The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
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 LINE INTO SELMA Rum0rs on Streets Regard ing Prospective Roads ELECT FAIR OFFICERS Anniversary of Lees Birth Observed In selma-Prospects of Jasper
 Tensacoia Road Building
 lo Selma Bright
ELECT FAIR OFFICERS

Selma, January 4--(Special) There is ac douht bal within the next few weeks there ail develop plans for the building at railroads in Alabama which will mean considerable to the future of Selma. Dur ing the past few days there has been sev- eral rumors regarding prospective rail- roads and in which this city has figured more or less.
 Among the recent rumors regarding rail- ffoad building is the report from Birming- ham to the effect that the Louisville and Nashville has allied itself with the Raul Lumber company in the building of a road which will have terminals in this city. Selma also has prospects of the pro- posed Jasper and Pensacola road touch
 ing here, and work has also started from Meridian on road which Is being built in this direction.
 Coming with all of this railroad talk the
 local promoters of the projected railroad from Selma Up the Cahaba valley to Birmingham held a meeting Thursday night. This meeting was held for the purpose of discussing with W. A. Clark of Birmingham plans for the building of the road.
 Nothing regarding the business trans acted during the meeting held Thursday night has been given out by those who attended. But it is understood that plans looking 10 the building of the road were discussed at some length by those who attended. MT. Lamar and associates were granted valuable terminal rights of ways here by The city council about year and half ago. Those rights of ways were T + at the expiration of that period work upon the road has not been started they will be forfeited
 The prospects of the Jasper and Pensa- cola road touching Selma are also very bright. according to members of the rail- road committee of the Selma Chamber of Commerce, This committee for several weeks past has been working on the plan of getting this road to come by Selma and recently have received some very favorable encouragement. At the next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the correspondence relating to the road com ing by Selma will be made public, but until then TO information is being given out by the members of the committee.
 Members of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, assisted by members of Camp Jones, united Confederate Veterans, appropriate ly celebrated the birthday of Gen. Robert F. Lee in the auditorium of the Young Mems Christian association Friday night. An excellent musical programme, which was taken part in by the best talent of the city, added greatly to the pleasure of the programme of the evening. Dur ing the celebration an essay upon the life of General Lee was read by Capt. P Turner Vaughan. who for four years followed Lee in his campaign In Vir- ginia.
 The Central Alabama Fair was formerly organized here Friday afternoon. During the meeting committee was appointed to get out a catalog and to make all necessary arrangements for the fair which the organization will give here next fall. The following officers were elected for the year: V. B. Atkins, president; ]. B. Ellis. vice president; H. M. Smith, manager; Morgan Richards secretary. w. A. Anderton, treasurer. Directors: V. E. Atkins. J. B. Ellis. II. NJ Smith, W. A. Anderton, C. Kirkpatrick, F. B. Mar tin, C. F. Shuptrne W. c. Ward, Morris Meyer, A. B. Moore and Julien smith.