Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-07-24
during the game.

during the game.
Mr.. Tidmau, a leading merchant,
umpired IN very impartial man,
ner.
The conduct of the sequachee
boys was irreproachable, and a. lot
O. the people Of this place who
are regularly growing at our bows
and saying all manner Of hard
things about them should take a
a trip with them and learn lesson
in manners.
About 600 D. m. the team re
turned to Scquachte defeated but
enthusiastic over the trip, with the
girls waying their handkerchefs at
them as they rode through the
streets,
In response TO pressing invita-
tion from Mr.. J, G. Gross we re-
manned over night with him and
his family, and were very hospit'
ably treated Misses LoAise Hill |
and Thuia Martin aso remained
staying with John NJ Byers and
family. where lively party WAS
held, about all the ball boys being
present AT 1:15 Sunday after
noon we left for Sequachee delights
ed with Tracy and its hospitable
people.
Tracy City is built in a depr, S.
sion on the mountain some 1850
feet about sea level, the hills sur
rounding from which the coal is
mined being some two hundred
feet higher. There are six minis
worked in the vicinity, three be-
longing 10 the I C. l. Co, and the
Others to private concerns. AL
: present everything is quiet until
settlement is made between the
miners and companies. II has
q four trains each way daily, good
many visitors passing through en-
0 route to Beersheba Springs, eight,
+. cen miles distant. There is fine
!, bank in a substantial brick builds
Il ing, and the postoffice is equipped
0 with the latest feature in office
: furnishings, viz, lock boxes which
y do not require key but work with
0 combination. The company's
store and offices are in a commodi
: GUS brick structure. The railroad
y company has large round house
h with capacity for six locomo
y tives, and large machine shop ad
'e iacent is used Tor building and re-
g pairing whatever is needed in the
e mines. There are several stores
y with large stocks and quite mum
er Der of smaller ones. We met Mr.
Ig Tidman, "Tidman, of course SC
his advertisements run, who has
lg fine stock of general merchandise
r. The Masonic Hall is fine 3~stOr.
a frame structure, the Mine Worker
1e have big hall, and other order
Vo are we'll represented
H. But the Shook school building
se the important building ofthe town
OF 1t is situated on a prominent SIT
nd in full view of the depot and i
tn fact the major portion Of the towr
IRE II is an institution that is synony
be nous with learning, and its syf
by tenn of maintenance is admirably
cY The churches are we'll represente
ne with good edifces.
ne Tracy promises well for the II
10, ture. There is considable bulit
nd ing going on, and at the Wern!
'od mill, a large establishment, we we
Sc" Informed that the so horse pow
.ch engine was taxed to keep all u
md machinery in motion, and that Il
ing mill was far behind on orders.
Iort considerable number of fine 10
md were on the yards, and we We
a informed that four cars arriv
daily besides those hauled in
log wagons.
As an evidence of the future
10 the place options are being tax
"A on every available foot of coal la
ac> in a radius of many miles. Th
tor bills are easy to mine. the expeI
and of 2>mile inclines being avoided
ev,
ting