Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-05-11
Caroline Chapel.

Kind editor and many readers:
guess had better drop in this week,
and respond to troll call', as some of
the anxious inquirers might think
had ''dropped OUT of line. No,
have not quit, am only waiting for
the spirit to move.
Well, news of importance is very
scarce this week. We are having some
very warm and dry weather at this
time. unusually dry for this season OF
the year. Oats and grass and other
tender vegetables are being cut short.
and there are no indications of rain
yet. Farmers are getting along very
we'll planting corn, and they acted
very wise in making preparations for
corn while there was season in the
ground. Some are done planting and
most all nave the greater part of their
corn planted
Ye scribe had the pleasure of attend
ing the great sold Farmers" day at
Sequachee yestei day. Saturday, and
certainly did enjoy the grand speech
made by our state president, L M.
Rhodes. He surely knows it, and can
tell it. / would have been glad had
every farmer in Marion county been
there. and heard Bro. Rhodes proclaim
the great truths that are now con-
fronting the old "crusty headed" far
mers of our land and country. Bro.
Rhodes has ths figures at hand and
can tell them He says the only way
out of this great dilemma Is by coop
Grafton among the farmers. He show
ed plainly that the speculators had us
bound hand and foot, and we we're ly-
ing at the foot Of their mercy seat. and
we cry for mercy, and without
ransom. We are shown no mercy.
Bro. Rhodes spoke to our local at the
Knox school house Thursday night,
and said that every other profession
except the farmers was organized, said
even the little colored bootblacks were
organized. He gave for his authority
for SO stating that sometime ago in
his travels that he stopped with an
old farmer, and Mr.. Farmer would
have him walk out and view his mag
nifcent farm, and walking over the
farm his shoes got very dusty and
needed cleaning. He walked out in
town and found little colored boy
equipped for the job. and asked him
if he would clean his shoes, the little
so he put the little fellow to work. In
few minutes he had one shoe nicely
polished up, and he remarked to the
bootblack, "Say, boy, l never asked
you what You we're going to charge
me for cleaning my shoes. What is
your price," and as quick as thought
the little negro said, ''Ten cents,
boss - "Why," Bro. Rhodes said,
~ thought YOU boys only charged a
nickle. The little negro saId, "Well,
boss, we used to do the work for a
nickle, but we met down here on the
corner the other day, and agreed to
raise the price to ten cents, so | will
have to have the dime" So, you see,
kind farmer reader that we are the on
" class of people on earth that cannot
come to any sort of an agreement, and
stick to it. We just let the spectators
govern us and our own business to
their own liking. and to their own
benefits. Just to think that the whole
world depends on the farmer for sus-
tenance and we are so selfish and sus-
picious of our brother farmer that we
turn to the speculator and cater to his
rackets, SO it seems as though we have
not got the sense and courage as has
the little colored boot blacks, SO.
Brother Farmer, wake up, as the world
is ours, and the whole nations of
earth depends on us, and why not we
be the great head. the ruler and con-
troller of all things pertaining to the
farm and farm products.
Well, poor "Old Joe" was very
much hurt when he found himself SO
indisposed last Sunday that he could
not bave the pleasure Of attending
that Sunday school and singing con-
vention at Whitwell, which met on
that day for their first meeting in
1916. | am told that they had grand
time, had some very fine music, which
l certainly would have enjoyed. Hope
when it meets again the 4th Sunday
in June at Sequatchie, that l will be
permitted to enjoy the occasion.
Well, this is Monday morning, and
as didn't have time yesterday even
ing to say all wanted to say, | will
resume my dreaded task. Am proud
to say that there are wee bit of rain
indications this a. m. The elements
are little hazy and kind of red at
sun rise, but as the old preacher said
at one time that all rain signs fail in
dry weather, and all clouds rain in
wet weather, so guess we will have
rain at the breaking up of this dly