Preston S. Arkwright, Atlanta lawyer, went into the office of President Henry Morrell Atkinson of the Georgia Railway & Power Co., asked him to sign certain securities. "Sign them yourself," said President Atkinson, and went on working. Politely Lawyer Arkwright insisted, "I am
sorry, Mr. Atkinson, but they must be signed by the president of the company." Casually President Atkinson said: "That's all right. You sign them. You're the president now." That was in 1912.
Last week on the Million Dollar Pier at Atlantic City, N. J., before 10,000 utility-men, and with more formality, Preston S. Arkwright (now president of the Georgia Power...
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