The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-17
SPUR TRACK PLAN
 CAUSES COMMENT Senator Morgan Opposes Water
 Street Extension ELkS LODGE DISRUPTED Selma Organization Is Practically Without officers-J. N. Scale Spends Day in SeIma-other
 News of Dallas.

Selma, October 6.-(Special) 1.-The lvest wire that Selma has had in many days appears to be the proposition of the Sou thern railway to run two tracks down Water street for the purpose of giving store door deliveries. The local papers have from one to three communications each day pro and con on the matter. To- day Senator, John T. Morgan, who was on Water street the best part of the morning holding impromptu reception on every corner, stated very forcbly that 1t would be mistake of the most serious nature to permit the tracks to be run on Water street.
 There are intimaton from several sources that even if the council grants the right to the railroad, abutting prop erty owners will institute legal proceed ings and through an injunction stop the work. The citizens seem about evenly divided, arguments being advanced on both sides. R. R. Kornegay, former member of the city council, and a big property owner on Water street, Is out in communication today advocating the granting of the franchise. He makes reply to Col. W. w. Quarles, who last week opposed it. All in all 1t looks like there is considerable of nut for the council to crack and one or more political futures may be made or marred.
 Shake-up In the EIks.
 Selma lodge of Elks is without officers at this time, except that the old off cers have agreed to hold over until their successors are elected. At the last meet ing of the lodge the resgnations of all the officers were accepted. They had been presented at a previous meeting and laid over for week. The officers put in their resignations in the hope that a reorganization of the lodge would be resuscitated. For the past year the bur den of the order has fallen entirely upon the officers and a few others and there nave been evidences of dissatisfaction which the officers who have resigned hope may be corrected with a new batch at the helm. The present officers of the lodge are:
 J. w. Marshall, exalted ruler.
 R. E. l.. Mel, esteemed leading knight.
 R. H. Mangum. esteemed loyal knight.
 Morgan Richard, secretary
 simon Davidson, treasurer. J. G. Norris, tyler.
 V. B. Atkins, trustee.
 Chambiss Keith, trustee. z E. M Abbott, trustee.
 AL lne meeting or the lOuSe 10 pc Helu on Friday night next the election will take place for their successors. s Local and Personal. J. N. Scale, general superintendent of transportation of the Southern railway, reached Selma yesterday in his private car and is spending the day here. The Southern has lately purchased several acres of ground north of the city for q through yard and Mr. Scale Inspected the property today.
 The remains of Mrs. w. B. Dennis were carried to Pantersville yesterday and in- tered. Her death took place in Ellayille, Ga, where her husband, the Rev. w. B. Dennis, Is stationed.
 The lumber yard property in this city of the Gregory Coe Lumber coinpany has been purchased by J. E. Tate and Roland Jordan, who will conduct a lumber yard under the firm name of the Selma Lqmber company
 Dr H. B. Allen of Americus. Ga. passed through the city today en route to Thomaston to settle up the affairs of his brother, J. E. Allen, who was Shot and killed about ten days ago by the negro Booker Glass, now in the Linden jail