The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-07-09
Our Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July +, 1917.
Senator Burleigh is sticking to the loo
at Washington in defiance of hot Weath
ar He is the only man of the Main
delegation in Congress who has not oeen
AWAY TO Maine in the last six months.
g}js health IS getting robust again. lie
mas fully recovered from the four severe
SURGICAL onerations he underwent atsBal-
Umore a year and more ago. He never
looked better and probably is able to 90
as much hard work as ever. Certainly
The Washington summer has no terrors
.or him and he is giving lot OF atten-
gion to business IN which Name people
are interested. He has an electric car IN
which he goes much about town. 1t is
convenience in visiting the Departments,
which are scattered in various sections
nf the city. He drives it himself. ana
ran do about twice as much work OF
forenoon with his electric car atshand as
ne could do without it.
There has been an exceptional volume
NJ business of importance to Name pee
nle-of late and this has given the junior
Maine Senator something additional TO
IN as WASHINGTON business runs at this
time of year. He has presented several
claims bills for Maine people to whom
ehe Government is owing money, and
whose oplv relief must be through legls-
,s+;on He has followed closely the
Rivers and Harbors appropriation bill,
inst getting through the Senate and soon
"a no taken up in conference. A survey
,,f Belfast harbor is one of the matters
", connection with this measure. There
have been many errands OF late regard
ING the postal service. A shortage Oh
funds tied up the parcels post service IN
MANY parts of the country. there was
embarrassment in certain oflces III
Maine. Senator Burleigh. familiar with
,he methods of the Postoffice Depart
nent undertook to have these Name
troubles Strengthened out and, on the
whole. was very successful at 1t.
Senator and Mrs. Bureigh would be
Glad to get away to their home at Au-
cr,sta but the business of the Senate is
likely to keep him here for some time. 1t
i.,oks now as though adjournment might
non come before September lst. The
president is very insistent that the trust
bills must be enacted and that will re-
q ulre about two months.
Wasl ngton is taking lively interest,
especiallv officials at the Treasury De-
partment, over the election OF directors
for the new federal banks in the twelve
reserve districts. The nominations have
heen made by the member banks, lnclud-
mo the CITY National of Belfast, for
these directors in each of the twelve re-
serve banks. All New England is includ-
cd in federal reserve district No. l, and
she reserve bank for that district. with
HEADQUARTERS at Boston, will have nine
directors shortly. Three of these will
he known as Class A directors and will
ne three bankers, chosen from some
where in New England. Three of the
nine will be class B directors, men "ac-
lively engaged in their district in COM
merce, agriculture or some other indus
trial pursuit. The other three, Class
C directors, will be chosen by the Federal
Reserve Board at Washington.
1t is something of question whether
Maine will get any directors in the re-
serve bank, which has headquarters at
BOSTON. The nominations are in and COM
prise several Maine men. In the banker
list of nominations, there were three
Maine names-F. W. Adams of Bangor,
g, S. Hichborn of Augusta and Charles
N Goodwin of Biddeford. The New
ENGLAND district was divided into three
groups for making nominations. Mr..
Adams got nomination from two groups
and Messrs Goodwin and Hichborn each
a nomination from but one group.
The M aine list of nominees for Class B
directors, meaning business men, COM
prised Woodbury. K. Dana of Westbrook.
H, j. Brown of Portland and Charles E.
Goodwin of Biddeford. Mr.. Brown has
nominations from two groups OF New
England banks and would seem to have a
chance for election, if any Maine BUSH
ness man has. But there is no telling
how the banks will line up when!it comes
to the final voting, which will be con-
aiucted during July. the purpose being to
y1aye the reserve bank at Boston open
aard ready for business by August LIST.
AEn5eed the Treasury Department hopes
csosnave the entire federal reserve system
in operation within month and in con-
dition to handle currency matters incl
dent to the larger business operations of
the autumn.