Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

entire Clearing House Association Of
Tallahassee has Endorsed Atlanta un-
qualifiedly for a regional bank, and
that the Tallahassee Board of Trade
had lined up the whole city by a
similar resolution.
That was hailed as one of the big
achievements of the campaign, and
in order that all the progress might
not be registered outside of Atlanta,
the regional bank committee from
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Clearing House Association met in a
conference with Senator Hoke Smith
to talk over the matter from a Wash
ington viewpoint
Senator Smith, delighted with the
reception of his speech on the cur
rency measure, remained in Atlanta
all day Tuesday, and at l o'clock met
in his Office in the Peters Building
with Robert F. Maddox, Joseph A.
McCord, John w. Grant and William
j. Blalock, of the joint committee. j.
X. Orr, chairman, and John K. Ott-
ley were out of the city.
Smith Sure of Success.
At the conference there was a
heart to heart little talk between the
Senator and the committeeman on the
general situation, in which Senator
Smith repeated his convictions, ex-
pressed in his speech Monday. that
the organization committee would not
overlook Atlantas claims.
He commended warmly the yigor-
Gus campaign of the Atlanta bankers
and business men, and advised them
to spare no pains to keep the pres
sure or until the hearing of the ma
tional committee in Atlanta should be
safely over
Speaking of the gratifying success
of the luncheon meeting Monday, Mr.
Maddox said:
Without counting the splendid re-
suit of the meeting as constituting a
united sentiment expressed in favor OF
Atlanta as a regional bank, city, the
gathering of Georgia bankers marks
the beginning of a new epoch in Geor-
gia banking history. I never saw
such get together spirit manifested
among bankers or any other class of
business men. 1t was wonderful"
Mr.. Maddox said also that he was
certain the clear and brilliant expo
sition of the new law by Senator
Smith had paved the way for many
Georgia bankers to come into the re-
serve bank-a decision they had been
postponing until they had learned
more about the working of the new
law.
Tallahassee Strong for Atlanta.
Following is the telegram received
Tuesday from A. B. Simms and Har-
rison Jones, of Atlanta, in Tallahas-
see, Fla:
"All clearing house banks of ITALIA
hassee indorse Atlanta for regional
reserve bank unqualifiedly. In addi-
ton to the banks, the Tallahassee
Board of Trade Endorses Atlanta for a
regional reserve Llnk"
r. s. Scott, manager of the Atlanta
branch of the Ford Motor Company,
has written this letter to the joint
committee:
Permit me to offer my congratuN :
tons to you for the gallant fight you
are making to secure a regional bank
for Atlanta. In my opinion, Atlanta
is the logical point.
The company of which | am man.
ager here has branch here which
embraces Georgia, Florida, parts of
South Carolina and Tennessee. You
have perhaps seen in the newspapers
that our company intends in the near
future to erect an assembling plant
here which will very materially in
crease our business in this territory.
In fact, we believe 1t will be one of
the largest manufacturing plants
south of the Mason and Dixon line.