Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Financiers of the Gate City Will
Have Hearty Support Of South
in Fight for Convention.
BIG DELEGATION is GOING
Representative of Association Has
Already Inspected HoteIs-Fa-
vorable Report Expected,

Atlanta. encouraged by Its success
in becoming host for the Shrners and
other big organizations in 1914, Is
making an earnest effort to induce
the American Bankers Association 10
choose Atlanta as its meeting place
ia September next year
This years convention Of the bank
ers will Doe held in Boston beginning
October C. A delegate from every
bank In Atlanta. from scores Of banks
IN Georgia and hundreds Of financial
institutions all over the South viii at
tend. and the Suu-hcrn iuancicrs are
solid In their support Of Atlanta as
The 1914 meeting place Atlantic city
y J., is the only other city In the
race for the honor.
The Georgiaus. with a large con-
uIugeut from the other Southern
States. have engaged practically every
statcgoOm on the steamship city Of
Savannah for the trip The City Of
Savannah leaves the port whose
name 90 bears Thurstav october ?,
and arrives I'm New York on the
morning of SUNDAY. october 3. The
rarity will leave New York city that
evening, TO arrive in Boston on the
morning of the convention.
Go Armed With Argument.
The Atlantans and the southern
srs. who for AN purposes are loyal
go Atlanta on this occasion, go armed
wiki every convincing argument that
can Dee marshaleu 20 support their in
Nitution
They bear invitations from Gov
ernor Slaton Ass uring the distinguish
ed BODY % hearty welcome; from May
or Woodward from the Atlanta
Clearing House, from the Chamber of
Commerce and from the Atlanta Con
Vention Bureau Within the next week
81 Is likely that other southern cities
viii add their formal support to At
lanta's plea.
In Boston. n year or 40 ago, the
Atlanta Adj Men. at the national con
Veution Of their body, created a SEN
satiou bv giving a great watermelon
party Some Of them were In black
face" and they gave limitations of the
life Of the Georgia dsrkey at melon
festival The affair was a huge sue
cess. and Boston still talks about it.
So buttons just the shape Of q wa
tcrmelon. have been made for the At
lanta bankers TO distribute at Boston
The buttons are perfect miniatures Of
a striped watermelon. and bear only
the letters. Atlanta. 1914"
Atlanta" Everywhere.
the citN 8 attractions and merits Civ
ing facts about its climate ana setting
forth am fits virtues as convention
city Stresmers. banners and everv
other available device win be used so
that no banker, be he from Portland.
Maine. or Portland, Greg viii he able
TO forget the fact that Atlanta is IN
the struggle.
While on this is expected to have
its effect still the American Bankers
Association is serious. deliberative
body It's meetings are thoroughly
busiues-nkc II does nothing on i'm
pulse or under the influence Of senti-
mCut solid facts count, even In the
matter of choosing the convention
city
Atlanta issued its invitation to the
association Last wear. The executive
council seemed inclined to feel kindly
toward Atlanta's claims, but was not
fully convinced that Atlanta could
furnish the hotel accommodations re-
quirct. The association demands az
least 1000 rooms. Bankers want the
best. They viii not double up no
maGcShfte win do them
Sees Hotel Accommodation.
So Colonel Frederick Il. Farms
worth. secretary ot the A. r. A., made
a trip 10 Atlanta las; week for the
sole purpose of looking over At
lauta's hotels Fred Houser Of the
Convention Bureau. had been at work
and showed him pledges from the
local hotels OF 1871 rooms to be re-
served for the convention. Since that
time 80 more have been added, and It
is believed the desired 1000 will be
reached soon.
colonel Farus',orth inspected the