Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-07-07
UNCLE JOE'S
LETTER.
Written for the News.

Mr.. Griffith | knew you could not ans
wer my questions. wanted 1t acknowl-
edged that these things were caused by
the power Of God and that was just what
you did Now why will you say that
God gives the sustaining qualities to
what we eat, also gives color TO roses
and vet say he had nothing to do with
the creation of man, and deny that
man has such thing as soul. Why do
you believe every thing which you see
in profane history and yet deny all OF
the Bible which don't seem to just suit
your own narrow ideas. You say there
are some good truths in the Bible which
we would do we'll to practice. How do
you know that part OF the Bible are
lies? You say God has nothing to do
with man any more than il he was a
cow or some other brute. l dare say
you cannot produce any other evidence
than some one like yourself to prove
such statements.
did not know you posed as a prophet
but since you say you have prophecied
things which came to pass you must be
one who prophecys by the prince OF Be-
! elzebub as you do not believe the proph-
scies of the Bible. How do you know
anything which you do know3 Is it
not the result OF what some one has said
or written, and have you any way OF
knowing who has said or written the
truth. say no, except it came under
your own Sobservation, and imagine
very little of the Bible history was
spoken or written in your day.
My friend if you travel your road a
few more years you will meet with some
thing when its too late, like the rich
man.
look at things this way, it does no
harm to try to live a christian, and if
we are without soul it can't make our
condition worse after death. If all men
believed as you say you do we would
have hell on earth sure enough.
Well, readers, we are out of work at
Whitwell again, and this time the min
ers did not strike. 1t was the company
that struck, and we must allow the
company the same privilege we take
They can strike when it becomes neces-
sary.
Old Pete and Uncle Joe are at very
good understanding. We have lived in
the same house As years and never had
and serious trouble yet, but the probab-
ity is we will have some before this
thing is over, for l look FOR Pete to
want to want to eat out OF the same
plate with me, and that will cause a
row sure.
There a communication from Nash
Vile in the Chattanooga Daily Times in
regard to the situation at Whitwell and
Tracy City, in which the correspondent
says the miners are making new de-
mands as usual and a strike is likely as
usual. | wish such mon would take
some steps to properly inform them
selves before writing lot OF lies as us
ual and trying to blame the miners fol-
everything as usual, and it makes mt
think good deal less Of the Times fol
printing what they surely must have
known was lie.
The true status is as follows: The
present scale or the scale of mining Goa
3 which expired June 3Oth, 1904, was bas
ed on the selling prices of pig iron ant
the minimum was 4Oc per ton for al
r coal above three feet, and 45c per tor
8 for all coal under three feet, and tht
, maximum was soc and 55c, The miners
= would have worked on at the same pric
a es but the company says they canno
Q pay these prices on account of the dul
!, sale of pig iron and coal, II they can
s not they are only acting like sensible
2 men by stopping the work, and the mel
, say they cannot dig the coal for less.
T This is the true situation, and it ro
, mains to be seen what will be done
y The men have not struck, and are no
Q blame for the company stopped th
! works on the SOth inst, Of their own ac
= cord The men most all brought thei
: tools out of the mines and will seek em
: ployment elsewhere. UNCLE JOE