The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-13
Statistics Found IlTectiyc.


With these field forces at work, the
directors OF the campaign busted them
| serves perlccting the executive organi-
zation. The compilation OF banking
I ana industrial statistics was prosecuted
vigorously, and a brief in Richmond's
behalf. prepared by George j. Scay Il
retired banker and student OF finance.
who is receiving a large measure OF
credit for the forccful presentation of
itlchhondS case. was printed. With
maps and diagrams it made it Il pamph-
let or more than fifty pages.
we believe that the careful manner
III which our facts were prepared had
Il great deal 10 do with influencing the
committee in our favor" said Oliver j.
mittee. to-day. "Baltimore's original
brief contained many miscellaneous
us hgures were evidently taken from
some reference work that was not up
o-datc. Our claims were based on
sworn statements OF existing condi-
tons"
Support of Other States Secured.
These statements were secured in the
two weeks Immediately preceding the
hearing i'll Washington, into which
practically all OF the activities In Rich.
result OF these activities, the big Rich
mond delegation which went TO Wash
ington for the hearing on January 10
had the support OF bankers from North
Carolina South Carolina and West Vir-
GINA present at the hearing. and q
heavier vote from banks polled by the
VI committee IMAM any other
city received
Having unquestionably put into the
nEht an immense amount of intelligent
tain that it was wholly by this effort
AM, by the logic OF tho situation" as
= local banker put it to-day. that the
hEht was won; Suggestions that tho
selection or Richmond was due in Il
greater or lesser degree to the inilu-
ence of John Shelton williams arc
warmly resented here. Men who were
IN mai 1ytNtt ',1t
influence which led them to enter ii
was the knowledge that Richmond had
friend at court" and that any arsu
friendly consideration. hut they assert
that Mr.. Williams is not the sort OF
man to go contrary TO Justice in order
To FAVOR his home city.
Going Ahead With Preparations.
In the face OF Baltimore prepare
tons 10 appeal from the decision OF the
organization committee, Eichmond
bankers are going ahead ms though the
location Of the reserve bank WAS finally
settled. They are laying plans for the
looking about for quarters TO house II.
Ihc richmond newspapers. which
were slow to believe their city stood
any chance OF getting the reserve bank
and Jagged behind at the beginning OF
the campaign. arc now jubilant ana
Immensely confident OF the strength Of
RAJ Their inclined to dcrido Baltimore.
With praise OF the local coinmittees'
energy, thcy have been mlnglinE criti-
cism Of tho Baltimore committees
course.
baltimore was slow and careless in
handling its own campaign for bank"
remarks The Times Dispatch. which
also in review of the campaign the
other day. remarked that Baltimore.
while Richmond WAS pressing TO the
'front.'. watched and waited"
Less dignifed are some other COM
ments. such as the News Leaders ref
erehce 70 the Maryland city last even
ing as "Blubberins Baltimore"
Buslncss Men Led In Campaign.
But this has not been u newspaper
campaign here. The newspapers back
cd 1t up ably after II was once under
way. but the credit for getting it under
way and for the vigor with which II
was carried to II finish belongs to the
bankers and their allies among tho
business and professional men OF the
pisregarding the question of pull"
X was good fight. 1t was. perhaps.
the biggest all-pulling -togeth # for.
-public-good movement Richmond
has ever experienced. and already there