Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-20
CARROLLTON.
County Commissioners Regulating Tax
sessments-Pickens County to Be
Oyerrun by Locomotives

Carrollton Ala, July 1s.-(Special Cor
respondence. 1.-The court of county CONF
missioners has been sitting during the
PRESENT week for tfials OF objections to
assessments, and to raise or reduce the
valuation of property A great many
persons appeared before The court, and
in visw of the fact that the tax rate in
this county is one 65-100 dollars, 1t is be-
heved that no material alteration in the
aggregate taxes reported by the asses
Sor will lbe made. 1t is generally STAGED
that very few persons are assessing their
taxes for the full amount III this county
and no one expects that il should be
done. The ventilation thai has been
given the matter Will result IN better
assessments in the future Pickens has
come to the frcnt as progressive coun-
~, and in til nexl easement an attempt
will be made by land owners to pay into
the Treasury more than is received back
f. uln The state. The u ople of this coun-
~ having contributed nothing 10 the
( state, government for many years, are
unwilling to be any longer put in that
attitude.
One road is now being rapidly pushed
I through PickenS from Columbus, Miss.
1t was first surveyed by Major Mlckle
ard his line has beeen adopted by Major
Minor Merriwe her. chief engineer.
More than ,hirty years ago Major
MicRls SURVEYED an fdlal line through
this county along the Tombigbee river,
and in that important work, Major
Minor Merriwether, the chief engineer,
was the supernt endent. Alabama and
Pickens county bonds wens to the wall
and the senterprise fell through although
it was backed by the indomitable N. b.
Forrest. Ii now appears to be highly
epnebableFthat the valley of the river will
soon get railroad and that Pick ms will
be conned,ed with the outside world by
another great railway that will rum
through Pickensville.
The psople of Carrollton are in earn
est about a short Ene to Reform and the
town will raise sufficient amount of
money and securities to get a recognition
in the financial world. The citzsns gen
orally are coming to their assistance, and
it is believed now that the road will be
built. The county seat cannot be with
out railroad. All the trade of this sec
ton demands the facilities of a market
nearer home.
The contractors on the line of the rail-
way are purchasing more mules and the
work will BIZ finished according to con-
tract. The extreme hot weather has
retarded the work and has resulted in
less 9.thoses who have agreed to the con-
tracf of finishing the grade for ties and
rails by thasfirst of September.
Mrs. Annie E,dgely, the wife of Mr.. e.
f. Edgely, editor of the West Albanian,
died on the 18th inst, after an illness of
short duration. Mrs. Edgely was the
sdaughters of MIR. and Mrs. Henry b.
Latham, of this place. The be.eaved
husband and family have the sympathy
OF large circle Of relatives, friends and
acquaintance.
The streams in this county are lower
than they have been for many years, but
the springs and wells furnish an unfail-
ing supply of cool water at all times.
The owners of lands at Yorkville, Re-
form and Gordo win soon. have lots laid
off for towns, and many purchasers are
getting ready to build storehouses on the
railroad.
The people of Yorkville are inquiring
for an appropriate name for the station
rear that point and they desire name
that will be accepted by the postofiice
department,and in honor Of De Soto. who
camped at. that point for some time.
Fernando, fernando, De Soto and Soto
have been already appropriated in the
directory, and neither of these can be
used on that account.