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

private.
| Presentation by Schedule.
Az o'clock the hearing will begin
i'm the Federal courtroom
When Atlanta's turn comes. the
| presentation of the case will be ac-
cording to the schedule published
Wednesday, covering nine divisions
of the main topic. which is the South
eastern region, and Atlanta's fitness
to serve II It ha reserve bank To-
Gated here.
That is the form OF the opening
question" said Mr. orr. who viii
make the opening address. "One Of
the board-Secretarv McAdoo. prob
ably-will ask: What is your idea
Of region In this section The re-
ply will 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 it was learned
Thursday. They will be % the re
gion may, an outline, showing the eX-
treme compactness of the seven
States mentioned; 90 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; 90 the railroad
may. an outline showing Atlanta as
the railroad center Of the region, and
Co the cotton map of this region
proper, showing the cotton center"
within co miles of Atlanta.
Mr.. Orr's opening address will
touch the high places of the subse-
quent argument. His paper is ex-
ceedingly brief and tremendously
packed with vital information. The
following statements will serve as n
sample Of his argument in favor Of
the region, which is 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-n ninth OF the farm products"
And that, Mr.. Orr will add. emil
ties the Southeastern region, as sug
gested, to a reserve bank, even il
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.. Moores paper is the
voice Of that body in the testimony.
That's what the national board
| is after" said Mr.. Orr. mo fluff duff
| goes-no hot air. No boosting g
wanted, or win be heard Cold facts
and relentless figures alone will in
1uence those men know il, be-
cause w seen them at work.
Papers Must Be Brief
! Why, If witnesses paper con-
sumes 10 minutes in the reading. he
| Is likely to be put on the stand For
! 30 minutes more Of the closest and
most searching cross-ex examination.
And only facts and figures capable Of
| instant substantiation will be ac-
| Cepted'
After Mr. Moore will come the four
| bankers-John *, Ottley. Robert r.
Maddox, Joseph A. McCord and A. =.
| Coles-each on a separate branch of
/ the big topic Then Nell r. WillIin-
son. Charles s. Barrett. Oscar Elsas,
II. s. Vessels, Milton Dargan and
r. J. Quinn viii cover the field of
! farm products and agriculture, manu-
featuring and jobbing, life and fire
! insurance, each in his own depart
ment,
And with each the committee first
one and then another will go init
mately into the testimony, by acute
questioning, Il faculty which has
been gained and developed by much
practice at the task
Williams Will Arrive First
John SHELTON Williams, Comptroller
of the Currency, probably will reach
Atlanta before his fellow members.
who are coming from New Orleans