The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27
Presented Governor McMillin With
Photo Showing Him Signing
Child Labor Law iii 1901.

&Ifffu 1-SttUF LAW III tVUAs
Mayor Heiskell said that If ever
organized and un0rganized labor IN
Tennessee, owed anyone q supreme
debt OF gratitude it was Mr. MeMil-
lin
Upon behalf Of tie labofiaa peo-
spie 0f Tennessee. be then praseflled
Il. " v ~ .a.s..sk ~ e 4sas
sized photo, Of whMh the abovs cut
1 is d reproduction. showin9 Govern
0e McMilIin, surrounded by labor
representatives in the General AS
sembly Of Tennessee, of 1901, in the
act of signing the Child Labor Act
passed by the 52nd General ASSEM-
bly,, prohibiting employment Of
children in the workshops, factor
les and mines Of Tennessee, under
the age Of IA years. This bill was
introduced in the house by William
Hall. labor candidate of the demo-
cratic party from Knox county, who
was successful in passing the bill
in both houses, and it was signed by
Governor McMillin.
Mr.. Heiskell also touched on the
fact that Felix w. Moore, of Onion
county, candidate for the court OF
civil appeals, was present, and
urged support for him at the elec-
tion August 4 Mr.. Heiskell closed
with a strong endorsement for Mr.,
MeMilIin. Mr.. Moore occupied a
seat on the platform.
Seated on the front seat IN the
audience were Mrs. Benton McMll-
lin and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Parks Wor
ley. On the platform were Sam
Hafbison,6 S. G. Heiskell, James lit
tieton, Judge J. w. Sneed, Charles
Bronson and L. ID. Smith.
Mr.. H. T. Underwood chairman VI
the meeting then stated that Just
aftlier the civil war in 1860. the
State of Kentucky, in order to en-
courage her young men to obtain an
education established an Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical college at Lex
ington, KY, on the old farm OF
Henry Clay, where young men OF
limited means might attend, and
by doing some work, secure an edu-
cation at low rate OF tuition. !
was a student there when one day
an auburn haired youth from Ten
nessee drifted in to attend the col
lege. The Accommodations We're poor
and very limited. All the rooms were
occupied, the dormitory was full
and the only available shelter he
could find was a deserted log cabin,
half mile from the school, in the
middle .of an old corn field. 1t was
hardly cit to live in, one room
twelve feet square, a cot, zeal la
HE. a coal oil lamp, and a few cheap
eaaking utensils was all It con-
tanned He occupied that cabin, dld
his owa cooking, washed his own
clothes, cut and carried the Wooa q
half mile, to heat the CABIN, ana
CARRIED water from a we'll the SAME
distance away All the boys loVed
him for his grit and manllness; he
staad high in all his classes, and iian
The admiration Of the Volunteer
State. the Hon. Benton McMiliIn.f
whom | have always felt proud 10
refer to as my old time class mate.
Il was no surprise to those Who
knew him as a poor boy, tnat ms
merit was soon recognized after ne
left college and his district had sem
him to The General Assembly anu
then to Congress-, nor was the higil
nlace he took in the. affairs OF the
nation, any more than we exfaets'ti
He made Tennessee one OF the.
best governors she has ever han;
There has never been a question e.
his ability, and the man does, mol
live Who would question his homes
IN. The only criticism | have ever
hard was as d hos...ttt. College. when
he worked on the farm to pay for
his tuition. he lad had to be watcheda
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