The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
ISK MORE TRAINS
COMMISSIONING HEAR
SELMA COMPLAINTS.
Uetfex Service Demanded For City
Frem Southern Raflway--Boat
Company Places Orders For
New Machinery.

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Selma. July 20--(Special)--The busi-
ness men of Selma are determined to
have q better local schedule on the
Mobile line of the Southern Railway
and win not stop until every resource
70 get this schedule has been exhaust
ed
The question was brought up again
today at a meeting held in the rooms
OF the Commercial and Industrial As
which there were present Charles Hen
derson and John A. Lusk of the Ala
bama Railroad Commission.
To these gentlemen the facts in the
case regarding the schedule on that
line Of the Southern Railway entering
Selma was explained in detail. They
were told OF the great Inconvenience
TO which the schedule puts the travel
ing public as well as the great loss
which II had caused and would con-
tinue to cause the business interests
Of Selma.
The QUESTION Of a sleeper between
Selma and Washington was also taken
up by the meeting with the two menu
bers OF the Alabama Railroad Com
mission, but it is hardly thought that
the commissioners can do much with
that matter. The men explained to
the commissioners that they wanted
the present train operated into Selma
to arrive here before noon and to
leave on the return trip IN the after
noon.
They prefer local train operated
from Thomasville to Selma in the
morning and returning to Townsville
In the afternoon.
Commissioners Henderson and Lusk
promised to take the matter up with
the authorities of the Southern Rail-
way and said that they would try to
arrange for a conference with J. B. ).
Thompson, assistant to President Fin
ley Of the Southern Railway
1t is thought that the commission
win try and have restored the double
daily service between Selma and Mo-
bile. which was In operation before the
panic OF two years ago. To restore
this double daily service the Southern
Railway would have only to operate
the local train between Mobile and
Thomasville. sixty-two miles further
and bring It into Selma instead of
stopping at Thomasville
After the discussion of the passen-
ger service on the Southern Railway
the matter of river freight rates was
taken up by President Henderson with
the wholesale merchants who were
present at the meeting.
The members of the commi ssion
seemed anxious to get the views of the
business men upon the question OF
river transportation and to know
whether the tonnage of freight on the
river had been materially increased.
Mr.. Henderson said that he thought
that shortly Selma would be made an
1nportant distributing point and that
great volumes OF freight would be
Brought here from Mobile and other
points on the Gulf and distributed from
here In every direction.
Machinery Orders Placed.
Mr.. r. L. Ellis, local manager OF
the Selma Street and Suburban Rail-
way Company this morning placed ar
order for about $1,000 worth of ma
xlainery with a New York concern fol
the Birmingham and Gulf Railway and
Navigation Company. This machinery
which was ordered consists of eleva-
tors, cranes and things to facilitate the
handling of freight and win be used
by the boat company in connection
with the wharf and warehouse which
they will operate in Selma.
Terms for the Woolsey building or
water street, wherein the postofice II
now located and which will be used fol
wArshouse purposes by the Birming
g ham and Gulf Railway and Navigator
Company, have been agreed upon. TIL
lease for this building was to hav
been concluded today hut Mr.. Min
thorne Woolsey, owner of the building
could not be located, but IT is though
that this lease WIN be signed within
6lae next few days.
The boat company will probably TAX