16 Reports
Aug 15
As Agreed on by I and Mr. Oscar, I went to Supt. Drake last Saturday but did not mention Mr. Oscar at all.  I told Mr. Drake in detail of the efforts of some of his employees to reorganize Textile craft in his vicinity, and offered to closet him or his agent to listen at 10 AM Sunday when his own employees would meet at my house to talk over the plans the result was, that Drake stated it was only old Fulton employees who were directing their efforts against the Fulton mill and he had lately discharged several of them.  I called over named and find he has a few yet.  Drake stated he anticipated no trouble now, but for me to keep up with the situation and keep him informed and he spoke as if he had information from other sources as to the efforts of employees and he personally knew they were organizing to fight the Fulton.  Sunday, A.K. Wilson came to my house and he and I agreed to pay Jim Rice for the charter and remain members of the executive board, if a vote was takened to exonerate us for the loss of the future rule the organizer and vote on all expense to be incurred.  This was agreed to by Rice and others at the meeting at W.E. Fleming's house at the Wollen Mills.  I talked at length of the manner we were treated by organizors and advocated the delaying of ordering a new charter I and Wilson controlled the meeting all but the vote on a new charter but we will continue to control the meeting in general.  The Charter will not be a duplicate of 886, but will be an entirely different number but no new names.  I, W.E. Fleming, Jim Rice, Sam and A.K. Wilson, J. B. Moore, Luther Cotton and Earl Herndon are the charter names.  I gave $5 as did Wilson which amount we were charged for the charter, I displaying a pawn ticket of a watch for the amount given.  I returned to North Avenue with the bunch where I am sure.  Rice spent a portion of the money for Whiskey.  I returned home and wrote Golden fully and referred to the order of a new charter and a money scheme planned and I am g[...] sure he will refuse at first to mail the new charter and I will contain to work a on these lines and if it does come I can more easily get the new one.  Wilson had moved to 33 Estoria Street, and I is now in Chattanooga Tenn.  I told him the sheriff had a warrant about some fellan Simms and he immediately left the state as did Sam Wilson.  I have my brotherinlaw scouting for me with J.B. Moore who is working a picture agent game to get among the people.  All of them bet on assistance from foreigners of the Wallen Mills, and indications are that they are in a manner encouraging them.  We will meet again next Sunday and the intention is to ask for an organizer.  Mrs. Conboy was in Augusta, Ga on Aug 10th and spoke to the textile craft in Hickman's Hall but she only visited Marquardt in Atlanta.  I incorporated in my letter to golden that an organzor would be a[...] for and have written 2 letters since along same line.  I believe Mrs. Conboy will slip someone in on us but not soon.  Will Trimback states Allie Jones and wife and Ed Mullen have pledged to support the union.  They were around Turner's saloon in old picket stile but were very q[...] and making friends.  I been exceedingly busy this week or would have reported earlier still I have Mrs. 16 going to see Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Fleming and I have the situation well in hand.
Respectfully, 16.