#429 Tuesday Sept 26, 1916 Fulton Bag- Bottom Mills At 7PM last night I striked in front of their place of business and the filling c[...] of whom I refered about before in three reports and working on r[...] of looms 5th and 6th in weave room no. 2 mill no. 1, was there and he asked me what had became of me over me the last few days. I told him of my discharge and what the reason I thought was the cause. He stated that it could not possibly be any of the men he had told me of being good sympations of unionism that had squeeled on me. I demented the fact of how it was so many employees come and go and working a Sundays at most and then working their notices. And depressed my opinion of the conditions in the mills forcefully to the dis- creddit of the company. And I added that it was a good thing that about fifty employees were getting through every week on account of these conditions. He said to me as follows: (to wit), you notice brother last week how one or two would have their notices up each day getting through in succession? I replyed yes: Wekk he stated, That's the skeme in that mill to have some one getting through all the time until there is better condition and we can organize. I argued with him it was A good skeme. He did not me exactly the language as put him, but the results of his remarks are the same. Later he said he knew what he was talking about and that he was wise to it all but that he would not tell who was responsible for this skeme inside the mill because he could never tell who he was talking to most of the time. I told him that the smash hand was a good union man and that I had been talking to him often. Also I said that he should keep all the good fellows in mind and when there is enough a secret meeting could be arranged and then all can work together to form a union. I asked him if he had any talks with this smash hand? He replied that he did not know him at all but would try to become acquainted and possibly exchange views on union matters. Now to those it may concern. It should be ascertained whether this billing carrier is try at to the company or not. Or if he represents the position I placed him in. If he sustains my contentions. Some of the operators should be put next to him to find out who is in the plot inside the mill executing the scheme referred above. If it is en- gineered from the outside or by union agitators, I will eventually uncover the scheme from that standpoint. I have in the past on two different occasions Seen this filling carrier going in the mill in company of the boss, and if he is a natural reporter it is possible that he tells the boss his information but that it does not go any further up in the management. I don't want to reflect on the loyalty of any of the bosses in the mill. But these positions of boss become monotonous like any other job and the least friction with their help and their supervisors, which means less work on theirs minds, and consequently a lot of little things that may involve them in extra work and many they will naturally neglect. I got a letter today from Miss P[..]ist telling me to call Wednesday night at her home. I will do so. Besides this so as I can get next to Flemming. Harry Preston has given me a good description of him and the plans he fragments daily, also he will be pointed out to me at the first opportunity. I called on Har[...] today but nothing developed that I can report. I have written a reply to Miss Kellihers letter received last Saturday. And I believe it would be a good idea for me to go to Anderson, S.C. and interview her because as she stated in her letter that she learned much when she was in Atlanta in connection with the strike. But could not tell me all in a letter. I had a talk with Hart of spinning dept no. 2 mill He said his boss asked him to withdraw his notes, but he refused. So the boss told him that he would have to lay off today. Hart had an argument over this and wanted his money at once, finally the boss put him on oiling till the rest of his notice. Hart also stated that he had a talk with the boss of spinning no.1 at the latters request and he was offered in documents to come and work in the other mill but that he should not mention his meeting with the boss of no.1 to the boss of no. 2. But he declined the favor and he showed me a letter received from the party in Macon telling him that the job would be held until he finished his notice here. Hart further stated that his boss was the meanest that he ever worked for and that every hand that ever worked for this boss could verify his contentions, and this was the reason that the help was always getting through. He praised the second hand as being a good fellow and said that the boss of no.1 was better liked by the help. There was some talk at the dinner table about the man being knocked down u[...] will by the [...] dept boss and it concerned about a civil being brought against the company. A motor man on the strut railway of whom I referred about in their reports before he told me today that the company had hired 150 new men last week . This fellow takes me for a labor agitator and I am connected to the U.T.W. He made the statement that it was for the interest of the man to hang up and get this union going before Miltary men were sent home from the Mexican border and also to be in fighting form just about the time when the Southeastern tour starts so that thing can hit the company hard if a strike is necessary. Further he requested me to find out all I could around the city while [...] around and see if I could talk it in to all the con men I come into contact with. That they were going to organizer sooner or later and that if a night has to come then it might as well come now better than later when the company will be prepared with a lot of extra men. I find this man very much enthused with [...] and he is always anxious to hear of some news about the latest developments and he is also interested about all news from the New York con men situation. I have no doubt some trouble in this line is assured in the near future and will have to be brought out.