Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-02-05
UNCLE Joe WRITES.

Kind Editor, if you will allow me a
small space in your columns wish to
say Uncle Joe still lives in spite of the
Jacksonian and a few other inconven-
ces such as no clothes, no money, no
food, and, last but not least, no sense.
Ihave, in the last few years, begun to
learn that | was fool for the want of
sense and have decided that a great
many people live long lives and never
get to know that they are fools.
want to speak little in regard to
organized labor and will say in the com
mencement that am believer in or
ganization for good purpose but not
for a bad one and no order should up
hold any wrong doing whatever,
The first thing wish to call atten-
tion to is the local prices of coal at this
place. There are two prices here for
the same quality of coal One price is
81. 90 ton to employees of the L. G. !,
Co. the other is 90 ton for those
not employed. Now l believe that
your dollar should buy as much coal as
mine. coal of the same qnality l also
think the organization is doing very
wrong in demanding the difference, and
the Company is doing wrong to grant
such, if l understand the fundamental
principles of the U. NJ. w. of A., which
are equal justice to all.
Some will say oh this is to give us
little increase in wages. II so, who
gives it, the Company or your fellow la
borer. The man who pays S2 ton, of
course. say let the Company pay us
for our work a fair price as much as
they can afford, and then treat every
man who buys from them alike, great
or small, rich or poor, bond or free,
make no difference. Let the Company
set a price that will pay expenses and a
reasonable profit for lump coal, and
then see that they make lump coal.
One other point is our committees on
bank rules, or mine committees are toe
apt to take up small things and annoy
the foremen, when there is no justice
for such action. l do not mean to cast
any reflection on any particular com
mittee They have all more or less this
fault. When complaint is made by
men whom you know to be no good, pay
no attention to it, and you will gain
favor with the better class.
heard a committeeman who had
served long time, say that he never
had any trouble with the good men, OF
in other words the committee was new
or called to settle any thing for the
best men except in very few cases.
If the committee would use theil
judgement little more and not lister
to every boys unjust complaint, We
would get on better, and the Company
would be more pleased to deal with us
There are no two people on earth who
cannot agree if both are disposed to d.
right. They may think different but
they won't fight nor say ugly things one
to another, for if they both do righ
neither will get insulted,
Mr.. Editor, | saw your collector III
here the other day and he kindly no
titled me that my wife's subscription
was out and that he was afraid to cal
on her for the fifty cents, and l tolC
him l was, too, but finally l happened
to think might borrow that amount
and that helped me and the agent out
and he got the SOC whether you did 0
not. But for the life of me don't sto'
the paper, You don't know what
would have to contend with if tn
News was missed one Thursday. Golly
rather be in hornets nest with M
back broke. She makes me nurse al
day on Sundays, commence before da
and quit at pm. Oh golly, we do hav
time. Some time / will tell you al
about it when she's gone,
UNCLE JOE.