Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
sPRATIVlLLE
Fight On Besween the Louisville and
 NaGhviEle and the Mobile and Ohio 'a Telephone and Electric Lights.

Prattville, Ala, July 12.-6SIc cial Cor respondence0-Th fight which has been on some time between the Louisville and Nashville md the Mobile ard Ohio rail- Ioa1s a Montgomery has moved its bona Of con. .ention to this placs. The Louis vile and Nashville has placed two side tracks. across .he right of way and old grade of the Mobile and Ohio at this place and JhaSe had kone Cars and engines standing thereon for several days. There is ino woiA doing her5 except the engi- aiee!s and a small crew clearing off the right. of SWay. We are not in q position to know why they have blocked Che grade Of the Mobile and Ohio. We hope the lNo loads will adjust their differents aEd ma ke- -lt pleasaLt for our nsw friend, |. the lAA9biiel and 0nio. We are glad to have the old reiiabla Louisville and
 Nashville, bur we think we are large enough to have one more good load. I do I95t 1fiElx we will "go back on'' the Louisville and Nashville.
 Very heavy cOmplail-ts come in from different portions of the coun about the want of sutfciel- rain during the pal-t few weeks. Corn has been considerably damaged by the drouth; cotton has not suffered. yet, but all kinds of vegetables have been greatly damaged. The crop ,pHqspect in this section is very good so PraEtville, society has been improving lately; there have been several entertain- ments ! in town, among which may be noted the Following: At Hon. D. B. Booths, Judge w. F. Wilkerson's, Hon. Mac. A. Smiths MT. T. w. Smithe, and MT. J. B. Golsons, besides a number of picnics and fish fries.
 F5 IA large force of men are at work on tha Pp3ttYille telephone exchange, which will Sbe ready for use in a few days. We will
 have t0 hPVi0 With i9ihall If phones, and it will soon increase to thir- pty or fortys- That is pretty good show hing for asSmall city.
 This is mot all. We are going to have electric lights by Line first of the fall. It is sno<.often that you will find such a philosophical place as this is becoming to be. Prattville is now regarded as a good place for any kind of an enterprise, with the possible exception of two pro- fsssiens, practice of medicine and law
 It is too healthy for the frs; mentioned to do we'll; and too busy with ones own business to have any trouble to settle in
 the courts.
 tPrattvilIs hopes her big sister will not forget her, and when Birmingham has any enterprise she does not care to take, just, send 1t down here; we have all the hatufalfa dvantages that you need for all most anything. We are so naar the iron supply, and steel as well, and have all the hard wood and the finest pine timber Ehat you cap use and we will have splen- did rates onl coal from now on, as we will be on the road leading 10 the coal if Ids. Several fine water powers near the town, and, in fact, there is no good reason why
 PrattVille should not be one of the first towns in the state soonl
 Within seNsn miles of Prattville there is. good, Ia nd -covered win the virgin for est of as fine timber as is found anywhere in the south The lands are not very rich but respond readily to fertilizers and careful cultivation. It can be had very cheap now.