The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-07
NORTH CAROLINA
GIVES RICHMOND
STRONG SUPPORT
tCohtinued From First pago.)

richmond selected
Tho meeting. which was joint
gathering OF tho Chamber of Com
Iperce and representatives from the
local banks, was presided over by G.
A. Johnson, director OF the Farmers
Banking and Trust Company City At
torney Philips made short address
OF welcome. which was replied to on
behalf Of the Richmond delegation by
w. T. Dabney. The action Of the meet
Ing followed n painstaking and ad-
nirable presentation OF Richmond's
claim to regional reserve prefcrment
by George j. Seay.
Itocky Mount Friendly.
a very similar reception wac ac-
corded Richmond's cause this afternoon
at Rocky Mount, whore u delegation
from the Chamber of Commerce of that
city. headed by Lieutenant Governor
J. L. Daughtridse, of North Carolina,
welcomed the Richmond party at the
station and escorted II to the Kicks
Hotel. The train reached Rocky
Mount an hour and twenty minutes
late, cutting seriously into the short
stay In that town tina. the schedule
permitted.
Tho committee had been appointed at
short notice by president w. l. Groom
OF the Rocky Mount Chamber of Com
merce. and was not given authority
TO commit the whole organization to
any definite recommendation After
hearing Richmonds claim az present
cd convincngly in speeches by Presi-
don't Herbert W. Jackson. of the Vir-
GINA Trust Company: w. T. Dabney
and George j. Seay. It voted unanimous
~ in favor OF Ii resolution tndorsing
Richmond for appointment az one or
the Federal reserve cities and calling
upon North Carolina'3 Representatives
in Congress 70 urge It's designation.
Lieutcnant-Govcrnor Daughtridge.
who presided. assured the Richmond
delegation that he would bring tho
resolution TO the attention OF tho
Chamber of Commerce membership
Other members OF tho Chamber OF Com
mcrce committee present declared that
they would urge It's adoption By tho
full body.
II don't know OF a more one-sided
proposition" said President L. II. Bat
Tic. OF the Bank OF Rocky Mount.
speaking 10 the resolution at the Kicks
Hotel merting. ".As far as con
ccrned, there can be no question about
Hichmond's being tho most convcniens
location for one OF the regional re-
reserve city in Georgia or a city further
youth would. in my opinion. be detri-
mental to our interests.
1T IL out OF the question 70 hope
r for the selection of any city i'll North
Carolina. with This admitted. there
can be other choice. We must cast
our lot with Richmond. The trend ot
our business is northward. and to forco
arbitrarily to go southwark rs would
he the CAGE ~ Atlanta some other
city 10 the south OF us were designated,
would be In the nature of trying TO
forcc' water TO run up hill"
Daughtr,dRc HaIf-Iiearted.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DauEntridKa
alone of the committee was half-hear;-
cd In the support of Richmond. 1t was
his belief, he said, that city further
south would better conserve the South's
interests. being or the opinion that
Richmond WAS too closely AFFILIATED
with the money centres OF the North
10 this objection. Mr.. Seay replied
will warmth It was hard for him
- conceive, he said. how the charge
Of Northern affliation could be Justly
laid against n city so typically. and 10
N. core Southern az Richmond. He
assured Mr. Daughtridse that he was
mistaken in the assumption. OF the
millions tina, Richmond lends annually.
lcss than half a million. he said. goes
north. Practically all OF Richmond,s
money ho said. is loaned 20 tho south,
where lie all It's interests and antlia
tiorss
Mr. Daughtr!dge receded far enough
from his position TO say that he would
rot oppose the resolution recommend
ing Richmond's appointment as one OF
The reserve cities. but that he wae not
vet fully persuaded that Rchmond's
claim TO the preferment was the
strongest
President J. c. Brsswell. OF the Plan
tiers Bank, was unqualifedly for the
selection OF Richmond; but II Rich
mond was not TO DC had then his sec
cnd choice was Washington. OF one
thing he was certain. this section OF
North Carolina did not want city
TO the south designated. All our
banking Affiliations are north or here"
Ne. a. he directly iniD1tcul
10 our interests to compel us 20 be-
come tributary TO reserve city to the
south OF us. I believe ! had as soon
have my money In China as In At
iaGta"
Among others who attended the COM
1nlttee meeting wero Mayor l.. F. TIL
lery. Secretary r. L. Winston, OF tho
Chamber OF Commerce; f. NJ. Draug-
harm. n. B. Davis. Jr., cashier of the
First National Bank. and j. l.. Horne.
Jr., editor OF the Rocky Mount Tele-
gram.
Rally ut Tarboro.
The Richmond delegation composed
cf W. T. Dabney, George j. Seay, Hor-
uco F. Smith and Herbert W. Jackson,
lsft Rocky Mount at O'Clock. arriv-
ing at Tarboro half an hour later. a
committee from the Chamber OF Com
rnerco, headed by Mr.. Holderness. met
the missionaries at the station and
conveyed them JIM automobiles to the
new Farrar Hotel
Among the prominent Tarboro busi-
moss men who attended the rally at
the courthouse at o'clock. were Presi-
dent Henry L. Station. of the Pamlico
Insurance and Banking Company;
Cashier Edward Pennington, Of the
Farmers Banking and Trust COMPANY;
Cashier NJ. A. Curtis. OF the Pamlico
Insurance and Banking Company. and
w. a. Hart, cotton broker.
The Richmond delegation enters upon
the second day of Its crusade to-mor-
row with a meeting at Wilson, where
it is due to arrive at 1:4i o'clock In
the afternoon. The next meeting Will
10 held at Goldsboro on Thursday
Herbert W. jackson received let