The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
Party Leaves To-Mor.
row on Itinerary En-
bracing 18 Cities.
MOVEMENT GAINS
DAILY IN STRENGTH
Real Estate Exchange and Mer-
chants Association Call Spe-
cial Meetings, and Governor
Mann Volunteers in Aid
of Plan to Secure
Regional Bank.

TO enlist tho active corporation of
commercial organizations and bankers
OF North and South Carolina in the Sc
lection OF Richmond ~ n regional re-
serve centre under the new currency
law, committee OF representa-
tive business men will leave here to-
morrow morning with n definitely ar
ranged schedule OF meetings In eigh-
teen citieH. The party will ba under
tne leadership OF Business Manager w.
T. Dabney. OF the Chamber of Com
merce, who has led two booster tours'
oyer much the same route Horace j.
smttt. of the Manufucturers' Exhibit,
will be his chief lieutenant. Amang the
business men who will accompany the
party for part. II not all OF the time,
are John n. Miller. Jr., vice president
of the First National Bank: Herbert
W. Jackson. president OF the Virginia
Trust Company; Henry e. Litchford.
vice-president of the Old Dominion
Trust Company; Thomas b. McAdams.
cashier Of the Merchants National
Bank; John Kerr Branch. vice-presi-
dent OF the Mercahnts' National Bank.
and George J. Seay. Mr. Seay is the
expert bank statisticIan of the commit
tee. and has prepared convincing state
ments in regard to banking capital. de-
posits and other figures. showing the
natural trend of trade from the Caro-
linas 10 Richmond
big Ten-Day Program.
The following schedule for the trip
has been prepared by Messrs Dabney
and Smith. after consultation with
railway officials. and long distance tel
ephone communication with every city
named:
Tuesday. january IArrfye Rocky
Mount, y. T.. 1880 Il. VI. (day meetinE)
Leave Rocky Mount. y. c.. 4:aO u. vi.
Arrive Tarboro, n. e., $40 Il. VI. tnisht
mecting),
wednesday,, January 7-Leave Tnr-
horo. n. G. 0;52 4. VI. Arrive Wilson,
" C., 1'4i y. 81. might mcetinR). Lenye
5 Wi on. n. g.. s;iS P.aI. Arrive Colds
boro. y. e., I0,.5 r. NJ.
Thursday. january S-Ienve Colds
Arrive Rnicigh. ". g.. 4tO5 l.. VI. might
mceting).
Friday. Jnnunry e-Leaye raleigh.
y. e., $3.50 a. VI. Arrive Greensboro.
y. e., f:sIG y. NJ. tdny meetinE). Lenve
Greensboro. n. c., 6,35 j.. NJ. Arrive
Wfnston-Snlem, y. g., 7AO u. VI. (night
m~cting).
Saturday. January Io-Lcnvc Win
Hton-snIcm. y. e.. 5,i0 a. NJ. Arrive
Salisbury, y. e., S,55 A. NJ. t9i.o), (dny
meetins). Leave Salisbury, n. e.. 2:30
y. NJ. Arrive Charlotte, n. e., 4:i5 r.
III. tnight meetinS).
Monday, Jnnnnry t2-Lenve Char
lotto, n. g.. 7:i5 a. VI. Arrive Gnn-
fOnia. y. g.. 5 a. ". tdny n~etInE).
Leave Gastonin. \. c., i1i55 r. NJ. Ar
rive Greenviilc, y. g.. 3,aO II. NJ. tnight
meeting).
Tuesday. January I3-Lcnve Green
Vile, s. C., 9iI5 A. NJ. Arrive SPARTAN
burg, S. e., 10;25 A. NJ. (dny meetinE).
Leave spartnnbnrs, s. G., $40 p. VI.
Arrive Columbia. $. c., 4;45 +. VI. tniEhf
meetingD.
Wednesday. January It-Leave CO.
- n A
ton, B. c., 1IIO II. VI. might meetinE).
Thursday, january 15-Ieave
Charleston, s. c., q a. VI. Arrive Sum-
ter, 8. c., 8;45 A. NJ. tday meetIng).
Leave Sumter. s. Gu $3.50 II. NJ. Arrive
Florence, 8. c., 7,2O T.. NJ. tnight meet
inR).
Friday, january Io-Lcave Florence,
s.. O., si26 4. NJ. Arrive Wilmington.
N. C., 1'40 y. NJ. (night meeting).
Saturday, January i7-Lcave VIII
ettcvilie. n. c.. II ,45 A. VI. might meet
fngl. Leave Fayetteville, n. c., 1880
u. NJ. Arrive Richmond, Va, sos A. NJ.
Dabney Asks Cooperation.
Mr. Dabney said last night that it
would be a most signal assistance to
the movement If every banker. mer-
chant jobber. manufactures and gen
eral business man in Richmond would
examine this schedule closely and
would at once write or telegraph to all
his correspondents in the cities named,
giving them the hour OF arrival OF the
Richmond missionaries. and asking
their cooperation in a movement which
is not only to benefit Richmond, but
the entire South. Several of the local
banks have already written on this
subject to all of their correspondents
in the Carolinas, and have agreed to
send supplementary notices OF the time
of arrival of the Richmond commit
tee. -
Additional volunteers are needed, as
those mentioned cannot at this season
of the year leave their business for go
long a time. They expect to go for
Jew days and to be relieved by others.
thus carrying the work on in relays.
Those willing to serve should COM
municate with Mr.. Dabney at once.
$ The committee will leave here to-mor
row morning at Sis o'clock. over the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Tclegrnms to Every City.
Following up telephone talks. tele-
grams were sent yesterday to the eigh-
teen cities. asking the chambers of
commerce, bankers associations and
other bodies to arrange meetings to
confer with tho Richmond committee
during the hours indicated In the itine-
rary Other cities are to be communl-
Gated with from headquarters. and will
be asked to stand together for 81 South
ern bank for Southern money. rather
than one in which Southern credits
would be passed on in a Northern city,
by a board unfamiliar with conditions
Representatives of the Advertising
COMMITTEE of the city Council will ac-
company MIR. Dabley on the tour.
The executive committee received
; yesterday a strong letter from Cow
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