The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
GOOD PIKE ROADS
 ID JOIN COUNTIES Conference Held On Midway
 Ground PLANS ARE FORMULATED Work on the Government Building at Selma Progresses Slowly on Ae- count of Lack of Material.
 Notes and Personals.
PLANS ARE FORMULATED

Selma, October 22.-(Special) Jon Mul- berry creek bridge, the structure built Jointly by Autauga and Dallas counties about Il miles from this city, was held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock a confer ence between officials and citizens of the counties, which will result in the building of a turnpike road extending from the center of Autauga county to Selma, the county seat of Dallas. The conference grew out of the efforts of the Commercial and Industrial association of the city to secure relief from the miserable road lead ing into Autauga county, which threatened to defect some of Selmas valuable trade. At a meeting of the association, held a few weeks ago, the matter was brought to the attention of the members by w. T. Atkins, Sr., VITO is intensely interested in the good roads question. A commit tee, with Mr Atkins as chairman, was ap- pointed to take up the question and the result was the conference Thursday, which was well attended. Among those present were w. J. P. Jones, county com missioner of Autauga and seven or eight prominent citizens of that county, Probate Judge P H. Pitts and Commissioners Julien Smith and w. c. Phillips of Dallas county w. T. Atkins and Jacob Topper. representing the Commercial and Iudus- trial association of Selma, and five or six citizens of the Burnsville neighborhood.
 The necessity for improvement in the road leading to Autauga county was agreed upon immediately and then fol- lowed a discussion as to ways and means to bring the matter to realizationn It was finally agreed upon that the following tentative plan be pushed;
 l. Dallas county is to build turnpike road from Selma to Mulberry creek bridge.
 ?. Autauga county is to build a similar road from the center of Autauga county, near Mulberry postoffice, to the foot of the hill about a mile from the bridge on the north side
 8. Through the efforts of Messrs. Atkins Topper and the Selma Commercial and Industrial association the mile of miser able road between the bridge and the foot of the hill is to be built by private sub seription, the expenditure to be about S1O0o.
 f. The city of Selma to grade and gravel Water street, extended through the sand bed in the eastern portion of the city. This plan will be submitted for ratifica- tion and action to the county commission CTS of both counties ana tnere IS llllle doubt of its being adopted, and there will result one of the best highways in the state.
 Work Lagging on Buildings.
 Work is tagging on the government building under process of erection in Selma, owing to the difficulty being found by the contractor in getting terra cotta tiling, The first specifications for the til- ing had to be changed and the manufac- turers have been sending the material to Selma very slowly, only one car reaching here this week. Contractor Purvis, how eyer. thinks he will have the building completed by the contract time, June l. 1909 The roof will be put in about 30 days and already it is evident that Selma is going to have a very attractive home for Uncle Sam.
 Local and Personal.
 Rabbi J. H. Kaplan has as his guest for few days the Rev. Alexander Weiss of Cincinnati, o.
 The remains of the infant child of MT and Mrs. J. s. Roberts, formerly of thls city, was brougfiht to Selma today for interment. The little one died in Rome. Ga, yesterday.
 MT T. B. Woods has demonstrated the l value of truck farming in the vicinity. 1 This year he planted an acre in snap i beans and has just marketed his second crop, securing 50 bushels, for which he ] received $2 per bushel. MT Woods is con- 1 fident he will get atAleast 25 more bushels and knows that thi sbeats cotton.