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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
12
Comptroller General Wright to meet with President Woodriff of the Atlanta Railway and Power Company to review tax returns and the 1909 arbitration on roadbed and franchise values. Potentially adjust returns by adding roadbed value, with notable estimates from 300,000 to 1,000,000 dollars and monitoring implications for Atlanta property holdings.
High school boys receive diplomas amid a pageant of rhetoric and progress. A campus debate on the concentration of capital frames the event, with Asa W. Candler, Gamer Hill, Felix Bulthenthal, and Winslip Nunnally presenting contrasting views on trusts and economic power.
The report lists returns per mile for Georgia street railways led by Atlanta Railway Company at 491 dollars, Albany street railroad at 5000 dollars, and Macon Consolidated at 2590 dollars plus other figures. It notes possible acceptance of roadbed return, but likely extra costs will be disputed, with arbitration likely and conferences planned today.
The Girls High School holds graduation tonight at the Grand Opera House with sixty two graduates. Diplomas will be presented by Hon Hoke Smith as Major Slaton, Professor Slaton and others attend the ceremony. A pantomime drill and class photos follow in Browning Hall.
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