16 Reports
8-13-15
There will be a meeting of the 
newly organized Textile Union on 
Sunday PM near the Wollen 
Mills and President Rice and W.E. 
Fleming will officiate and A.K. 
Wilson is chief Counsol and Chairman 
of the newly elected board.  A. K. Wilson 
will be at my house 175 Wylie Street 
at 10 AM Sunday and I have now 
ready a place to hide 2 men who 
can hear the whole program as I 
and Wilson go over it, as I am Wilson's 
close friend I can go into details 
with him in every phase of the 
new local and would like to get 
your consent to have Drake of 
the Exposition and some official 
of the Wollen Mill closeted in my 
house to show them what they 
are allowing to go on, as members 
are being solicited now, and they 
are getting a foothold in the 
Wollen Mill.  We are in receipt of 
a letter from John Golden to 
the expect that he would try to get 
the Atlanta Fed. Of Traders behind 
the fight for the chapter, but it was 
doubtful still could organized 
a new local with additional charter 
members and obtain a new charter.  
I and Wilson have agreed to pay 
our portion for a new charter as the 
old one was left with Wilson, and was 
stolen but we demanded to know 
our leaders and a full program 
before we entered in to another 
fight and we got every detail and find 
that W.E. Fleming, Luther Cotton, 
Earl Herndon, Taylor Fleming, [...] 
[...] and Frank Odell and A.K. Wilson 
with Mr. and Mrs. Moore, being the 
only old members who are in the 
new game.  Wilson will not be in 
it long as he if afraid, but he has 
to stick now.  New names were called 
that I do not know at both mills 
and they state, we can get members 
from the Fulton if we conduct it 
right.  I had my wife to visit 
Mrs. J.B. Moore and I also 
have my brotherinlaw with Taylor 
Fleming yesterday today and tomorrow.  
All these fellows play poker now 
and are easy to huddle, and 
each one has worked steady and 
has money and I advise that we 
take action now for support by 
wollen Mill Bassmen is frequently 
talked, and I am sure they are 
known to most of the foremans 
I will be in your office at or 
about 4 pm for conference.

Respectfully, 16