The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-21
TRADES COUNCIL
 ID HAVE BARBECUE
Selma Union Men Will Observe
 Labor Day
RUMoRS OF NEW RAILROAD
Engineers and Surveying Parties Are West of Tombiabee and Extension
 of the Louisville and Nash
 vile sio Talked of.

Selma, July 20-(Special) )-The Selma Trades council held an enthusiastic meet ing last night and below will be found the list of officers elected for the ensuing year. The council is composed of seven locals, each sending five delegates to the first-named body. The local unions are the Machinists, the Blacksmiths, the Boiler makers, the Photographers, the carpenters, the Barkeepers and the Retail Clerks. The most important matter that came up last night was on a resolution for the proper observance in Selma of Labor Day on September with barbecue and picnic at Elkdale park The matter was referred back to each local union TOT action, re- port to be made to the next meeting or the Trades council. The officers elected last night are as follows:
 W K. Green, president.
 S. F. Smith, vice president
 M. R. Jones, recording secretary.
 J. r. Perry, treasurer.
 Thomas W. Stone, press reporter
 E. P. Mccullough, sergeant at arms.
 Phillip rown, doorkeeper.
 R. D. Spreause C. Garfield and A. W. Moses, trustees.
 Bank Building to Be Remodeled.
 contract was let today for the remod- cling of the old Central City Insurance building lately purchased by the Selma National bank as a permanent home for that institution. The plans contemplate the placing of a handsome marble column in the center of the corner of the build Ing directly in front of the entrance which will be through an oval shaped plate glass door. Mosaic tiling will con- stftute the flooring and the furnishings within will be of a marble base with ma hogany fittings.
 The bank will be one of the most ele- gant in the state. It is already one of the strongest institutions of the city and promises to be an important factor in the handling of the immense movement of cotton in this section this fan.
 As to Camp Jelks.
 A few of the members of the Alabama National Guard who have been in at- tendance on the encampment at Camp Jelks returned home this morning on fur loughs. They report the members of the three Selma companies as having good time despite the fact that two of the have their tents pitched in the broiling sun. At 11llxdale park, this city, is an ideal camp ground, and naturally the Selmians compare the present site with the site that could have been se- cured here At Elkdale every tent of the brigade would have been in the immense AiO NAllii BiOhiAb Nao oAti- tered by large trees throwing their shad- ows upon 1t in the late afternoon.
 The boys that have come back say that all in all the encampment is a success, and that the novelty Is very pleasing to the majority of the soldiery.
 Railroad Rumors of Movement.
 For the past few days reports have reached Selma of the presence of engin- eers and surveyors west or the Tombig bee river, just across from Myrtlewood, the western terminus of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, and the rumor that came is that the Louisville and Nashville intends to extend It's lines to Meridian or connecting with the New Or leans and Northwestern, thereby gaining an entrance into New Orleans. The report is that the Southern has gained lease on the track from Mobile to New Orlean, now used by the Louisville and Nashville, and that the latter road will at the expir- ation of their present lease run Its train through to New Orleans via Selma, Me- ridian and the Northeastern.
 The Southern will, of course, utilize it's line from Washington to Mobile via Selma and thence to New Orleans. If these ru- mors shall prove true 1t will place Selma on two large trunk lines, all connecting with the three important gulf ports of New Orleans, obile and Pensacola, and will be of great benefit to this city.