Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
RALEIGH IS CONFIDENT
OF HAVING LAND BANK
Judge j. Crawford BlgGs Expresses
Appreciation of Aid Of Rich.
nlOnd business Men.
CLEARINGHOUSE WILL ACT
Its Committee, After Meeting With
Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee, Adopts Resolutions Favoring
Raleigh as Eligible Location.

WIN klchmonuS hclp and the Sup-
port We are getting from other cities
in Virginia and North Carolina. Raleigh
should have little trouble In getting
one of the twelve land banks" said
judge j. Crawford Riggs. of Raleigh,
nj the Jefferson Hotel. last night. 'We
certainly appreciate what Richmond
has done to help our cause"
| Judge BigEs. who is general chair
man OF Raleighs land bank campaign
committee. arrived in tho city yester-
day by automobile to be present at tho
meeting that was scheduled to have
| CATION from Raleigh and local bank
Ing and business men. The meeting
| was cancelled by telegraph following
| the decision of joint committee from
the Chamber of Commerce and Clear
ing House Association. Monday, to give
| Raleigh the Endorsement OF these two
| bodies.
| \ telegram announcing the cancel
lation of the meeting and conveying
Raleigh's thanks for Richmond's prom
Use OF support. was received yesterday
by President Herbert w. Jackson. OF
| the Virginia Trust Company.
/ MIRED TWICE on ROAD
LEADING INTO RICHMOND
| Judge Riggs. who has been touring
| I'm Virginia for about ten days, did not
| learn of Richmond's favorable action
| until he reached the city yesterday. He
arrived after being mircd twice on the
| roads between here and Louisa Court
house. Richmond. he said. Is badly
| Handicapped from tho standpoint of tho
motorist hy reason OF the poor roads
| that lead into it from Petersburg and
West Point. In this respect. he thought,
Nirginias capital can learn lesson
or two from Raleigh
It was due in large part to Judge
| BigEs's law partner Judge Robert w.
-
| ~ Endorsed by Raleigh. when, in 1914.
| n delegation from this city, headed by
Congressman a. J. Montague, jour-
| neyed to North Carolina to gain the
support Of the Tarheel capital for the
| Richmond Reserve Bank campaign
Although there was considerable hos
| tility in the Raleigh Chamber OF Com
merce because OF Richmond's share in
! the freight-ratc controversy, Judge
Winston's ringing speech on that oc-
casicn. calling upon North Carolina
to come to Nircina's support caused
the Raleigh bankers and business men
TO fall in line and give Richmond their
undivided support.
CHAMBER COMMITTEES
FAVORS RALEIGH
The question of Richmond's indorse-
ment in the land-hani matter had been
referred to special committees by the
Chamber OF Commerce and the Clear
ing House Association. Tho chambers
committee. headed by President Colo
! man WORKMAN and John c. Easlev, was
given full authority to act for the
| board OF directors. The clearing house
committee. of which president
John NJ. Miller. Jr.. OF the First Ma
tional Rank. was chairman, will sub
NIT its recommendation to the board
Of directors OF that body In the next
few days. 1t Is assumed that the board
will ratfy the committees action.
The two committees voted unani-
mously to indorse Raleigh as n site for
land bank to serve this section OF
the country. On tho clearinghouse
committee was a representative from
each of the local member banks OF the
Federal reserve system.
Although he has not been In inme-
date touch with the developments in
North Carolina for moro than n week
Judge Biggs expressed his confidence
last night In the successful outcome
of Raleigh's campaign.
MATERIALLY BRIGHTENS
RALIuIGIpS CHANCES
What Richmond has DONE" he said
has materially frightened our chances
With Virginia and North Carolina
working together nd possibly with the
support of South Carolina. We ought
TO be able to convince the Washing
ton authorities that Raleigh is tho
logical place for bank to serve this
section Of the country---a section which
contains one twelfth of the rural pop
ulation Of the United States"
Judge BigEs is accompanied by Mrs.
Biggs, and will start to-day on the re-
turn trip to Raleigh. The roads be-
tween here and the North Carolina cap
i,al are reported to be in good shape