Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-20
From Our Special Correspondent.

Oulta, Arkansas, Jan. IA, 1885,
The miners at Ouita are out on
strike. Last week a miner by name
of Connaughton finished up ten
DAYS notice and the Ouita Coal Co,
failed to recognize the notice and
consequently Connaughton did not
get his money. Connaughton work
ed at No. 3, which Is operated by S.
p. Cline under lease, the men being
paid by the Ouita Coal Co, the work
being all for the company. Friday
Jan. 7, meeting was called and the
miners of Nos. /, 2, 8, and 4 were
present. The business was done in
due form.
VIM. Laughter was chairman;
! Kirk Woolf, secretary, and the ques-
ton was asked "Shall we miners of
/ Ouita tolerate this kind Of treatment:
or shall: we take steps to make the
company recognize Today notices.
and pay the one they have refused
to pay, Mr. Jno. Connaughton. The
question was voted on and it unani
mously carried, TO force the Ouita
Coal Co. to pay off the notice If Mr.
Connaughton and hereafter pay all
such notices. A committee was APP
pointed to wait on the superntend
ent as follows: II. c. Tinsley, Cooley
Guess, Kirk Woolf, b. V. Lewis, El.
mer Seete, and he,miners at Ouita
Jointly resolved that the mines al
this place would not be run any moro
until the company paid off, the notice
of Mr.. Connaughter and faithfully
promised to pay off all notices here
after whoever it may be When the
committee saw Mr.. Herbert, Super,
intendent Of the Oulta Coal Co. he
said he did not know why the com.
pany would not pay off notices from
8 and 4 as well as No. mines as the
company runs all the mines, but 5
and / are under contract Wher
the superintendent spoke Of the stu.
alton, the company's book keeper
spoke up and said: I'VE amt got
anypower to sign statements as Mr.
A. Lloyd, General Manager is a
Coal Hill, and wont be here for 3
few days and Mr.. Connaughtor
can't get his money You will Sc,
Mr.. Lloyd" So the committee toIC
Mr., Herbert, superintendent and Mr.
J. b. Doyle, book keeper, that th'
mines would stand still until thu
money was paid to Mr. Connaughtor
$50 deadn' go dead!' was the chez
that went up when the Superinten
dent refused to pay Mr.. Connaugh
tons notice. Now all work Is sus
pended until such steps are taken
Now how is that? 1t stops tire,
pits for $50. | will say right her,
such company should be sweep
from existence and let a COMPANY
come to Ouita that will act squar,
with the men. As this is a gooC
vein Of coal, of great value wortl
from 81 to 81 per ton on the make
in St Louis and Kansas City, anC
Topeka, Kan, this Is nothing bu
rascality and lack Of humanity. A.
ageneral thing a company tries t,
get along with the men but at THU
place it is just the reverse. Any
thing to SIR up strife. 1t almost
kills this Company to see a laboring
man prosper and have dollar.
Now mark my words if they wont
get tired of their foolishness in the
near future, il Is a gods pity that the
place don't 20 altogether bankrupt.
The company Is a fraud straight
through from start to finish. The
company store at OUlta is a robbery
on a large scale with no opposition
at all as the company owns all the
land close. had as soon a man
held me up with a Colts six shooter
as to trade in that store at this place.
just think Of it, 4 packages Arbuck-
les coffee for o dollar light brown
sugar, - lbs for 81; flour $3.50 per
hundred bulk meat Toe per lb the
year around; graduated sugar 10 los
for 81; coal oil, 2Oc per gal; calico,