The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-13
Greenville Pledges It's
Support to Virginia's
Capital.
ATLANTA'S PLEA
GOES UNHEEDED
Declines to Delay Endorsement of
This City Until Georgia Bank
crs Can Be Heard-Gastonia,
N. c., Also Joins Ranks of
Those Fighting for Re-
serve Centre Here.
TSpeciaI to The Times-

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vile this evening pledged it's support
to Richmond in the fight the latter in
making for Federal reserve bank.
Ibis Ibis support will not be half-hearted.
That II viii be earnest was attested by
the action of the Greenville Chamber
Of Commerce. and the Greenville Clear
Ing House Association in voting TO
the hearing at Washington, former
Governor Martin +. Ansel, this city'e
| most distinguished citizen. Governor
unanimous sentiment of Greenville
business men and bankers that one
reserve bank should be located in Rich
North Carolina and South Carolina
should be in its district.
RESOLUTIONS for Richmond
notad Inc deiegaton ds 1g 1 from, from Richmond, com
Ter. Ir., Thomas B. McAdams and Hor-
ace f. Smith. arrived al $3.50 o'clock
this I'M, afternoon AZ; 3n and was met at the de-
Vile citizens. After IA ride over the
city. tho Richmond bank apostles at
tended meeting of the Greenville
! Clearing House Association at 4:50
o'clock. At this meeting the following
resolution was adopted:
whereas. through many years OF
large and mutually profitable dealings
pleasant and satisfactory business re-
iations have become esta ahlished be-
tween the banks and manufacturers OF
this section and the banks OF Richmond,
and
whereas. number of our banks
Will, at AN early date, make application
Tor membership In the Federal reserve
association, and
Whereas, we believe that it is to the
oeSt interest or the new system and TO
! our section that the Federal reserve
Dank serving our territory should be
located t in the city which has done
more than any other city in the South
toward the development of this section.
-, rnerefore. be 1t resolved. first. That
ing House Association hereby strong
~ urge the organization committee to
locate the Federal reserve bank which
viii serve this section at Richmond;
second, that we join with the Green,
VIE Chamber of Commerce in sending
Ex-Governor Martin f. Ansel as a rep.
at the hearing, whicn will take place
on January Is in Washington, in urg-
ing the reserve bank organization to
In the city of Richmond"
y similar resolution was adopted bv
the chamber OF Commerce. 4 largo
NUMBER or business men. bankers and
citizens gathered at the Chamber of
commerce meeting. and the sentiment
Ws Mas eSpfessed pfras by by number of speakers,
Dabney, McAdams and Miller prcsenf
ed Richmond's claims. j. w. Norwood,
a. l.: Mills and +. r. Beattie smoke fo,.
the Greenville bankers r. r. Mauldin
president of the Bank of Anderson. and
!, humber or smaller banks heartily
%
~ noiieInan, of Anderson, who is pres
ident OF the Peoples Bank. of that
ely; fio,; MI Dabney, requested Messrs
derson Chamber of Commerce and
banks pass resolutions, which thev
PROMISED they would do. Continued
references were made by local bankers
IN their talks TO the many pleasant
business transactions which this city
and section have had with Richmond
banks. %"
Fighting for This (rffx
The Greenvillc Daily Piedmont, the
iocai a!,,., mttGrno3n paper which Is making
carried an interview with Lewis ~
Farkcr president of the largest cotton
M, mn corporation in the United States.
the selection OF Richmond Interviews
were also carried with Captain Ellison
StmSthe. PROMINENT cotton manufac-
mer president of the Southern Cotton
manufacturers Association, and A. j
Norw GOD, a prominent banker of the
III Greenville. Mr.. Parker took the
position that while from personal pride
he would like to support Columbia,
place. 'e'i
James r. Gossett. OF Williamson. a
widely known cotton manufacturer and
banker warmly indorsed Richmond
The Chamber of Commerce meeting
. tnis aIte'n0on was attended by bank
ers from all the surrounding territory
Richmond io'
y reception was rendered the Rich
night
Just before tho Clearing House AS
! sociation began its meeting this after
noon Atlanta bankers called up Green
Vile bankers over long distance tcle-
phone, and made an effort TO have tho
association hold up action until At
| limbia also requested that the associa-
ton delay action. This. tho association
and the Chamber Of Commerce declined
rcTocably for Richmond
The delegation will leave at o'clock
to-morrow morning for Spartanburg
Gastonin Is For Richmond.
mona IS f Jehngary ehoecy as 5deh
tion, for regional reserve bank. The
local Chamber of Commerce told the
this morning. rhe resolution OF in in
dorsenemt provides, however. that
should Charlotte later appear to have
dorscment shall be withdrawn In favor
of the North Carolina ncighbor. II
was the unanimous opinion of tho local
the vestige of a show.
The Richmond delegation. composed
Thomas B.. McAdarns and Horace r.
Smith: reached here this morning at 6
O'CLOCK, was met by representative of
hearing in the. directors room OF tho
Citizens National Rank Careful con-
stderation was accorded the presenta
ton Of Richmond's claims as the logl-
bank.
Colonel Thomas l.. Craig. formerly
Mayor OF GaStonia, and one OF tho lead
ing business men OF the section. pre-
sided over the meeting. which was at
the city. No time was lost in argu-
fCoDt.nuaJ On .v,birl no \