Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-28
OPELIKA.

[continued from Seventeenth Page.l the best known gentlemen with the travel ing public in the state, always affable and ready to discharge the duties of hos- pitable host. Too much cannot be said for the Cooper and it's managers.
 THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES of Opelika now h operation and in pros- porous condition are as follows: A large cotton compress, fertilizer works, cotton seed oil mill, furniture factory, iron fouu- dry and machine shop, two sash, door and blind factories, wagon factory, ice factory, electric light plant, splendid system of water works and the Chewacla Lime works. All of these enterprises do fiourishing business aud are in a prosperous financial condition, but more are needed. When It's location, accessibility by rail with all parts of the country, it's climate, its health, it's proximity to the coal fields and pine for esis are considered it will be seen that Ope- lika possesses unsurpassed advantages for all kinds of manufacturing and industrial enterprises-and these are what 1t espe- cially needs.
 NEWSPAPERS.
 Opelika has two newspapers. The Even ing News, wide-awake afternoon paper, is making good fight for the town in an industrial direction. The Opelika Post is new weekly paper just established and promises to be one of the best in the state.  men of enterprise and ability.
 PROMINENT CITIZENS.
 Opelika is the home of some of Ala bama's most distinguished citizens, among whom are such men Rs Gen. George F. Harrison, Col. William A. Sanford and Judge J. J. Abercrombie. The latter of these three distinguished Alabamians is one of whom the entire state is proud. Judge Abercrombie is a gentleman of rare legal attachments, and his record as practitioner is indeed a brilliant one. In addition to what he has accomplished in this direction he enjoys the distinction of being justly regarded as one of the eminent scholars of the south.
 HON. H. L. DAUGHTRY,
 the present mayor of Opelika, is a gentle man of wide popularity, and one of Ope- lika's most prominent business men. He IS 62 years of age; moved to Opellka in 1869 and engaged in the hardware business with Dr. A. N. Lightfoot, the business which he had followed from the age of r years. MT. Daughtry never took any prominent part in politics, and was nomi- mated and elected by his friends on the board of aldermen. with whom he had served as a member of the board for. four years previous tC his nomination. MT. one of the best informed hardware men in the south. Dr. A. N. Lightfoot, now in his sgd year and senior mem Der of the firm, was prominent and successful physician up to 1869, when he engaged with MT. Daughtry in their present line. With twenty years of close attention to business this firm has built an enviable reputation, carrying at all times one of the largest and best stocks of hardware in the state.
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