Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-12-29
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| noted in late Issue OF the
News that the miners are trying to
lease coal mines to work for them
selves. They are getting pretty
close to the right way if they can
get the owners in the notion to let
them have their mines, 1t would |
be better if the miners could buy
the mines outright. Let me suge
gest an idea that | think will aid
the miners to be self-supporting,
while they are developing a mine
either leased or bought. There are
many miners who once labored on
a farm, and only quit the farm be-
cause they could get more money
for days work in the mine than
on the farm. One man and a good
mule or horse can raise corn and
wheat enough to feed and clothe
three or more men while they open
up a coal vein or iron ore bed. Buy
or rent enough land to employ ten
or more good farmers to raise corn,
wheat, potatoes, vegetables and
other food for two or three or more
laborers in the mines. II neces'
sary lei some build spur of rail-
road to the Tennessee or Sequachee
rivers where they can get cheap
rates floating the coal or iron ore
on fiat boats to furnace to be work
ed up.
This is good time of year to
rent land. There seems to be quite
surplus in the treasury of the
different labor unions to maintain
the miners through long protract
ed strike. If the Union can feeC
idle men it ought certainly to bt
D able to support lot of men while
a they open up mine, and wer'
raising something to eat.
"a read in the Appeal to Reason
of what capitalist did in MissIs
sippl:
meridian, Miss, Sept. 5,-T,
defeat about 100 employees, VIII
0 have harassed the wealthy owne
for more than a month, Maj Ora
ham, the wealthy owner of High
wood Lumber Mill, in Jones coun
re ty, blew up the extensive machiu
cry with dynamite, and will retir
or from busines. The employees struc
for higher wages in July and tn
t. mill shut down. They were livin
ON Graham's land, and he had tn
n sheriff clear them off, but the
= barely moved across to adjoinin
~ land and went into camp" B
cd Scripps. McRae Press Association.
You see by the above olippir
OO that capitalists stand BETWEEN tt
an workers and the means Of produ
I'D ing wealth, and refuse the worke
opportunity unless the master ca
ed have his own sweet will. tt
masters will even destroy the m
.or chimes which the workers maC
rather than let them use the too
. to make living. You can ho'
y prosperity, but if this is the kir
of prosperity you like you have
in abundance. Under Socialis
this mill would belong to the who
III people, and the men working
10 and about it would have control
I'LL it. They would get ALL TIL
va PRODUCTS of their labor, al
would not strike, for they cou
srs on y strike against themselves, al
ow that would not do. There won
ian be no master to take the great
s. part of the products 50 he cou
live in luxurious idleness, or, pr
he haps, buy a degenerate scion of I
,ty bility for his daughter. II
Of wealthy owner got all of his veal
for out of the working class. I
workers received that much J
than their products. The con
n"' tion Of the mill workers in I
has South is pitiable beyond descr
5gg ton, They live like cattle or ev
,;,I worse. Yet rather than give th
enough of their products to ]
like men, this master destroys
mill! And the working class Y
to have such a condition! Sur
me they are as slavish and ignorant
be the slaves of old."-Appeal