 In 1876 Clarke sold his half interest in the paper to Evan Howell.Howell's family would come to own "The Atlanta Constitution" from 1902 to 1950.In 1883, Hemphill was one of a group of investors who incorporated the Fulton County Street Railroad (horse cars), which was later electrified, and became famous for its Nine-Mile Circle route to what is now Virginia-Highland.