Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-09-01
Plucky sequachee.

There is one town in the Valley that
evidently does not propose TO submit to
adversely. The failure Of a boom not
only demoralizes prices but it usually
disheartens those who are caught in
the collapse. Not so at Sequachee.
Tue people are making the best Of the
situation and looking for better times
ahead.
We have had pleasant visit at this
erstwbile booming city during the past
week The people are now busily pre-
pairing for the Sunday School Conven-
tion to DO held next month. Judging
from their energy and the deep interest
they are taking in the arrangements,
the meeting will be a grand success SO
far as they are concerned. Every Sun
day School in the county should be
there in force and contribute its quota
toward making the convention enjoy
able and profitable as we'll. To entor-
I tain so large crowd as is expected to
attend will be big undertaking for a
small community yet we cannot doubt
that it will be done in Sequaohee's char
acteristic, hearty way.
We noticed that the hotel building is
being finished. A portion OF it is now
being used for the storage Of wheat,
and other rooms will be available for
use of prospective settlers while pre-
pairing their new homes. This is q
sensible idea. 1t is no small thing to
break up ones home ties and move to a
new country and it would surely lessen
the hardship Of moving to have COM
Portable quarters at hand for shelter
while the new domicile was being pre-
pared. II now the owners of the prop
erty will build their proposed road tc
the mountain top, they will stand 0
good chance of &c tting numbers of good
settlers on the lands.
The quondam town lots are now pro
ductive wheat fields with the prospect
of yielding a generous and increasing
return to the husbandman.
A portion of the mountain side has
been set out in vineyards from which
the crop is now being harvested. The
grapes, white Niagaras, are the Anes
in quality and appearance, we over saw
During tho season the shipments have
been from 5 90 to 800 baskets daily. The
agent, Mr.. Sherman, informs us that be
has been overwhelmed with orders and
that he cannot half supply the demand
of this immediate vicinity. Evidently
this Is the home OF the grape in til
highest perfection. Its culture opens w
| the possibility Of making the hitherto
worthless mountain sides more product
i've of wealth than the most tertive val
ley lands.
There is small but complete machine
works and foundry operated by Gustat
son Bros. They do most of the brass
casting for the T. O., l. & r. R. Com
pany, making a speciality of a furnace
tuyere invented by Manager Gaines
This tuyere is thought of highly BY
furnace men and is used in all the iron
works in this vicinity. Then Mr. Gus
tafson is the inventor of direct acting
valve for both steam and water, which
when placed on the market must NEE
with extensive sale.
Sequachee has we'll equipped wood
working plant which is doing on oxten
sive business. Nor must we omit Il
mention the complete printing estab
lishment of the Sequachee Valley News
II has never been our privilege to SCI
before, 50 we'll arranged, orderly ant
modern newspaper office in 80 small
community.
On the whole this little com munit,
has impressed us with its hOpefullnes
and pluck and by the disposition of it
people to make the most Of their sur
roundings. We wish them all success
South Pittsburg Republican.