El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
Tucson Pulls For San Francisco
Declines to Join With E
Paso in Its Bank
Campaign.


Tucson is practically pledged to the
Pacific coast organization which is
working to obtain regional reserve
bank at san Francisco
Albert Steinfeld. president of the
Arizona Bankers association, attended
the hearing in progress in Los Angeles
Thursday Letters have been received
by EI Paso bankers from the Tucson
banking men saying that, While they
aorrecfated El paSoS friendly spirit.
they believe that TucSOn's interests are
with the coast organization and that
the Tucson banks should give their
support 10 the coast organization in its
effort to get a regional bank
The II PasO Clearing House asso-
citation held a meeting Wednesday aft
ernoou. at which Frank Blankenship,
representing the Dallas clearing house.
appeared and made an appeal for FL
PasO's support in getting a regional
bank for Dallas
Tickets for the dinner Saturday even
ing which is to be given FOR secretaries
William McAdOO and David t. Houston
are selling rapidly one hundred and
fifty were sold Thursday morning and.
as the capacity of the dining room at
the hotel PasO del NOrte is but 200,
the ticket sale VIII close this evening
doubtlessly with every seat sold Felix
MARTINEZ. the Latin-American commits
sioner, who returned from visit TO
the South American countries viii be
given place of honor at the table with
the secretaries. There viii be no
speeches by local men at this dinner
but short talks viii be made by the
two secretaries. The entire reception
and entertainment for the two secre-
taries will be informal and there VIII
be no bands at the station to meet them
and no escort Of troops other than the
two companies of infantry that will
salute as the secretaries go through
the station TO the automobiles.
The assignments to automobiles for
the reception committee saturday att
ernoon has been announced and is as
follows:
First automobile, secretary William
1fcAdOo. Gen. Hugh l. Scott, mayor
c. r. Kelly Z. s. Stewart, James G.
8IcNary and T. n WingO.
Second auto. secretary David r
Houston. W. W. Turney, judge J. N.
Goggin, Victor Moore, Jasper Woodbridge
and r. F. Thomson
Third auto, private secretaries Gray
and Smith, Of the secretaries party,
V. r. Stiles, Mai r. f. L. Niche and
A. W. Reeves.
Fourth auto, secretary Cooksey, from
secretary McAdOo's office, Robert Kra- |
kauer, J. A. Smith, z. Z Cobb
The two young women IN the party /
will be met by a special committee Of F.
FL Paso women headed by Mrs. James ]
@. McNary.
Invites Arizona Bankers.
T. NJ. WinEo, vice president of the /
Rio Grande Valley Bank and Trust Z
company and one of the members Of /
the clearing house committee, is now !
making a tour through Arizona to in +,
vite the Arizona bankers to be the /
guests of Fl PasO Saturday while the /
two secretaries are here. Mr. WInSO /
IL urging upon the Arizona bankers !
the necessity for united action by the
southwestern banking and business IN
terests- He explained to them that Ell
PcsO is not seeking regional bank
but only asks for a branch.
Roswell Banker F1VOrs Dallas.
The strength Of the regional bank
rs planned by Dallas. Tex, should he
EMPHASIZED in the selection of a fed
aral reserve district, says sam r
-awder of the American National
bank of Roswell. n. NJ, formerly of
The City National bank of Dallas, who
was here Wednesday. Mr. LaWder
frankly states that opposition viii be
met when an effort is made to get
New Mexico to line up with CalifOr-
nia in the location of a regional bank. /
The bank as planned by Dallas, ac- /
,ordin. to Mr. LaWder, would include
ri of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Arkansas south of the Arkansas river
and Louisiana. west of the Mississippi
liver. six per cent of the capital and
surplus of national banks alone in
his territory" said Mr.. Lawder,
which according to the bill is the
AMOUNT subscribed for capital of the !
'egional bank, would give the bank
1t Dallas capital of not less than /
&c. 500 000 Should half the state banks
.ome in, the capital would be approx
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