The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-22
MEADOR OF MARENGO
THE SENATOR HOPEFUL OF HIS
 COUNTIES FUTURE.
Rumored That the Man from Myrtle wood Will Be Candidate Tor Democratic Nomination TOT
 Lieutenant Governor. &
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, ENONs SAs
 Senator D. j. Meador or Myrtiewvou' rs0, Marengo county was Visitor .o oee yesterday He is very hopetul ol .ne s,nce tba Birmingham, Selma and New CrIeans Division of the L. and N pene- trated into that part of the county. "Msrenso. he said, ifs going to take on new life. now that the section penetrated hv ths l.. and N. is to have access to the outside world. Thomaston, Linden, Myr- tlevood and all the other stations aions inc line will feel new throb of life pull sS ting through their sluggish veins and will grow add prosper. Thomaston Is ai- ready ,ming to the front and is going to he one of the best little interior towns in Alabama Linden. too. is throwing on its lethargy and I believe. in the course of a few years, will be a town of 2Ooo or 2,5O0 people. It Is going to be a grad uaI growth, but after awhile you will see my prediction about the county site or the great county of Marengo come true. Of course those persons living in that part of the county so far from transpor- tation are delighted with the prospect or getting in touch with the outside world. Selma ought to be glad, too, for the wholesale merchants of your city and in fact all merchants, are going to be great ly benefited by the increased trade that will come from my section, when the road is completed to Myrtlewood."
 While Senator Meador did not mention it, there are rumors afioat that he Will be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor next year, the new Constitution having created that office. He presided over the Senate as President pro tenn. when Presf- dent Jelks was called on to act Governor, and is one of the finest parliamentarians in Alabama, and should he be nominated for Lieutenant Governor he will make splendid President of the Senate.
 Working for School.
 The trustees of the Selma public school system purchased a beautiful lot about a year ago at the corner of Dallas and Washington Streets. upon which they contemplate erecting a handsome public school building for the white children east of Broad Street. It is to be as near a companion building to the Dallas Acad- cmy as the money in the hands of the trustees will permit. It was hoped by the Building Committee that the contract could be let and the building finished by next October but 1t looks now like the scheme will not be carried out. The school authorities lack about $S,0000 of having sufficient money to erect the kind of building desired, and have been bringing pressure to bear on the City Council to give them the amount needed, but up to now that body has failed to respond, not for any lack of interest in the ,edu- cation of the children of Selma. but from the fact that the city is in such a finan- cial condition that the Council cannot see its way clear to raise the required sum.
 Yesterday the Board of Trustees of the public schools received an estimate on the proposed building and the amount of the bid was 5000 or $500 more than what the officials had on hand. and as they do not propose to go in debt to raise the money to erect this much needed school building ,the time of erecting 1t