Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

Chattanooga delegation, said:
Il am too old politician to do my
talking beforehand However, / viii
ay that we have an unanswerabla
argument and we are confident Of
getting the bank for our city"
Sanders Meets Williams.
Senator Sanders was introduced TO
Comptroller Williams They chaited
together for some time, but no men
ton was made Of the regional bank.
The only reference made to the cur
reucy act was Mr. Williams state
men, that - per cent of the banking
capital n the United States Is back
~ the currency with heartfelt IN
dorsement and hearty cooperation.
Others in the Chattanooga party
are T. r. Preston. Colonel e. Wat-
Fius, j. H. Cantrell Those who ac-
compauied the delegation, but will not
address the committee, are $. f. Ma
hony W. f. Brock, NJ. F. Temple.
Charles A. Lyerly, w A. Sadd, ]. p.
Hoskins. G.. II. Huston and r. J.
Kreusi.
Richmond Represented.
Columbia and Birmingham delega-
lions arrived at noon. The speakers
for the Columbia delegation are w. \.
Clark, John w. Lilliard, J. P Ma
thews, T. NJ. Phifer, B. F. Kaylor, Ed
win w. Robinson and W. NJ. Otis.
Other South Carolnans were John
S. McLaurin, who will probably run
for Governor of South Carolina Lieu
tenant Governor Charles A. Smith,
Richard Manning, w. A, James, w. II.
Gibbs, d. w. Ball, A. NJ. Lumpkin, b.
7. Taylor, l. w. Simpson, j. w. Nc
Gown, E, l., Watson, w. f. Stephen
son and Wright williamson
Birmingham's speakers will be for
mer Governor b. B. Conner, w. b. G.
Harding. w. Fl. Kettig, W. W. Craw-
ford and McLane Tilton.
Richmond was represented by O. j.
Sands and T. b, McAdams.
A Boost for Atlanta.
The Wall Street Journal. of New
York carried a powerful argument
Friday morning in favor of Atlanta as
a regional banking city.
Nearly every point was touched
the geographical location, the crop
center feature, the bank deposits and
clearings, the enormous commercial
growth OF the city. and Its Importance
10 the section surrounding It,
table of individual deposits, com
pared with the estimated population
Of the "a leading cities of the country,
ranked Atlanta ahead of such cities
as Chicago. Philadelphia. St Louis,
Detroit. Cleveland Los Angeles. Kan
sas City, Washington, Cincinnati and
st. Paul in comparative individual
banking wealth, or per capita" de-
posits.
The article concludes with the as.
sertion that 90 per cent OF the bust
ness and financial experts who have
expressed opinions on the regional
banking districts have chosen Atlanta
as one OF the reserve cities, even II
only eight are decided on.
Board Works Like Clock.
Once started. the hearings before
the national committee will proceed
with a military regularity. With the
single exception of a request that
the visiting cities delegations be
permitted to speak first. the Atlanta
committee has not assumed to make
any suggestions, 1t being understood
that the national board would regu-
late things to suit itself
I. c. Dunlap, of Atlanta. national
bank examiner, was appointed by the
Government to make all the ar
rangements for the Atlanta hearing.
So far, there has been no talk OF
night sessions. Mr.. Orr said that at
the hearings he attended the board
was accustomed to call a halt about
4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, con-
Quoting the presentation OF testimony
with admirable order and an entire
disregard of everything except cold
facts and figures.
And it is simply amazing" said
Mr.. Orr. what an amount Of i'm
portant testimony can be brought out
in an hour under those conditions. /