The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-18
THAT ELECTRIC ROAD.
CITIZENS, MEETING IS HELD IN
 SELMA.
Sense of Gathering That the Projected Line to Connect Selma with Ma- rion Shall be BuiIt--Thc
 Prelimfnaries.
Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, May IT.

AdvertlSer bur9du,
 Selma, May IT.
 T, w.s the sense of the citizens meeting held in the court house to- night that the electric line between selma and Marion should be built. The meeting was a small one but great deal of interest was manifested by those present.
 The meeting was called to order by I F Hooper. President of the Com mercial and Industrial Association, and was turned into citizens meeting. b' q. Melvin was nominated for Chair- man of the meeting by Herman Elias berg, and J. P. Parke was nominateo for Secretary. MT. Parke as soon as he was nominated resigned, and c. H. Greer of Marion was nominated and finally accepted.
 J. F. Hooper then addressed the meeting, saying that he had found that the subscribers in Selma to the electric line had only one wish in regard to their subscriptions; that they had been fooled in such matters several times before and had become skeptical ana wanted something to show for their money and would not pay their money until they were assured they would get something in return.
 The Committee on Subscriptions In Selma was then asked to report. Her. man Eliasberg, Chairman of the Com- mittee. reported that there had been subscribed so far $15,000 and that the Committee could get another thousand tomorrow and that he thought that the amount could be easily made to reach $20.00U.
 The Committee was continued and will keep on soliciting subscriutions It was then moved by MT. Hooper that the body should be organiztd into a. permanent organization known as the Selma Electric Railroad Association. The motion was carried and the organ ization became permanent. It was then moved<that committed of three be appointed to select seven who should be known as a board of trustees and who should have charge of all money, the financiering and such other matters pertaining to the building of the road The Committee, consisting of E.. V. Ullman, H. Eliasberg and c. H. Greer then went into an adjoining room and selected the board of trustees. which is as follows: J. F. Suttles of Felix, W. A. S. Haynie, A. F. Armstrong and s. V. Woodfin of Marion and c. W. Hooper, B. J. Schuster and J. R. Parke of Selma
 The subject of the line. after it was built, getting into Selma then arose and Colonel Abbott was asked to enlighten the meeting. He said that the Selma Electric Line would throw no obstacles in the way of the line entering this city, but thought when built that the two lines would probably be one. The question as to whether a survey of the proposed line should be made before issuing bonds to capitalize 1t arose and it was finally decided that if the sur vey was made first it would be easier to induce outside capital to take the bonds and that larger subscription could be raised in this city. The mat of trustees and. the survey will be started shortly.
 MT. Greer then asked that Colonel Abbott explain to the meeting how capitalists could he interested in the projected line, which he did in very concise and brief manner. T. w. Bar ker in behalf of citizens of Summer field also asked that a survey of the road be made and said if the people of that place knew that the road would come through Summerfield that it's subscription could be doubled and stat ed that one man would give 100 acres of timbered land.
 The meeting was also addressed b5 J. F. Suttles and A. F. Armstrong. It was reported during the meeting that the right of way for the line over two different routes had been rendered and that enough timber for crossties and poles would be donated.
 The meeting adjourned to convene again at the call of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.