The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30
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SEUSIIiUfEs frH B1Nh NOfES
Mr.. John Dswft ~ arn-f's Co'rs'p""deh''
VIII the 4 .htnu. q { 0canotlNr N"rk-.

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New York. Sept. o. 1871
Mr. ". G. Ferguson, Treasurer HIcn
mond Locomotive Works. E"""o"'
Ny Dear Sir: AZ one OF the mg,"
| hers of Congress from this IA
| am the only member rom
| section OF the Hous~ COnmlt'tr
| Banking ana Currency. ~ tnt,rs. +
| ton with my congressional t,,,e Inc
lately had occasion 10 lhNc7uhnnc, &c
| tbst connection have received s." '. t,,cns
decd. | might say hundreds an in ali
! OF paper used In this con-"
Par.s o. ,"e ,,r collection has bPeh
| rpaJe ana largely used In deihO.,11' "th.r
| the necesslty Of such ISSUE .nIisteI
beneficial results. ma ia tt,.r.s,ed: and
~, e,ne,,ion OF the social 81 lauE
Tnnds "Rlchmoud LOCOMOTIVE " ~ -,
ectip" and a very i'N .. Wy u. love
notes ISSUED in NeW theII w. M, 81.
,"y collection IS pra tlchlE cv,nr
,..,ng eyerv clearing house 'or'''. "t,
~, sn,ri3I emergency 'Ht'I,H 81
Elo,lIa TO Washinet ana n,St, ~ ~
Wv, orleans. / am naturally ahN,"" W.
make as CONFLICT as pos n pie a nr.
~ VI / venture to request that you hInu
IL secure and forward me blank 81 ~,
celled specimens OF tacn dt"o," ,,s.J
of the Locomotive Works 9-t. iseuo
Ly you7 / think this Is the only 'aSu,
~ 49,. kiud now lack-the Tailroad an
elevator companies munlclPdIb'9
individuals in all parts Of the cou i.,t',|
having been peculiarly a.. o,h.'' am
In this matter. and the IA u,"' issu..s
Ml,n"ut , az dua 10 This fact mat
mil latety had not heard 81 thrHI,
hence had made no request }"
regard ,.,, N uhicl
Won NAV kindly he able 10 ASSIST NJ
| remain.
JOHN DE WITT NHirNE'"
p,c,ro N loE Ra'. Sept o i,9t
Mr. rohp do Wit Warner, TrleiN h"''"'
ines. iii Broadway. New org ..o,ol me-
boar Str. our treasurer mas h"n',,' %
your letter Of 18th instant ana ~ mat
close herein specimens oi ""t ftw, i've
WAS issued during 'ht Il % f5.
months. In denominations ~ 80, S!-1
sIO ana so. i'm the aE2i "Sate sun S".
m,a 81 which all has been PAN OH, 80,
u few thousand, say N""' "',,,,.onad
ing retired as presented ~ n"Fthnll,,
In Auguat lsl0, th1: We found II "ho,N
i,n,,nseiLIa 70 secure bank ac'ouihoit
inns and currency commensurate w.
nur demands Having lhfgc cum -
on hand. We called the men t"-.
and left It Ia them. "hfthet IN IN
mart payment. or that We tioSe """"
works. The opinion VAS unanimous ,ma.
o-e should issue the scrip, when wa
drawn with reference to priority OIL ,''lu'
mon the company, and so iar as
h.ar there has been no 0bJc'u'h
r.. on the contrary. both the in"h aIi
mo merchants of The city urgel US Oh
49,, account to refuse contract. II W.
could execute It with the aid OF I.''P'
MAJ tbry would cheerfully handle II.
As an interesting fact. hotMllno I" M ~,
inp that every banking INSTITUTION )"
the city vas favorable to us. ana III
tarastei i'm us. Il was nearly o 20
i'm tbe day II August y. lNhb' Il loit
We could get currency SUFFICIENT - p3E
off th, fractions OF an NhOoJ pay ron.
We confess u have eXpen' nr'n SoW,
Measure when issuing this scrip, 70 leti
that we were using our W"li-d'' -, 80
credit that has been cOnilscdted thrS'
many years through the operation oI '"'
ia er cent bank issue tax. ,,.,
The small cOterie owning TINS eS'dp1o'
mant representing in themselves s'NrIdl
millions Of property. found thrnlS'iiErS
nuvarlcsS to meet the SITUATION fth''
~ hold no United States bonds.
I nave come to believe that the frpeIi
- Tho state Eauk tax tranSrtnaS III
imnortance all other questions hHc.u"h
Yours very truly, .o,l.
le,,ron ". K. TRlGG,
"N'b"'" President