90 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOLL WEEVIL CONVENTION. 



country in doing everything in his power to relieve the boll weevil sit- 

 uation." 



A member of the Convention stated that the Convention owed its 

 success largely to Professor Stubbs, and moved to amend the resolutions, 

 so as to extend the thanks of the Convention to him. 



Capt. Davenport stated that during the preparation of the resolutions, Dr. 

 Stubbs had overheard his name mentioned among those to be thanked, 

 and asked the committee not to thank him. Captain Davenport stated 

 further that the committee, as well as the Convention at large, thanked 

 him in their hearts if they did not do so on paper. 



The resolutions were duly adopted. 



COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. 



The Committee on Permanent Organization next' submitted its report, 

 as follows, to-wit : 



The Committee on Permanent Organization recommended that the name 

 of the Convention, as adopted, be the "Louisiana Boll Weevil Association." 

 The officers shall be a President, Vice-Presidents and a Secretary-Treasu- 

 rer. A committee of three on by-laws shall be appointed. The head- 

 quarters shall be selected by the Association. The initiation fee shall be 

 $2 per annum. The Association shall meet annually, and be subject to the 

 call of the President. All citizens and business iaterests in Louisiana 

 are eligible to membership, and the Association shall co-operate with like 

 organizations now or hereafter organized in other States. 



On motion of Mr. Pope, Col. Charles Schuler was nominated for Pres- 

 ident of the permanent organization. Mr. Pope said no man in Louisiana 

 had given his talents and his time more liberally to the advancement of 

 the agricultural interests of this State, than Col. Schuler. 



The nomination being duly seconded, and proposed by Mr. Pope to the 

 Convention, Col. Schuler was unanimously elected President of the per- 

 manent convention. He responded as follows to the compliment : 



Gentlemen of the Convention I thank you for this honor. I will try 

 to do the best I can to make the Association a success. 



Mr. W. L. Foster. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention : 

 As Chairman of the Committee on Credentials, I simply desire to say, in a 

 general way, without going into details, that we have representatives from 

 25 of the parishes in the State of Louisiana. 



This verbal report of the Committee on Credentials was adopted. 



Mr. Polk. Mr. Chairman, I believe it is proper that we should now elect 

 the Vice-Presidents of the Association, but inasmuch as the Association is 

 not yet on its feet, I believe when we come to the office of Secretary and 

 Treasurer, we should leave it to the President of the Association, because 

 just at this time I do not believe we can suggest a Secretary who would 



