Smith Urges City to Approve Terns Pact
Smith presses City of T to back a terms agreement, urging swift approval amid ongoing negotiations. Local officials weigh potential benefits and risks of the proposed terms.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1901
Page
12
Atlanta Debates Street Railway Franchises and Taxes
The article reports Hoke Smith and supporters arguing against conceding street railway franchises to a syndicate. Smith contends the city has undervalued public utilities, cites taxes and dividends, and urges the council to reconsider the deal. Luther Rosser and others question the current ordinance and push for franchise taxation.
Gray Named Editor In Chief Of The Atlanta Journal
Ames R Gray, owner of The Atlanta Journal, has accepted the office of editor in chief and general manager, retiring from law after 22 years. He will assume control immediately, with no staff changes, and will devote his time to newspaper work. He pledged to pursue a policy favoring city and state interests and to be independent of outside influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames R. Gray
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Gray
Hoke Smith
Constitution
Ak. Gray
Gray, Brown & Randolph Entrely
Mr. Gray
Brown & Randolph
James R. Gray
Atlania
Bartow County
Atlanta
Ellis & Gray
Frm
Gray, Brown & Randolph
Edward T. Brown
Hollins Randolph
American Trust and Banking Company
Fourth National
Bank of Atlanta
Atlanta Savings Bank
May Inman
Walker P’ Inman
Atkinson Sells Journal Stock to Smith and Cohen
H M Atkinson has sold his one third stake in The Atlanta Journal to John Cohen and Morton Smith, exiting management. Cohen and Smith announce plans for an independent afternoon paper, but Gray was named editor in chief and general manager of The Journal, with Cohen and Smith taking executive roles under him. The trio state Gray will lead policy and welfare decisions, while Smith and Cohen gain partial control through their stock stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokeath
Smith
Atlanta
Mr. Atkinson
J. J. Valding
Luther Rosser
Morris Brandon
Preston Arkwright
Smith Equeat
Ames O'Neill
H. .M. Atkinson
Atlanta Journal
John 8. Cohen
Morton Smith
Messrs. Cohen
Mr. Cohen
James R. Gray
Messrs. Cohen and
Atkinson
Cohen
H. M. Atkingon
Aughta Journal
Gray
Road Building Boom Opens With Southern Good Roads Train
Work begun by the Southern Good Roads train as heavy rain delays progress. Machinery unloads at Decatur street and the Boulevard siding. rock crushing starts pending clear weather. Delegates and officials from National Good Roads Association and Southern Railway attend, with President Spencer backing the effort to improve Georgia roads.
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Southern
Decatur Street
South
W. H. Moore
National Good Roads Association
Chicago
R. W. Richardson
Martin Dodge
Washington, D. C
M. A. Eldrfige
Ihington
D. C
M. A. Hays
Southern Railway
Boston
Calvin Gillis
Mr. Hays
Asheville
W. C
Edward G. Richardson
Iwis
W. H. Irwin
Ottawa
Wis
C. M. Scott
Charlotte
N. C
Goad Road Machinery Company
Kennett Square
N. T. Smith
Fairfield
Western Wheeler Scraper Company
Aurora
W. L Spoon
Burlington
Good Roadie Machinery Company
T. L. .McKean
Wilcox County
Pennsylvania
Good Roads Machinery Company
P. J. Dolan
Buffalo
Kimball
Good Roads Association
Samuel Spencer
Georgia
Atlanta
Negro escapes from East Point calaboose after chicken theft
John Wilheit, a Black man about 60, was jailed for chicken stealing from Dr. Kennedy at Mest Point. He fought Officer Wright with a knife, was struck with a pistol, then escaped from East Point calaboose Sunday afternoon. Police suspect outside help in the breakout. Chile’s cruiser sales to Colombia and Ecuador are near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilheit
East Point
Wright
Wlithell
Calahouse
Wilhelt
BUILD DEPOT SAYS BROWN MAKES INTERESTING REPORT
Copies of the report by Ed T. Brown special attorney for the Western and Atlantic railroad were distributed in the house. The fifty page document covers Georgia railway property with emphasis on the terminal property in Chattanooga and Atlanta. Brown endorses a $600000 appropriation for a new Atlanta passenger station and argues the depot must expand to accommodate incoming roads. He notes the state controls the terminal situation and cites past litigation as part of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed T. Brown
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Brown
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Greas
Christmas photographs at Con don's on Whitehall Street
Christmas photographs available at Con don's 234 Whitehall Street corner of Alabama. Visit for seasonal portraits and card prints.
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Condon‘s
Whitehall Street
Cor
Alabama
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