Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-28
A Review of What Comprises the
 Thriving Town.
MANY VILLAGES IN ONE
Democracy Holds Sway and From Indications Bibb Will
 Come Up All Right.

BLocroN, Sept. 27.-ISpecial Staff Cor respondence. l--A first view of Blocton is somewhat disappointing to one who has heard it was a town of 4001 inhabitants, and there would be good reason to doubt the accuracy of the last official nose counting in this interesting place if one should con clude that Blocton is really all of Blocton.
 To make the above sentence a little more perspicuous will state on ny word that there is no town or city or village in Ala bama bearing the name of Blocton. It's all myth.
 q There is, however, down in Bibb county one lone little building on the bow ofa rocky hill overlooking brook, whose waters are blacker than Carter's ink, and this insignificant one- story, square pointed structure is occupied as post office, and it is all there is of Blocton. But surrounding it, and within radius of two miles, you will find Settle Town, Me- Graws Town, Number One Town, Number Two Town, Number Three Town, Camp bell Town, Saw Mill Town, Gunlock Hill, Stacks Hill and Primitive Ridge, this ag- gregation of towns, hills, ridges, etc., con taining population of 4000 people, and constituting what is generally called Bloc ton.
 When all the coal mines in the vicinity are working full time the people are a happy and industrious set, and the mer- chants do a thriving business, as large majority of the miners in this district are more skilful than in some other regions and consequently make better wages. At present the mines are not working full time, but all of Blocton hopes the day is not distant when affairs Will take turn for the better.
 lam surprised that MT. Aldrich will not get a stronger support here than the out look indicates, for this has always been his pet place, and l believe he made it his home for number of years. At any rate every man here knows him, aud knows him well, and they all accord him due praise as a business man and as gentle- man. From the best information obtain able l believe about One- half the voters are going to vote for him to remain in Ala bama, among this. number being men who have been intimately associated with him for ten or fifteen years, and who esteem him highly as a man and have the highest regard for his friendship, but who will not nor cannot be pulled over into republican, ism by MT. Truman H. Aldrich or any other man.
 It was with genuine pleasure that at tended the regular weekly meeting of tbe Underwood club last night. This club now has about POO members enrolled, and the membership is still increasing. It IS splendidly organized and is full of aggres- siyeness. Mr. F. M. Holley, an active young democrat, is the president, be being in politics from pure love of excitement, At the meeting last night short speeches were made by Messrs. Walter Maroney, J. 0. Jones, Robert Vance, - Glover and John Towers. From the ear- nestness with which the club has gone to work it would not be surprising to hear that old Bibb has been redeemed. It is particularly gratifying to learn that large numbers of Capt. Kolb ssupportsrs in this county, those of the old democratic rais- ing, announce that they will not under any circumstances vote for man who claims to be republican.
 They say that they can't stand so much "nigger" business, 1t being a fact, so understand, that every member of Mr. AL drich's campaign committee in Bibb county is a negro of the deepest dye. It is also stated in Blocton that Mir. Aldrich himself selected that committee.
 Good, sure enough southern born white men are not going to vote for a man who will do this kind of a thing, and MT. AL drIch may as well take timely notice, for the white voters of the Ninth district are not going to send him to congress this