Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
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FOR bANK|N
ATTAIN
Whole State To Be Represented
at "Get-Together" Meet in
Atlanta January 10.

The joint committee from the
Clearing House and the Chamber Of
Commerce continued it's activity Fri
day rounding up the commercial and
banking organizations of the various
Georgia cities, getting strong indorse-
ments for Atlanta as a regional bank
ing point, and mailing out IT'S invita-
tons 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 r. ]. Lowry. president Of
the Clearing House Association, re-
ceived a telegram from Senator Hoke
Smith accepting his invitation 20
speak at the big meeting, as follows:
IF you decide to 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
paign. Speaking TO the 200 members
present. D. 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-
eional bank; therefore, Georgia must
have a regional bank-and that means
that Atlanta must have a regional
bank. Our membership indorses The
project 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 10
make A warm plea for the bank prof.
ect.
Il see that Athens has come out
officially for Atlanta" he said. "Th 1T
is a wise move, and IN glad my town
made it promptly. | am sure Ath-
ems will be in the hunt to stay-and
I know that this association will do
all in its 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 Americus Chamber of Com
merce, through c. j, Clark, president,
and G. c. Gardner, secretary, tele-
graphed the following;
Rely on Atlanta Spirit"
"The Americus Chamber of Com
nerce ndorses the location of a re-
gional bank in Atlanta. Georgia
must have one, but 1t will take the
atlanta Spirit to land same"
Three More Boosts.
Joseph A. McCord, Of the Third
National Bank, received three earnest
boosts by telegram. One was from
T. ]. Barksdale, of the Washington
(Gs) Claring House Association;
one from the Gainesville Clearing
House Association, signed by u. T.
Castleberry, president, and S. C. Dun
lap. Jr., secretary, and the third from
the Gainesville Chamber of Com
merce, through J. r. George, chair
man.
Here IL the message from Wash
ington. Ga:
The following message has just
been wired to Washington. D. c.;
THE Clearing House Associa-
ton of this city composed of all
the banks, have this afternoon in
meeting assembled unanimously