Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
RESOLUTIONS AND DINNER
ACCEPTANCES POUR IN ON
RESERVE BANK HOSTS

Resolutions of approval and assur-
ences of support, mixed with accept
ances of the Atlanta Clearing House
invitation to the dinner of Georgia
bankers for next Monday at the Cap
ital City Club, continued to pour in
to the joint committee Thursday.
THAT bankers meeting is going to
be a great thing" said Robert F, Mad
dox. "Of course, 1t is going to crys-
tallize the State wide sentiment
among the bankers that Atlanta is
the place for the reserve bank in the
South Then 1t will afford the bank
ers of Georgia the opportunity to
hear Senator Hoke Smith speak on
the new currency measure.
Now, Senator Smith is a strong
advocate of Atlanta as regional
banking site. He has done wonderful
things in Atlantas behalf. But he
isn't going to make his speech from a
partisan standpoint. He probably
knows as much about the new cur
rency bill and what it means to the
country as any other man, and the
Georgia bankers can not afford to
miss the opportunity to hear him eX-
pound it's workings. 1t will be a rev.
elation to most of them. The scope
and possibilities of the law are sim
ply enormous"
Scramble for Dinner Places.
Eight hundred Invitations to Geor-
gia bankers have been sent out, the
acceptances are pouring in SO fasl
that the committee now makes the
request that those who desire to be
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to send in their acceptances, with the
assurance that they will be on hand.
Those who are sure to come, and
have so advised the committee, are
being listed and will meet with care
full personal attention on their arr
val.
From Athens came in Thursday the
formal resolutions of the seven banks
there, setting forth five reasons why
Atlanta should be chosen as the site
Of the regional bank in the South
east.
The Dalton Chamber of Commerce
also notified the committee OF Its
UNQUALIFIED official Endorsement Of
atlanta, and assured it that Dalton
stood ready to render any service
that might be required in the fight
to land the big bank.
Decatur Passes Resolutions.
The Decatur Board of Trade
through w. J. Dabney president, and
r. w Ramspeck, secretary, forward
ed d strong set of resolutions indors-
ing the Atlanta application for the
reserve bank, and urging the desig-
nation of the Southern States as the
Southeastern reserve district.
George L. Hubbard, cashier of the
First National Bank of Commerce
i,ng+ IN
ton toward furthering the claims OF
Atlanta for a reserve bank.
The Citizens Bank of Kite through
J. s. Stephenson, cashier, sent in res
oiutions commencing Atlanta for a
regional bank, and the Bank of Plain
vile. through j. C. Shaul, cashier, an
nounced the adoption of similar res
olutions.
NJ. w. Williams, cashier of the
Bank of Chauncey, Ga, announced
resolutions by his banks stockhold
ers, ard the final assurance Thurs
day wa from a Toccoa bank, e. p
Simpsohs,fr., cashier, asking to be in
structed in any way in which his IN
stitution could assist Atlanta.
"AtIanta Will VIM" Wires Orr.
Everything points toward a re
gional bank for Atlanta" was the
message wired to The Georgian
Thursday from Washington, where
J. K, Orr, chairman of the joint
committee from the Atlanta Cham
Der of Commerce and the Clear
ing House Association is spending
two days, attending the hearings OF
the national organization committee
"The New York bankers, in refer
ring to locations for the prospective
hanks, always included Atlanta" Mr.
Orr went on. In Boston the same
thing happened. And here in Wash
ington the bankers appearing to pre-
sent the claims for their respective
cities all seem to take it for granted
that Atlanta is in the list of cities 10
which reserve banks are practically
conceded"
Mr. Orr said his mission in Wash
ington was like that of lawyer who