The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
A. & B. RAILROAD.
Some Important RumOrs About Its Fur
 chase of Other Property.

chase of Other Property.
 The Talladega Reporter says 1t lis not on the witness stand as to It's au- thority, but 1t states that the Eastern railway from this city to Pyriton. is now the property of the Atlantic and the A. & B. recently admitted that an offer had been made for the purchase of this road. which extends into Clay County on the line of the proposed route; and now comes the information that this offer has been accepted. con- ditioned on the perfection of the titles, which is matter of formality.
 This makes it up to the A. & B. to begin work in Taladega within sixty days in the expenditure of s600.o00 in this section. It will be done. The Eastern will be used by the A. & B. to work and operate from this end to meet the progressing work from Roanoke in this direction.
 'The purchase is considered a good move on the part of the management. as it cuts out a competitor, and gives the A. & B. an open field in a great ter ritory Of course the road will be strengthened, and it is said that the mountains vii be tunneled to make 1t conform to the new roads require- ments.
 Tt is so. if The Reporter says it's so. Now watch out for some new de- velopments, which may later include But. whether the B. & As still all right or not. don't let her boom"
 More Coal Fields.
 The Birmingham Ledger says "the re- ports are that the Mobile and Ohio rail- road is contemplating extending It's lines to the Warrior River, few miles above Tuscaloosa. to that tract of coal land. numbering 41.000 acres, which Chicago capitalists have purchased. and W. H. Skaggs, is said to be preparing for development. As has been reported also, the Ensley Southern is making five mile extension of, its track. and is preparing to erect across the Big and Little Warrior Rivers two immense bridges, under the direction of F. M. Durham, IT.. resident engineer of the Southern, which will connect Short Creek and Parrish and make the track of the Ensley Southern practically a cir- cle. Both of the above reported moves will mean much in the development of coal lands in Alabama and the general output of the material.
 Tt is reported, in addition to the above, that the Louisville and Nashville intends the construction of thirteen and one half miles of track, in order to reach the properties of the Pratt Con- solidated Coal Company; which compa- ny, as has been reported, intends next | year to increase its daily output of | 5000 tons to 10000. This interesting | rumor Is neither denied nor confirmed | the parties interested not making any | statement. It has been reported, how ever, that the Pratt Companys output | would be materially increased next year, and 1t is not improbable that the Louisville and Nashville will take steps to aid in the marketing and delivery of the coal.
 The undevelopei coal lands in Wal ker and Jefferson Counties. as we'll as the large tract of Al 1000 acres in Tusca- oosa county, will be putting out coal next year. in case the plans contem- plated reach a state of maturity. It is that the Southern Railroad and the Frisco will aso make exten- sions of their lines into the undevelop- ed properties, and it is intimated that his will materially aid in the intended developments.
 It might be stated also that the com Ing of the Illinois Central from Jasper 10 Birmingham. permeating the Bir- ningham district, will be another valu- able accessory to the coal interests"