Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-04-13
GLEN MARY, TENN.

Not seeing anything from this place
thought would write few words to
let the readers know how we are getting
along. To begin with might say that
work at this place is fairly good at this
time. Everybody seems to he enjoying
themselves. heard lots OF talk about
this place being so rough before came
here. l came here in December and
strange to say found it very different
to what l expected. After got ac-
ouainted l found them the cleverest
people all the way round ever met in
my life, and this seems to be one of the
best companies to work for in the South
and men who have worked for them for
twenty years give them that name.
From what could learn OF this place
| before / came here l did not expect to
find church nor anything of the sort,
but find they have their little church
houses. They also have Sunday schools
and greater portion of the men belong
to the secret orders.
| l haven't heard of scrap since have
been here, and hardly ever hear re-
| volver shot after dark. To take it all
around believe it is the quietest place
/ ever was in.
/ Well, Mr. Editor, | saw a dispatch
In your paper Of recent issue and also
| in the Knoxville Independent regard
ling the T. c., I. & r. r. Co. declaring a
dividend on their common stock and
making mention that 1t was the first
since 1900, that would like to say a
few words about. l would very much
4 like to know why they can declare a
dividend in the face of the enormous
expense of shipping hundreds of fami-
lies from all parts of the United States
to Tennessee and Alabama, also paying
agents good wages and expenses in ad-
dition, thus making their expenses far
exceeding those to which they have ev-
er been put. From August 1908, till
June 80, 1904, the miners OF Whitwell,
put out m ore coal for less price than
ever was put out before in the same
length of time, and now that they de-
clare dividend is certainly astonishing
to me.
The other item l wish to say a few
items about is one that appeared in
the Knoxville Independent of last week
, is in regard to the anti-boycott bill No
haf hae
, been passed by the Alabama Legisla
ture, and now pending in the General
Assembly of Tennessee of like nature
t The bill prohibits two or more men from
conspiring together or lettering abou
A any place OF business within the state
a 1t also says there shall be no circulars
or stickers tackled up or circulated
: about or against any officer, judicial o
r otherwise, and lot more that | coulC
MT mention for lack of space. 1t is thu
= most outrageous thing ever heard o
: for set of intelligent men to dabbl,
o with The bill is plain one agains
organized labor in every particular
!. Why, Mr.. Editor, IL such law was pass
il ed in this State it would be dangerou
:. for two men to step aside to consul
t about their own business For instanc
J. if man was to find as many as tw
men walking about his place of bust
ness or farm or land he could have ther
arrested. And if it was such as th
case of the first injunction that was is
sued at Whitwell they would have
suffer the penalty and would be fine
not less than fifty dollars nor over hv
hundred dollars and sixty days in tn
county work house, as the bill provides
hope the good people of Tennessee
will wake up to sense OF their dutl
and try to prevent any such drastl
II measure from becoming law in tn
state.
= Wish the News success and larg
10 circulation. With best regards to a
= = all the boys of the valley am still
/, Union Miner.