74 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOLL WEEVIL CONVENTION. 



ground here, in a fight to be made against the boll weevil. The chief 

 part of the name of this convention should embrace the idea that we are 

 fighting against this pest. 1 should think, that this would strengthen our 

 hands, in the fight, to name it the Boll Weevil Convention, with the 

 avowed determination of doing everything in our power, and of involving 

 the strong arm of the State to help us in our fight. I should think that 

 the name Cotton Growers' Association would perhaps limit its usefulness, 

 by making it appear as a local or class organization. Let us announce, as 

 we propose to do in our resolution, that we are going to fight this thing 

 to death. We do not care whether he is here or not. We are going to 

 fight him. We are going to kill him. 



Mr. Pope : I accept the suggestions of Congressman Brazeale. 



Mr. Pugh, here announced that he was ready to make a report on be- 

 half of the Committee on Legislation. 



The President stated that a report was always in order. 



Professor Stubbs: Mr. Chairman, before receiving the report of the 

 Committee on Legislation, I move that a committee on permanent organi- 

 zation, composed of three, be named by the chair, and instructed to bring 

 in their report after the other reports are heard. 



The Chair announced the appointment of Messrs. William Polk, J. C. 

 Hamilton, and John Glassel, Jr., as the Committee on Permanent Organiza- 

 tion. 



On motion, the report of the Committee on Legislation was then read, 

 by Hon. C. Pugh, Chairman, as follows, to-wit: 



LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED. 



"NEW ORLEANS, Dec. i, 1903. 

 "To the President and Members of the Convention: 



"The undersigned committee, appointed by your body to suggest and 

 recommend the necessary legislation to be submitted to the General As- 

 sembly of this State to enable its authorities to check the ravages of the 

 Mexican boll weevil to the cotton industry of our State, beg leave to sub- 

 mit the following report : 



"The Mexican cotton boll weevil which has caused such an alarming 

 devastation to the cotton crops of Texas threatens to invade the cotton 

 fields of Louisiana, unless drastic and immediate measures are inaugurated 

 to prevent this catastrophe. 



"The concealed habits of the weevil are such as to arouse great sus- 

 picion. Its vitality and reproductive capacity are astounding and the great 

 losses which Texas has experienced should awaken the best energies and 

 bring to bear the best thought of our people to the livest sort of action 

 and the most advanced determination to impede, if possible, the natural 

 and artificial spread of this insect into our State. 



