Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-20
Dallas, Texas.

Mr.. Editor: Excuse me for coming
back SO soon. / realize that the News
is q home paper and the readers are
not so much interested in foreign let
tiers as they are in those at home, but
I saw something in the last paper
that prompts me to write at once l
endorse your editorial ON false neutral
ity. think the great and grand On
tied States has disgraced itself by the
action taken in its attitude to the
warning nations. 1t appears to me
that it would have looked better to
have taken firm stand and treated
all alike. There is nothing gained by
doing things and trying to keep them
in the dark from other nations. Come
clean with all or fight. is my way Of
thinking, and stop this fooling around
with peace treaties and other stuff. l
do not presume to be well enough
posted to advise in such matters, but
there has been something done that
don't look good to the people.
Well, sold Joe," you are good
guesser. often think Of the many
happy days spent in roaming over the
hills and valleys of old Marion county.
We who have been away from there 20
to 40 years never could be satisfied
there again. Life is 80 different here.
We have raised families here and they
are all married and settled here, and
we never could be satisfied anywhere
else, but still ! love to hear from old
friends there. and am glad to note any
new enterprise there. love to hear
of the people doing well there. Of
ten see the report of some good citizen
being called by death. It makes me
sad to see the notice Of the death Of
associates of long ago, but 1t brings
the thought to our mind, that 1t will
not be long before our comrades and
friends will read the notice Of our
death.
e. @. Bracken, Secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce at Greenvilie,
Tex is in the Big City to day on bus
mess for the hustling little city Of
Granville, and visiting the old folks
at home. Claud is great boy. In the
eyes Of his parents at least. Later:
Glands business at Dallas was to show
some interested parties some truck
farming. We went out two miles
south OF Dallas, to see some OF the
most successful truck farms anywhere
In the south. One man showed MS ov-
or his farm of 10 acres. Il Is sight
20 anyone not accustomed to seeing
such sights to visit truck farm. The
man where we were had one third OF
an acre in lettuce. he has sold $3.50
worth mp to the present time. and en-
poets to get $4,000 for the balance.
He has about one acre In beets from
which be expects 30 realize $500. He
also has two or three acres in onions.
cannot tell all he raises. He has ten
acres Of land. His house and barn take
ont about one acre. Last year he sold
over $500 worth of vegetables and ex-
poets to do little better this year.
His profits last year, after all labor
and other expenses were deducted, was
81, 500 or $50 per acre. That looks
pretty good to me. Another man told
MS the same amount Of labor expended
on s acres would bring as much as the
man realized on 10 acres, but the man
that had ten acres I have known for
several years, and know him to be
conservative and reliable man. He
says he is busy twelve months every
year. Has his wagons on the market
six days q week, 50 weeks each year.
There is not much encouragement for
cotton farming. One does good bus
mess with cotton crop IL be makes
a living and breaks even every year.
There is large acreage Of grain
sown in Texas this year, and much
less cotton being planted. There is
pretty large crop of corn being raised
this year, and q good fruit crop, extra
good berry crop. / think Texas will
be able to look the world in the face
and tell them to go to Sunday school
and church.
Come on all Of the correspondents,
let's hear something good next week
from each of you. / am sorry "Un-
Gle Tom," of Tracy City. is dead. but
IL is not all Of life to live.
"Old Joe," "S. Fl. b." lives at
Estil Springs, Tenn, farming and
chasing dollars to get the interest, as
usual.
LONE STAR,
322S Cole Ave-, Dallas, Tex