Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

location of a Federal reserve bank.
We are heartily in favor of Atlanta
and will do everything in our power
to secure a regional bank for your
city. Kindly call on us at any time, if
we can be of any possible assistance"
The Bank of Williamson adopted
the customary form of resolutions,
lndorslng Atlanta.
The lineup in favor Of regional
bank in Atlanta now includes 40 cities
in all parts OF ieorgia and several in
Florida, and las individual banks and
business organizations.
Indications Friday were that more
than 500 Georgia bankers would at
tend the dinner Monday at the Cap
ital City Club, when the Atlanta
Clearing House Association will act
as host to the Georgia bankers.
Senator Smith to Speak.
The assembly will hear not only At
lanta's side of the contest for one of
the big banks; the Georgia bankers
already are in favor of that, and he
big meeting will me- ,ly serve to crys-
Hoke Smith is to speak, and his adj
dress concerning the currency law is
expected to be the most authoritative
explanation of its scope and meaning
that has yet been made in the South.
Senator Smith has made a careful
study of the law, and his address will
be one of consuming interest and vast
importance to the Georgia bankers.
Senator Bacon also is expected to
speak at the dinner, and probably two
of Georgia's Representatives in Con-
gress
Following are some of the latest
recommendations of Atlanta as a re
gional banking location:
Some Late Recommendations.
ITALIA poosa-Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank, w. NJ. Sasser president;
Bank of Tallapoosa, w. w. Heaton,
president
Bowman-L. w Hendrick, presi-
dent Bank of Bowman. B. r. Cordell,
president Farmers Bank.
Maysville-Atkins National Bank.
Bank Of Mays7tlle.
Winder-Winder Banking Compa-
NY, Lee S. Radford, cashier: First
National Bank IF .Ninder NJ. l.. Jack
son, cashier; Carithers Banking Com
pany. H. II. Carithers, vice president.
lIeNlnS lOI--odHh VI lrtNlhS loli' -
NJ. Hunter. cashier; Oglethorpe Coun-
ty Bank. C. A. BarraN, cashier.
The following letters speak for
themselves:
"CEDARTOWN. Jan. 13.-Hon w.
G. McAdoo. Secretary of the Treas
ury. Washington. y. C.-Dear Sir:
This bank wishes to go on record as
favoring Atlanta for the location of
the regional bank that Will serve TINS
section.
owing to the geogra phical loca-
ton and the fact that Atlanta is the
distributing point for the South, At
lanta is eminently situated for the 10
cation of one of these banks. Yours
very truly.
"R. O. PITTS.
president the Commercial Bank Of
Cedartown."
Villa RIGA Enthusiastic.
VILLA RIGA, Jan. 14.-Joseph A.
McCord, Atlanta, Ga.-Dear Sir: 1t is
with pleasure that ] write you, al
our directors meeting this afternoon
our bank heartily Endorses Atlanta
for the regional bank for this section,
and we believe Atlanta will win, as
she always does. I hope to be in
Atlanta next Monday. and will see
you there at the meeting. Yours
truly,
IS. O. FIELDER. Cashier"
From Washington comes the Wor0
that Richmond is making strong
fight for one of the banks, and that
the city has been backed by the first
State formally to ask that a bank be
located within its borders.
Through Governor Mann and State
Senator Saunders, the Virginia Legis-
lature presented resolutions, asking
that the national reserve committee
locate one of the banks in Richmond
Vireinians Outline Unique Plan.
More than this, the VirginianS
want Georgia included in the district
of which they desire Richmond to be
he head
Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Southern Yves,
Virginia. Eastern Kentucky and East
ern Tennessee. with possibility oi
the District of Columbia, are sug-
gested as constituting a fair" dis
trict TO be served by the prospective
Richmond bank.
These claims. put forward with al,
possible energy, indicate the spirit
with which Richmond is following III
it's fight, and serve to show that
Georgia and Atlanta may expect a
hard battle every inch of the way.