About Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1909)
'ATLANTA—THE HALF-MILLION CITY” X’HITION OF THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Two Atlanta Lawyers Whose Careers Have Earned Deserved Fame. Prominent Attorney Who Made Good by His Own Efforts. L E RNEST C. KONTZ and James W. Austin have for the last twenty years been engaged In the practice of law In Atlanta under the name of Kontz & Aus tin, and the firm Is considered one of the foremost at the Atlanta bar. Both have been continually en gaged In the practlco of law for something like 25 years, and their experience secured by this prac tice has stood them well In hand during the Important litigation In which they havo been engaged. Their strict adherence to upright methods have won for them suc cess In their profession. Both members of the firm have an ex cellent knowledge of law. are elo quent speakers, and possess at tractive personalities. Judge Kontz has for a number of years been a prominent figure In the clvlo affairs of Atlanta. Soon after his graduation from the University of Georgia he was elect ed auditor and recorder. He was councilman from the Sixth ward during the years 1901 and 1902. During the latter year, under tho administration of Mayor Livings ton Mims,-he was chairman of tho city finance committee. The po sltlon as councilman from the Sixth ward was the only political office he has ever held. Associated with Judge Kontz Is a man who is also well known ns one of the best lawyers In the state. He has made a success In his chosen profession, altho still a young man. Mr. Austin Is promi nent In tho local and state organi zation of the Knights of Pythias, and was Judgo advocate general of the National Guard of Georgia under Governors Northen and At kinson. J ACK J. SPALDING was bom In Union county, Kentucky. August 29, 1856. He at tended the public and high schools near his home, and later was a student at the St. Louis University. Still later Mr. Spald ing was a student at Seton Home College of New Jersey. Immediately after completing his education ho moved to Atlanta and began the practice of law. Three years after locating here he became associated with Alex C. King, and the partnership—King & Spalding—existed for 26 yoars. Altho the practlco of Mr. Spald ing Is general ho has an extensive corporation and Insurance practice. He Is now the attorney for a num ber of corporations In the city, and also legal adviser to a num ber of Insurance firms. . Mr. Spalding Is prominently con nected with the Georgia Industrial Association, a state organization composed chiefly of textile manu facturers. -He has served In the capacity of president of this or ganization for some time, and his services have been Invaluable. He Is also n director and officer In a number of cotton mills and banks throughout the South. Mr. Spalding has been engaged In many prominent legal battles since beginning the practice of law In Atlanta. Jack J. Spalding Is a self-made man. Ho only received about two years of college education, and his "broad knowledge of law Is due solely to his Indomitable energy and strong determination to suc ceed ns a lawyer. At the bottom It a picture of Peschtree-st. lookinp north from the railroad crossing in 1864. To the right of the picture it the wreck of the At lanta bank—demolished by 8herman'sarmy. Old-time “prairie echoonert” are alto shown. At the upper left-hand corner appears the same site in 1889, In the background la the old artesian well, and further back the steeple of the old First Methodist church. At the upper right ia the same view in 1897, showing the Peters building on the right and the excavation for the Fourth National bank on the left. The two top views illustrate better than words the rapid development of Atlanta In a period of eight years from a country village to a metropolitan city. The viaduct has since been erected. Baltimore to Use Plan Of American Audit Co, The American Audit Company of New Tork, the largest concern of tta kind In tho United States, numbers among Its most Important branches the one located In Atlanta. Tho local office Is under the direct management of C. B. Bldwell, resident manager. Mr. Bldwell assumed charge nine years ago, shortly after the branch was established, when all that territory south of the Ohio river was covered from here. So rapidly did efficiency Increase the business that It was necessary to es tablish sub-agencies. Its clientele Is very large and Is of the very best It does the auditing for most of the cotton mills In this section as well as for the large lumber plants throughout Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Operations of the company are not confined to the United States, It having representatives In England and Mexico. Its accountings are recognized by all the large financial agents as a guaran tee and It has so many branches that It Is ablo to have specialists In almost every line. They employ mechanical, electrical nnd engineering experts for the Inves tigation of physical as well as general conditions of plants and properties. The company's experts have Just completed a very thorough Investiga tion and examination of the books, rec ords and methods of the city of Balti more, and are now preparing a complete system of municipal accounting which will be Installed In that city. This sys tem Is the very latest for municipal ac counting. Altho It was made for Bal timore, Its general principles and ad vantages can be applied to cities of any size. About 20 persons are employed In At lanta, but this office can draw on ex perts from all branches; thereby af fording clients the same benefits as It doing business direct with the home office. Experts In all lines are avail able at all times on short notice. Notwithstanding the thoroughness with which accounts are gone over from this office, after the local official stamp Is given, papers are sent to New York, whore the entire business Is gone over by experts and the president af fixes his seal, after which the certifi cate Is guaranteed under bond. AtlantaManMakesRecord As Successful Financier Peters, as cashier, the bank enjoys un- .uaual opportunities and Is capable of untold development For the success of the bank, credit In a large measure la due to the presi dent. W. D. Hanley, who now possesses the majority of the stock. Mr. Manley Is known as one of the most remarka ble financiers and business men At lanta has produced. He came to Atlanta about fourteen years ago—had Id cents In his pockets —was refused lodgings at a prominent hotel because he was without baggage, became stenographer for w. S. Wlth- am, was made cashier, of the Farmers and Traders bank, then elected presi dent of that bonk, then made head of the entire chain of 9t Wltham banks located In the states of New York, Flor ida, New Jersey, Tennessee and Geor gia, and tho still a young man, has ac cumulated a large fortune. The following Is a kaleidoscopic view of the career of a man who met an op portunity, measured up to Its require ments, and then some. He has been correctly described as a financial genius charged with-energy. The following Is a striking pen picture from a sketch of him recently pub lished In the Columbian National Life Insurance quarterly: “He Is only >6 years old. yet pulls a powerful stroke In the financial circles both of the North and South. He works with quiet and forceful persistence. He is aggres sive, but not obtrusive. “In addition to his executive ability, he has written a treatise on country bank ing. which Is used as a hand book by many Southern Institutions. He Is a worker—In tact, he works all the time. He worked his way thru college—the University of the South—at Sewanee, Tenn.” Like "Atlanta—The Half-Million City,” built on a sure foundation nnd rapidly growing. Is the Fanners and Traders bank, located at 239 Peters-st. —one of tho soundest and most note worthy banking Institutions In Atlanta and Georgia. Thera are larger banks, with larger buildings, nnd larger capital stock, but there are none In Atlanta on a firmer basts and none whose capital stock 1s worth more per share, for— The Farmers and Traders bank Is a roll of honor bank, and as such Is first In the city of Atlanta, thirteenth In Georgia, and one hundred and eighty- first of tho state banks In the entire United States. And this roll of honor—what Is It? It Is a list complied by The Financier, the leading financial Journal of New York city and the United States, of all state banks whose surplus and un divided profits exceed their capital stock. And of the state banks In Atlanta the Farmers and Traders bank Is first on this list, and of the 2< banks In the state, thirteenth, and of the *19 banks in the United States, 131st. Thus It comes about that the stock of the Farmers and Traders Is the high est priced stock of any bank In the city, and thus It Is that this Institution Is unique-among all the banks of Geor- * Located In a handsome marble and granite building In a great and growing part of Atlanta, being one of the fa mous chain of Wltham banks, and of ficered by W. D. Manley, as president; J. R. Smith, as vice president, and P. J. W. L. DuPree Jno. O. DuPree THE CHARACTER OF OUR BUSINESS W. L. DuPree and John 0, DuPree have loug been noted for the high character of their busi ness. No doubtful property is listed by us; every offering we make is select property, sure to bring good returns on the investment. THE CHARACTER OF OUR INVESTMENT We are fair-minded judges of the investment value of property. Being native Georgians and long-time residents of Atlanta, there is no guesswork with us. WE KNOW. This is the psychologi cal moment to buy Atlanta realty. Do not delay investigating our offerings. Why not do it today? W. L. & Jno. O. DuPree Building • Mr. J. C. Klein is back in Atlanta and Associated with us as Salesman xftj Ft *■ * 1 jJkliwj* ■ V
