Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-26
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Business Leaders and u. S.
Officials in Conference at
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ton-Chairman. Carl P. bennett, vice
president Chamber of Commerce, Ma
thaniel F. Aver. treasurer Cabct Manu-
featuring Co.; Walter S. Bucklin, presl-
dent National Shawmut Bank; George
H. Clough, president the Russell Co;
Frank D. Comerford, president New
England Power Association; Wllmot r
Evans. president Boston Five Cent Saw
ings Bank: DR.. Arthur w. Gilbert COM
missioner of agriculture; Louis E. XII
stein, vice president William F1lene's
Sons Co: Harry K Moves, president
Noyes- Buick Co.; P. A. O'Connell, presl-
dent E. T. Slattery & Co.; Thomas Mel
son Perkins, attorney; Frederick H
Prince, banker. all of Boston; c. F. Alt
shoe manufacturer, Auburn. Me; John
L. Baxter, H. Baxter 81 Bros, Bruins
wick. Me: Col G. Edward Buxton
president B. B. & R. Knight Corpora
ton. Providence, R. l.; winthrop l.
Carter president Nacllua Gumncd and
Coated Paper Co, Nathua, N. H: o. Z
GosS. president Scoville Manufacturing
Co, Waterbury, Conn: H. c. knight
president New England Council, New
Haven, Conn; Redfield Proctor, presl-
dent Vermont Marble Co. Proctor
Vt; Henry D. Sharp, president Brown
& Sharp Manufacturing Co. Provi-
dence R. l.; John c. Tinsley Crompton
& knowles Loom Works, Worcester,
Mass.
Reserve District No. 2.
Federal Reserve District No. 2. New
York-Chairman Owen D. Young,
chairman General Electric Co.. Nor
timer N. Buckner, president New York
Trust Co.: Floyd L. Carlisle, president,
F. L. Carlisle & Co.; Walter S. Clifford,
president American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.; Charles E. Mitchell, presi-
dent National City Bank; Jackson E.
Reynolds. president First National
Bank; Alfred P. Sloan, lr., president
General Motors Co.; Walter c. Tea
gle, president, Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey; Albert H. Wiggin, president
Chase National Bank; C.. NJ. Woolley
chairman of board, American Radiator
and Standard Sanitary Corportion
Mangus w. Alexander, president Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board,
Inc; Alanson B. Houghton, chair
man, National Industrial Conference
Board, Inc; Robert P. Lamont, presl-
dent American Iron and Steel 1nStl-
tute: Cornelius F. Kelley, president
Anaconda Copper Mining Co; Samuel
w. Reyburn, president Associated Dry
Goods Corporation; Myron c. Taylor,
chairman Of Finance Committee, United
States Steel Corporation; William H.
Woodin. president American Car &
Foundry Co.; E. F. Hutton, chairman
o. board. General Foods Corporation,
all of New York City.
Reserve District No. 3.
Federal Reserve District No. g. Phila-
delphia-Chairman, George H. Houston,
president. Baldwin Locomotive Works
w. w Atterbury, president. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co.. Edward Hopkinson,
Drexel &, Co.; William A. Law, presi-
dent, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.;
Howard A. Loeb, chairman and cl-
rector, TradeSmen'S National Bank q
Trust Co.: George H. Lorimer. editor,
Saturday Evening Post; Benjamin Rush,
president, Insurance Co. of North
America; Burton C. Simon, operative
Straw bridge & Clothier John E. Zim-
norman, president, United Gas I'm
provement Co.; Henry j. Haas, presi-
dent, American Bankers Association;
Wilfred w. Fry, president. N. w. Aver
& Son. Inc; A. j. Maloney, president,
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
Co.; j. Howard Pew, president, Sun Oil
Co, all Of Philadelphia; Edward c.
Rose, president, First Mechanics Ma
tional Bank, Trenton, N. j.; Ferdinand
Trun, president, Berkshire Knitting
Mills. Reading, Pa: Henry c. TreXler,
chairman of board, Lehigh Portland
Cement Co., Allentown, Pa; Arthur G..
Dorrance. president, Campbell Soup Co,
Camden, N. j., and Irenee du Pont, vice
chairman of board. E. 1. du Pont de
Nemours g. Co. Wilmington, Del.
Reserve District No. 4.
Federal Reserve District No. 4, Cleve-
1and-Chairman L. B. Williams, Hay
den, Miller g. Co.; w. NJ Baldwin,
president, Union Trust Co.; j. j. Bar
net, president, Chesapeake & Ohio, r
R.; Randolph Eide, president, Ohio Bel
Telephone Co.. S. H. Halle, Halle Bros
Co. all of Cleveland; George D. Crabbs
president, Phillip Carey Manufacturing
Co. T. j. Davis, chairman of board
First National Bank; William Cooper
Proctor, chairman, Proctor & Gamble Co.
all Of Cincinnati: Howard Heinz, presi-
dent. H. j. Heinz Co.; c. McEldowney
president. Union Trust Co.; A. w
Robertson, chairman of board. Westing'
house Electric g. Manufacturing Co.;
E. T. Weir, chairman of board, Nationa
Steel Corporation. E. r. Crawford
president, McKeesport Tin Plate Co, al
of Pittsburgh; George NJ. Verify, chair
man of board, American Rolling Mil
Co, MiddletoWn, Ohio; George c
Brainard. president, General FireprOof-
ing Co, Youngstown, Ohio: S. P. Bush
capitalist, Columbus. Ohio: Harvey Fire
stone, jr., vice president. FlrestOne Tirt
& Rubber Co. j. D. Tew, president
Goodrich Tire & Rubber Co.; P. w
Litchfield. president, Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co. all of Akron, Ohio; John E
Calvin, president, Ohio Steel Foundry
Co, Lima. Ohio; j. S. Jones. Stone
Thomas, Wheeling. w Va, and r. A
Stranahan. president, Champion Sparl
Plug Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Reserve District No. 5.
Federal Reserve District, No. 5. Rich
mond-Chairman Edwin c. Graham
president National Electrical Supply Co
Washington. D. c.: Robert P. Bcaman
president Norfolk National Bank, Nor
folk, Va; j. S. Bryan, publisher tn
News Leader, Richmond, Va. C.
Cannon. president Cannon Mills Co
Kannapolis, N. C.; Charles NJ. Cohr
vice president Consolidated Gas. Electri
Light & Power Co, Baltimore, Md.
Robert V Fleming president Riggs Ma
tional Bank, Washington. D. c.; H. f
Lewis. vice president Karawha Bankin
Edwin Michael, president Virgin
Bridge & Iron Co. Roanoke. Va: j. N
Miller. jr. president First & Merchants
National Bank. Richmond Va Jane
c. Self, president Greenwood Cotto
Mill, Greenwood, S. c.; H NJ. Victor
president Urion National Bank. Char
Iotte. N C; A. L. II. Virgins. vic
president Bank Of Hartsville. HartsyiIlt
S. c.: Charles A. Cabell, president Car
bon Fuel Co, Charleston, w Va: Wi
liam E. Carson, president RiYerton Lin
Co., Riverton, Va; j. S. Bradley, gen
eral manager Elk River Coal g. Lumbe
Co, Dundon, w Va; Samuel ]. Pres
colt. contractor, Washington, D. c.: +
I Hartman, president United State
Chamber of Commerce. Washington, L
c.: John K. Shaw, president Centur
Coal Co., Baltimore, Md; Joseph Walk
er, cotton merchant, Columbia, S. C