Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-06-10
CONDITIONS NOT so BAD
IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA

Mr.. Editor: have been thinking
the last few days where / have been or
what has come over me that l cannot
see as some others see. / saw piece
from somewhere in Oklahoma speak
ing about four yeals' drOuth there,
that the farmers have not made any
thing. Now, that is pretty hard to
understand when one knows that there
have been pretty fair crops raised
there. 1t may be. in some locations
that crops have been cut short by dry
weather, while other localities have
done better. Then there are some
who make their calculations for big
crops and high prices and if they fail
to get them the whole country is In
fault. l do not say this writer is one
of that class, but he might have been
fair minded enough to have said in his
community things were cut short for
the want of rain. Oklahoma has the
name of being good agricultural
state. [ have been in Texas % years
and l have never seen the time when
there was a total failure in crops.
Some years are better than others, OF
course. Some years corn, wheat or
cotton may be very short. Other
things do very we'll The man that
raises but one thing in any country
may expect to get caught sometime.
l do not say this with any ill feeling
to the article referred to- What he
has said might cause someone to stay
away from the state who could do
much better for himself in Oklahoma
than he can where he is.
Obi In bnmQ Taxaa Githnr no
garden of Eden. If anyone gets liv-
ing here they have to earn it. The
question is hardly ever asked here,
what have you got2 1t is what do you
do, or what can Won do. 1t is here as
In all other places. the man who pro-
duces results, who gets the business
and makes the money, it don't make
any difference whether be is a banker
or day laborer, they have all got
something to do, or they will be like
Bob Taylor's parrot, they will ask
where you we're when the cyclone
near Dallas telling about the unem-
ployed in Dallas. There has been
scarcity of jobs, but show me city
of 1879. 900 people that has no. unem-
ployed, or where is the place where
you will not find the fellow that starts
out to look for job and prays that be
will not find it, and would not hold 1t
If he had one.
We have felt the financial squeeze
here as they have at all other places.
There is more in bad managementthan
there is in hard times The calamity
bowler will not succeed anywhere. II
one don't like the place where he is,
get up and leave it. Don't try to dam
age the whole country because you are
failure. Mr.. Editor, excuse me for
taking up so much of your valuable
space saying what have to some un-
thoughted parties. Where one fails
another may do we'll. If one can't say
something to help someone, let him re-
main silent. 1t is not because l live
in Texas that 1 defend Texas and Ok
lahoma. Ii we're to hear one Islander
the good old state of Tennessee, Ala
bama or Georgia, l would say the
same that I have said in defense of
Oklaho na and Texas.
Thirty eight years ago the Bird of
June I was at the most important
wedding of my life. In honor of the
event my daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs Will A. Goode, of 2717
Shelby ST., gave us a dinner To-Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Payne from Ry-
la came. E. G. Bracken and his fam
lily were prevented from coming by
the Ford route by very heavy rain
last night. When it rains on this black
land one had better not start on any |
overland trips. We missed them very |
much, but knew why they did mot
come. We had fine dinner and all
enjoyed it, and hope to have many |
more returns of the memorable Bird of
June.
must say word to my old friends,
cold Joe." l have spent many hours
day dreaming over days you and j.
A. L. and myself have spent. Happy
Jays past and forever gone. Love to
all my old friends.
Lone Star, 1928 Cole Ave.