Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-05
DALT LT|MORE RENEWs ITS
FIGHT FOR RESERVE BANK
VIII BE Heard Before Federal Re-
serve Board in Washington
Tomorrow.
STRONG DELEGATION COMING
Eppa Hunton, DR., and Leigh II. Page
to Look After Ricllmond's Inter-
ests at hearing-No Expectation
That Committee Will BE Reversed.

Baltimore bankers. financicrs and
business men Will renew in Washing
ton tomorrow morning their fight to
have the regional bank transferred
from Richmond to that city Attor-
neys representing the banking interests
of this city, with 4 number of promi :
nent men who aided in the fight which
resulted In the selection of Richmond
VIII be present To answer the arEu-
ments presented by the protestants
The hearing will be n formal one,
and no evidence will be taken. The
Federal Reserve Board which had no
part In the selection OF Richmond. will
hear the arguments of both sides. al
lowing one hour to each city Briefs
have been submitted. and will form
the basis for the arguments. 1t is
hardly probable that any decision will
be announced for some time.
The Baltimore delegation will be n
large ana determined one. Ever since
the selection OF this city. the Mary
landers have been up in arms, and have
organized to conduct the fight. The
delegation will make an effort to have
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo, Sec
retary of Agriculture Houston and
Comptroller of the Currency Williams,
who formed the orig ginal organization
COMMITTEES, step aside In arriving ut the
final decision. Mr.. Williams is now
an eX otiicio member of the Federal
Reserve Bpard. Secretary McAdoo is
in the West, and will not be present
at the hearing.
ONE HOUR WILL. HE
GIVEN TO EACH SIDE
One hour will be given each to the
representatives of Baltimore and Of
Richmond in presenting their argu-
ments for the permanent location Of
the bank. The opening argument Will
he made by Charles +. Markell, Of Cans
& IIaman lawyers. The closing argu-
by Vernon Cook, Of the same firm
Leigh X. Page and Eppa Ilunton, Jr.,
Will present the Richmond argument.
The committee will leave with the re
serve board the brief prepared by the
late Edgar II. Cans in collaboration
with MeSsrs. Markell X Cook.
Statistics to show why Baltimore
should be favored will be presented in
bulk. The Richmond representatives
Will depend chiefly upon the facts and
figures which won the point before.
The Baltimore delegates will be the
most representative men in that city
Every trade body will be represented,
and then, too. there Will be Al citizens
committee probably headed by Cover
nor Golisborough Mayor Preston was
To head the rarty, but he is i'll with
pleurisy. There viii he 1T least 200 in
the delegation. Among the trade body
representa- tiveS will be: Rufus NJ. Gibbs
Henry Il. Baker. William Il. Hurst
c. Wilbur Miller. Charles England. John
NJ. Dennis, Waldo Nccomcr. Harry ~
Orrick, F;bcn sutton, j. William Mid
dendorf, Eugene lowering, Henry II.
Wilcox, Philip Hamburger, Jr., t.. Ash
bury Davis. Theodore Mottu. John L.
Mcock. William a. Dixon. Robert Il.
Tubman, 5. Il. Sonneborn. Samuel
Rosenthal, Jr.. Jacob w. Hooke. j. w.
Marshall. George \. Numscn, Edmund
G. White, +. $. Chavannes, Theodore
Krug. Parker Cook. a. L. Mealy, j.
Henry Strohmeycr, Philip S Morgan,
Charles \. Webb, Thomas Wilson. John
+. I.auber. Jesse Il. Riggs. and Charles
L. Falconer. president Merchants and
Manufacturers Associa tion.