The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
ROAD INTO SELMA
OF ENGINEERS HAVE PITCHED CAMP.
Are ThOught To Be Surveying the Rfxht-OfWny for Birmingham
 1nd Atlantic to New
 Orleans. ....

s Advertiser Bureau Selma. Oct. 26.
 The prospects are that Selma VIII ooon ret a new trunk line
 TheInew road will be the much talk d of extension of the Atlanta, Btrm- ingham and Atlantic and the cnances gre aM in favor that the road VIII pass through here on its way to New or-
 Rumors to the effect that the road contemplated extending its line from Birmingham to New Orleans nave nave nied by the officials of that road but from the tssss rsmo9s ousloos wi pfovs true. The road from Atlanta Is now being completed into Birmingham and when that has been finished it Is very me road on to the Crescent City will ke taken up and that soon afterwards inc actual work upon 1t will be cop,-
 The fact that the Panama canal will be built is causing all of the southern railroad to seek outlets at tho su!t ports. It b but natural that the Al, ianta Birmingham and Atlantic should want . terminal in New Orleans on the gulf as we'll as having terminal at Brunswick on the Atlantic coast It CTS of the road to build the road as short and straight aspossipie To ex- tend the road from Birmingham 10 New Orleans as sn,er the crow W, w@uaa op ricS L territory which Is now practcai!y nn, touched by any of the great raliroao system of the south This territory IS ture and a railroad through It would cause 1t to develop rapidly and prove . source of untold revenue to the sys-
 The reason upon which is based the belief that if the new road Is built on to New Orleans that 1t will come by seima. is the arrival Of ,o ara corps rpmned o1 of this city. These engineers came to Selma several days ago and upon p,e tne their camp where they did. The en- gineers are working under the super vision of Engineer Alfred c. Olney. who has charge Of the survey west O.
 From the Robbins place the corps of engineer. Wili survey n NeW sou6n op within a few miles of Selma
 Besides the corps of ened engineers trsro camr eth.p a gn corps rns in % the field near here. TWO of these corps working upon thel sur vey between Selma and Talladega They are working @ rnPidly inyn and md ais 1t s corps within the next two weeks. when the survey on to New Orleans will be taken up and it is believed that the the
  first of the coming year.
 Was Allowed Bond.
 Before Hon; j.. "; Mabry. judge or there came up a habeas corpus pro- ceedings to see why A. c: Ellis, a re- gro, should not be allowed bond. Killed another negro named John King and since his arrest he has been con- fined to the county jail.
 Judge Mabry decided that Ellis could be allowed bond and fixed the amount at &l,0o0. The negro quickly made the bond and returned to his home. Wants Interest Taken.
 The Dallas County Sunday school Association has issued the followins appeal to the Sunday Schools of the County for a large attendance at the convention which will be held in this city on November 20 and 21. The ap- peal Is as follows:
 "Dear Brother:
 leading banner County in Sunday school work, but for some reason in terest in this great work has been lost and Dallas is no longer a banner County.
 We, as Sunday School workers. so neglected this very important work In our County until we were about to lose a place in this great organized part of the churches work. A few of our workers realizing this fact. came to- gether in conference on Friday, Octo- Der 19, and decided to hold a County Convention at the First Baptist Church Selma, on Tuesday and Wednesday. No yember 20 and Fl, and save Dallas.
 we will be unable to do this unless 7 we have the prayers and hearty CO., operation of the workers of our Coun- ty. May we ask that you take this matter up with your school at once enter into prayer with us for Gods blessings upon this coming conven- tion. and appoint your delegates.
 "The basis of representation being i've delegates including pastor and SUI < perintendent.
 Arrangements will be made for the entertainment of all delegates. Kind