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Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives mm lili HG-+ OV\( o /vD(o/V ■ I .D 7 U 5 C 3 I U .S . B e se rv e Bank. O r g a n iz a tio n Committee, E x h ib it s and l e t t e r su b m itted a t }^ea n n cjs •• • ( ^ narXo11 e 9 #j Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives Limuoaa1»s GAZE'TxEijR q* vm OiiAiiLOk'TE, NOivTH CAROLINA. ’ A c it y o f North C arolina, and tne c a p ita l o f M ecklenburg, county, i s on the Seaboard A ir Line and the Southern Railway, 44 m iles SSW. o f S a lisbu ry , I t is the seat o f Biddle U niversity (P re sb y te ria n ), organized in 1867, E liza b eth C o lle g e , P resbyterian C ollege f o r v/omen, e t c . , and o f a branch mint# I t has manufactures o f c o tto n , co tto n -se e d o i l , ca sk ets, b e lt in g , ca rria g e s , clo th in g , f e r t i l i z e r s , mining and oth er machinery, farraing-inplem ents, e t c . Pop. in 1890, 11,557; in 1900, 18,091. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives f T « A. McLean, Prvfl# I h.' iiJHTi W K it W i g , B m Je/M krm <rr^ Feb. 9th, 1914, Hon* Wm. G. McAdoo, Sec. of the Treasury, i i Washington, D. C. V Dear S i r : - .— " .. In the matter of se le c tin g a loacation for the Federal Reserve Bank to serve th is d i s t r i c t , our f i r s t choice is Charlott< N. C .; and our second choice is Richmond, Va. Bessemer City Bank, A. By, %s v k .D7M5C3| President* Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives R. G. K E N N E D Y D r y G oods. N o tio n s . S h o es. C lo t h in g M illinery - a n d School b o o k s > B e s s e m e r C i t y . N . C. y e k . 9 t k *1 9 1 4 I 91. W m . MeAdee, Secretary ©f tke Treasury, Waskia^ten, 31.C. / lear Sir? / Ik , mutter ®f selecting a l@eati«B fer Federal Keserye Bank/to serve tkis district, My first Ckarlette ,vKYC# and My seconi ekoiee is ©k©i@e is Iiek*©adf Va« Hespeetfully s^knitted. Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives ifOC■ » 1.7 r xvi; • - led Chatman of ” 1: a ftonorvo hmik 0 m tm tto n (Jo: snhinrrfcon ft i ,f*o i* v lonrlnr ,.oui v> JrSIdQl&tlOgl o£ \ . inirfcsruet^d to irari to imo to uriyo oc* 11 on .•*vr< c» is>o&osr&l &+0t cs »■o gK ty* .lion wall in /Ae -— ^ — / —I'— 't?. ,0X iLu&$0 #1 ooavwaJtet'iy fKV&lleble/to f i s t u l a * - ot tli olifl«t C w g i a , Alaboaa,. Ilo r lto tod. tin* eM lieatuoky* of t o r r i t e H i .. tmtfe, .ol & largo to I ^ i.'&xtb u£ to .o 'mite Tfco Baste o f tlao ^outh air©f we ird to ld , d0&lroi*£ of poJ f&t csorvoo by l ocenr© ~&a&& to ti-io than to the ; outh* (, pcrti&ai* of Gtealatt m/i repldJy giro^ia^ torxitory; £@ . ». , ortfe o f thorn m tkcT Charlotte io within ono aif-ht’ c m i l of ui&hmond Mi m.C Atlanta on the ■ nick- mail &orvloo is oi • Chr: lo tto io altuatod in t o Jioiloont bolt w& enjoys a • 'to; oondnolvo not-only to health, bat to a b ility to 'tk hard and voll* A ll o f the National Baa&s o f Choi lo tto o ^ o c t to beoooo Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives '’Member Banks” as soon as t h e ir D irectors have opportunity to meet and authorise such action* A Committee from Charlotte w ill be glad to appear before you i f invited^t.o do s o , and we tru st that Charlotte w ill meet w ith,your f a l l con sid eration . CHARLOTTE CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION, Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives Feljimry 1914* fear Sit* f havs yrnit m$f in ti* r t© y«* of Jwrnayy SMMfcffB of ^ eretary tla to r** to tfe* of a rmgtotaX Twttfc at Ch a rls tts /*ftlck I w ill tale* ilsswmr* im to th» Organisation totteltta* for #otts!4tf*ttan* 9Imi fepartomt its ap#nsttativ* o f the fidelity* s& ill »©4 <U*scr»ti©» w%*k *tiieh ysu ha*» AisaH&rgsft y<mr rss?<m»i&ls dutias as Oovwaaont Usprassntatlvo at Charlotte In eosensation with th# deposit <it funds in your looal Satiom l Banks to assist is ths mwmm* of tfe* crops • As t h is wor* «a *» uiidsr ay t a o & ia i# su^ervisim i a s A ssista n t Sacrotary o f th s treasury a t that t i s * , I olwmld lik e t o t a t * advantage t*f tfeift opportun ity o f thanking fom f o r ystir u n sslfisfe p u b l i c s s r r io * in tfeat ooim s«ti© n. ¥sry truly yours# Co*?>tro ll or « f ths Ctorrsnsy. I* I* PrsaiOB, laq*, Cfearlotts, 1. C* Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives Mr, E. R. Preston, C harlotte, H. C, vDear S i r : In view of the fa c t that through your valued aid, our allotment of Government Deposit ws|fl increased from $400,000 to $500,000 our a sso c ia tio n , at a meeting held on Jan. 31, 1914, passed a reso lu tion requesting you to talk with the OBganization Committee, con sistin g of Hon. W. G. McAdoo, Hon. David Houston, Hon. Jno. S. Williams $nd such other p a rties as you see f i t and do rubh things as you think proper in regard to having a Federal Reserve Bank located at C harlotte. We assure you o f our high appreciation of your d is p o sitio n and a b i lit y to aid us in these matters. Yours tr u ly , * V/A. (Signed ) H. M. V icto r.________________ Becretary. • CHARLOTTE CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives e:. r . p r e s t o n a t t o r n e y OFFICES: 1 a n d a t 3 CHARLOTTE, l a w L aw N. B l o g . \ .-O'\ -■ Personal. Jan. 36th, C. 1914. Hon. John Skelton W illiam s, Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Williams:** I am herewith sending you copies of matter about which we have had some conversation and thought possibly they might be u sefu l in your f i l e s . Thanking you fo r your many kindnesses to me, I am, Very sin c e re ly youra, encs. \ Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives Honorable Gentlemen of the Committee of Organization, Federal Reserve Acts Upon the reaonable presumption that the Southeast D is tr ic t w i l l be composed o f V ir g in ia , North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida c e r ta in ly , and probably East Tennessee and Eastern Alabama, because o f the kindred in te re sts and the usual customs of tra d e , a Reserve Bank north o f these sta te s would be inconvenient on account of the d is tance and mail f a c i l i t i e s . Figures covering th is d i s t r ic t are as fo llo w s: Capital Surplus V irg in ia ............ North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia................ F lo rid a ................ .............. 1 0 ,5 9 2 ,0 0 0 Alabama................ Tennessee............ .............. 1 8 ,7 0 0 ,0 0 0 TOTAL 1 1 9 ,0 1 4 ,0 0 0 No. o f Nat *1 Amt. Borrowed as D eposits. o f Oct. 2 1 ,1 9 1 3 . Banks• 133 3 ,5 5 6 ,0 0 0 1 1 0 ,5 6 3 ,0 0 0 72 3 ,5 1 8 ,0 0 0 4 3 ,8 0 2 ,0 0 0 48 3 ,5 6 0 ,0 0 0 2 8,09 2 ,0 0 0 117 5 ,8 2 2 ,0 0 0 6 3 ,5 5 3 ,0 0 0 53 2 ,6 1 6 ,0 0 0 3 8 ,2 4 8 ,0 0 0 90 2 ,9 2 5 ,0 0 0 4 8 ,7 2 2 ,0 0 0 109 3 ,8 4 8 ,0 0 0 7 4 ,4 5 3 ,0 0 0 2 5 ,9 1 3 ,0 0 0 4 0 7 ,5 2 3 ,0 0 0 Reserves being 5 -1 2 of to ta l reserve against above dep osits would amount to $ 2 0 ,3 7 6 ,0 0 0 . These are the t o t a l figu res for the above sta te s which would be s lig h t ly le s s by reason of deducting the Western h a lf o f Tennessee, Alabama and the Western com er o f F lo rid a , but which would be larg? ly augmented by the added fig u res resu ltin g from membership of sta te banks who w i l l no doubt jo in the system on account o f great advantages offered by the Federal Reserve Act. W ill s ta te in t h is connection, that the named have a cap ital and deposits almost equal to As to North Carolina in p a r tic u la r , w ill say that United States as to a g ricu ltu ra l production, 16th as to land area. sta te banks in the sta te s that of the National Banks. i t stands eleventh in the as to population and 28th In the D is tr ic t outlined above, Charlotte i s within twelve hours ride or one nights ride by mail o f every c it y of importance, except Tampa, 18 hours, Birmingham, 14 hours, Montgomery, 14 hours, Chattanooga, 15 hours. The follow ing c i t i e s are w ithin 12 hours of C harlotte: Lynchburg, Richmond, Wilmington, Winston, A s h e v ille , Columbia, Spartanburg, A tla n ta , Savannah, D a n v ille , N orfolk, Ralei^3*% Greensboro, K n oxville, G reenville,. Charleston, Augusta, Jacksonvi11 fTfrp.rl n±-±ia f\ -r almost in the center of the d is t r ic t ou tlin ed , being very s lig h t ly to the North o f the center. The banks of the South, without exception, desire th a t the reserve bank be to the North o f them rather than to the South. A ll that portion outlined to the North of C h arlotte, is within one n ig h t's mail of C h arlotte, and the tread o f business in th is te r r ito r y is to the South. The mail f a c i l i t i e s from Charlotte are e x c e lle n t, mails going North, South, East and West on evening t r a i n s , reaching 1 2 -hour c it ie s the next morning. We present herewith a map showing C h a rlo tte’ s geographical lo c a tio n in regulation to the d is t r ic t and showing distances and mail receip ts and d e liv e r ie s . We d e sire ex p e cia lly to c a l l the a tten tio n o f the Honorable Com mittee to the number of ra ilro a d s radiating from C h a rlo tte, penetrating the surrounding country in eight d iffe re n t d ire c tio n s. We are sure th a t, from the standpoint o f ta ilro a d se rv ice that no other c ity located in th is t e r r i tory is so w ell equiped to render the service that Charlotte can g iv e . Charlotte is in facturing d is t r ic t in the cotton yarns and clo th of http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ m iles of C harlotte. It is Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis the immediate center of the la rg e st cotton manu South. Ninety per c e n t.o f the production o f the south is manufactured within a radius o f 150 also a large market fo r the handling of raw cotton. Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives and the center 01 a large production o f cotton seed o i l anu other "by-products o f cotto n . Gharlotte already conducts an immense amount o f business with a l l points in the d is t r ic t ou tlin ed , and with a reserve bank would be con v e n ie n tly situ ated to serve with dispatch and convenience the ws^nts and needs of the en tire d i s t r i c t . The estab lish ed custom and tread o f business has for so long been in favor of Hew York, P hiladelphia and Baltim ore, that i t would be presumptions for any c ity now in t h is d i s t r i c t to claim to con t r o l or have any overwhelming share of the general banking tran saction s o f the Southeast. The very nature and ob ject of the formation o f the reserve banks is to create such a center of fin a n c ia l operations for which Gharlotte i s most admirably adapted by reason of lo c a tio n , s i z e , business surroundings and the immense amount o f commerce carried on to the immediate Bortheast and South. Richmond on the Korth and A tlanta on the South o ffe r a wonder fu l array o f fig u re s showing why each point should be se le c te d , but Charlotte is an equal distance immediately between the two, o ffe r s the sum t o t a l of both th e ir figu res and advantages and in a d d itio n , the wonderful and rapid l y developing t e r r it o r y intervening o f which Charlotte iH the center. Charlotte i s the center g e og rap h ica lly, the center of population and the center commercially o f t h i s d i s t r i c t . The population of t h is d i s t r ic t is of the same radical decent and i t could be said a ls o , for the most p a rt, engaged in the same lin e s of pursuit so th at th e ir business shows such a s im ila r ity in character that i t would maie i t most convenient and most p ractica b le to have it handled through one reserve bank. The Government already owns valuable e rty in G harlotte, known as the United States assay o f f i c e , and th is property has long been operations of the Government and would afford bank for th is d i s t r i c t . and admirably located prop M int, recen tly used as an associated with the fin a n cia l a splendid home fo r a reserve These fa c ts and e x h ib its have been h a s t ily gotten together and be fore arrivin g at a d e cisio n , we fe e l that it would be fa ir and ju st to Gharlotte th at your committee favor us with a stopover, i f only for one day, on your return from the 7/est and South, v/e in v ite you to be our guests on your way from A tlanta to Washington on any day convenient to you in Feb ruary. Charlotte must be seen to be appreciated and you should not judge her by th is modest delegation. You gentoemen would be surprised at the great changes that have grown in Gharlotte in the past few years. Further, we w i l l ask your indulgence in allow ing us to f i l e with you within the course of the next week or ten days, a printed pamphlet se ttin g out what has been t o ld you and other data, more c a r e fu lly and con secu tively gotten together, which w i l l , we hope, be in terestin g to you and h elp fu l to u s. Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives I .,* ^ .. r«’' ^ J&f\ CORNIC^vWORK " y HM.f /!* , _ w AND ROOFPAINTING jS^ ONWORK . , . ft -■ A LL K IN D S OF BUILT UP TAR AND SLAG ROOFING TAR A N D C O N C RETE F LO O R S. PKOirtfO. 611 Chawtte, N.6. 1/31/14 I r y Hon. Wm•G•McAdo o Secretary of the Treasury Washington D.C. Dear S i r : - o / In the matter of se le c tin g a loca tion fo r Federal Reserve Bank to serve th is d i s t r i c t , our f i r s t Choice is Charlotte K.C/ . , and our second choice is Richmond Va. -------------— R e sp e c tifu lly submitted, C.F.Shuman- Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives 9164 W The Union N ational B ank of Gharlotte CAPITAL, $100,000.00 M. V I C T O R , P r esid en t D. AC EX A N D E R . V i c e - P r e s i d e n t O RGANIZED, JU N E ». T I L L E T T , C a s h i e r i. U N D IVID ED 1908 PROFITS, $95,000.00 T R O T T E R , J R . , A sst. C ashier G h a r lo tte , N. c . z t , i9 is „ Hon* W* G. McAdoo, Secty. o f the Treasury and Chairman o f "The Reserve Bank Organization Committee" Washington, D. C. S ir : At a meeting o f the Clearing House A ssociation o f G harlotte, the undersigned w^re instructed to in v ite and to urge you to designate Charlotte as lo c a tio n for a Federal Reserve Bank. Presuming that probably Hew York, S t. Louis and lew Orleans w ill "be s e le c te d , Charlotte would occupy a p o sitio n w ell in the centre pon'nfi a n a to the South and East o f thoee c i t i e s , and would he conveniently av ailab le to V ir g in ia , North Carolina, South C arolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and the Eastern portions of Tennessee and Kentucky. Charlotte is the immediate centre o f a large and ra p id ly growing t e r r it o r y ; is s lig h t ly to the North o f the bulk o f t e r r it o iy named above. The Banks o f the South a re, we are to ld , desirous o f being served by Reserve Banks to the North o f them rather than to the South. Charlotte i s within one n ig h t's mail o f Richmond on the North and A tlanta on the South. Quick mail service is of large advantage to a Bank* Charlotte is situ a ted in the Piedmont b e lt and enjoys a d e lig h tfu l clim ate; conducive not only to h e a lth , but to a b i l i t y to work hard and w e ll. A l l o f the National Banks o f Charlotte expect to become Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives 9164 T he Union N ational B ank of Gharlotte CAPITAL, $100,000.00 H. M. V I C T O R , P r e s i d e n t . D. A L E X A N D E R . V i c e - P r e s i d e n t O RGANIZED, J U N E D . P. T I L L E T T , C a s h i e r 190 8 UN D IVID ED P R O F I T S , $95,000.00 A . G. T R O T T E R , J R . , A s s t . C a s h i e r Ch a r l o t t e , N . G. "Member Banks” as soon as t h e ir D irectors have opportunity to meet and authorize such a c tio n . A Committee from Charlotte w ill he glad to appear oefore you i f in vited to do s o , and we tru st that Charlotte w ill meet with your f u ll con sideration . CHAEIiDSTE CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION. Secretary. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives J . L E E R O B IN S O N , PRESIDENT H. L . A D A M S , V ic e -Pr e s id e n t S. , O B IN S O N , SECRETARY a TREASURER ROBINSON SHOE COMPANY FIN E SH O E S, HATS AND BAGS GA STO NIA, N . C., Hon. Wm. G. McAcloo. Secretary of the Washington, B.C. Jan. 2 9 .1 4 . Form Dear S ir : In the raatten/of se le c tih g a loca tion fo r Federal Reserve Bank tor serve th is d i s t r i c t , our f i r s t choice i s Charkptte#and our second choice is Richmond R espectfu lly submitted. /! Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives J . R. S H U F O R O , C . I. L O F T IN , J . M. S H U F O R D , PRESIDENT V .-PR E S. SEC. & TREAS. THE SHUFORD CO., Inc. WHOLESALE GROCERS GASTONIA, N. C. / Jan* 3 1 , 1 9 1 4 . / Hon* Ifcu G* McAdoo, "Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, t)*Ce Bear S i r s In the matter £ f se le c tin g a location fo r Federal Reserve Bank t y serve th is d i s t r i c t , our f i r s t choice i s C harlotte/and our second choice is Richmond rnwwTiriaiimiiBiKWWH!1! 11m w w riTTrvrnnnH'iiimjn R esp ectfu lIt submitted, THE SHUFORD CO PBB, r J K -o fr / Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives STOWE CLOTHING & SHOE COMPANY H E A D TO FOO T OUTFI TTERS CLOTHING, GENT’S FURNISHINGS AND SHOES 3 Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives A N S W E R A. - / ( , - / < / FEB Z 5 1914 Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives HENRY G. W ATSO N JAMES H. ALFORD WATSON & ALFORD Hardware Dealers, Farming Implements, Mill Supplies, Paints and Oils, Guns and Ammunition, Silverware, Jewelry, Etc. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives THEL W M A R S H -B O W M A N h o l e s a l e C G r o c e r s o m m i s s i o n M M , J o b b e r s CO. a n d e r c h a n t s a r s h v i l l e > N . .- C . .. ..... F e ll 5 t h Hon. Win. G.MaAdoo, 1914 • / Secretary of the Treasury, W a s h i n g t o n D.C D e a r Sir:In t h ^ n a t t e r of selecting a location for Federal Reserve B a n ^ f o serve this district, our first shoiae is C h a r l o t t e p and our seeond ©hoice is Richmond. — — ---- — ™ _ (M V V El R ^ i 1 FEB 9 1914 Respaotfully submitted, MARSH BOWMAN C O . Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives EXECUTIVE CO M M ITTEE W. B. Gibson, Chairman, I. P. Coggins, W . H. Moore, *!. C. Wright, . N . G. Crowder, . . - Statesville Bear Creek Bruce Hunting Creek . . Cary STATE T H EF A O FFICER S Dr. H. Q. Alexander, President, Matthews Dr. J. M. Templeton, Vice-President. Cary E. C. Faires, Sec’y--Treasurer, Aberdeen J. Z. Green, State Organizer, Marshville J. R. Rives, Business Agent, O FFICE . Sanford OF T H E P R E S ID E N T NORTH MATTHEWS. N. C. Hon.David H.Houston Washington,D.C. CARO LIN A DIVISION 1 / 13/14 Dear Sir and Brother: O n behalf o f forty thousand menders of the N o r t h Carolina parsers Union,! am you relative to the location of a Federal Reserve Bank ^ tion of the South, We the organized farmers of/ft o r t h Carolina!, i^ tQ S Ia m e s t) coifsideration of the City of Charlotte N.C.a,« ■ a suitable l o ea tion for one of the Federal Reserve Banka about to lie established in o u r country. The City of Charlotte geographically is loca t e d raidway between the \ m a n u f a c t u r i n g and commercial centers of the N o r t h Atlantic States and the agricultural sections of the South At l a n t i c States. Chariott* is also the center of great manufac t u r i n g d e v elopments of diversified character but most largely of the raw products from the fields of the farmers. Charlotte is also the center of great electrical development and is rapidly becoming one of the most important industrial and c o m m e r cial centers of the South Atlantic States. Charlotte is also an important rail road center and within easy and rapid communication with all points N o r t h , S o u t h o r West, But more important than all these facts,Charlotte is the center of a great agricultural section of our Southland, It is about time for l u r N a t i o n a l Government to consider the n e e d s of that fundamental calling on w h i c h all other industries are dependent. The agricultural interests Rust be aided and promoted and de v e l o p e d above all others if we would maintain our position mm? one of the prosperous Nations of the world. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings ofthe National Archives EXECUTIVE STATE CO M M ITTEE W . B. Gibson, Chairman, I. P. Coggins, W . H. Moore, C. Wright, «V. G. Crowder, . . - Statesville Bear Creek Bruce Hunting Creek . . Cary A LA N D T H EF A O FFICER S Dr. H. Q. Alexander, President, Matthews Dr. J. M. Templeton, Vice-President. Cary E. C. Faires, Sec’y.-Treasurer, Aberdeen J. Z. Green, State Organizer, Marshville J. R. Rives, Business Agent, OFFICE . Sanford OF T H E P R E S ID E N T NORTH MATTHEWS. N. C. CAROLINA DIVISION # 2 As o u r second choice we would favor the C ity o f Richmond V a .. U s you,IJr.Secretary, stand at the heai o f that Hepartraent of our Government that is intended sp e c ia lly to promote the a g r ic u lt u ral development of our country,we fe e l sure that our in te re sts w ill fee c a re fu lly safeguarded by you. Thanking you in advance fo r your favorable consideration, I an yours fr a te r n a lly , President N.C.Farmers Union. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives 4 H c ($ u e m p r a t h e rs G e n t s ’ F u r n is h in g s a n d N o t io n s H O W A R D & FOSTER AND OTHER HI GH G R A D E S H O E S -MAXTON, n . c . ANSW ERED FEB 6 1914 JpvORM cP I i d m p eggi i —^ Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives W. H. HARRIS. Pr e s i d e n t Ma n a g e r J. A. McA ULA Y, V ice Pr e s . ED; M. HARRIS, SEC. AND TREAS. Harris-McAulay Company INCORPORATED GENERAL MERCHANDISE C O T T O N -F E R T I L I Z E R S . Norw ood February 11th 1914, , N. C., H o n .W m .G .M c A d o o , Dear S ir; In the matter of selectin g a loca tion for Federal Reserve Bank to serve th is se c tio n , out* f i r s t choice is CHARLQIWNJtforth Carolina, and second choice Richmond, Va, 1 Very tru ly yours, HarrisjMcAulay Company, SEC & TREAS. ...... Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives T h e S m it h e r m a n c o m p a n y , WHOLESALE GROCERS AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS E. E, MENDENHALL, PRESIDENT. RANDLEMAN, N. C., '-C o - v Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives JOHN A. ROWLAND . . DEALER IN . . i-orm F ine Italian B ees and Q u e en s warns* C om b Honey in Season h I L. K- r R. F. D. No. I, Richfield, N. C., S ^ 4 /b ~ i ' OL& -O A S ^ C ^ e__ 6 -^ ^ __ o ~ /* ^ f3 Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives H O U S E OF R E P R E S E N T A T IV E S WAS H IN G TO N Shelby, ft. C ., December 3 1 , 1913 Hon. W. G. McA&co F orm Secretary o f the Treasury Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. McA&co: I desire to urge you to consider c a r e fu lly and se rio u sly the City o f C h arlotte, Forth Carolina, fo r one o f the Federal Reserve Bank s i t e s . I believe th is c ity is an id eal point between Hew York and New Orleans, both geographically and commercially. Within a radius o f one hundred m iles o f C harlotte, t'here are about three hundred (300) cotton m i lls , which is about o n e -h a lf o f a l l there are in the South. I t is the la r g e st c it y in North Carolina, with splendid banks and banking f a c i l i t i e s , and I , th erefore, tru st that you w i l l give the City o f Charlotte very serious considera tion when you come to sele.ct your Reserve Centers. Very tru ly yours, Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives T H E S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E NAVY, W A S H IN G T O N . January 1 3 f 1914. M y dear Mr. McAdoo: X do not w i s h to b u r d e n you. further r e g arding the l o c ation of the reserve banks, "but the p eople of C h a r l o t t e , N. C., are most anxious that a regional reserve bank'TTe.loBated in that city. you will give their plea every consideration. Tery cordially yours Hon* W i l l i a m S. McAdoo, Secretary of the freasury Washington, D. CL I know Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives January %% 1914* By dear Jar* Seereiwry* Replying to your letter of January 13th, plMsi fca assured that the el^Ca* of Gharlette, Korth Carolina, fir re serve bank will reeeim the ytieful considera tion of the heaarv# Baoft 0*feafixation Cananittee * Ckuurlotta will be giren ft bmring thia ait«rsoon. Sincerely your*, Hon. Joaapbuu Danial*, Secretary of tha I-iavy. Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives S ix t y -T h ir d C o n g r k „ ~ . HENRY D. CLAYTON, A L A ., CHAIRMAN. EDWIN Y . WEBB, N .C . JO H N F . C A R E W , N .Y . CHARLES C. CARLIN, VA. J O H N B . P E T E R S O N , IN D . JOHN C. FLOYD, ARK. J O H N J . M IT C H E L L , M A S S . R. Y . THOMAS, JR.. KY. A N D R E W J . V O L S T E A D , M IN N . H. GARLAND DUPRt, LA. JO H N M . N E LS O N , W IS . WALTER I. MCCOY. N .J . D IC If T . M O R G A N , O K L A . H EN RY G . D ANFORTH , N . Y . DANIEL J. McGILLICUDDY, ME. JACK BEALL, TEX. < L . C. D Y E R , M O . JOSEPH TAGGART, KANS. GEORGE S . GRAHAM . PA. LOUIS PITZHENRY, ILL. W ALTER M. C H AN D LER, N . Y . COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S. WASHINGTON, D. C. J . J . S P E IG H T , C L E R K . February 11, 1914. Hon. W. G. McAdoo, Secretary o f the treasury, Washington, D. G. Dear Mr. Secretary: I am very h e a r tily in f a v o i ^ f a Regional Bank being estab lish ed at Charlotte^ Horth Carolina, but i f , in the wisdom o f your Board, you f e e l that i t cannot be estab lish ed th ere, then I wish to en dorse Richmond, V ir g in ia . Very r e s p e c tfu lly , Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives m Zobrtm ry 13* 1914* Sirt l&iir letter of February 11th.* addreoaed to Socrotary licAdoo* has imen referred to this office, and 1 ahull tafc» pleura** la calling tls© attention of till Go®*aitioe to yoor preference, with referonce to tbo establishment of a Ro&tmal Bank, for Charlotte, Worth Carolina, or Hiotattid, Virginia* Keopoctfally, Searetsfy, Mstmnm Bonk Hoax* W* Y* Hons© of Ropresent&tiY*s * Organization Coraaittoo*
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