The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-07
PREFER RICHMOND
FOR REGIONAL BANK
Many North and South Carolina Men Write Commit
tee-Farmers to Join in United Southern Move
ment=Norfolk Wires Offer of Aid

that IT wouldn't be 20 our interest to
DO In Il group with tho Southeastern
Atlantic States only, with the reserve
bank at Columbia. Atlanta or Savan-
nah. from tho fact that all OF these
states are heavy borrowers at certain
seasons Of the !ear. and. az we see 1t,
IT would be much TO our advantage TO
be In North and South district. We
bsilcVc that Richmond lis q very suit
able and practicable PLACE for one of
the federal reserve banks
Farmers tn Aid.
Systematic efforts to enlist tho sup
regional reserve bank ar Richmond
were launched yesterday. when strong
letters on the subject wer. sent out to
each OF the forty-two farm demonstra-
ton aRents now at work In different
parts of the State One of the essen
tial ideas Of the bin was to place in
difrcrent eecttpns Of the country avail
able centres OF credit, and lite large
bearing on agricultural affairs was
| shown when the trainers or the bill
put the Secretary of Agriculture on the
organization committee to select the
reserve centres. Virginia farmers CON
be utterly lost If Southern nsriculturai
credits are passed on By some board
IN Northern city, utterly unfamiliar
inents a number OF leading farmers
OF Virginia have already written 20
| their Congressmen and 10 the members
I subject, urging Richmond as the nat
nral location for the regional reserve
bank to serye tho whole South Atlantic
scaboard.
The farm demonstration agents know
inc country Well and its needs, and
are are IN touch With the more progress
in many counties. The opinion among
| ,hose reached liz unanimous that the
location or the regional bank In this
with Southern agricultural conditions
will be greatly TO the benefit of the
| farm, ors OF the South.
Il hope" said one ~ the leaders of
! the movement yesterday. that every
farmer reader OF The Times Dispa tel,
and every demonstration agent will
write letters at once TO their Congress
men and to the Secretary of the Tress-
hry and Secretary OF Agriculture, urg-
| than Washington or some other city
not In sympathy with Southern rural
Rotnrsans Called
President s. S. Rosendorf has called
meeting OF the Rotary Club for /
o,ciock to-day at the Business Mems
r.pn 10 Join In the effort to SECURE the
and John Kerr Branch will speak
Ihe finance committee named 10 raise
cnmpaisn fund to carry on tho effort
OF securing the regional bank. mapped
out its work yesterday and put sub
committees 10 soliciting among the
mediate funds are needed to carry on
the campaign. and liberal and prompt
su6,fhe n,i arc invited. Sums sub
VIII be returned pro rata Tho com
Inittee was authorized TO raise $4,000
AZ once. II the campaign Is TO continue
non committee returns from It's West-
ern trip, an even larger sum may be
needed Money to hnance the booster
been advanced by certain hanks
Cheeks may be made payable 70 G. p
he at s' II treasurer tSn a and sent to
Club ieH
VIII Solicit Subscriptions.
The finance committee consists of
{: D. Coleman, chairman: o. Herbert
fE.nnsten. j. Thomas Palmatary. P. c.
simon. j. 6. Corley and II. c. Boschen.
The Following subcommittecs have
been appointed and will mako their
joint meeting at the Business Mems
Club:
Banks--coleman WORKMAN, r. Lati
mer Gordon.
Retaiiers-w. S. Rhoads. I. H. Kauf-
Real cstate-o. H. Funston. ]. G.
Easley.
;, Railroads-w. d. Duke and Meade
horne Putney. j. r. Paschai
wholesale dry goods. hats and cloth
ing--J. c. Freeman, C. G. Reed
w. d. Stuart.
Wholesale grocers-P C. Christian,
H. A Saunders. Hugh Antrim
Street Railway-Fritz SitterdinS
Hotcls--Oscar F. Weisiger, Samuel
T. Atkinson
Insurance companies-C. Is. Richards
son, w. W. Hardwicke.
Lawyers-Arthur Cannon. Hiram, M.
Smith.
Physicians-prs T.. C. Bosher and
George Ben Johnston.
Harness and impiement--P. A. Sea-
ton, l.. r. Spencer.
Breweries and distillers-A. Won. n.
Rosenegk.
Grain and prov,sions-w. F.. Rich
ardson, Jr., and S. r. Beveridge.
Mail order houses--Milton Cone,
Aaron Clarke.