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Why did the Georgia General Assembly ask Congress for $5,000,000?

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Georgia General Assembly formally asked the U.S. Congress for a $5 million prize to the first person to eliminate the boll weevil.
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In 1909, the Georgia General Assembly formally asked Congress for a $5,000,000 prize to the first person to eliminate the boll weevil.

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