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- ↑ Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. December 6, 1897. p. 192 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Thomas, Henry W. (1895). Digest of the Railroad Laws of Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia: Franklin Printing and Publishing Company. p. 267 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Poor's Directory of Railway Officials. New York: Poor's Railroad Manual. 1895. p. 116 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Sale Will Occur: Atlantic Short Line Will be Sold at Swainsboro Today". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, GA. December 17, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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