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June 12th, 1916.
"y dear Jim:
Those cigars vire simply perfect and will
taper me off to an absolut,Ay non-smoking bnsis very
saccessfn71y. .
I am surely making a great record
for I hive not smoked a. cigareVe for days.
T'ost sincerely,
Mr. O. C. Auctinclos9,
61 Bro-d-ay,
New "ork City.
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Estes Park, Col.,
August 24th, 1916.
Dear Jim:
Thie is my first opportunity to answerorours of the
16th. Since then, the arrangement for Kathelnf and Grandin
coming out with.Billy have all been coi:11-5175-thdAn while I will
Possibly,
to see
be glad to see him, I am dii3appy,X
has been settled since
he explained to you that fath c cc
a number of papero for us to
1 left flew York and there are q
necbk,ry for him to come out anygo over together wilt A make
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way.
Besides thak
I hesitt e about urging you to leave home
al worried over the epidemic, and
just now whileiLeei,_goo
still ther, I still have vome lingering hope that you and Lee
will g out hereie me time in the Fall. That is the most de,teci:e4isit Estes Park and by then I will be able to
lightful
ride horseback and we will be able to see something of this won-
derful country together.
The crowd will be away tInd we will
huvetbings much to ourselves.
Please de not eeHle up the plan.
.4ithout indulging in much political or partisan die*
cussion mye,lf, I have taken the opportunity out here to pump
men that : have met from time to time in regard to politics and
have been amazed at the extent of dissatisfaction with Preeident
Wilson's administration. As you know, I have been rather leaning
towards approval of much of his work, but it does seee:al though
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James C. Auchincloss, Esq.
Aug. 24,-1916.
a great many people in the West, and even in the
South, are dis-
satisfied over the Mexican oituation and both dissatisfied and
humiliated over our policy in foreign affairs eenerally.
surprisec me a good deal.
This
As an illustration, I have talked with
one man from Texas, two from Tennessee, two from North Carolina,
one from Kansas, one from Nebraska and
one from Yissouri, all of
whom agreed that his policies were generally unsatisfactory to the
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'country
irfein talking
I
gather aceilhat
Park,
with i
with some of the local people here in Estes
the same impreseion and am looking forward
iweet to see what kind of reception Hughes gets next week,
----
.
when he ied te/Aake
a'tildress here.
In some ways, I think
the country does Wilson an iniustice, but that is alweys the way
with a president
ie
/
who)51t12.4e,fp,r relteetion.
Since you wrote the
ere getting your share of the
We
hao had a boom.
rders'a
I hope you
judge that you are from
what Lee writes me of your reckless investments Vffiutomobiles.
UcCullough writes me that he has-not
//
taken a position
yet and I fear that his feeling of loyalty to me has kept him at
the apartment really longer than was neceosarN He will have
no
difficulty in getting a good place.
I saw Dr. Sewall last week and after a very thbvough examination, he gave me an excellent repkrt of progress, much of which,
however, I did not understand.
He seems to be very careful and
thorough and has impressed upon me the urgent necessity for remaining in the mountains all this
he thinks.
:inter.
It is not such a hardship as
James C. Auchincloss, Esq.
Aug. 24, 1916.
Pleaue give lots of love to Lee and my best to your
good self.
Affectionately yours,
James C. Auchincloss Esq.,
61 Broadway,
.14ew York City.
Leteo rcrk, Colo.,
F,eptembee 29th, 1016.
Dear Jir:
Ycuro of the 2rd, erclooing the check for W,
I wrote
is just received on my return free Denver.
P
Lee, Crnmet6n's vieit here and then my trip to Denver have
delayed correspondence for about ton days.
I am tremendous:1y grateful to yoe for dirposing
of thooe cerde and following your eueeeotion am remitting
the prcceeds to Charlie PhillieT in Paris, asking him to
All cf you brekere are so proepersend me another lot.
- us just nov teet re ought to get them over here promptly
and teke advantage of the circumeteeceee
your share of the "eweg".
I hope you are
Lee writes me of all the difficulties about the
re ine tut notvitheteeding that I hope you don't return to town until there tan been at least two severe frosts.
That wao the advice my brother Billy got after consulting
2CMC of the best men in New York,
I am intereeted in whet you tell we about politics.
jetil the three.tened railroad strike, it did not look to me
as though Hugeas had more than a fifty-fifty chance, but they
have certainly impel:IN/ad in the lee- month. I would vote for
740
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J. C. Auchincloes, Esq.
Sept. 29, 1916.
him if I were able to get hone and vote
in my own bailiwick.
On the other hand, I would be much
better satisfied with his
camp4ign if he spoice a little more
otitively of his wan pro.gram.
Anson is having a hard time
explaining hii theory of
how the Adamson law promotes
the principle of arbitration and
it looks to me as though that 19 the rock
on which his cam..
paign will founder.
I had a bully vinit with Yirburg in
Denver this
week ,id on Sunda-2 expect
Vanderlip and irank Trumbull,
YOU see I will not be Tithout
so
company.
all keen well. len returns to Princeton
toorrow and Orndin leaves for hie
school on the 6th.
My bent love to Lee
and youreelf.
Sincerely ycuro,
4.,SA_AM21!ine1Oss,
£eW'sork
I NCLOSS,
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SHERMAN B. JOOST JAMES C. AUCHINCLOSS FRANCIS L. SILL
HOWARD CORLI ES
ERNESTTRUSLOW
RUFUS S. ROWLAND
M BERS NEWYORK STOCK EXCHANGE
61 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
November 29th 1516.
TELEPHONE 5570 RECTOR
M. Benjamin Strong,
4100 Mount View Boulevard,
Denver, colo,
Dear Ben:-
I received your letter a few days ago concerning the postcards, but as yet have not received the postAs soon as I receive them I will start to work
cards.
selling them, and I think there will be no difficulty on
The people who bought the last lot of them
that score.
were very enthusiastic, and want more, so I trust the cards
will not be long in coming so that I may not lose the market
for selling.
There is nothing new in this part of the
world, and 1 guess what little tnere is new has been already
You must not feel
told you by Lee in her last letter.
that you have to answer my letters, because I share the letI apters you send Lee and find them full of interest.
preciate that you have a great deal to do and many letters
to write, and I do not wish to burden you any more.
There seems to be a difference of opinion
between the members of J. p. Morgan & Co. and the Federal
I presume you know all about this, and
Reserve Board.
it will be interesting to see what effect the warning which
the Federal Reserve Board issued will have on the investing
I, personally, believe that the attitude taken
public.
by the Federal Reserve Board is right, and I think it is a
great cause for regret that prominent bankers see fit to
It
disregard the views of the Federal Reserve Board.
seems to me that at this time in our history it is more important than ever for the financial leaders to stand together and to pursue one common policy regardless of whether
uf course
there is any particular money in it or not.
this whole difference of opinion may not amount to a great
deal in the long run, yet it causes a lot of discussion and,
I think, a certain amount of uneasiness amongst the more
conservative members of the community.
Business here is pretty good, but the
money rates have gone up, call money lending yesterday at
I think this will undoubtedly act as a beneficent
6%.
break to this wild speculation which has been going on.
I do not think it means the end of this bull swing in the
security market, but it will give us a breathing space and
Mr. Benjamin strong, #2.
will allow people to get on an even keel again and collect
their wits.
Am glad to hear that things are going so
well with you.
I wish I could set a time when I will
come out to pay you a visit, but I am so busy with many
things that / can't say when I will have the opportunity to
get away.
I fully intend to come out and see you some
time, however, and will continue to hold this threat over
your head.
With kind regards,
Sincerely yours,
p.
JCA.MJC
December 12th, 1916.
Dear Jim:
I am dictating a reply in part to y
7th so as to get an answer off at once and will
in a day or to.
it was a bully letter and I
letter of the
ritn further
elighted to
hear all the nes.
What you suggest for ih
me as being excellent and a
1
stmas present
ote you
tate to exceed the amount of
(fore,
ikes
do not hesi-
I hope
is pleased
and - want her to be.
About the p
job is cleaned up
: you will sand me
.ne proceeds to Paris
again and get anoHi
vant you to be frank
and advice me 'f I
ut the We,
could
service
dec..1
of c
rnection:
If I wer
at hone
nd owl' all abo t those people and possib2y bE. of some
looking them
ion chould
you know, m.,a
it is a metier in which a good
exercised for a mite connection, as
d deal of respimsibility for what takes,
place at the other end.
Hugh Wallace is well-known in Washing-
ton, but 1 would hesitate to accept his judgement as final in
regard to a matter o:
kind.
1 suggest you asking Andrew
Mills to inquire of 'Alton Ailes, Vice President of the Riggs
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Dec. 12, 1916.
Vs. Auchincloss.
willing,
If you should
National Bank and Mr. Ailes can give you., if he is
every scrap of informtation on tne
subject.
by chance wish me to make any direct and more private inquiries about them,
write or telegraph me and I will do so at
thout having
once, but I would not like to start anything
your authority.
The question about special capital is
esting.
How much do you re,illy wan
anu rha
ontribution, b
lnce myself, I might be able
of the town that iF
ashin
you had the beet lunchthe tovn aff. sad.
eons end dinners th
nk you for
or,
at
Asrer very shortly.
Since
J. C. Auchindloss,
103 East 86th Street,
New York City.
un-
You can be cure
interesting and 1
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your scheme is end I
In any event, lot me kno
might be able to writ
further
roe
ut of the ,:.uestion I
der present cireumstances,
if I were in
ur idea of
If I were
the character' of fhe special part
fear.
ighty inter-
y
ole
man.
I will unmd a
Denver, Colorado,
January 13, 1917.
Dear Jim:
A considerable accumulation of mail over
-
holidays has
very
for two or
which may be c.
sidered a
ee
prevented my writing either to you or
three weeks past, and I am sending t
a
t off one of th
joint letter, odnding opportunity to
"hand-
picked" variety.
re laid up
It is too bad that yo
The same thing seems
been true of
to
suppose you have been ha i g a regular op
your letter
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ie
mic, but I judge from
s were net profits and proscertainly hope so.
your d
re cleaned up let me know for
Whenever those r
burden on some of my family in New
thin.- I will put a p
York a
many at home that I
good order during the
L
kick-up and that conseq
verity flows
h busy times.
ossibly impose on mite of these good Denver people when
ward.
the next ba
Since
and I am juat
being of cour
nie
Lee that trouble I had with my faca has
ow indulging
disappeared
in a session with the dentist, my
object
to leave the medical profession in this community in.
a. state of unexampled opulence.
The boys had a great time dueing their holidays.
in a)me log cabins nearly
miles from the continental
10000 feet
divide.
We spent it
above sea level and
only a few
The people we stayed with were
Denver, Colorado,
January 13, 1917.
Dear Jim:
holidays has
A considerable accumulation of mail over
80 very
prevented my writing either to you or
three weeks past, and I am sending
joint letter, ndnding
for two or
which may be c
opportunity t
sidered a
e off one of th
picked" variety.
It is is too
bad
re laid up
that yo
The saee thing seems to
been true of
suppose you have been ha
ig a regular ep
your letter end L
h busy times.
many at home that I
mic, but I judge from
s were net profits and pros-
perity flows in your d
certainly hope so.
Whenever those p
re cleaned up let ere know for I
thine' I will put a n
burden on some or my feamily in New
.ossibly impose on some of these good Denver people When
the next ba
Since
11,
rig Lee
just
and I am
being of cour
a state
e
n good order during the
kick-up and that conseq
York a
i
a.rd.
that trouble I had with my face has
disappeared
Ow indulging in a session with the dentist, my object
to leave the medical profession in
this community in
of unexampled opulence.
The boys had a great time duping their holidays.
We spent it
in ElDie log cabins nearly 10000 feet above sea level and only a few
miles from the continental
divide.
Tee people we stayed with were
2.
January 13, 1917.
Ur. Auchincloss.
To
most hospitable, gave us plenty of good things to eat and the
Rockies gave us a treat of weather such as none of us had ever
experienced. On the way up
and coming out also we had to break
our way through the snow drifts and both
through two big bunches of mountain s
than afraid, some of them coming up
rove right
p, which wer
ore curious
within 25 feat
the rig.
They are getting very plentiful in that region.
I
EL,1 expecting some one
long and may decide to
or a couple of weeks,
just for a change.
Tell Zee I wil
few days.
to you both.
sincerely yours,
J. O. Auchincloss,
st 86th St.,
103
lie
sit City.
My best love
)),..1
r.F-4-ni--1
Denver, Colorado,
February 21, 1917.
Dear Jim:
I was delighted on returning from Arizona
find your letter
the 9th, even though it did indicate slacker t
articular news of my own welfare I will
am hoping to write Lee in a day or two.
i
on the Exchange.
()serve fo a letter that I
In the z821t
I am mighty
interested in all that you say abou4
York reaction
dismissal of Bernstorff, et al.
triotism is felt in
it is
yet to go and fight.
ally, I do not think i
the
would be among
all the other "best"
lunteer, so long as we
Ben
yet been
have
ersey National Guard, which has not
bilized - at 1
be at an'line.
would not
first with
stem.
a member of ti
has writte
Person-
if we were in for a
real life and death
this volunteer
no
all Street, but don't you
much maligned New York and,
get gay and feel that
. the
Grandin,
ask me f.
let
,
regiment has not but, of course, may
o has had a summer's training at Ft. Terry,
.ermission
to enlist in
case we have war.
I
t for active service, but I might let him go into
training, and, of course meantime it would mean in the case of war that
Ben would have to do his share.
I have
not
said much about
it and tried
not to think much about it, but both of the boys would want to go and I
really
would not
feel justified in endeavoring to dissuade them.
is I would go myself if occasion arose and I felt
more than an encumbrance.
The
fact
that I would be alything
2.
February 21, 1917.
To - Mr. J. C. Auchinoloss.
1 had a wonderful visit with Jim Curtis, Who was with me about
two weeks, and it was like a breath of fresh air from home.
Please give Lee my love and my best to you old marl, and many
thanks for writing me.
Faithfully yours,
J. C. Auchineloss,
103 _Cast 36th St.,
New York City.
BS/CC
4.
Denver, Colorado,
March 15, 1917.
Dear Jim:
Many thanks for your letter of the 7th, Wh
was here on my
I went there to meet one of the Reserve Bank men
return from Chicago.
yed a couple of
to discuss one or two important matters
days; it was good to have a little change.
to the extent even that my clothe
tting on weight
ing uncomfortab e
understand how mixed up things
1 can
New York; it is reflected
feeling out here, While the
in all of my correspondence.
newspapers are finally
I am stil
more space to war news, there
givin
is undoubtedly an und
e oar, Which is distressing
to me and to others
hey come out here.
though, it is natura
e few People in this part of the
country have d
no thing
in Chi
y knowledge of European affairs.
ct
t is stirring
,
I most say
ing here in Denver, and I thin,c the same
is the great a tivity of the various relief organizations, in-
cluding
Red Cross.
Mb are beginning to contribute and to buy foreign
government
tcurities,
e the women are organizing a good many clubs
for various re
irk.
I we glad things are well at home.
Will write Lee in a few days.
Meantime, give her my love and tell her to be cheerful.
I wish you could
get out here but know it ix out of the question and not even decent for me
to urge it.
1
aLI still hoping, although not with final certainty, of get-
ting home in June.
Very sincerely yours,
J. C. Auchincloss,
61 Broadway,
New Yorc City.
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.,)ear Jim;
Your note of the last ultiuto was delayed in reaching
ma as I have been tr&Areling about a bit,
/ hope you get u fine job;
that the or is all that
you want it to be; and that I may have opportunity in the near
future to hear :-ibout it, 4)en next in Washington,
I will
certainly call you up.
I was only in Wushington one day last week, and had
to hop right back to WOods Hole to paoalup and °ems back an the
job,
CordiLlly,
jamea
Auokinci
in
ashintAen, L.
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41JCH HNC L_C).53S, JOOST 8, PATRICK
ME MB ERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
61 BROADWAV
NEW YORK
TELE PHONE BOWLING GREEN 6820
Hon. Benjamin Strong.
"Cluneden"
Lake George
New York.
January 27th.
riu
1919
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FFZERAL ftEDIRVE BANK
Dear Ben:
Just because you have not heard from me in reply to your good letter I
hope you do not think that I am unappreciative. Your taking the trouble to write
me at such length, and in long-hand too, was very greatly appreciated I can assure
you.
I should not have bothered you at all, as a matter of fact, and I am sorry
I presumed on your friendship and good nature to such an extent. Hence my apologies
are two- fold, for my delay in acknowledging your letter, and for writing you in
the first place. Furthermore, I am writing you on my new toy all by myself, and I
hope I will not make too many mistakes. You ought to take up this form of indoor
sport, it might be handy in your business!
Your letter was fine also, because it made clear many things which were
It was especially interesting in view of the various conversations
not clear before.
I had with the Stock Exchange Money Committee. They, in my opinion had a wrong idea
of the whole matter, and were handling it in a crude way. I think you would be
However, it
amused to hear some of the remarks some of them made in discussing it.
is history now so there isn't much use in "growling" any longer.
There is, however, a question I have been thinking about a good deal of
late and that is, Has the N. Y. Stock Exchange a place in the Federal Reserve System?
The Stock Exchange plays a pretty large part in the life of the financial world,
and now that the Government is taking steps to protect the investor and to more or
less control the credit market isnIt it a natural question? Some time when you
have nothing else to do, tell me what you think about it.
Are you putting on weight and getting in fine shape for the next loan?
I think it is going to be a hard pull to put it over. I was offered a job at Liberty
Loan Headquarters by one of your workers, but it was so indefinite and apparently
so trivial that I begged to be excused. I must devote some of my time to my business
and try and pay my bills. Last Monday was the first time that our firm had been
together for over two years, and we were glad to get acquainted again.
Many thanks again, for your letter and profuse apologies for my seeming
discourtesy. When are you coming back here again? I hope not for a long time because you must have a good long rest.
J/CA
P\
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Deer Jim:
r.
Y.
February 3, 1919.
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FIMRAL RE5ERVE
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Thanks for yours of January 25th'.
the mice generally have a good time:
Men the cat's aray
Those stock exchange pals
of yours and nossibly some of my banking friends got a bit out of
hand recently and I hope the consequences of ,hat has been done
did not prove an embarrassment. There is some risk that embarrass-
ments will result, however, and for that we must await developments.
To ansrer your question about the stock exchange and the
reserve system would require a volume. I will save it until you and
Lee coma up to see me.
I very much want you to do some work in the Liberty Loan
Organization. Can't you manage it some ray or other!
Please give Lee my love, and my best to yourself.
Sincerely yours,
Auchincloss, Rsq
103 East 86th Stieet,
New York.
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r.
hington, P. C., October 24, 1921.
Dear Mr. Benedict:
I was sorry to miss your 4:1,11 last week but as my tecretary
probably explained, I have boon away from the office on account of
illness.
In case those centlemen come hero from ustria- I vall bo
very glnd indeed to meet them in liww York ard do everything in my
pmer to facilitate their meeting the officils of the Government
li)ho nro interested in the matters Alien they are coming hvro to discuss.
On the other hand it is at theepremont moment difficult to
see how urythivg owl be accomplished as e result of their visit except possibly an exchange of views for their information.
.:c) long
as the necestwry legislation to enable the funding of the debt ming
to our Government by foreign (lovernmorts has not been passed by Con.
gross there seems to ho no pater resting in anyone to negotiate adjustmorts.
shall be detained in ashington all of this week but will
be at my office after Ponday of next N.yek und will be glad to see You
IA any time.
Very truly yours,
.
'Larry R. Benedict,
Room 701,
111, Brordway, Lew York City.
Governor..
Hotel Boau-Rivace,
Gonova, neptember G, 1921.
Hal. Ben diet,
113. Broadway, Room 1701,
Hey: York, N.Y.
Dear Benedict:
I haw :test concluded a conference with nr. Marcus nbIlenberg and Dr. F.
Grimm, the financial ninister of Austria, the result of Which will be to riVD you a very
interesting, loportant and helpful piece of work to do.
Here is the sitaatiaa : Austria in hopelessly bankrupt, the food requirements are
very rich greater than the doneotic production, they oost have finoncia/ holp to provide
foreign food and raw notarial supplies, if tboro is any hope of getting thom on their
foot. If such credit is not provided, the situation will rapidly become oxtrooely critical and Austria may be a centre of infection loading to disasters in other middle Durooean states. The Leamo of nations has clearly recognized this situation. The Financial Section has made a conoral study of Austrian conditions '*or nr. 1-fallen:berg's direction. Tho result is a detorminatioo to undertake a loan to Austria uoOer the provision of the Ter neulen. plan. That plane as you may know, is enactly an elaboration of
the plan 1 formulatod at the nom° two years ago. It provides for an intornational loan
having a lion on special assets and incomes; to rook° it offectivoit is necessary that all
other nations haviog claire upon Austria subordinate those claime so that the proposed
loan will underlie all other obligations, anti will therefore offer provamably good socu-
rity.
All nations concerned, except the United Otte, have now agreed to such subordina-
tion of claim. The U.n. Grain Corporation has a claim for sono twenty-four or twentyfive million dollars. Until that is subordinated, no step can be effectively taken in
offocting the new loan, and the Austrian food situation makes the tios involved extr000ly ioneortant. Tho need for action is urgent.
Oaruoderstaading here is that this claim of the U.S. Grain Corporation is included
in a general bill now before Congress dealing with all the Allied debts. De action can
be taken, we uAerotamd, before the end of'neptomber, one, as the Austrian interest is
involvod with the whole Allied debt sitaation in this bill, there may be long delay.
We have docidod that it would be wiso to send a small Austrian Commission to America
to explain and discuss tho situation. I have told then that I mould arrange for you to
noot the Commission at the dock, to have their hotel accorrodation son to lay out a pro-
gram for their work that should include neetiog the proper poople in Washington, come
nootinne with Herr York pooplo floe posoibly (you could best docido) a tripto Philadelphia
and Boston. I have told them that you would lay out the 'tole program, give them the
proper introduction on my behalf anti will generally act an their counsellor.
this rr1y soon like a labor of lovo, and perhaps your love for Austria is not (Teat.
If you had seen it as I have, however, if you know the danger of non-actiOn, if you felt
hopefalness in regard to ultinate recovery which nicht como from carrying out the program,
if you knew the oxtreeoly intelligent nrui careful worn:which the neagao of nations' Financial Section has done, you would agree with to that thas is an opportunity for real international service.
I am sending you today tall documents dhow-tag the studies anti conclozions of tao.
Fieercial :3ection.
P
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I think it veal be wise for you at once to inform yourself of the political situa-
tion in
LID.4421.Met021.
I would ask sane aid frau Carmidhael and Alles. U111 you then
briefly cable me the situation co that I can inform the Austrian Chancellor?
The Commission is apt to start before you receive this letter; louevor, you mill be
informed by cable of their ship so that you can meet then.
If you desire a day of conference ard mould like to take tho party to neschueoin
for a day or any length of time, you will, of course, feel perfectly free to do so.
All will speak Engliah and be very carefully selected. I have given very definite indications of the sort of people I think should co.
I "wish you would confer with Ear don and perbnes soap others in laying out the pro-
gram and itinerary of the visit. The visitors will, of course, pay all their own ea-
pensos, bat I have told than that me would gladly donate our sorvices, Alla they aro
most deeply appreciative*
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F.A. Vardorlip.
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Dear !Ars
At tae direction of air. Stroag, I am
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42*. Strong -as very
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boon able tc: have had chat with you to-day in
regard to this, but will try to do so to-norrow.
Very truly your.4
socretary to IL-. Strorw.
4.. Henry Coldmaa,
GolaftarnnItv Co.,
o. York City.
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COPY
Telegrameiives1 by GOLDUAN, SACHS & COYPANY
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New York, February 20, 1915.
(Cable dated 19th)
FEDERAL 3ESERVE BANK
From Lessrs. Kleinwort, Sons & Co.
London
Coldness NYK
94
(Deferred Rate)
Number forty Referring five hundred ten quoted fiftyfive fiftyfeur respectively small market number five fiftyone accepted.
Insurance market here will
probably govern movements New,York exchange at gold point because Price eagles
Ottawa based almost utmost cost sending gold from London bullion insurance very
difficult small market fluctuating between ten and twenty shillings per cent.
To avoid shipment bullion from London can you make permanent arrangement
treasury that we deposit sovereigns with Bank England for credit United States
Embassy Against simultaneous issue gold certificates New York Argentina
Uruguay have arranged similarly.
KLEINWORT
No. 551
;1168.10.7 djs on Banca Cormercial Italiana, London,
by Weil Bros.
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Benjamin Strong, Ir. ,Esq.,
62 Cedar St., City.
My Dear Mr. Strong:-
'I
ignorance Gin most subject/is colossal,my experience
in cotton r the past twenty five yes might be worth something
, and if I can serve you at a_yi y time you can rest assured
to
My elephone number is 230 Rector.
With assurances of high pe sonal regard , I am
Yours very/truly,
you only have to command me.
at,trii
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N. PENROSE FiALLO'VELL
44 STATE STREET
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June 20, 1918.
Personal.
Benjamin Strong, Esq.,
0/0 Federal Reserve Bank,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Ben:
I was perfectly delighted to read in the
paper that you had been given an LL.D. from Princeton.
It is a
very high honor,
one which you richly
deserve.
!Tr. Aiken received An A. M. from Yale yesterday.
'Ne are all much pleased to see from these
two degrees that due recognition is being given to
the splendid work of the Federal Reserve Bank.
I congratulate you most heartily.
/
Sincerely yours,
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June 21. 1918,
Dear Bucks
nany thanks Tor your note of the twentieth. The
Yrinxeton coraence:aent was rot impressive and it added a
good deal to Iv pleasure in being there on the errand that
took: me, to receive a degree at the same time that Lord
Reading and,Davisaa received theirs, on account of our as-
sociation of the Dast three years.
It was mighty good of you to write me such a nice
any th_anks.
note of congTatulations.
Sincerely,
Y. Poe Eallowell. asq..
Becton, Lass.
P. 3. I au hoins to go to ;70ods Eolo nel:t weak to spend
moot of the Filer, Can't we arrange come golf Eatches?
Possibly you can ran Coin to Woods Hole and visit me.
a cotte about as large as a pill
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Dear Horace:
For the last few years, I have been interested in the work
of the organization which has been conducting an active and I believe
rather successful propagende to secure, first, the enactment of
lee;islation which would reGuire the preparation of a. ederal budget,
and put the financial affairs, of our government upon a more business-
like basis, and, second, during the past year, in the promotion of
plans for the reorganization of the departments.
Lost of the cost of this work has been met bj the individual
memberreof our committee.
We are, however, in need of assistance from
those who are interested in our program and believe in the work.
asked to get a few subscription
of e140.00 each,
willing to make a contribution of that emount.
briefly explains the situation.
aid?
1 as
ad hope you will be
The enclosed leaflet
Would you be willing to give Us your
if you feel unable to do so, I would aek you to return the en-
clued leaflet, which is specifically assigned to my list by number.
Sincerely yours,
J. Horace Herding, Esc.,
15 Bread St.,
New fork, N. Y.
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Enc.
J. HORACE HARDING
15 BROAD STREET
NEWYORK
MAY 1 01921
May 9, 1921.
Dear Ben:
I am in receipt of your favor of the
28th of April, and take pleasure in enclosing
you herewith check for $100. for the Federal
Budget tlempaign, which I See by the papers is
peeting with success.
I have mislaid the slip you sent me,
so have drawn the check to your order.
Sincerely yours,
Benjamin Strong, Esq.,
Federal Resrve Bank,
15 Nassau Street,
New York City.
May 10, 1921.
Dear Horace:
certainly appreciate your contribution of
t100.00 enclosed in your favor of Mal 0, to the work
of the National Budget Organization.
It 16 fine to havn such generous support in
this undertaking, and your help is very much appreciated
by the Committee, AF well as myself.
With many thanks,
Yours sincerely,
J. Horace Rarding, Esq.,
c/c C. D. 9a,rney & Co.,
15 broad St.,
New York, N. Y.
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Dear John:
Thank y_ra for the trouble you have taken
in recant to or reservations on the Rotterdam,
I enclose cheek for 507.50 to cover my
share of the coot and if there are any additional
charges, -s I think there may be, please let me
know the amount.
If you back out, I will make trouble for
you of a serious kind.
Yours,
Ur. John F. Herris,
15 Wall Street,
New York city.
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IS WALL STREET
NEW YORK
January 27th, 1916.
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Dear Sir:Mr. John F. NarrigVdirects me to
acknowledge and. thank y9ti for the flashlight
sent him to-day.
Mr. Benjamin Strong, Jr.,
62 Cedar Street,
New York, N. Y.
January 27th, 191C.
Doar Cir:
The enclosed is sent you with a request
by nr. Otrong that you put it in your bag in the
event,that.you might have occasion to use it on
your 7:11ropean trip.
Very truly yours,
Secretcry to 1.1r. strong,
_r. Jahn '7.
15 ,411 Ctreet,
Ter York Oity.
15 WALL STREET
NEW YORK
27th January, 1916.
Dear
sir:-
to send you herewith
Mr. John F. Harris directs me
S/S 'Totterticket New York to Falmouth for
Holland-America Line
darn"
February 2nd.
Err. Benjamin Strone, Jr.,
62 Cedar Street,
New York, N. Y.
HINR
January 28th, 1916.
Dear John:
I met Captain Ginger, whose real name is Xeller and
who had charge of the Ritz service on the Holland-America line
at the Plaza last night and learned from him that he knows the
chief steward on the "Rotterdam" very well and Will communicate
With him about mu-' being on board.
As you live :It the A.aza
and doubtless know Captain Ginger, might it not be a good scheme
also for you to warn him of our presence on the boat, and I believe we can count on having every attention.
Very truly yours,
Mr. John F.
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Dear Sir:
Our New York office telegraphs us that you are working with Messrs. White, Weld & Co. on,the Savings Bank Association,
seeking to get the savings banks to aid in regard to the railroad
rates and that this is done in order to preserve the savings banks
and depositors from loss.
only wish to express my great sympathy with any such
move.
Good railroads are as essential to us as good food, and
indeed bring us the food.
Good railroads can't be had without
money and they can't get money unless they can make it attractive
to the investor, and the investor will not put his money in unless
the roads can pay dividends.
Also the railroad
well to pay interest on its bonds.
other.
must earn, fairly
It is a circle just like any
There can be no doubt about it, and as far as men who deal
in investments go, you may be sure, and it is stated on our authority,
that we shall advise nobody to buy railroad shares or railroad bonds
until the railroads get fair rates.
B. S., -2.
You may wonder why I write to you.
believe in team play.
I am
Most gratefully yours,
It is only because
14 WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
September 27th, 1921.
ACKNOWLEDGED
SEP 2 9 1921
B. S.
Honorable Benjamin Strong,
c/o New York Federal Reserve Bank,
120 Broadway,
New York City.
My dear Mr. Strong:I have noted with considerable pleasure and
satisfaction your appointment as a delegate to the Conference
on Unemployment which opened yesterday at Washington.
Which
appointment I sincerely hope you can see your way clear to accept-and thus give to this important subject the benefit of
your valuable counsel and advice.
I am quite certain that the most important
aspect of the problem of unemploymenttin large cities is concerned with that of home development.
Undoubtedly the housing facilities everywhere are fully five years behind present
The recent subway extensions, in our city here, are
needs.
not affording the relief for which they were designed because
the outlying districts which they touch have not had the benefit
of any extensive building of homes.
I am sure that this situation will be referred
to in the Conference at Washington and in any plans which are
considered due consideration should be given to the need for
encouraging the building of homes in these outlying districts
where the land is not so expensive and can always be purchased
at a price far below the values where lands have already been
improved, and if proper inducements are made through reduction
In costs the prospect would be an inviting one for prospective
home owners through the conviction that such ventures, with proper
development and added building,would increase in valuation.
It, therefore, seems to me incumbentt, when considering these broad questions for our large cities to undertake
the work of extending water Pnd gas mains as well as electricity,
and that it is quite in line with the needs of the hour to oonsider
the effect of such extensions upon the industries involved in furnishing, transporting and handling the materials from the mines to
the finished work.
With these few words of suggestion and again expressing my pleasure at your selection as a member of such an
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Honorable Benjamin Strong,
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-ew York City.
important conference and with kindest regards, I am
Yours very truly,
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'.;eptember 29, 1921.
dear rr. Hoytt
I =Just in receipt of yew favor of the 27th instant.
Unfor-
tunately other enegemee.ts have prevented ad serving ac a meMber of any
of the sub -committee:: whioh ere now making studies of unemployment in a
verity of its aspects, but I shell Lope before the comforence ands to
have an opportunit;1 to take advantage of the suggestions you are good
enough to send.
As regerd to home building, I think it mnst be borne in mind
that at a time when there is a dintinct shortage of capital the world
around,lmas of that character are more difficult to negotiate, ana
there is competition as to both rates and Convenience with those that
are obtainable in other forms of attractive Investment, especiall. those
rid& are tax exempt like the bonds uf our stateemunicipalities.
You will be intereeted to know that the data compiled Oy the
Federal Reserve 3an3c of Nev: York from reliable sources indicates that
there has "oeen a yory considerable increase in building during this year
In and around New York City, and much the largest part of it has been
of that character.
Yours very truly,
olgate Hoyt, Esq.,
14 Wall Street, New York.
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TELEPHONE STUYVESANT 8171
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NATIONAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
SEVEN WEST EIGHTH STREET
NEW YORK CITY
DIRECTORS
T. PRATT. CHAIRMAN
SAMUEL MCCUNE LINDSAY, VICE-CHAIRMAN
WM. M. CHADBOURNE. TREASURER
DR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
JOSEPH P. COTTON
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R. C LEFFINGWELL
ALTON B. PARKER
HENRY L. STimsoN
MANN? STRAUSS
BENJAMIN STRONG
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
PAUL M. WARBURG
November 21, 1921.
STANLEY H. HOWE
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION
SAM A. LEWISOHN
NEW YORK CITY CHAIRMAN
Hon. Benj. otrong,
15 Nassau. 6treet,
New York, U. Y.
Dear Dir. btrong:-
Will you be my guest at a luncheon to be given at the
Recess Laub, 60 Broadway on monday, november 28th, at 1 k.M?
Mr. oamuel McCune Lindsay, xresident of the new *York
Academy of xolitical Dcience, who has just returned from
t. Louis on the first lap of the transcontinental tour
that Mr. John T. kratt and other prominent men are making
in behalf of the national budget Uommittee, will report
upon the meetings held in rittsburgh, uincinnati, Indianapolis and Qt. Louis and the steps taken to effect local
organization of the national Dudget uommittee in each of
these cities.
klease make every effort to
attend.
Very trul
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November 2, 1921.
Dear Mr. Lewisohn:
Mr. Strong has asked me to reply to your letter of
November :Pi, in which you extend an invitation to him to be your
guest at a luncheon to be given at the ReceEs Club, 60 Broadway,
on Monday, November 28, at one
I 510 sorry to say that Mr. Strong is ill at present, and
there is some doubt as to whether he will be well enough to attend
the luncheon.
I shall teleihone Mr. ileyers on Monday as to
whether Mr. Strong will be present.
Thanking you for your letter and invitation, I am,
Yours very truly,
Secretary to Mr. Strong.
,
c/o National Budget Cc.,mmittee,
7 West 8th St.,
New York, N. Y.
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December 19, 1921.
My dear Mr. Lewisohn:
accept with pleasure ',our lunCleon
Invitation for December 22, at the Recess Olub,
at one o'clock.
Thanking you, believe me,
Yours very truly,
Sam A. Lewisohn, Esq.,
c/o National 'Budget CoPmittee,
7 Aeat 3th Street,
New York City.
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TELEPHONE STUYVESANT 8171
NATIONAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
SEVEN WEST EIGHTH STREET
NEW YORK CITY
DIRECTORS
J
7C1 T. PRATT. CHAIRMAN
SAMUEL MCCUNE LINDSAY, VICE-CHAIRMAN
WM. M. CHADBOURNE, TREASURER
DR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
JOSEPH P. COTTON
R. C. LEFFINGWELL
ALTON B. PARKER
HENRY L. STIMSON
MANNY STRAUSS
BENJAMIN STRONG
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
PAUL M. WARBURG
ACT<NOWLF,DliT
DEC 19 1921
STANLEY H. HOWE
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION
SAM A. LEWISOHN
NEW YORK CITY CHAIRMAN
December 16th,
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Mr. George Beyer
Federal Reserve Bank
120 Broadway
New York city
Dear Mr.Beyer:
Will you be my guest at luncheon at the Recess
Club, 60 Broadway, Thursday, December 22nd, at
1 P.M.?
Mr. John T. Pratt is arriving in New York from
his transcontinental trip and will have some
very interesting information to present.
Very truly yours,
.100%r
v-i4irman,New York uity
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NATIONAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
340 MADISON AVENUE
SEP 30 1922
NEW YORK CITY
TELEPHONE VANDERBILT 1713
DIRECTORS
NE N YORK CITY COMMITTEE
SAM A. LEWISOHN, CHAIRMAN
STANLEY H. HOWE, VICE-CHAIRMAN
A. PARKER NEViN, TREASURER
JOHN H. LOVE
CHAIRMAN TRADES COMMITTEE
September 29, 1922
ADVERTISI sc
D. G. EVANS
ACCOUNTANTS
H. B. Cook
AUTOMOBILES
JOHN T. PRATT. CHAIRMAN
SAMUEL MCCUNE LINDSAY, VICE-CHAIRMAN
HENRY L. STIMSON, TREASURER
WM, M. CHADBOURNE. SECRETARY
M. A. ARNOLD
JOHN P. BURKE
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
WALTER S. DICKEY
A. B. FARQUHAR
LEROY HODGES
R. C. LEFFINGWELL
ALBERT L. ORDEAN
ALTON B. PARKER
ARTHUR N. PIERSON
MARRY STRAUSS
BENJAMIN STRONG
PAUL M. WARBURG
GLENN TISDALE
BANKERS & BROKERS
A. C. CHRISTIANCY
BUILDERS
ALEX S. W ILLIAMS
DEPARTMENT STORES
ANGELL H. BALL
DR, COLORS
MARCUS M. MARKS
Hon., Benj. Strong,
15 Nassau Street,
New York, N. Y.
EDUCATORS AND JUDGES
CHAS. T. TERRY
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
My dear Governor Strong:
W. J. L. BANHAM
HOSIER,-
A. KEENEY CLARKE
The New York City Committee of the National Budget
LANY,Fus
A. PARKER NEVIN
LIGHTING FIXTURES
Committee has made arrangements for a dinner to General
LITHOGRAPHERS & ENGRAVERS
W. I. L. ADAMS
Dawes nt the Waldorf-Astorla Hotel on October 13th.
ALBERT WAHLE
We
I.umsER
J. B. TISDALE
MERCHANT TAILORS
are very anxious to have you present at the dais, if it
E. TWYEFFORT
IVIo,ING PICTURES
S. L. ROTHAFEL
is possible for you to be available on that evening.
It
OIL
HENRY FLETCHER
PAINTS, OILS & VARNISHES
would be fine if the directors of the Federal Reserve
PAWNBROKERS
BENJ. Fox
PRINTING.
Bank could arrange for a special table at the dinner in
PRODUCE EXCHANGE
recognition of the great services General Dawes has ren-
A. S. SOMERS
NELSON MACY
W. STIMPSON
PUBLISHERS
W. E. PULSIFER
dered to the nation.
REAL ESTATE
LAWRENCE B. ELLIMAN
REAL ESTATE-BRONX
Very sincerely yours,
J. CLARENCE DAVIES
R. J. F. SCHWARZENBACH
SPORTING GOODS
H. B. SPALDING
WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE
CHAS. A. SHERMAN
NS'om EN.s UNDERWEAR
HERBERT S. MARTIN
Chai reia n
TELEPHONE VANDERBILT 1713
NATIONAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
340 MADISON AVENUE
TRUSTEES
NEW YORK CITY
JOHN W. DAVIS
R. C. LEFFIN GW ELL
'L MCCUNE LINDSAY
J
T. PRATT
BENJAMIN STRONG
OFFICERS
JOHN T. PRATT. CHAIRMAN
SAMUEL MCCUNE LINDSAY. VICE-CHAIRMAN
HENRY L. STIMSON, TREASURER
WM. M. CHADBOURNE, SECRETARY
NEW YORK CITY COMMITTEE
PAUL M. WARBURG
SAM A. LEWISOHN, CHAIRMAN
JOHN G. AGAR
GEORGE GORDON BATTLE
L. M. BOOMER
WILLIAM C. BREED
JAMES BROWN
J. CLARENCE DAVIES
HOWARD S. GANS
MRS. RICHARD MARCH HOE
HENRY HOLT
WILLIAM H. JOHNS
CLARENCE H. KELSEY
ARTHUR LEHMAN
DANIEL E. POMEROY
JOHN J. RIKER
L. F. LOREE
SYDNEY E. M EEES
JEREMIAH M ILBANK
ACOSTA NICHOLS
DEAN SAGE
H. SCHN I EWIN D, JR.
ROBERT J. F. SCHWAREENBACH
CHARLES STRAUSS
HENRY R. TOWNE
HARRY E. WARD
ACKNOW I EDOED
November 27, 1923
NOV 3 0 1923
R
Governor Benjamin Strong
Federal Reserve Bank
16 Nassau Street
New York City
Dear Governor Strong:
k'meeting of the Aew York City Committee of the National Budget Committee will be held at
1 P. M. at the Bankers' Club, 120 Broadway, on Wednesday,
December 5th, and I would very much like to have you as
my guest at luncheon.
Hoping to have the Pleasure of seeing
you, I remain
Sincerely yours,
November 30, 3.923,
1.71 dear 1dr, WiSald:
It is with regret that I advise that absence from the
city the greater part of next week will prevent my accepting
your luncheon invitation for Wednesday, December 5, at the
ban4cers Club, in connection with the meeting of the New york
City Committee of the National 3n0404,pommittee
Yours very truly,
Ile, Sam A. Lewisohnt
National 3udget Committee,
340 Uadison
New York, N. 7,
TELEPHONE VANDF_RBILT 1713
NATIONAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
340
TRUSTEES
JOHN W. DAVIS
R. C. LEFFINGWELL
S
"L MCCUNE LINDSAY
.. T. PRATT
J
BENJAMIN STRONG
OFFICERS
MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY
JOHN T. PRATT. CHAIRMAN
SAMUEL MCCUNE LINDSAY. VICE-CHAIRMAN
HENRY L. STIMSON, TREASURER
WM. M. CHADBOURNE, SECRETARY
NEW YORK CITY COMMITTEE
PAUL M. WARBURG
SAM A. LEWISOHN. CHAIRMAN
JOHN G. AGAR
GEORGE GORDON BATTLE
L. M. BOOMER
WILLIAM C. BREED
JAMES BROWN
J. CLARCNCE DAVI.
HOWARD S. GANS
MRS. RICHARD MARCH HOE
HENRY HOLT
DANIEL E. POMEROY
DEAN SAGE
JOHN J. RIKER
L. F. LOREE
H. SCHNIEWIND, JR.
ROBERT J. F. SCHWAR.NBACH
WILLIAM H. JOHNS
SYDNEY E. ME.S
CHARLES STRAUSS
CLARENCE H. KELSEY
ARTHUR LEHMAN
JEREMIAH M ILBANK
ACOSTA NICHOLS
HENRY R. TOWNE
HARRY E. WARD
December 12, 1923
t,E13003
NCKNONN
DEC 2
Governor Benjamin Strong
15 Nassau Street
Nev York City
B.
My dear Governor Strong:
At the luncheon of the City Committee last Wednesday, the question of a dinner to General Lord, Director of the
Bureau of the Budget, was discussed and arrangements made to prepare for such a dinner to be held at General Lord's convenience,
probably during the lattdr part of January next.
General Lord has
already signified his willingness to attend at that time.
Recent attacks upon the national budget system
and particularly that made by Representative S. Wallace Dempsey of
Buffalo, New fork, came in for a considerable share of the discussion and it was decided to urge every member of the City Committee
to address their representatives in Congress, calling upon them to
preserve the integrity of the national budget..
Several representatives of the Trade Committees
having pledged their organizations to raise 4250 a year for the support of the National Budget Committee, it was agreed that the Chairman should call upon all chairmen of Trade Committees urging them
to take similar action.
Regretting that you were not able to be with us,
I remain
Yours sincerely,
/
.
Decenber 24, 1923.
My dear Mr. Lewisohn:
If possible for me to attend the dinner to
General Lord I shall be glad indeed to do so, but I
am unable to go out much in the evening and may not
be able to join the party.
Was sorry to miss the luncheon, but was detained in Washington.
Sincerely,
Mr. Samuel A. Lewisohn,
340 Madison Avenue,
New York, N. Y.
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MORGAN,LIVERMORE & Co.
71 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
October 28, 1925.
Benjamin. Strong, Governuz,
.eral Reserve -Bank of New York,
33 Liberty Street,
New York 7. .
- dear Governor:
I am' anxious, if possible, to have a few
moments1. conversation with Dr. Schacht in regard to
Central European financing in which my firm has been
moderately active during the past year. When I was in
Berlin last year I and my partner, Yr. ::ahn, had a long
conference with Dr. Schacht at that time and I would be
very glad to get his views again which were very helpful in our first interview
Yr. Paul Jarburá inforqns me, that you are in
continuous touch with Dr Schacht, and I am therefore
taking the liberty of asc.ing you whether you could
possibly arrange for a reeting with him. I will put
myself at his disposal ia;t any time that is convenient
to him. An answer to the above address will always
reach me.
lhanking yu for your courtesy in the matter,
Yours Iaithfully,
JB
J. Forbes Morgan.
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27 PINE STREET
New York, June 28, 1920.
i. J. H. Case,
Acting Governor, Federal Reserve Bank,
New York City.
My dear Mr. Case:
On or about May 10th United States Government Certificates were being
traded in at rates ranging from 6 1/47 to 6 1/2% per annum to the buyer, and many
certificates which were in the hands of institutions were more or less unsaleable.
At this time you decided that it was essential to have investors feel
confident that certificates of the United States Government could be sold when
necessity required, and decided to permit ustto establish an open market for
certificates, in conjunction therewith making advances on certificates, which
enabled us to meet the needs of sellers until sUch a time as we were able to distribute our purchases to investors.
This decision of yours has successfully stabilized the market for
Lnited States Government Certificates and notwithstanding that call money has
ruled during the past week from 8%. to 12% per annum, certificates are now being
placed with investors at 5 1/27 per annum for September's and 5 3/4% for December
maturity, and at this writing there is no urgent selling of certificates.
This change in the situation proves conclusively how much your policy
has done for the certificate market, and it may be interesting for us to tell
you the amount of certificates we have placed from May 10th to date, as follows:
:4', 8,541,000 certificates, due June
10,795,000
"
July
4,437,000
57,408,000
2,884,000
151,000
19,651,000
120,000
649,000
1,013,000
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Nov.
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Jan.
March 15,
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June
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1921
1921
1921
A total of 0105,649,000 having been placed with investors.
It may be possible that in the future importunities of sellers may require us to borrow from you for a few das, but we hope that these loans will be
of short duration and that we can continue to place certificates with corporations%
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etc., where they will find a resting place until maturity.
in connection with the foregoing and in order to make certain large
buyers feel that certificates are readily saleable and to meet their requirements
of maturity, we have contracted to repurchase V7,500,000 certificates at the option of the buyer, as follows:
Contract made June 4th on 42,000,000 U. S.
Government Certificates, maturing Dec. 15th,
1920, buyer's option to return any date on
or before July 1st to Sept. 1st, by giving
us 2 days notice.
Contract made June 21st on 42,000,000 U. 3.,
Government Certificates, due Sept. 15th,.
1920, buyer's option to return to us any date
after August 20, 1920, on 2 days notice.
Contract made June 23rd on 3,000,000 U. S.
Government Certificates, due Dec. 15, 1920,
buyer's option to return any date after Nov.
15, 1920, on 2 days notice.
It may be possible if these certificates are put to us on the days
mentioned, we may require advances from your bank for a few days, so that we can
replace them.
With assurances of our appreciation of your confidence in this matter,
we remain,
Faithfully yours,
(Signed) Salomon Bros. & Hutzler.
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OF
SALOMON BROS. & HUTZLER
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Federal & Joint Stock Land Banks.
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debenture Bonds.
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CABLE ADDRESS: SELIGMAN NEWYORK.
4, 1915,
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dear Mr. Strong:
On returning to the office this
morning, I have your letter of the let in
reference to the German-American Chamber of
Commerce.
I had the pleasure of discussing
this matter with you at the Metropolitan club
on Friday evening and I have nothing further
I shall ascertain from the office
to add.
why the Chamber has not accepted my resignation.
I do not wish to be misunderstood
as throwing any discredit upon this organization, but as I told you, I was induced by a
prominent merchant and mutual friend in Berlin
to accept the treasurership, and I really have
little or no knowledge of what has been accomplished by this Association/
Very ,cruly yours,
117"
Benjamin Strong, Jr., Esq.,
Federal Reserve Bank,
62 Cedar Street, New York.
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CITY OF NEW YORK
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August 13, 1914.
.AUG 1 5 1914
Dear Mr. Strong:
Enclosed please find a me orandum with regard to
the cotton situation as I see it.
I sent a copy to Mr.
McAdoo..
Will you please read it on your way to Washington.
I hope you will approve of some of my suggestions.
If you do, use them in any way you think best.
Let me express my thanks for the splendid work you
and your fellow bankers have been doing.
You have taken a
good deal of the burden of the situation off my shoulders.
Yours very truly,
(Enc.)
Benjamin
Strong, Esq.,
c/o Bankers Trust Co.,
16 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.
ON WILLING OUR SURPLUS COTTON AND FOODSTUFFS.
There are certain difficulties in selling and getting cash for
our surplus products because of the-war in T'lurope.
Foodstuffs urope must have or many of its inhabitants will starve.
Cotton for export will be wanted to a limited extent because on the Continent
most of those who manufacture raw cotton into goods are at the war and only
the women, children and old men are left to work the spindles. Below is a
table showing the crop and exports of cotton for the year 1912-13:
ConsuMed in the Unired State*,
5,470,269
Expoxted to Great Britain,
3,604,147
" France,
1,008,416
" Germany,
" other Continental cities,
" Mexico and Japan,
2,600,000
1,008,993
411,93? 8,633,488
14,103,757
As Great Britain, France and Germany for the season of 1912.43
took 7,200,000 bales, it is safe to estimate that the exportation to those
countries, if the wax continues for any length of time, will be reduced onehalf, This will leave 3,600,000 bales of cotton which must be arranged for.
It is probable during the next twelve months that the spinning of
cotton in this country will be increased say 1,000,000 bales. This will
leave 2,600,000 bales which must be carried until such time as we in this
country can spin it or the European war is finished and they are in'such condition that they will take it abroad.
If the above figure's are correct and this 2,600,000 bales is to be
sold by the producers and bought by speculators, the price of cotton will
fall before the price of production and the entire cotton district in this
country will be crippled. The price for spot cotton middling has fallen in
new York City within the past two weeks 1
Liverpool.
er pound and 10 per pound in
SUGGESTIONS.
The movements of our crops abroad must be started at once,
otherwise we will be blocked up with produce which cannot be sold. Unfor1.
2
tunately American ships are few and far between and unfortunately the ships
of the countries not at war are also comparatively few. Congress is now
Daesing some legislation by which the American flag can be flown over foreign
bottoms unaer certain conditions. The legislation should be pushed with all
speed. Tt is expected that France and England will soon partly destroy and
partly bottle up the German Navy so as to throw the seas open to English and
French ships.
That the Federal Government take the war risk on cotton shipped
abroad. Belgium has already announced that it would take the war risk on
foodstuffs shipped to that country and it is reported that 7.ngland has done
the same. They do this because foodstuffs they must have, but they will not
take it on cotton because for the present they can do without it.
That the Federal Government or the Federal Reserve Banks ad-
vance say 8, a pound on this 2,600,000 bales of cotton, taking as security
warehouse receipts. This will be 440 a bale and will amount to say
$104,000,000, If this is done cotton will not fall below 8, a pound because
any producer of cotton can secure 8, a pound as a loan. He will therefore
not sell it for a lees amount.
There is no question but what the world year in and year out can
and will use 14,000,000 bales of cotton raised in the United States. Any
deficit in the spinning this year will be m4de up in subsequent years.
l'herefore the 2,600 000 bales referred to above should be carried until after
the war is over, when it will be used.
It may be claimed that if the Government or Reserve Banks are to
carry cotton for the cotton farmer they ought to carry wheat ana other foodstuffs for those who produce them, but this is not so. The price of all
foodstuffs because of this war will advance enormously and the price of
cotton, unless the grower has assistance to carry the surplus crop, will
also fall enormously.
9W
ii BROADWAY
CITY OF NEW YORK
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August 17th, 1914,
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Dear Mr. Strong:
Thank you for your
let1
g
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I quite appreciate that
0
cotton producers are helped carry
cotton the producers of other commodi ies
am satisfied as the seas will be open
t 15th..
ill want the same help, but I
commerce that there will be such
t
an enormous demand for foodstuffs their price will rise greatly and with
a riming price they certainly cannot ask for loans from
With cotton it
is
entirely different;
the
Government.
the price Will fall and I fear that
it will fall below the cost of production and that there will be financial
disaster
throughout the South which the
bankers and others in this country
must feel.
You speak of the increased consumption of our mills and that this
will take care of the
surplus
cotton better than the
Planters anticipate.
Let me call your attention to the fact that the United States of the 19121913 crop consumed approximately 5,500,000 bales, that in my very conservative estimate there will be of the present crop 3,600,000 bales to carry
over.
Surely it cannot be possible for
the mills of
the United
States to
increase their capacity some 70%as you suggest.
I will ask Mr. McAdoo to invite me to the Cotton
if he does so I will try to discuss with
ter, which as you say is most difficult.
Yours very
Benjamin Strong, Sr., nsq.,
Bankers Trust Company,
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Conference and
him and those present this mat-
truly,
Apy of cablegram sent to Sir Edward Holden, London, on August 28/14.
"Considered here surplus crop this year may exceed three million baler.
Plans now well developed for enabling southern banks carry over surplus
but personally consider prices must and should go lower. Much depends
on consumption by English mills. Personally believe lower prices will
greatly stimulate American mills consumption and high cereal prices
tend to reduce next years crop. Important that English cotton buyers
should arrange credits which will insure discount long bills or handle
through New York credits. Our Stock Exchanfe cannot reopen for some
time, should think opening yours would be dangerous. Extension
moratorium should be considered with regard to effect on American
commodity bills unless payments can be arranged in New York. Demand
for exchange insistent, situation otherwise improving".
Copy of cablegram received from Sir Edward Holden, September 1, 1914.
it is
"Your cable twenty seventh thought cotton trade will be very
quiet for month or t,o, difficulty zt present in arranging for delivery
of goods to eastern buyers. spinners also refraining from buying
because expecting raw cotton cheaper in near future, closing of cotton
exchanges prevents qaotatior,s being properly tested."
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Benjamin Strong, Esq.,
Bankers Trust Company,
New York city.
Dear Sir:Enclosed please find list of Cotton Exchange officers and Managers.
Yours *cry truly,
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Eno-
larrfwlem
OFFQEYIS
Edward K Cone, President...Room 74.Cotton Exchange Bldg
Henry H Boyce, Vice FresiXentionoom 55-Cotton Exchange Bldg
James F. Poury, 'rreaeurer, Cotton Exchange Bldg
Elwood P. McPnany..Secretary, Jay Bond & Co..56 Beaver Stf-Delmonico
LSBaohc
42 Broadway
ReCairne
20 Exchange P1
Naerpenter
Edward ;foramen
iHHubbard
CHKittle
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Utondelbaum
Elienany
nAtaller
&Rice
CERidi Jr
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WIShutt
Wal_45re
17 sAlliam
Room 27..Cotton Exchango nldg
Boom 510.isiffee Exchange Bldg
43 xchange P1
111 Broadway
Cotton Exchange
Jay Bond a Co..56 Beaver St
50-Cotton Exchage Bldg
27 William
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CABLE ADDRESS. sELIGMAN NEWYORK.
FS/EJ
Mr. Benjamin Strong, Jr.,
62 Cedar Street,
New York City.
Dear Mr. Strong:
Thank you for the book which reached me
yesterday; I am glad that you enjoyed it.
I shall certainly be glad to give you a
letter of introduction to Mr. ,:iithers, and to let him
know that you will look him up.
I am enclosing such
a letter, although I know that you may not be able to
carry out your intention of going abroad.
In any
event, I hope to see you before you leave.
Faithfully yours,
Enclosure.
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,ianuary 6, 1916*
FVEJ
r* Hartley Withers,
Treasury Chambers, rhitehali*
London, 54) W*, England*
Dear.Withers:
Ur* Bommin Stroiig, Jr*, Goyrnor of tho
Federal I:csorvo Bank of 'Iow York, expects shortly to
be
)
Landon
b17 early
February,
hough it
is
ible that .teri of ti tance may p vont hit
.
going.
As you know, the position of Governor of
the Federal Eeserve Bank of Nem or is an important
one, and Mr. Strong is very well qualified to fill it*
;le is, :7, oreover, a charming fellow =4 I know you will
v glad to meet him, and I want him to know you,
I
have therefore given him a letter of introduction*
Stronir it always hungry fcr knowledge,
and I know that you can cupply him with the information
that he desires* He 3. u man Who is interested in the
,1
theory of hie work as well as in the pruotice, and. this
yon will find in him an adaod attraction*
With many good wiollec, I .m, my dear Withers,
Faithfully yours,
January 10th, 1916.
Dear Mr. Strauss:
I am most grateful to you for sending me a
copy of the very nice letter that you wrote to :Tr.
-4th-
ers and for your letter of introduction which I shall
take great pleasure in
presenting.
I have long wanted
to meet Mr. Withers and this will be a splendid opportunity to make his acquaintance at a time of great interest
to such a student of economics as he is.
Could you take dinner with me some evening the
latter part of this week, or th
early part of next week?
This would be my only opportunity before leaving for 7Urope,
as I expect to go
to Wahhington next week and will be gone
some little time.
'incerely yours,
rederick -,trauss, "sq.,
0. 1 illiam Street,
-ow York City.
133 Jr/VCM
April 28, 1921.
Dear Strauss:
Here is another bothersome matter where I am making the only
exception to what is otherwise an invariable rule; never to solicit a
subscription to anything.
I have been interested, since its organization, in the Committee
which iE pushing for bound budget legislation by Congress.
We are really
making some progress, and I suppose it is not unreasonable for me to be
guilty of asking you to make a contribution to the work, if you have not
already done so through some other member of the committee.
The enclosed pamphlet gives some description of the activities of
the organization, and if you feel that you could spare t.100.00 to help us
along, I would deeply appreciate it.
If you cannot do so, will you be good
enough to return the enclosure so that I can lie3ke use of it elsewhere, as it
seems to be numbered and identified with me as a member of the committee.
Yours very truly,
Frederick Strauss, Esq.,
54 Wall St.,
New York, N. Y.
BS:W
Enc.
J. a W. SELIGMAN
CO.
54 WALL STREET
TELEPHONE HANOVER 1690
CABLE ADDR EBB: SELIGMAN. NEWYORK
NEW YORK
April 27, 1921.
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APR 2 8 1921
Hon. Benjamin Strong,
120 Broadway,
New York City.
Dear Strong:
I have your letter of April 26.
I think you at one time knew, but no doubt had forgotten
it, that I am a trustee of the Institute for Government Ttesearch, to
which I am a contributor to a considerable extent.
This
Organization,
which antedates that of the National Budget Committee, is at work on similar 1:nes.
I have always thought it somewhat unfortunate that the
National Budget Committee should have been started instead of having the
gentlemen connected therewith join our own Organization.
I am aware that
these two activities do.not wholly overlap, but one organization, in my
judgment, would have been much better.
However this be, as I am already
contributing to the work in question, through the medium of the Institute
for Government llesearch, to which my allegiance is due by reason of my
connection therewith, I would rather not contribute to the National Budget
Committee.
I know you will understand how I feel about the matter and
I am, with good wishes,
Faithfully yours,
r.s.-
As requested, I return you herewith the pamphlet which you sent me.
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April 21i, 1921.
Dear Strauss:
Thank you for your note of the 27th.
I thoroughly
understand your
position.
had overlooked the fact that you were a trustee
of
the
Institute for
Research, and, of course, on that account you are certainly doing your
Government
share in this work.
It may well be that a combined organization would have been preferable
to these two separate organizations, but I hope you recognize, as we did, that the
of
functions
the two organizations were really intended, at least on our
to be entirely distinct from each other.
The Institute for Government Research was
engaged in making studies of an important character
a plan for a federal budget.
propaganda.
into various
matters, including
We went cut frankly, and without apologies, to conduct
Both organizations I feel have accomplished a
in a sense complements to each
part,
great
deal, and
they are
other.
I unfortunately have been so engaged, and absent as well, that I could not
give much personal attention to the activities of the
committee, but I am firmly
convinced that the work was worth while, has accomplished a
good deal, and should
be continued.
It is my understanding that
If they are not,
the organizations are working in harmony.
we should insure that they are, and I will be glad to do anything
necessary to that ead.
With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Frederick Strauss, Esq.,
c/6 J. & W. Seligman & Co.,
S4
W1 St..
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Bank,
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to.otk 101
llY1Tew York.
Gentlemen:-
Replying to yours of the 9th., you have not received
your temporary receipt representing payment of 50 % of our
subscription to 60 shares of your stock
we have at the present time to show for
because it is all
the payment.
When did you mail ts the permament stock certificate that your latter seems to imply you have forwarded to us ?
We
Rail
to find that we ever have received it. The temporary
certificate is all we have and aft that has ever reached us
so far as I can ascertain.
Very truly yours,
President.
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IMINEAL
nign
March 9, 1917.
Citizens National Bank,
Adams, New York.
Dear Sirs:
We aPparently have not received from you
temporary receipt representing payment of 50% of your
aubscription
to 60 shares of stock in the federaLLRe-
serve Bank of New York, nor have we received receipt
covering 50% paid permanent stock certificate recently
sent you in lieu of the above
mentioned temporary re-
ceipt.
As we are desirous of having our records complete, we would thank you to return these papers at your
earliest possible convenience.
Very truly yours,
Cashier.
AJL/L135.
1917.
Gitizens National Bank,
Adams, New York.
near Sirs:
We aro in receipt of your favor of the 10th instant in Which you state that you apparently have not re-
solvod from us porronent capital stook certificate, and,
in view of that fact, are withhoLlini; your temporary rev.
ceirt.
We find that on or about January 20th we sent
you per-lenent stock certificate No. 1 for Sixty shares of
capital stock of tho 2e1oral Reserve AmAk of New York.
Will you kindly make a thorough soarcL: for this
certificate and advise us of the result.
Very truly yours,
Cashier.
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H.OSBORN,VICE PRESIDENT.
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RL,FUS W. RIPLEY, CASHIER.
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March 14, 191
Reserve Bank,
RECEIVED
MAR 15 1917
lievWYork.
Gentlemen:-
We have made a thorough search of our sap: and
vault today and fail to find that we have received the
stock certificate
ro.
1 for sixty shares of your stock
which you state in yours of the 12th. that you mailed
to us on January 20th.
Likewise we have been through our letter files
from January 20th. to date and do not find any letter
from you which accompanied the stock certificate.
It is certain that the certificate has never
feached us. I have never seen it,nor has our cashier,
and all our mail passes through my hands or his daily.
Yours very truly,
President.
V:
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tete TitiztAt;gfatitrnat Vault
AD A /47g, N.Y.
HERBERT H.WAITE, PRESIDENT
W H.OSBORN VICE pPES,IDE.NT II RUFUS W RIPLEy,CASHiER
C.*
1,317
WI
eserve Bank,
VW& ft.T,
New York.
Gentlemen:
In answer to yours of the 21st. regarding
the issuing to us of a duplicate certificate for the
stock scrip you mailed us and which failed to reach us,
we will, of course, hold you harmless if you issue us
the duplicate certificate, and in case the original
should be found would return to you the duplicate one.
But I never,pect to see the original as
tt is certain it hat come into our possession.
,dits very truly,
President.
9
d:
eh 21, 1917.
Citizens National Bank,
Adams, -. Y.
Dear Sirs:
We are in receipt of your fever of the 14th
natant in which you state that you have not received
54) paid stock certificate No. 1, representing 60 Shares
of capital Stock Of the coederal 'Reserve Bank of New
York.
We will issue you a duplicate certificate.but
in order to fully protect ourselves in case the old one
should be recovered we would thank you to write us a
letter agreeing to hold us harmless in case the original
certificate should be found.
Upon receipt of this
agreement we will forward you a new certificate.
Very truly yours,
hier,
ACkNOWLEDOED
MAN, SACH S & CO.
11AY 1 C 1994
30 PINE STREET
NEW YORK,
WC .G
March 25,
992.
Mr. Benjamin Strong,
Federal Reserve Board,
New York City.
Dear Mr. Strong:
I was keenly disappointed not to see you last
week, but I learned from Mr. Snyder and from Yr. Paul M. 7arburg
something of the objections which you had to the article that
Poster and I have written for the Harvard Business Review. We
have made changes in several places in the manuscript to meet
your views, and have also inserted the following paragraph:
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"Still it must of course always be borne in mind
that the utmost the Federal Reserve Board could do might
be of little effect unless important influences beyond their
There are occasions when
control worked toward the same end.
nothing the Board could do would be of far-reaching effect.
On the other hand, there are times, such as the Spring of
1923, when their action might afford the needed leadership or,
in view of the attendant circumstances, might be a sufficient
contributing cause to accomplish ple purpose."
Foster and I are extremely sorry to hold a view with
As you know, we have
regard to policy which differs from yours.
great admiration for the magnificent work which has been done in the
Federal Reserve System, and particularly in the NEW York District.
In expressing our views we wish to narrow our differences to the
minimum and I hope that we have succeeded.
The National Monetary Association is outlining a program which involves no more than what I have said jointly with Foster
in the article for the Harvard Business Review. I cannot attempt to
dissuade the Association from pursuing this program, although I have
in the past succeeded in convincing the Association that many things
that some of the members of the Association would like to see done
On the other hand, I can have no active part in
should not be done.
the program for I cannot contemplate being active in any program which
It is one thing
would not have your support arid that of Mr. Warburg.
to hold views, and quite another thing to urge action on those views
where that action would be regarded as embarrassing by men having an
active part in the Federal Reserve--men for whom I have a high regard
and naturally want to support. I have, therefore, decided very reluctantly to resign from the National Monetary Association. I am advising
you of this decision because it has been vary pleasing to me. to know
that you were glad to see me active in that Association.
With wannregards, I am,
Yours very tr
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