Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-23
LEADING SOUTHERNERS
WHO WERE INTERVIEWER

The letters include the views of
the following gentlemen, classified
by states:
GEORGIA-G Gunby Jordan.
president Of the Third National
bank of Columbus: Fuller E. Gala
way. of LAGRANGE, president of
letWenty-three cotton mills. John K
ottley' president of the Fourth Ma
tlonal bank of Atlanta; Mills b.
Lane, OF savannah and Atlanta, pres
ldent Of the Citizens and Southern
bank; John J. Wilkins, president of
the Georgia National bank, of Ath-
ems; Leopold Adder, president of
Addler's department store. Sayan-
nan; M. G. Michael, whole dry goods
merchant, Athens; Sam D, Jones
president Atlanta Stove Works: J.
K. Orr, president -. K. Orr Shoe
company, Atlanta; Charles E. Lewis
president Fourth National bank. Of
ALABAMA-Thomas E. Kilbv
chairman of the board of the An
nlston National bank; w. W. Craw-
lord, president American Trust and
savings bank, Birmingham; Thomas
". Smith, vice president American
trust and Savings bank, Birming-
ham; H. E. McElderry, Talladeca
National bank.
~LOU1SIANA-W. r. Irby, presi-
dent Canal-Commercial Trust COM
pany, Of New Orleans; DR.. Fl. p.
Saunders, New Orleans banker; Ma
son Smith, cotton merchant, New Or
leans; L. NJ. Pool, president Marine
bank. New Orleans.
FLORIpA-Edwar w. Lane.
president Atlantic National bank.
Jacksonville; DR.. Louis A. Bize,
president Citizens Bank and Trt.s.
company, Tampa; Charles A. Fair
cloth, National City bank. Tampa.
TENNESSEE-P d. Houston,
president American National bank
of Nashville; T. G Garrett, manager
Nashville Clearing House associa-
ton; Sterling Fort president North
Gainesville.
MISSISSIPPI-R. E. Remington,
wholesale dry goods merchant, Jack
son.
ALL EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
CONCERNING FUTURE
'The writer's of the letters, without
exception. express a feeling Of con-
fidence," said Governor Wellborn, in
giving out the correspondence. with
a clear view of the situation, facing
its difficulties frankly, they manifest
calmness, courage and strength,
with a cheerful view of the ability
of the people to meet and solve their
problems.
Several of them emphasize the
fact that with larger resources and
greater reserve power the south, like
the rest of the country, is greatly
strengthened by the federal reserve
system, which enables sound busi-
ness to pass safely through a trying
period. which. under our former in
elastic financial system, might have
resulted in disaster.
cit is a noteworthy fact that Mr..
Mason Smith, of New Orleans, one
south, who has to deal with the
financial problems of that crop, takes
a hopeful view of the situation. It
is also worthy of note that several
Of our leading financiers express the
opinion that the period of deflation
is nearing it's end, and one of the
most eminent of them, Dr. P. II.
Saunders, leading financier of New
Orleans, predicts that this process
will be practically completed in the
south by March 1, and that there
after we will be ready to start out
successfully on solid ground.
"Taken as a whole these letters
show that the business leaders of the
south are meeting the difficulties of
the readjustment period in the same
splendid spirit which characterized
all our people during the war. They
are ready for the sacrifices or tenn
porary inconveniences which the sit
uation brings upon US and show the
kind of cheerful and clear-headed
courage which always wins. With
these qualities they manifest a fine
spirit OF cooperation and willing
ness to help the other fellow pro-
vided the other fellow will help him