Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
F |NANC|ERS
PLAN Bic
RALLY
Whole State To Be Represented
at Get Together" Meet in
Atlanta January 19,

The joint committee from the
Clearing House and the Chamber OF
Commerce continued its activity Fri
day rounding up the commercial and
banking organizations of the various
Georgia cities, getting strong indorse-
ments for Atlanta as regional bank
ing point, and mailing out rs invita-
lions to the bankers of Georgia to at
tend the big meeting here January 10,
Lees Birthday.
Endorsements by the clearing houses
of Augusta and Albany were i'm
portant features of the day.
Colonel RI j. Lowry. president Of
the Clearing House Association, re-
ceived telegram from Senator Hof.e
Smith accepting his invitation 20
speak at the big meeting. as follows:
If you decide 20 give the luncheon.
it will give me pleasure to accept the
invitation
This means that Congressman
Hoard and Hardwick, Senator Smith
and Senator Bacon will address the
big meeting at a dinner given by the
Atlanta Clearing House Association
at the Capital City Club, and great
rally is certain to follow.
Cotton Seed Men Boosters.
The Georgia Cotton Seed Crush
ers' Association met in Atlanta this
morning. and discussions of the boil
weevil were thicklv interspersed with
boosts for the regional bank cam
pagn Speaking to the 200 members
present. ID. l.. Bond. of Royston, pres
ident of the association. said:
Il think there is no disagreement IN
our organization as to this PROPOSE
ton. The South must have a re-
gional bank: therefore, Georgia must
have a regional bank-and that means
that Atlanta must have a regional
bank. Our membership indorses the
nroiect most heartily, and the organ
ization will do all in its power to
advance Atlanta's prospects of get
ting the bank.
Harry Hodgson, of Athens, also in
terrupted his scheduled address %
make warm plea for the bank prof.
ect.
Il see that Athens has come out
officially for Atlanta he said. That
is wise move, and I'm glad my town
made it promptly. l am sure Ath-
ems will be in the hunt to stay-and
| know that this association will do
all in it's power to back Atlanta"
From Americas, Lithonia and Kirk
wood came official assurances of sup
port to the joint committee Friday
morning, and then, just after noon,
the Augusta Clearing House came
through.
The Americas Chamber of Com
merce, through c. j. Clark, president,
and G. c. Gardner, secretary, tele-
graphed the following:
Rely on ATLANTA Spirit
The Americas Chamber of Com
merce indorses the location of "a re
gional bank in Atlanta. Georgia
must have one. but it will take the
Atlanta Spirit to land same"
A. G.. Wilson, secretary of the Lii
thonia Board of Trade, addressed an
| official letter to j. X. Orr chairman of
| the Joint committee. He stated that
| he could not believe the award of
the Southern regional bank could be
made in any such "shortsighted man.
| ner" as to place it anywhere else
| than in Atlanta. He proffered on be-
, half of Lithonia and its Board OF
Trade. all possible aid and backing
! in the work of the big prize.
| Kirkwood, through its chamber of
| commerce, indorsed heartily the
| claims of Atlanta for the regional
bank. and promised the joint com
mittee all possible help in its cam
| paign.
The telegram from Augusta was ad-
? uWnloO 4 s6ed no p9nui3uoO