Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
EXPECT 4, B. { A.
MANAGEMENT:
SHAKE Up
President Miller Of N. 0. & G. N.
and TrainIoad of Officials OFF
on Inspection Trip.

Rumors that a shake-up is immi-
osur in the management of the At
ranra. Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
r,7I were freely circulated in Atlanta
rsiIread circles Wednesday morning,
fo-iowing the secret departure of a
,r9fnIoad of the roads officials, head
Oh Inv Receiver +. 7. Lamb and Presi-
dent Miller, of the New Orleans and
Great Northern Railroad, who also is
receiver for the Buffalo and Susque-
hanna. and a prominent Eastern rail-
road man, on an inspection tour Of
rha property.
considerable secrecy is said to have
s.irrounded the inspection tour. Mr.
Miller it is, said, came quietly into
Atlanta late Tuesday afternoon and
went on board the train early We'd
nesday morning. He was Joined there
by Mr. Lamb and by r. Kemp
Slaughter, auditor; B. l.. Bugg, as
sistant general manager; H. W. Col
son. general claim agent; j. J.. Ed
wards traffic manager, and w. w.
Croxton general passenger agent.
The inspection party will traverse
every mile of the road and thorough
ly inspect the property, returning to
Atlanta Saturday morning at 1923
o'clock.
Rumors of Dissatisfaction.
Rumors that certain Eastern hold
ers of A, B. e A. bonds, including the
Old Colony Trust Company of New
York, which is said to be directly re-
,ponsible for the present trip, are
dissatisfied with certain features of
the management of the road, have
0een rife among local railrord men
for several weeks. These JUNIORS
have been intensified by the apparent
secrecy with which to-dny's depart
ure was made, and 1t is said that
when Mr.. Miller returns to New York
and makes his report to the bond
holders, strenuous times may be an
ticipated. The rumor is also being cir
Cuated that the inspection of the
road is being made in the interest Of
certain Eastern railroad which
nontemplates the purchase of the A.,
3. & A, the sale of the road already
having been ordered by the United
States courts.
II is not thought that the recent
resignation of II. NJ. Atkinson as joint
receiver with Mr.. Lamb has anything
10 do with the sudden decision Of
the railroad officials to make an in
spection of the property.
This is the second trip over the
road that Mr. Miller has made. About
two years ago he came to Atlanta at
the request of certain bondholders
and spent several days going over
the property. His report has never
been made public, but shortly after
ward Il. 7. Lamb was appointed to
his present ras' ss receiver. A pc
cuiar coincidence also is that Mr.
Lamb, shortly before his appointment
as receiver came to Atlanta and made
an Inspection of the road for Eastern
capitalists.
Likelihood of Change Denied.
Prominent officials of the Atlanta
Birmingham and Atlantic, who did
not make the trip, denied Wednesday.
morning that there is any likelihood
of change in the mana cement of the
road, and declared that the inspection
rip is nothing out of the ordinary.
SO far as we know" said Edward
&. Rock. superintendent of transpor-
tation, ''the trip the officials of the
road are now on is nothing more than
the. ordinary inspection tour that is
often made"