Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-07-23
DIxON'S COVE.

Special to the News.
Well, there is nothing very strange
happening in the cove, only Crutchield
has horse badly bitten by rattle
snake, and that is not very strange con-
sidering the amount of snakes there
are in the cove this summer There
have been more poison snakes killed
here up to July 1st than ever before in
one year.
We made trip to Tracy City yester-
day and found everything in good work.
ing order We we're told while in Ira
cy that the miners were still at work.
No contract for another year has yet
been made, but the supposition is there
will be very little demanded of the
company by the miners than last years
contract.
On our way we met a good many of
our old friends, who sought informa
tion as to how the people stood on the
bond issue.
We are not at all prepared to decide
as to the propriety or improperly of
the proposed bond issue. We thought
we were in favor of it, but after we con-
suited our feelings closely on the way
the roads are to run are undecided 1t
seems that the roads are all ON one side
of the county, and that don't suit the
northwest corner. Our way of thinking
is this. II we help to pay the fiddler
we must be allowed to dance. The bur
hen falls as heavy on one as it does on
another. Tho man who only pays on
a small farm is always harder pressed
than the one who pays on a larger one,
for the larger one gives better returns
and consequently the large farmer is
bettdr prepared 30 meet tax ddmands
We are not large tax payers but we
want road from Sequachee to Tracy
City, or to the county line, which is at
the Gizzard Bridge, and If we will build
good road to that place, Grundy coun-
ty will meet us there, and so we would
have a good road from Sequachee to
Tracy City. Now, | don't anybody to
lean back against one of those shade
trees in the courthouse yard in Jasper
and knock the ashes off a scent cigar
that he has bought from John Simpson
on credit, and say that old fool up ih
Dixon's Cove don't know what he is
talking about, for we do.
Whitwell wants a road to travel to
Tracy; Victoria and Jasper likewise,
We would like to have a road to Tracy
from Sequachee. Now we have told
you what we would like to kave, and Il
you are expecting our help you mus
begin to come around with a compro
mise. All the roads on one side Of the
county wont work satisfactorily 10 the
parties concerned.
Now don't think we are a Thomas
Cat and intend to catch you agains
your will just because you smell ratty
Everything looks very smooth at pres
ent, but we don't have to sit down on
circular saw to see II 1t is in operation
because 1t looks smooth while running
We think any man who is familia
with the English language can under
stand what we mean, and any man VIII
is reasonably intelligent will agree tha
we ought to have the road from Sequa
chez to Tracy.
Mr.. Sherman groded a road from Sc
quachee to the toy Of the mountain an,
il is the best grade Anywhere we knor
Of, and he offered TO turn It over to th
county II the comfy would build a
iron bridge across the spring branet
The county court refused to cOnsid0
the matter, and treated his propositio
With contempt. This is the way the
paid him for hit kindness.