The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
BUSINESS MEN ARE
WELL ORGANIZED
City Officials Of Selma Are Full
of Vigor
The CITY HON0RS It's DEAD
In Its Cemeteries Sleep Some of the
Most Famous Men the Nation
Has Ever Pro-
duced.
THE CITY HON0RS IT'S DEAD
eY FRANK V. EVANS.

BY FRANK v. EVANS.
Selma May 2-tSpecia1)-The Com
mercial and Industrial association OF
Selma is a most potent factor for the
advancement of the city. It's membership
is composed of the leading business men
of the city. and the public spirit mani
tested by this organization is indeed
commendable Its officers are j. f.
Hooper president; ]. NJ. Baker, vice pres
ident; Nathan Waller, secretary, b. ].
Schuster treasurer. A committee, with
f. NJ stillwell at its head is just now
busily engaged in the work Of preparing
and compiling for publication an illus
trated book, presenting facts and figures
in regard to Selma. which will prove
quite readable and of great value to this
city and to the state.
Among other valuable facts to be pre-
scented in this work Is that the wholesale
grocery business of this city exceeds S.
100000 per annum and the hardware,
liquors and other lines of trade show up
In like proportion. The retail trade Of
tie city is growing with the population,
while the wholesalers are annually en-
terlng and enjoying increased territory
Truck Gardening Is Growing.
Truck gardening in central Alabama is
growing to immense proportions and add
ing greatly to the trade of Selma. These
gardens are proving quite profitable to
the owners, and they are now sending
heavy shipments to the markets of the
northwest.
The average cotton receipts of Selma
exceed 10000 bales per annum, and THIS
1pan
the congresses but shipments to the To-
cal market.
The municipality of Selma is now in
most satisfactory condition The city's
bonded debt is easily carried the tax
rate is reasonable and the adminstra-
ton progressive. City officers are Hon
v. B. Atkins, mayor, II. II. stewart,
city clerk, Fl. l. Shelley, city treasurer;
Walter Shafer city attorney; Edward
Walters chief of police; w. r. Peacock
Is president of the council and the alder
men are George Phillips 7. w. Hall, r.
r. Kornegay r. II. Agee. NJ j. Meyer.
j. G. Norris, +. v. Elder, r. Berry,
]. Smith and w. L. Quinn.
The city does not own the water and
light plants here, but the private COM
panes which operate them seem to be
giving satisfactory service at reasonable
cost.
Are Attractive Features.
AS heretofore stated the educational in
stitutions of Selma are among the citys
most attractive features The city school
buildings are new, we'll arranged, modern
and imposing structures. The board of
education has for its president w. 70.
wales; w r. Nelson, vice president; l..
E. Jeffries, secretary and treasurer, and
as members such prominent and repre-
sentative citizens as Hon. e. w. Pettus
Omitted States senator), N. Waller, Jr.,
H. S. d. Mallory J. w. Mabry, Daniel
Partridge, C. l.. Rodenberg, w. p.
Welch, A. G.. Parish and ~ e. Harda-
way, superintendent. These schools are
well ATTENDED, and -afe doing splendid
work.
The private schools and colleges of Sell
ma are: Galloway Boys High school,
Convent of Mercy. Home High school,
all white; and The colored population is
well cared for, not only in the city public
schools, but they enjoy the privileges
of the Alabama Baptist Colored univer-
sity, Selma university, Knox academy
and Payne university. So ii will be seen
that Selma is a real educational CEN
ter.
Selma, too, Is a real city Of churches,
perhaps more prominently so than any
city in the state. The white Baptists
here have two large churches. the Christ
"
one the Methodists two, the Presbyter-
fans three. The coored people have nine
Baptist churches, one congrega tional
five Methodist one Reformed Presbyter-
ian. All of the secret and benevolent or
CARNATIONS have strong lodges In Selma.
Three military companies are here or
ganized and active There are three hos
pitfalls and in1rmares: number of ply
scians prominent at home and abroad,
nd hor 10. m L.,
Has Beautiful Cemeteries.
Last, but not least attractive among
the many beauties of Soma are her
cemeteries Live Oak cemetery" at the
end of Selma street is beautiful "eity
of the dead'-not small ether for time
has contributed to IT'S growth as well
as to its beauty. 1t is the resting place
for the mortal remains of statesmen.
soldiers, ministers; of men and women
whose names are written not only upon
the tombs that mark their testing places
but in the history of the state, and in
delibly stamped upon the memories of
the people for whose good they val
liantly labored
William Rufus King.
At~ons these notables marked by A
mausoleum rests the ashes of William
Rufus King, the founder of Selma Upon
this marble is engraved these words i:
Hon. William r. King, Vice President
of the United States Died April Sth,
1853 Aged 81 years" Many Alabamlans
but not the younger generation, know of
this distinguished man, who Selma claims
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