The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-03
Bankers Map Out Plans for
Fight of Wide Scope Asking
Aid Of Sister States as Vel
as Of Virginia Cities.
STATE DELEGATION
TO HELP MOVEMENT
Montague Addresses Meeting
and Assistance of Some
Others Promised. To UYre
Senators to Take Matter Up
With Board.

With Board.
"a Southern Bank for Southern
People Ia the slogan adopted yester-
day BY the general committee: com.
prised OF bankers. merchants, mern-
bers of the r. p. A. and the chamber
Of commences: who are desirous Of
securing for Richmond ono Of the
federal reserve banks. which are to b
established In eight or twelve OF the
largest commercial cities of the coun-
try.
The meeting was held yesterday 81
ternoon at the rooms OF the BusaHess
Mems club.
Congressman A. J. Montague was
present and addressed the gathering.
which was a large and enthusiasts
one.
One of Many Steps.
This Is but one Of the many stApo
that are being taken In the tight
Through the courtesy of the Business
Mems club, headquarters have besn
established there and the committees
will meet at that place during tbs
next week or ten days.
meeting Of the executive commits
tee has been called for l o'clock to-
day, the committee being named at
yesterdays meeting. Those who win
serve on the committee are. Oliver J.
Sands. as chairman: Georges G.
Gregory, secretary: Captain John
Landstreet B. H. Randolph. Edmund
Strudwfck. John X. Branch and il
Lee Peters.
1t is expected that At today's meet
ing the executive committee will name
committees who will be sent as ad-
vance agents through North and South
Carolina and this State, to enlist tbs
aid and cooperation of the bankers
and other business men Of those States
in Richmond's struggle. These men
will try to dissuade the people Of North
and South Carolina from trying to be-
come AFFILIATED and allied with New
York in the event OF that city being
named as a reserve center.
After Winston Salem
A letter to the chamber of commences
here, from the president of the Wins
ton-Saiem chamber OF commerce.. In
which ne said that he thought II would
be a great thing for North Carolina to
be in the same district as New York.
and that he had written letter to MT.
McAdoo authorizing him to have North
Carolina placed in New forks dis
trict, was read by George ]. Seay, who
said he had Immediately sent wire
to the winston Salem chamber o.
commerce asking that body to hold
the letter to Mr.. McAdoo until they
receive a letter which he had written.
and in which he set forth arguments
why it would be inadvfsable for Wins
ton-Salem to take any such action.
Subscription blanks for funds to de-
fray the expenses of placing this mat
ter properly before the United States
authorities have been printed and VIII
be distributed among the business men
of the city. Any fund subscribed mofeS
than will be necessary will be return-
ed to the subscriber pro rata Checks
should be made payable to c. p. WAX
| ford, Jr, of the Business Mems club.
who has been appointed treasurer Of
the Joint committee which Is conduct
! ing the fight.
| The general committee will meet
again at 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Leaving Nothing UndOne.
Nothing is being left undono by the
committee in charge and 1t 10 deter
mined to show the world at large that
/
| to handle her own finances.
1t Ia expected that the committee
which Is to conduct the booster tours
through North and South Carolina will
be appointed today and WILL leAv0
Richmond by Monday. after havtnk
| first made appointments with the
heads OF the commercial bodies in tbs
towns which they will include on the
| trip.
/ Letters asking their aid win be sefat
out to the mayors OF every city In VE-'
ginia.
The virginia delegation in congress
will be urged to press matters ~;
Washington. the aid OF several OF theU
already having been promised.
| Mr.. Montague. after complimenftno
those present at the meeting ye0kor-x
day on the spirit with which they haxa
rallied and entered the STRUGGLE, anA
the progress they have made In such
u short time. said that IN hts oettness
ton their cause would be further44
by invoking the aid Of v1rsinia'4 TaA9<l
road presidents and that 1t would nQes
do any harm and probably would 80
much to- help them. II they could ~
terest the secretary Of Agriculture ~
the night.
Montague Tnlkk ga
/ He compared the human mind ~ IL
b1otter. saying that the sooner tAQG4
| present impressed on the minds ~ tA18
powers that be that Richmond wanse
regional bank. tho better, and TIT 1T
had written = letter 70 Congx0qe
| the matter Axsd thAk NJ hiaa1os3
READY to DO III III H. power ~
this straagle. Mr. OLE ha8 =
ed. promising hiE I'D ssss ~
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