The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-25
GOOD ROADS FIGHT
 IS ON IN DALLAS Citizens Are Divided Into Sev-
 eraI Factions FARMERS HOLD A MEETING Session Was sllmly Attended-Reports Were Made By Delegates Who Re- gently Attended the State
 Convention.
FARMERS HOLD A MEETING

Selma, March 4.-(Special.) )-Selma and Dallas county bids fair to have an ani- mated discussion on as to better roads and the way to get them. The county will l divide itself into two and perhaps three | sides from the present prospects
 One side will advocate the court of county revenues continuing the work as now in progress, which is being criticised in many quarters. This consists in sev- eral outfits which are throwing the dirt
 in the center of the road and making drain ditehes along the side, a system Of road building that Is said will eventually make fair road, where no stone is avail able. Of course the road bed is in bad condition for the first months until |, becomes packed and this has led chiefly to the criticism of the methods of the commissioners.
 There is another side who feels hope less about the matter declaring that f is waste of the peoples money tc build roads with anything but rock foundation and claiming that it will mean confstication of property, almost to think of such a thing with the ma terlal so far away. There Is. still third class among which are many of the weathiest and most progressive citizens of the city and county, who ad- yocate the issuance of from $500, 900 to $5OO, 900 of bonds with which to build at least four turnpike roads of permanent quality radiating from Selma north east south and west and then using the pres ent outfits to putting in good shape the feeders to these turnpikes.
 It is rumored that the race for the legislature in Dallas next term will be based on bonds and anti-bonds for road building purposes. How true this is does not yet appear, but at any rate there is great interest being manifested and the local papers are receiving communications from Tax Payer" "Citizen" and Pro Bono Publico," anent the matter.
 Farmers Meeting Held.
 There was held today a rather slimly attended meeting of cotton growers of Dallas county. At the hour of the meet Ing, 12:3O, there were but a few persons in the hall, and a recess was taken until l o'clock, when about twenty-five farmers appeared, and the business of the meet ing was taken up and carried out The re- ports of those who attended the state convention few weeks ago were heard and steps taken toward systematic re-  duction of the acreage and fertilizer. There Is not a doubt but that not near the acreage will be planted in Dallas this year as last. Whether the reduction will be as great as 25 per cent will de- velop later.
 Swore Falsely.
 Jerre Melton. negro, who was a wit ness fin the mayors court yesterday morn- ing in case where a negro woman fig- ured for the larceny of $7 from another negro woman, was bound over by Mayor Atkins this morning to await the action of the grand jury, the charge against him being perjury. The negro swore that he had not seen the women, when it was proven that he was with them in res- taurant shortly before the discovery was made that any of the money was missing. The mayor sought to impress upon the rest of his race that they must tell tho truth in his court or suffer the conse- quences if caught.