Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12

private.
Presentation by Schedule.
! At ? o'clock the hearing will begin
in the Federal courtroom.
| When Atlanta's turn comes, the
presentation Of the case will be ac-
cording 70 the schedule published
Wednesday covering nine divisions
of the main topic which is the South
eastern region, and At.auta's fitness
10 serve it 1t ha reserve bank To-
Gated here.
THAT is 1he form Of the opening
question" said Mr. orr. VINO will
make The opening address. One Of
the board-Secretary McAdoo, prob
Iably-wiIl ask What is your idea
of a region in this sectiOn2' The re
| ply win be: Georgia, North and
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee-seven
States.
The next question will be: And
have you settled on the proper re-
serve banking city to serve this re-
gion?' And the answer to that Is
Atlanta
Then 10 the testimony
Maps Are important.
Five maps will play important parts
in the discussion, # was learned
Thursday. They will be % the re-
gion may, an outline, showing the ex-
IRENE compactness Of the seven
States mentioned; (2) the Cotton
States map. showing the suggested
region to comprise the eastern half of
that immensely important division;
go the trade map. showing by shad
| ing the wealth of trade and its re-
lation to Atlanta; ca the railroad
may. an outline showing Atlanta as
the railroad center Of the region, and
90 the cotton map Of this region
proper, showing the cotton center
within 60 miles OF Atlanta.
Mr.. Orr's opening address will
touch the high places of the subse-
luent argument. His paper is ex-
Ceedingly brief and tremendously
packed with vital information. The
following statements will serve as a
sample OF his argument in favor Of
the region, which u.s. after all, the
big thing In the eyes of the national
| board
This region comprises one half Of
| the Cotton Belt; one-seventh OF the
population of the United States; one
| fifth of the corn crop of the nation.
and one ninth OF the farm products"
And that. Mr.. On Will add, EMIL
ties the Southeastern region, as sug-
| gested, to a reserve bank, even u
| only eight are named.
Wilmer l.. Moore will speak next
with wonderful array of facts and
! figures compiled by Walter G. Coop
er. secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, for Mr.. Moore's paper is the
voice OF that body in the testimony
That's what the national board
Is after" said Mr., orr. mo fluff dur
1 goes-no hot air. No boosting !!
wanted, or will be heard. Cold fact
and relentless figures alone will in
fiuence those men. l know It, be
cause w seen them at work.
Papers Must Be Brief
why, If a witnesses paper con
sumes 10 minutes In the reading, h,
is likely to be put on the stand 10
20 minutes more of the closest anc
most searching cross examination
And only facts and figures capable o
instant substanttation will be ac
copied"
After Mr. Moore will come the fou
bankers-John X. Ottley Robert +
Maddox, Joseph A. McCord and A. Z
Coles-each on 81 separate branch o
the big topic Then Nell r. Wilkin
son, Charles S. Barrett. Oscar Elsas
r. S. Vessels, Milton Dargan ant
r. J. Quinn will cover the field o
farm products and agriculture, manu-
featuring and jobbing. life and fir
insurance, each in his own depart
ment.
And with each the committee frs
one and then another, viii go init
mately into the testimony, by acut
questioning. a faculty which ha
been gained and developed by nue.
practice at the task
Williams viii Arrive First.
John SHELTON Williams, Comptrolle
of the Currency, probably will reac
Atlanta before his fellow members
who are coming from New Orleans