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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1923
Page
6
Historical figures show 1917 railroads earning about 4.018 billion with 70.8 percent operating costs, leaving roughly 74 million for interest and dividends. Net income fluctuated in subsequent years as operating ratios varied, aided by government wartime support and back pay adjustments.
The article discusses Bradstreet weekly bank clearings and an improving operating ratio for 1913, with projections of lower operating costs and higher net operating income to cover fixed interest and dividends. It notes ten year comparisons, railroad securities, and market perspectives from Jesse Livermore, plus notices about Georgia Railroad and Banking Company conventions and local public works bids.
Weather unsettled as cotton values rise though trading centers show mixed shifts. Opening season lows near 8 to 19 points under last week close, with gains to 130 to 167 points for week’s end. net gains around 86 to 68 points, closing near 20.74 cents. Reports cite heavy rainfall delaying planting in Texas and parts of the south, with some belts reporting favorable stands and others poor stands, while speculative demand flags and offerings stay limited. Market outlook suggests tighter supplies ahead, with warm, dry conditions favored and next week’s belt conditions key. The contract market to open at 8 am New Orleans time, close 1 pm, Saturdays 10 am daylight-saving adjusted.
Laytoan Ward, 83, of 117 dution etrert, is dn Grady hospital sulferio from sealatia injuries to fly ari. Nevo Civl Hurt. An oautemebile driven by Mas balyn Diekert, daughter of d.s. Hickert, struck near Boulevard near Tewin street. Pha pedir] was taken to shady hospital and after treatment was allowed to go home.
More than 20 000 miners in the Pittston district United Mine Workers will respond to a strike order while Butler colliery workers refuse to join and will continue to work. Negotiations for settlement will begin immediately, as officials report.
A morning church gathering of Negro Methodists listened to B R Holmes speak on the missionary spirit of Jesus Christ and the ties of ancestral families. The remarks reflected on church history and contemporary concerns within the denomination as students from local institutes attended.
Fifteen women and two earnollers were injured shortly after midnight in a clash sparked by an insurgent uprising on Amlene street. Explosives planted by rebels in the area caused most casualties. Free State troops advancing met rifle fire from irregulars who had barricaded themselves on house tops. The sofa and explosion were heard.
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