET
WAS HELD IN MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March &C. p.
j. Mooney, editor of the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal, who acted as
chairman of the meeting held here
Saturday to perfect organization of
the national campaign for boil weevil
control, issued a statement last night
explaining that the formation Of the
o. corporation grew out Of the unanl-
nous action Of the cotton confer
renee recently held in Atlanta and
. pointed out that the new organiza-
. ton had nothing to do with the ac-
tivities Of tie American Cotton as
: ISOLATION.
1.-THE corporation entitled the ma
. tional campaign for boil weevil con-
-trol grew out Of the unanimous ac-
. ton of the cotton conference held
IN Atlanta" Mr.. Mooney said in his
statement. cat that conference it
:was resolved that this association
tshould be formed as an eelemosyna-
Fry association. 1t was the unani-
-mous understanding that DR.. Miller
Reese Hutchinson should be placed
lin active control of the work. The
names Of the incorporative individu-
ais were given out.
1.-THE corporation has nothing
whatever to do with the activities of
the American Cotton association, of
which Mr.. J. S. Wannamake% is the
head. At the Memphis meeting Sat
.urday the resolutions adopted at At
lanta were spread upon the minutes
as confirmation of authority for 60
ing forward. It is the purpose Of
the association to unity all possible
effort for the destruction Of the boil
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