The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-06
Boosters Leave This Morning
for Invasion of Carolinas
Armed With Facts, Figures
and Maps.
RECEIVE CHEERING
REPORTS IN ADVANCE
Meetings of Chambers of Conn
merce of Two States Called
to Hear Arguments. Many
Sending Promises Of Sup
port Ahead of Departure.

This morning a representative
delegation of Richmonds business
men. headed by w. 7 Dabney and
Horace Smith. Of the chamber Of
commerce, will leave for twelve
days tour Of North and South Caro-
lima, which is being taken in an effort
TO enlist the services and co-opera.
ton Of the bankers and chambers o4
commerce and other commercial or
carnations of those States in this
city's fight for regional reserve
bank.
Arrangements by wire and tele-
phone have already been made for
hearings and meetings in the towns
and cities which are included in thc
itinerary and the committee members. g
both individually and collectively.
have prepared arguments, both verbal.
written and tn the Shape OF maps.
compared to which a railroad attor-
ney's brief is as convincing as the
arguments Of the man who Is un.
convinced that the world is round,
are to an essay by Magnusson or Max
Nordau.
Those Who Are Going.
Among those who will accompany
Mr. Dahney and Mr.. Smith to all
of the cities or who will meet them
at different points en- route are: John
NJ Miller, Jr., vice-president of tbs
First National bank; Herbert w.
4 Jackson. president of the Virginia
Trust company; Henry r. Litchford.
president Of the Old Domint0n
Trust company, Thomas b. Me-
Z Adams cashier of the Mercnant$
National bank; John Kerr Branch.
vice president of the Merchants Ma
tional bank: George J. Seay, who has
prepared the bank statistics showing
why Richmond should be considered
In this fight, and two representatives
from the city of Richmond. namely,
( Alderman Ordway Fuller and Coun-
/ Gilman John w. Moore; correEpon-
dents from the Richmond papers and
I Julian HILL of the National State and
City bank.
/ A largely attended meeting OF the
general committee was held yesterday
/ afternoon at the Business Mems clup.
! John B. Purcell was in the chair
and among the speakers were: Hon.
Andrew Jackson Montague! Oliver J.
Sands: e. L. Bemiss. T. NJ earrings
! ton, George J. Seay John Kerr
/ Branch. Mayor George Ainslie and
others.
/ Urges Immediate Action.
I The meeting was called at
! o'clock and was first addressed by
I oliver !. Sands. Mr.. Sands told OF
/ the progress that has been made DUR
1 ing the week and urged all the com.
mittees to get active at once. He ans
( nounced meeting of the finance
committee for ! o'clock today. and
I that they will continue to hold daily
meetings at that time.
/ The members OF the finance CONS
! mittee, who number twelve. will today
start out in twos and solicit funds
! from the business men OF the city to
aid the committee in carrying on the
fight.
/ II was announced that several larg1 4
voluntary contributions have already
been made.
/ Next resolutions, adopted by tho
members of the Richmond Real IN
/ tate Exchange at their meeting. held
/ yesterday, were read and heartily
endorsed. vs..e--
/ AT the suggestion OF John Kerr
Branch. the following members OF the
Bar association were named as cont-
mittee To call a meeting of the -
ISOLATION to take action on the REL
serve bank subject: L. r. Page. GeorgN|
| Bryan and 7. c. Gordon.
/ secretary g. c. Gregory. OF tho 81 sl
tecutive committee. announced that ~
/ 900 pamphlets showing 'Richmcn
! claims would be ready for diStrN
/ IIon today and VIII be sent rrOadt~
over Virginia North and South q
tlna Mr.. Gregory also exhibited
maps which he has had made,
/ ms the dist -.ct which Richme i
| iesirous to have established, WHALE
tcity as the center and
II is proposed to have larf
bber of these maps printed In pos
of folders for distribution.
! Letters OF Endnrsesne
| Mr.. Gregory then read opp0T.
aorsing Richmond from III y l
prominent Nerth CarolinfWlA
who promise5 their suppc
that they had already wri
representatives in congre0ES very
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/ tlfAt he has already "a
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