Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
MORE CITIES OUT
FOR REGIONAL
BANK HERE
Strong Letter From the City Of
CordeIe for Secretary of
Treasury McAdoo.

aged the Regional Bank Joint Com
mittee Monday. pouring in almost
without interruption on ]. *. Orr,
chairman; W. G. Cooper at the
Chamber of Commerce, and the va
rious bankers whose names have
been prominently associated with the
movement to bring to Atlanta one of
the great regional banks
There was cheer and encourage
ment from every quarter Of the State
and more cities Joined the ranks Of
those supporting Atlantas claims.
Perhaps the most significant mes
sage received Monday morning was
a letter from w. Il. Dunwody, presi-
dent of the Macon Chamber vi Com
merce. in reply to one from Mr.. Coop
er. thanking that body for its active
support of Atlanta in its present i'm
portant campaign.
The letter reads.
Whenever Macon can be OF service
to Atlanta or to the Atlanta Chamber
Of Commerce f. will be pleasure.
Macon Regular Atlanta Booster.
There has been some idea OF envy
on the part OF Macon Of Atlauta's
success. That idea. ! can assure YOU.
IS without foundation and We hone
to be able TO convince you OF the fact
in future.
Macon wishes TO operate IL.
very way possible with Atlanta. We
believe Macon can be Of some assist
ance to Atlanta, and Ne know Atlanta
can be of great assistance to Macon"
Henry W Davis. cashier OF the
Lowry National Bank, received Mon
dav mornina letter from y. p Da
Wis. cashier OF the First National Bank
of Dalton inclosing a formal declars-
ton. signed by all the Dalton banks.
as follows:
The banks slgnatory hereto, and
being all the banks located in this
city UNDERSTANDINGS indorse Atlanta
for appointment as the seat of one of
the regional reserve banks IT is our
judgment that the banks OF the
Southeast will be better served by
this course than bv the appointment
of any other city. Command us if we
can be ofservicc to you
Wsynesboro in Linz.
The communication was signed by
the First National Bank. G. F. Hard
wick & Co, bankers. and the Bank of
Dalton. The Dalton Chamber of Com
merce had previously Endorsed At
lanta.
From far down toward South Geor-
gis came a letter from Waynesboro,
signed by Gabriel Toomhs, cashier of
the Citizens Bank, adding the sup
port of that institution.
We beg to add our Endorsement to
the movement TO make Atlanta the
location of Federal reserve bank
and viii ask that you kindly call on
us, II we can be of any assistance IN
forwarding the movement
Samuel Boykin president or the
Brooks Bank of Brooks. wrote:
I'VE are heartily in favor OF Allan
ia and will do all in our power to Sc
cure q regional bank for your city.
Whenever we can serve you comma nd
us
formal letter from ]. II. Boyd,
president of the First National Bank
Of Thomson, conveys the following in
formation:
The directors of the First National
Bank have had meeting = consider
the question referred to In your let
ter of January |. We have pa ssed
resolution indorsing Atlanta for one
Of the regional banks"
Florida City Helps.
The communications were by no
means restricted to Georgia. d B.
Tuten. assistant cashier OF the First
National Bank OF DeLand Fla,
writes:
I'VE think Atlanta is the logical
place for the location OF the regional;
bank i'm the South. and will be glad
to assist in any way possible in pro-
curing It"
w. O. Conner. president of the
Bank of Cave Springs, wrote to J. X.
Orr, chairman OF the Joint commit
tee:
"The Bank of Cave Springs favors
Atlanta as the location of one OF the
regional banks, and hope you will
not let ND until YOU get It"
James p. Shattuck. president OF the
Bank OF Lafayette, says:
81 am certainly in favor of the
Government locating one of the re-
gional banks in Atlanta and will do
anything in my power to help secure
the bank for your city"
Another letter from Florida was
that OF A. S, Willard, cashier OF the
Putnam National Bank of Palatka.
II do not think there will be any
doubt about our bank joining the Fed
eral bank under the new system, and
| do not think there will be any doubt
about our supporting your city for one
of the regional reserve banks, as I
think Atlanta well situated to take
care OF all the points in the SOUTH
McAdoo's Friend Writes.
Encouragement from Cordele came
in a letter from Louis Spencer Dan
| iel. secretary of the Cordele and Crisp
| County Chamber of Commerce, as
! follows.
| This is to let you know that the
! Cordele and Crisp County Chamber OF
| Commerce heartily Endorses Atlanta
! for the location Of the regional bank
/ IF we can serve you further, don.
! fail TO call on me or Is. | have writ
ten strong personal letters to Wash
| ington. which | believe will aid ma =
terially, as both Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.
Houston are personal friends OF
mine"
The Atlanta Clearing House Asso-
citation received Monday from one OF
its friends in the State a circular let
ter with which the Richmond organ
ization is urging its campaign as the
Gate city" of the South. The At
lanta bankers take this merely as ar
additional indication that no efforts
NAV be spared in their own cam