Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-12

Ifee CluDS, Win the IuIl packing Oh
placed behind the effort to control
ton crop in Sumter county this year.
Fully conscious of The danger
that threatens the very financial
stability of the whole community
through the .depredations of the
weevil, members of the Steering
committee today are endeavoring
to marshal the full strength Of the
business community in this effort
to control the weevil, and to this
end the following letter has been
addressed to President Walter Ry-
Elander Of the Rotary club; Presi-
dent Evan Mathis, Of The Kiwanis
club, and + P, Ewing, Of the Lions
club:
Gentlemen: The enemy has APP
peared, and the battle is on again;
you know our forces suffered a
disastrous defeat last year, result
/ ing in the stagnation Of business,
increased indebtedness, inability to
pay all along the line; in some in
stances seriously threatened our
very homes and our ability to keen
them; in several cases actually re-
sulting in the loss Of farms to the
/ long loans; another such defeat win
| paralyze our business in every line
of human endeavor; impair out
ability even to pay taxes, support
our schools and churches and other
institutions, depreciate proerty of
/ every kind, and work terrible
hardshi to every man, woman and
child in our county.
"Our forces are going into the
battle weakened by previous losses
and want of sufficient encourage
ment and munitions with which to
fight. They have called for help
can we afford not to heed their call
whentit means so much to or every
interest?
"A new hope hope has sprung Up
/ "a faint light has dawned in the
East-a new weapon of defense has
| been discovered whose utility and
effectiveness has been tested and
demonstrated to be all-sufficient if
I properly used to give us the ascen-
dency in this fight and complete
control over the situation. We are
assured by those in position to know
by those who have made a study Of
the proposition for years; and by
those who have demonstrated the
truth Of what they say by actually
doing it-THAT A NOMAL CROP
/ OF COTTON CAN BE PRODUCED
UNDER BOIL WEEVIL CONDI-
TIONs IF POISON IS PROPERLY
APPLIED AT THE RIGHT TIME,
AND THAT RIGHT NOW is THE
/ TIME.
Last year, owing to boil weevll
devastation, we only made one
third of a cotton crop; the two
thirds that we lost, it is estimated,
if sold at present prices, would
amount to approximately four mil
lion dollars; the one-third that we
made at the price we had to sell u
for, brought us a little over one
and a half million. Can we afford
to suffer this loss again if it can
be avoided?
/ by reason Of the well-known
traditions of your order your vital
personal interest in the subject mat
ter, We are asking that you meet
with us at the Court House at eight
O'Clock tonight to devise means and
make plans, to help and enable ev-
cry farmer in the county to destroy
the boil weevil the ensuing year BY
applying the proper remedy, in the
right way, and at the proper time
to insure success, and we beg that
you notify, and have to meet with
US, every member of youi respective
organizations; there is not a minute
to lose, according to proven, DEM
onstrated facts. RIGHT NOW is tho
time to begin to poison.
We viii look for every one Of
you on time"
The letter is signed by Judge J.
A. Hixon, L. G. Council, T. G. Hud-
son, R S Oliver, S E Statham, N
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