Railroad presidents to attend Fourth American Road Congress in Atlanta
South and Southwest railroad chiefs will gather in Atlanta for the November 9 weeklong Fourth American Road Congress. Fairfax Harrison and L. E. Johnson lead a strong rail leadership showing with hundreds of railroad traffic and industrial officials. The event aligns railroad policy with road improvement and includes prominent automobile leaders and top civil engineering and educational institutions in a coordinated effort to boost southern transportation.
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Southwest
Atlanta
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
L. E. Johnson
Norfolk & Western Railway
Geor. W. Stevens
C. & QO. Railway
Fourth American Road Congress
American Road Congress
Congress
American Automobile Association
John A. Wilson
Laurens Enos
New York
Robert P. Hooper
Pennsylvania
L. R. Spear
Massachusetts
H. M. Rowe
Maryland
A. G. Batchelder
Geo. C. Diehl
Good Roads Board
New War Tax Law Details Beer Taxes and Broad Surtaxes
Congress passed a broad war tax bill raising about 100 million annually. It imposes taxes on beer at 1.50 per barrel replacing 1.00, various wines and spirits, tobacco, brokers, theater owners, pawnbrokers, and many financial and commercial instruments. Stamp taxes apply to bonds, stocks, notes, telegraph and telephone messages, insurance policies, and printed matter with penalties and a 4000000 appropriation for collection. The act takes effect immediately with some provisions starting January 1.
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Revolutionize Georgia's dependence on one crop
Commissioner J D Price urges immediate statewide action to diversify Georgia agriculture from cotton to grain and livestock. He calls for grain warehouses and rapid development of markets to allow farmers to store and obtain advances, insisting on grain marketing facilities and stronger regional buyers to boost wheat and other crops.
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Atlanta
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Arange
Easey
Bosee
Proiacn
Wien
Texas
United
Europe
Russian-Asia
South
George Ting
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