Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-03-17
LETTER FROM CAPT. FRAZIER
1850 Line Ave. Shreveport, La,
March II, 1910.

Sequachee, Tenn.
Nv dear old Friends;
1 ought to have written you some
time ago and renewed my subscrip-
ton as | presume it is about out or
little more So Well, here is $1.OO.
Am always glad to have the News as
it gives me some idea how things are
moving around my old camp ground,
To see so many familiar places and
names mentioned is ''goo1 news from
a far country and "doeth good like
me licine. Some of the news is good
some otherwise. Such is life-sun
shine and shaiow-more of the former
than Of the latter but We don't always
think so. We lose sight of the clouds
with silver Innings and forget this is
not our abiding place. J" Would
hugely enjoy an hours chat with you.
Shreveport is not on a boom, but
there is a steady increase in business
of all kinds, both public and private;
$3.50, 600 issued for street paving, etc,
contracts let; $500, 900 for new post
Office, etc; $500 900 city bridge across
Red River, bids called for; $500, 600
eight-story hotel, and new passen-
ger depot to cost $50, 900, working on
it now. These are all down town from
a mile to a mile and half from where
we live and in sight of our / ouse there
are five buildings going up, the furth-
crest away is about quarter of a
mile on hill above US, the Shreve-
port Sanitarium, with several acres of
land. The Sisters of Mercy control it,
under a bequest of $50, 900 by Mr..
Shreveport A large two-story grey
brick orphanage (Genevieve) nearly
complete, $50, 900 contract price; one
| fine residence, contract let, $l2, 600;
two largs two story residences, are un-
der way. And in whatever direction
YOU go, you see new buildings going
up, and nearly all of them high class
buildings, so you see Shreveport is not
standing still by any means, but there
is no coal in the business. all oil and
gas. Land in the oil field 90 miles
away is selling at 81, 200 per acre, two
4O-ac tracts sold in the last ten days,
besides smaller ones. Land that was
selling four years ago from 50 to IS per
acre or less.
DIR. Fred had call from the country
miles away last week went with
him TO see the country. About four
miles on Harris Island we passed the
new plant of the Standard Oil Co.
They had host of men at work, five
very large oil tanks up. and several
others building. Oil is piped from the
oil field. Red River is on one side of
them and railroad runs through their
land. They have big tract. Sever
al manufacturers. have been looking
for locations here but none have ma
terialized yet.
We have had very severe winter
for this section. Some of the farmers
think it has killed out great many of
the boil wevil, others think not.
However farmers are giving their at
tention to diversified farming. They
proved last year what could be done
along this line Corn, alfalfa. pota-
toes, COOLERS, clay peas and garden
truck of all kinds. Dairymen are Civ
ing attention to Bermuda grass for
both pasture and hay. Wages are
higher here than in the Chattanooga
district, both for laborers and mechan-
r les, and they ought to be for prices Of
, living are away up yonder and rents
we'll, they are nearly out of sight.
Labor is pretty we'll organized, YET
there are some open shops. Every
thing seems to move along quietly.
> seldom 60 down town plenty Of
work at home at present. am lit
, tie under the weather. I had visit
/ from my old friend. grippe, and an
doing my best to entertain him. Gar
den work is not progressing as rapidly
as could wish on account of my visit
or (grippe). Have got in a lot O.
/ seeds, some are doing we'll Weathe
is little cool, glass at 40 this morn
I ing. We will have one or two mor'
cold snaps and then we can look on
r for summer.
Our church here is called the Noe
. Memorial. Will seat about 400 people
: Is a mission church and was organized
about two and half years ago by Mr.
: Harp, Mrs. DR.. Fred Frater's father
who is in his S0th year. He retire'
n from the ministry last conference
Now we have over $50 members ant
] about the same number of Sunda.
school scholars. Our people are goin,
4 to build a $40, 900 church Mr.. Noel
mentioned above, gives $50. 200. ant
;. nearly the whole of the balance sub
scribod. Mr.. Noel also gives two lot
q to build it on, bids on the work calle'
n for. I wonder if will feel as nue.
at home in the fine $40, 900 church as
n do in the mission church or in goo
v old Bethel at Victoria. I'm afrai
not. What lot of good countr.
churches $40, 600 would build wher
= they are 90 much needed.
God bless you all in Sequache
n Valley.
Your friend,