The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-01
THE NEWS OF SELMA
Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Nov. 30,


 Selma, Nov. 30. merctal and Industrial Association last night. resulting in the most earnest and enthusiastic meeting that has been held for several months.
 The general idea seems to predomi- nate that Selma has burned taiiow dips long enough, and the time is oppor- tune for her to turn on the electric lights of publicity and let the outside world know of her progress and her wondereful possibilities for the imme- diate future.
 Mayor Atkins was of the opinion that we needed to blow Selma's horn oftener and louder. until 1t attracted the attention of those seeking most as a place for investment. Both he and President Peacock of the City Council. stated that the city authorities are doing, and will do, everything pos- |sible to further the business interests of Selma. by building more and better streets. and in every other possible le- gitimate way.
 The fact developed during the meet ing that an industrial plant of this city Is manufacturing and shipping dump. flat and box cars for use in the United States Navy Yard in New York. nine oar loads of this material having been shipped within the past ten days. The question of the new Federal building was taken up and discussed at length. Already $75,000 has been appropriated and the lot has been pur- chased upon which to place the build ing, but it, is the belief that the ap- |propriation may be doubled, If Dis trict Federal Court can be located here. With this end in view a committee of three was appointed to cooperate with la committee from the Selma Bar As- sooiation to ascertain if the Federal judges would consent to holding their courts in Selma. If this consent can be obtained, 1t Is believed there will be nothing in the way of an $15o,090 appropriation for the Federal build ing here. The committee will take the matter in hand immediately and if it is found that the Federal courts can be held here, further work on the Fed- eral building will be stopped until en! larged plans, commensurate with the needs of the new departure. can be made.
 Improvement of the Alabama River proved to be another real live subject and one that the Association Is doing good work to further. committee of three was appointed to go with slm- liar committees from the commercial organizations of Montgomery and eth- CT cities to Washington to lay before the Rivers and Harbors Committee the needs and necessities of improving the Alabama River. This committee will carry with it an array of data showing the commercial importance of Selma and adjacent territory. and the im- portant relations existing between these commercial interests and the Alabama River traffic.
 The Association elected officers for | the ensuing years as follows: J. Foote Hooper, President; W. R. Peacock, lVice-President; R. H. Mabry, Secretary; | M. L. Worrell, Treasurer.
 J. Foote Hooper has been President for the past year, and at first refused t1
 serve another term, but the Associa-
 tion has made such substantial prog
 ress under his guidance that members
 insisted upon hin accepting a re-elec-
 tion. In doing so. he took occasion to impress upon the members the neces-
 sfty of attending the meetings, and
 aiding. by their presence, the work the Association has in hand. of building
 up and developing Selma. The Asso-
 citation has a membership of seventy lyet 1t Is fact that the President and a