Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-01-04
HERRiN, ILL.
Special 10 tie NezOS.

Speeia! 10 tie NezOs.
Xmas is over and everybody had a
nice time. We had pay day on the
23rd, You see how the operators treat
the men up here. The regular pay
days are on the 18th and Both Of each
month.
1t seems that 7. P. Duff was dis
charged for kicking for his just weight,
If l understand it right Il that is not
right l would like for him to explain
himself thoroughly for know he Is all
wool and yard wide Now l will ex-
plain trick the men got the company
in where I work. have been in
law suit about the company stealing
from the men to-day. About nine
months ago we thought our scales were
wrong and we sent for the inspector
to come and examine the scales. When
he came what did he fnd2 He found
one of the rods pinned fast that held
up the basket and it made 20 lbs to
the hundred in favor of the company.
The examiner made out his report and
we sued the company and got Judge
ment for every pound of our back
weight Just to show the union peo-
pie what the company was stealing
from us, I will give it in figures what
I got judgement for. In 215 months
they had me short $3S. Is, so you can
see what they would do for a man if
it was not for the union There were
some that had as high as 800 and the
company discharged none Of u.s. If they
did they couldn't get any more men
to take our places Of course Mr.. Du 8
had to get out. He had no protection.
/ don't think a union man ought to bt
allowed to work where the company
is down on them that way AS long
as good union coal diggers work fol
such companies as that they will fight
the union and you can't blame them.
Let all union men stay away from su CT
places and it won't be long until they
will send for the organizer to come and
organize their camp. know myself
when the company at Pittsburg, Ga.
wanted their mines organized, they
couldn't get any men to work fol
them. One of the men who got dis
charged at Clifty knows the sam,
thing, but now they get all the uniol
men they want Let all who pretend
to be union men stay away from sucl
places.
1 don't t like for such people as the OLE
man that is now going on his roth yea
to throw off ON the union like he diC
} in this weeks paper. | don't hav
, any idea that he ever dug lump o
coal in his life and even if he did h
has retired now and l don't think i
was his put in. The reason l don
think he ever dug any coal; he said h
r had plenty of wood to burn but wa
too lazy to cut it. If he is too lazy t
cut wood to burn know he is too la
zy to dig coal so don't want an argu
ment with the old man for he couldn'
r tell me anything about working wher
man hasn't got any protection
worked at Whitwell 10 or IA years be
fore the organization was there and
have got enough Of such places.
S l wish Morning Star" would writ
Y oftener and lots of it.
Mrs. H. G. Erwin went to HERR,
, , today to get her two weeks grub an
came back with a new skirt and waist
e H. G.. had frown on his face a var
5 long. He thinks two weeks is too lon
to do without something to eat
don blame him l would too.
Several of the Whitwell people too
in the opera last night and said it ws
= fine. The play was Uncle Tom
10 Cabin. Best wishes to all and su,
"a cess to the News.
al Morning Stars Neighbor