The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-03

On December .. 1913, Governor Will
liam Hodges Mann addressed n letter 10
Oliver j. SANDS, president OF the Amer
lean National Bank calling attention
OF the bankers 10 tie TACT that tho
Federal government WIS about to es-
tabilkh under the new currency l:M
from eight to twelve Federal roscIy
banks, 10 serve territory to Lc later
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. the
Secretary o; Agriculture. and the
Comptroller or the Currency.
Mr.. Sands, realizing At once the im-
portanco OF this fact, took the matter
up with tho members OF the Richmond
Clearing House. The chairman OF that
body did not consider II worth while TO
take the matter up formally. and four
out OF the siN banks in the clearing
house though, II would be useless TO
work for "a bank for Richmond. Mi
sands. on December -, called :, meet
ing for December 20 Of all the banks
and trust companies Of Richmond TO
consider this question with him ~ the
Business Mems Club. and all agreed
after discussing the iGatte, that il
house banks became most earnest and
enthusiastic, and contributed large
sums 10 help the IGoverpcrt
Resolutions We're passed asking other
organizations OF the city TO indorse
this movement and appoiut committees
TO cooperate win them iu their cf-
forts TO bring about the establishment
OF Federal reserve bank ia Richmond.
Mr.. Sands that day appeared before =
meeting OF the cuisines. Mems Club. and
that organization heartily Indorsed the
movement as a>body. and PASSED reso-
lutions, which We're forwarded to
Washington. and appointed tie FOL
lowing committee: Captain john Land
street and j.. G. Whitehead. Mr. sands
also appeared the same day before the
iCh m her az 60
the Travellers Protective Association
which organizations passed suitable
resolutions and appointed coInmittees
First Meeting Called.
Tho first meeting of the joint or
Plantations was called ON December
81 at $50 p. NJ. in the Business Mems
Club. and the following organizations
were represented by their respective
committees:
business Mems CIub--Captain John
Landstreet, ID. G. Whitehead.
Chamber or Commerce., c. Laird,
Edmund Strudwick, S. Dabney Crcn-
shaw.
Travellers Protective Association
Clarence Coleman, r. II Randolph
The City OF Richmond-R. Lee Pc
tiers. ". II. Adams,
Temporary Committee Representing
Banks-Oliver j. sands John Kerr
Branch.
lowing, who had been invited TO confer
with the committees: r.. i. Saunders,
.yr.. H. T. Litchford, Thomas 3. Nc
Adams. II. W. Jackson, George j. Seay,
Fred w. Scott. w. Y, Dabney, 9. l..
Walford, Jr.
Q. J. Sands was elected as temporary
chairman. G. p. Walford. Jr tempo
rary secretary, and Clarence Coleman.
chairman of the finance committee.
Committees Appointed.
AZ this meeting all OF the organiza-
lions in the city of Richmond were re-
quested to appoint similar committees,
and in answer 70 this request the fol-
lowing committees were appointed by
the respective organizations. whocb
composed the general committee which
Is known as the Committee on Locat-
ing the Federal Reserve Bank in Rich.
Inond:
Executive Committee--Oliver j.
Sands chairman: Il. L. Bemlss. Edmund
strudwick, John Landstreet, Z. II
Randolph, John Kerr Branch, r. Lee
Peters. Alvin Smith. George j. Seay.
George c. Gregory. executive secretary:
c. p. Walford. Jr., recording secretary
Joint Communications Kerr Branch,
chairman: George G. Gregory, executive
secretary; c. =. Walford, Jr., treasurer.
Banks-o. ]. Sands John Kerr
Branch, James n. Boyd, T.. l.. Bemiss.
j. b. Purcell.
Retail Merchants Assoclation--W.
S. Rhoads. I. H. Kaufman.
United Commercial Travelers--W.
IT. Shepherd, Olsen Hope.
Real Estate Exchanged. H. Fun
stem, John c. Easley.
Credit Mems Association--Leon Wal
lerstein. John c. Freeman.
Rotary Club--John Bagby, H. W.
Rountree.
Tobacco Exchangc---John NJ. Taylor.
VIII l.. HAZEL
AS the work progressed various mem
bers were added to the Joint commit
tees as follows: w. #. Dabney, a. J.
Montague, j. G.. Walker. Meade n.
Spicer. George Bryan. II. S. Smith, ID.
w. Durrett. p. l.. Conquest, w. III.
White. r. Lntimer Gordon. John NJ.
Miller. Jr., Walter II. Miles. w. r..
Meredith, w. p. Taylor. Fritz Sitter
ding. Egbert q. Leigh, Jr.. w. III. War
rem. Hugh Campbell. II. NJ. Kent, Jr..
Charles Hutzler. II. NJ. Phillips. a. l..
Adamson. III. r. Pollard. Jr.. Mayor
George Ainslie. A. Langhorne Putney,
George w. Stevens. Leigh r. Page.
Thomas Gresham. T. NJ. Darlington,
Woodson p. waddey. julien H. Hill.
George w. Koiner, Milton Cone, Il. B.
Addison. Milton Marcuse. II. NJ. Smith,