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Dssdocer 31, 19X3
Dear Sir
I &*r* direotsd by tho Secretary
of the ’
Irausary a&d tha o«cret^ry ©?
Agriculture to say that they * U 1 be
gird to haar at Houston, Texas, the roprs
sentHtivss ef fort *orth in regard to the
location of a Fidaral Reserve Es&i in
that district*
B. B. Paddock, ^aq.,
Fort ..orth, Texas*
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT TELEGRAM.
W HERE W RITTEN:
Washington,
RESERVE BANK ORGANIZATION CO^UTTISE*
January 29, 1T14.
TO
Chairman,
Chamber Co: ra jree,
Fo rt V.o rth, To xa* •
Hearing of Com-nittse will be held Federal Court Room at
Austin, Monday,
February ninth, nin^ A.ii. Will be glnd if you will
send as list of thoss desiring to ap >ear, mailing duplicate to Bank
Examiner J.L.Penlx, four hundred eight East weatherford Streat, Fort
?/orth*
Secretary
Reserve B rink O r ? , m l z t % t ion Committee.
O F FIC IA L BUSINESS.
G O V E R N M E N T R AT ES .
C harge T reasury
OFFICI AL*
D e p a r t m e n t , A p p r o p r ia t io n
2— 6827
fo r
_________________ ________________________________________________ _____ _____ -
T h e a p p r o p r ia t io n fro m w h ic h p a y a b le m u s t b e s ta te d on a b o v e lin e .
_________ ________________________________
D E P A R T M E N T A L S T O C K FORM 2 128.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT TELEGRAM.
W H E R E W R IT T E N :
Washington
RESERVE BANK ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
TO
Chairman, Clearing House Association,
Fort Worth, Texas*
January 29, 1914*
Hearing of Committee w ill bo hold Federal Court Room Austin,
Monday* February ninth, alne A.M. f i l l bo glad if you will wire m
l is t of thooo desiring to appear, mailing duplicate to Bank Examiner
J* L. Fenix, four hundred eight East rath er ford Street, Fort Worth*
Secretary
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
OF F I CI AL BUSINET ~
GOVERNMENT
C harge T re asu r y
D e p a r t m e n t , A p p r o p r ia t io n
2—6827
for
The a pp rop riation fro m w h ic h payable m ust be stated on above lin e .
D E P A R T M E N T A L S T O C K FOF^K 2 128.
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T h e F i r s t Na t i o n a l B a n
W . E. C O N N E L L , PRESIDENT.
T . B. YA R B R O U G H , VICE-PRESIDENT.
R. D. G A G E , V ic e -P r e s i d e n t .
W . P. A N D R E W S , ASS’T CASHIER.
R. C . M A R TIN , ASS’T CASHIER.
k
OF FORT W O R TH,
C A P IT A L & S U R P L U S , $ 1 ,4 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0
F o r tW o r th ,T e x a s .
Jan.
30, 1914 .
Mr* M. C. Elliott, Sec*y. Reserve Bank Organization Committee,
% Goveraaent, Washington, D. G.
Dear Sir:
I am instructed to advise you that the Ft. Worth Clearing
House have responded to yoiir wire of Jan. 29th and have appointed
the following committee to be at your hearing at Austin Monday, Feb,
9th, at 9:00 A* M.
R. D. Gage, Chairman
N. Harding.
Ben 0. Smith.
Sec*y. Ft. Worth Clearing
House Ass’n.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
O F F IC E OF
C O M P T R O LLE R OF T H E C U R R E N C Y
Ft. worth, ^exas.
Jan. 3o, 1914.
Hon. M. C. Elliott, Secy.,
Reserve Bank Organization Comm.,
Washington, 1). C.
D ear Sirs
Acknowledging receipt of your telegram
of the 29th. inst., as follows;
“Can you meet Committee on arrival Peby. 9th.
and assist in arranging details of hearing
at Austin. "/ill have mail sent your care for
delivery to Committee, answer"
Beg to advise that upon receipt of same I advised my
clerk to telegraph you that I would be in iiustin on
the ninth inst. to meet Committee as suggested-to send
mail my care, and this letter is to ©nfirm same.
Very respectfully,
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February 3, IS 14*
Gent I'jraem
The Jieeerve ntunk organisation Commit te# w ill
.held i t s hearings ia Austin on February 9th, beginning
at nine A.* M., in the Federal Court Roobu
In Hew Orleans hearings w ill be held in Federal
Court Roo®, beginning ten A«1U* February eleventh and
twelfths
Atlanta. Hearing# w i l l be held in Appeal* Boots ^ .
or the la rg e r court rcoa i f neeeesary, beginning at ten
A*M*t February thirteenth and fourteenth*
Cincinnati hearinge w ill be held in Court of
Appeals Room, February sixteenth, ten A*If •, and in fee t
i / Court Boon,. Clev *land, February seventeenth, at tea A.M*
Reapectfuliy.
Secretary,
Reserwe Bank Organlsatisa Committee*
Law Reporting Company,
115 Broadway,
Hew York, H* Y.
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S w i f t
a n d
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O
f f ic e
of th e
Pr
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C o m p a n y
Y A R D S
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, February 3, 1914.
Mr* Boy 0. Vance,
Chairman R egional Reserve Bank Committee,
F ort Worth C le a rin g House A s s o c ia tio n ,
F ort Worth, Texas*
Dear S i r :«
In e s t a b lis h in g a l i v e stock market in the Southwest,
the in t e r e s t s who made the investm ent, i • e* f o r yardage
f a c i l i t i e s , packing p la n t s , r a ilw a y yards and other gen eral
equipment n ecessary to a li v e stock market, se le c te d F o rt Worth,
Texas, p r im a r ily on account o f the f a c t
that i t o f f e r s access to
a l l se c tio n s of the State and to the Southwest by reason o f i t s
ra ilw a y f a c i l i t i e s .
F ort Worth has shown g re a t p ro g re ss and has grown to
be a l i v e stock center o f sp len d id p ro p o rtio n s ; and the p rospects
are very encou ragin g; and, as the w onderful State o f Texas continues
to develop her rem arkable p o s s i b i l i t i e s ,
the fu tu re prosp ects are
in s p ir in g .
The f ig u r e s below show r e c e ip ts o f liv e
stock a t F ort
Worth f o r the year 1913, with approximate v a lu a tio n s , and in d ic a te
the importance o f the liv e
stock market to which F ort Worth has
grow n :Kind
Number Head
Approximate V a lu a tio n
C a ttle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
Horses & Mules
965,535
319,639
403,761
337,537
56,724
§43,448,625
3,855,177
6,863,937
1,310,108
8.508.600
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Fort Worth
TEXAS
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Fort Worth, Texas,
January 20, 1914.
To the Secretary of the Treasury,
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Comptroller of Currency
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:—
Fort Worth, Texas, makes this, its formal
application to have one of the Regional Banks,
provided for by the Federal Reserve Act, located
at this city.
Following are reasons, briefly stated why,
in our judgment, said Regional Bank should be
located at Fort Worth. Your careful and favor
able consideration is respectfully solicited and if
further information is desired, it will be furnished,
if possible, upon suggestion from you.
Respectfully,
President Chamber of Commerce.
President Fort Worth Clearing House.
Mayor of Fort Worth.
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!s>uggegteb B&trict
The States of TEXAS, OKLAHOMA and NEW MEXICO
comprise a compact contiguous territory whose Trade Re
lations with Fort Worth are close and intimate and the facili
ties for the transacting of business adequate to the demand.
The area of Texas is 265,780 square miles.
9rea
The area of Oklahoma is 70,057 square miles.
The area of New Mexico is 122,580 square miles.
The total area of this proposed district is 458,417 square
miles.
These States are larger by 15,287 square miles than the
States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Delaware, Indiana, Illinois
and Michigan combined.
Larger by 30,043 square miles than all the States bordering
on the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico from Maryland to and in
cluding Louisiana.
Larger by 5,712 square miles than all the States between the
Hudson and Mississippi Rivers north of the Ohio River with
Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky, south of the Ohio, included.
While AREA is not the only factor to be considered in the
location of a Regional Reserve Bank, it will be admitted that
so large a territory, so favorably situated, with such a volume
of business is entitled to the highest consideration, and if
found consistent with the plan of organization adopted, should
have the benefit of the facilities afforded by the location of
one of these Banks.
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Population
The population in the suggested district is approximately
6,000,000. In no part of the country is the population increas
ing as rapidly as in this section. In a few years it will equal,
if it does not surpass, that of any other “Region” that may
be formed by your Committee.
The population of Texas as shown by the thirteenth census
was 3,896,542.
FORTY-TWO and EIGHT-TENTHS PER CENT of the popu
lation of Texas is within a radius of one hundred and ten miles
of Fort Worth, and an examination of the map appended
hereto will demonstrate the fact that this section is better
served with railway facilities than any other section in the
Southwest.
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JXailtoap anti jfflail ^facilities
Geographical convenience must be admitted and the map
submitted herewith will demonstrate the fact that transporta
tion facilities and rapid and easy communication with all,
parts of the District is ample and satisfactory.
Thirteen TRUNK LINES of Railway converge at Fort
Worth and radiate in seventeen directions across the State
and adjoining States to the Commercial Marts of the Country.
No city in the South or West, if indeed, in the entire coun
try is better provided with facilities for rapid and easy com
munication than Fort Worth.
There are three lines to Denver: The Fort Worth & Denver,
the Santa Fe and the Rock Island.
There are four lines to Kansas City: The Santa Fe, Rock
Island, M. K. & T. and the “Frisco.”
There are five lines to St. Louis: The M. K. & T., “Cot
ton Belt,” Texas & Pacific with its connection with the Iron
Mountain and the two lines of the “Frisco,” on east by the
way of Dallas, Paris and Fort Smith, Arkansas, and one north
by way of Denison, Tulsa, Okla., and Springfield, Mo.
There are five lines south to Houston and Galveston: The
M. K. & T., Santa Fe, H. & T. C., I. & G. N. and T. & B. V.
There are two lines to the Mexican border on the Southwest,
through San Antonio and one to El Paso.
New Mexico is served by three lines: The Santa Fe with
a tri-daily service; the Fort Worth & Denver with its connec
tions at Amarillo; the Texas & Pacific with its connections at
Pecos City with the Pecos Valley & Northern and at El Paso
with the Santa Fe. These several roads reach all the principal
points in New Mexico.
It will be observed that the North and South lines from Fort
Worth with their connections cover the entire State of Okla
homa, leaving nothing to be desired in the way of “rapid
and easy communication.”
Jfactltties
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One of the most important factors in the “rapid and easy”
transaction of business is the prompt and reliable transmis
sion of the mails.
Fort Worth was selected by the Post Office Department
for the Headquarters of the Eleventh Division of the Railway
Mail Service by reason of its unexcelled railway facilities.
There are one hundred and ten mail trains in and out of Fort
Worth every twenty-four hours. These facilities are un
equalled in the Southwest and it would be difficult to estimate
the advantage to business of these conditions.
idail
&tririce
There is no more reliable indication of the volume of busi
ness done at a given point than in the movement of Freight
Cars. Your attention is directed to the movement of Freight
Cars through the several yards of the Railroads which con
verge at this point, for the year 1913, which includes loaded
cars only and amounts to 955,905 cars. It is confidently as
serted that no other city in the Southwest, irrespective of
population, can make a showing equal to this.
Jfretgfjt
Jtlobement
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Sntmstrial aitb Commercial Bebelopment
“The Industrial and Commercial Development and Needs of
this Section” is best shown by the volume of business trans
acted, the amount of capital required and the quantity and
kind of commodities included in the daily transactions.
The products of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas are
chiefly Agricultural and Cattle. Cotton and Grain are the
principal agricultural products of this district and require
vast sums of money to handle.
FORT WORTH is the second cattle market in the United
States. The Packing Houses and Stock Yards are the most
modern in design and equipment in the country. By reason
of its accessibility Fort Worth has been made the Headquar
ters of the Cattle Raisers Association, which embraces in its
membership the Stock Raisers of Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, the Republic of Mexico and large numbers of the
State of Kansas, and is the largest organization of its kind in
the world.
During the year 1913 there were received at Fort Worth:
Kind.
Cattle.............................................
Calves ...........................................
H ogs...............................................
Sheep.............................................
Horses and Mules.........................
Number.
965,525
219,629
403,761
327,527
57,724
Value.
$43,447,525.00
4,392,450.00
6,056,415.00
1,637,635.00
8,508,600.00
ONE MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTYTHREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX
head of live stock of the value of SIXTY-FOUR MILLION,
FORTY-TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
There were sixteen thousand five hundred Cars of Refrig
erated Meats shipped from Fort Worth during the year of
the value of Fifty Million Dollars.
Thus we have an aggregate of over $114,000,000 required
for this single industry.
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The “Proviso” in Section 13 of the “Federal Reserve Act,”
which authorizes Reserve Banks to discount Notes, Drafts
and Bills drawn for Agricultural purposes or based on Live
Stock, and having a maturity of six months, is an indication
that the framers of the Act had in mind the encouragement of
these two industries. At no point in the country can this
service be more acceptably rendered than at Fort Worth, in
so far as it applies to “Live Stock.” This being the second
largest industry in Texas and Fort Worth being the ac
knowledged center for the transaction of every line of busi
ness connected with the raising and marketing of “Live
Stock” makes it the logical place for the location of a Reserve
Bank.
Htbe&tod!
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Approximately one-third of the Cotton of the country is
grown in this district.
The official statistics of the year 1913 are not available at,
this time, but the yield in Texas will be nearly, if not quite,
4,000,000 bales.
The yield for the year 1912 was 4,880,200 bales, of which
about 51%, or 2,482,215 bales, was raised within a radius of
one hundred and ten miles of Fort Worth and in counties that
lie west of this city.
Practically all of the Cotton raised in Oklahoma comes to
this market where it is purchased by the cotton firms, of
which there are fifteen, that do business here. Fully one
million bales will be bought and paid for by the Fort Worth
Cotton Dealers this year. One firm has loaded and sent out
from the port of Galveston two full cargoes for the Orient,
during the month of December, 1913.
This business requires fully FIFTY MILLION DOL
LARS per annum to transact.
There are fifteen Cotton Mills in Texas with a capital of
$2,229,000. They operate 112,404 spindles. Eleven of these
mills, with 89,304 spindles, are within a radius of one hundred
and ten miles of Fort Worth.
There was crushed in the United States in the year 1912
6,104,000 tons of Cotton Seed of the value of $128,390,000.
Of this Texas supplied 2,171,000 tons, or more than one-third
of the whole of the value of $39,690,000.
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Fort Worth is the acknowledged Grain Center of the South © ra in
west. It is the Headquarters of the Texas Grain Dealers
Association, which has in its membership many of the leading
dealers of Oklahoma.
There are eighteen Grain Elevators in the city with a
capacity of 2,555,000 bushels.
During the year 1913 there were 29,108 cars of grain re
ceived in Fort Worth, of which 7,525 were purchased by the
Fort Worth dealers.
As each car of grain represents a value of about one
thousand dollars it will be seen that it requires about THIRTY
MILLION DOLLARS to transact this business.
The Oil from the fields in Northwest Texas and Central
Petroleum
Oklahoma is brought to Fort Worth by Pipe Lines, where it
is converted by the Refineries here into the merchantable
article and shipped throughout the Southwest and to the Gulf
States east of the Mississippi.
It is contended by those in the business that this industry
is practically in its infancy and that the output will be very
largely increased as the territory is developed.
Eleven Thousand Barrels of Crude Oil is received at this
place daily. As the average value is one dollar per barrel,
this industry uses $3,300,000 per annum for the purchase of
the crude oil alone. About four dollars per barrel is added to
the value by refining, making a total of $16,500,000 per
annum for this industry.
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Uanfes anb ®rust Companies
There are 519 National Banks in Texas with an aggregate
capital and surplus of $86,089,990.00.
The deposits in these Banks amount to $259,635,000.00.
There are 924 State Banks and Trust Companies with an
aggregate capital of $52,564,325.00, and deposits amounting to
$110,555,000.00.
There are 40 National Banks in New Mexico with an aggre
gate capital and surplus of $3,509,000.00, and deposits amount
ing to $17,543,000.00.
There are 48 State Banks and Trust Companies with an
aggregate capital and surplus of $2,023,000.00, and deposits
of $5,569,000.00.
There are 415 National Banks in Oklahoma with an aggre
gate capital and surplus of $15,430,500.00. The deposits amount
to $77,565,875.00.
There are 518 State Banks and Trust Companies with an
aggregate capital and surplus of $10,261,300.00. Their de
posits amount to $46,138,125.00.
“The established custom and trend of business as shown
by the present system of Bank Reserves and Checking Ac
counts,” as far as can be ascertained by careful inquiry, is
for the interior Banks in small towns in the territory to the.
North, Northwest and West of Fort Worth to keep their re
serves in Fort Worth, and to keep only small deposits for
checking accounts in the “Central Reserve” cities. This has
proven more convenient and expeditious for the transaction of
ordinary daily business of these Banks. If found necessary
to draw for larger sums than they have on deposit in the^
“Central Reserve” cities their correspondents in Fort Worth
are asked to remit to cover.
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Indubitable evidence of the volume of business transacted panfe
at a given point is found in the “Bank Clearings.” For the
Clearings
year 1913 the Bank Clearings of the Fort Worth Banks
amounted to the sum of $418,619,827.91. This is an increase
of 65% over the year of 1908, showing the rapid increase of
business in this city.
An examination of the reports of Bank Clearings, as pub
lished weekly in the Financial Journals of the country, will
disclose the fact that the “clearings” in Fort Worth exceeds
that of many cities having two and three times the popula
tion of this city. Different cities have different methods of
“clearings.” Fort Worth includes in its Bank Clearings only the
bills that are actually exchanged between the banks over the
Clearing House Counter each day.
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3 nbusstrtal Bebelopment
The Industrial Development of Fort Worth has not been
rapid, but it has been steady and substantial. All of the ini
dustries located in this city have been prosperous and pro
gressive.
The Commissionor of Labor for the State of Texas says:
“Fort Worth has a larger pay-roll, a larger average
wage, a larger number of laboring men and less
trouble with labor than any other city of the State.”
The two Packing Houses and Stock Yards is the largest
single industry in the city. They employ about Five Thousand
people.
Fort Worth is the largest manufacturer of Furniture in
the South.
Fort Worth has the only Steel Rolling Mill in the South
west.
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Fort Worth has:
Two Oil Refineries.
Three Cotton Seed Oil Mills.
Two Harness and Saddle Factories.
Three Overall and Jumper Factories.
Two Bank, Office and Store Fixture Factories.
Eleven Silo Factories.
One Wagon Factory (largest in the South).
One Wire Fence Factory.
Two Flouring Mills (capacity 2500 bbls. daily).
Two Candy Factories.
One Cracker Factory.
Five Cigar Factories.
Two Trunk Factories.
One Brewery (largest in the South).
Two Structural Iron Factories.
Three Iron and Brass Works.
Three Broom Factories.
Five Metal Tank and Cistern Factories.
One Pottery and Earthenware Factory.
Six Ice Factories.
Two Macaroni Factories.
Two Well Boring Machine Factories.
Two Flavoring Extract Factories.
Two Chemical and Disinfectant Factories.
There are a large number of small concerns that employ
only a few men each but which in the aggregate add materially
to the industrial output of the city.
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The Commercial activity of Fort Worth is clearly indicated (fottttttttCtfll
by the volume of Bank Clearings and the movement of Freight
Cars. It will not be necessary to epitomize the sources from
which this business is derived. But it may not be amiss to
direct the attention of the Committee to one or two salient
points which are the most potent factors in the business of
the city.
Fort Worth is the largest distributor of Groceries in the
Southwest. One of the Wholesale Grocery Houses in this city
is the second largest in the United States. A Chicago house
is the only one that leads in the volume of business transacted
in this line.
There are two Wholesale Drug Houses, two Hardware
Houses, one Wholesale Dry Goods House, five Wholesale Li
quor Dealers, one of which is the largest in the Southwest.
Machinery and Agricultural Implement Houses are well repre
sented.
The volume of business transacted in this city which re
quire large sums of money to conduct is such as to justify the
location of a Federal Reserve Bank here.
At no point in the Southwest will a larger number of people
or a larger volume of business be served than at Fort Worth.
Your attention is directed to the rapid growth of the city.
The census of the year 1900 gave Fort Worth a poulation of
26,668. The census of 1910 a population of 73,312, an increase
of 174.7 per cent. The city is growing with as much rapidity
as during the last decade.
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WESTER** UNIOI
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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Form 2289 B
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BELVIDERE
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GENERAL MANAGER
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OF THE
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REGIONAL RESERVE RANKS
C I T Y NATL BANK
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UI GHT L E T T E R
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
23,000 OFFICES IN AM ERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL TH E, WORLD
This Company TRANSMITS ard DELIVER S menaces only on conditions limiting its liability, which hare been assented to by the sender of the following M W rtttttar.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not bold itself liable ter errors or delays la
••“llssion or delivery of unrepeated Might Letttn, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any ease beyond the sum of
Flity Dollars, at whieh, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any ease where the elaim is not pressnted in writing within
sixty days after the message is Med with the Company for transmission.
This is an UNR EPEATED NIG H T LETTER, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO
N. VAIL, P R E S ID E N T
BELVIDERE BROOKS, G E N E R A L fflANAOER
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WASHINGTON 0 0
IN MAKING SELECTIONS OF LOCATIONS
OF REGIONAL RESERVE BANKS WE IN V IT E
YOUR VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF
FORTWORTH TEXAS T H IS C ITY IS
SO LOCATED BOTH COMMERCIALLY ANO
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
GEOGRAPHICALLY AS TO BE ABLE
T H IS ENTIRE SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY TRUST FTVVORTH W ILL MEET
WITH YOUR APPROVAL'
F IR S T NATL BANK
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IF TEXAS C I T T . I S SELECTED FOB.FEDERAL RESERVE BANK C I T T J WE :
WOULD: PREPEB PTWOTTHjOT ACCOUNT OP BETTER RAILROADICONNECTIONS
PROK T H IS
SECTION AND : IN CLOSER -TOUCH WITH OUR NEEDS
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S ir :We wish to ask, in b e h a lf o f the C ity o f F ort
Worth, Texas, that i t be d esign ated f o r one o f the
re g io n a l re se rv e Banks*
T ru stin g you w i l l c o n sid er th is lo c a t io n ,
thanking you in advance, I am,
and
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Form 168
ESTEEH UNIOK
WESTERN UNION
£
T H E O . N. V A IL, P R E S ID E N T
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WOULD PREFER FTWORTH ACCOUNT S U P E R IO R RAILWAY AND M A I L F A C I L I T I E S
A C C E S S IB ILIT Y
F I R S T NA T L BANK
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TH E D E P O S I T S I N T H I S B A N K. A R E GU A R A N TE E D
S Y T H E STATE O F O K L A H O N IA .
March 7th 1914,
Hancrabl© Secretary o f In te r io r
Washington, D.C.
Dear
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In regard to a Reger?e Bank fo r the
1914
-WAILS
we vib\ to recommend to your kind consideration the c it y o f FtWorth
f o r the location .
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We hare a g-reat deal ®f c a t t le interestg here and
aaaow**
an a l l southern shipments, congirnevents are made t© FtWorth exclu sively
and they are called upon to handle a great amount of this cla»8 e f paper,
Yours very truly
Preside?: t.
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LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the follow in g N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a te d N ig h t L e tte rs , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum o f
F i f t y D o lla rs, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented m w ritin g within
sixty days after the message is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO.
N. VAIL,
R e c e iv e d a t
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GREAT SOUTH WEST
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N A T IO N A L BANK OF COMMERCE
B R O O K S, GENERAL MANAGER
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December 27 1913
S e creta ry o f the Treasury,
Washington, D.C.
We h e a r t ily recommend F ort T orth Texas as e x c e lle n t lo c a t io n f o r
Regional Reserve Bank.
n a tio n a l Bank.
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S e c re ta ry McAdoo,
W askin gton ,D .C .
I f a F e d e ra l Reserve Bank is lo c a te d in Texas we recommend Port
Worth, T e x a s, account su p e rio r r a ilw a y and m ail f a c i l i t i e s
Guthrie Savings Bank
1201pm
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48
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TELEGRAM
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T H E O . N . V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14tb and F Sts., Washington, D.C. A OL WP EANY S
155A WJ
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M A R I E T T A OHLA DEO 2 7 1 9 1 3
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DO
WE W I L L GREATLY A P P R E C IA T E YOUR
AS L O C A T IO N FOR ONE OF
FAVORABLE C O N S I D E R A T I O N OF FTOORTH TEXAS
THF. RE GI ON AL RESERVE
BANKS
M A R IE T T A N A T I O N A L
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BANK
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Secy of Treasury
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We endorse rtworth Texas as location for regional reserve bank
First Natl Bank
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J^WORTHOH^ACCOUNT OP. THE SUPERIOR) RAILWAY AND KAIL
FACILITIES: AND.FOR. VAST TERRITORY- WHICH' IT SERVES
3TAT3. NATIONAL BANK
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mYJESTEMLUNIO.l :/
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T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
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MARLOW OKLA DEC 27
1913
j£
SECY OF THE TREASURY
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WASHINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE FTWORTH TE XA S AS
L O C A T I O N FOR RE GION AL RESERVE H A N K
STATE N A T IO N A L BANK
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EXHIBIT N O .„ _ ^ _
Hearing at
BEFORE THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LOCATING BOARD.
Supplemental Petition of the Fort Worth
"'WMMHHNMIiaMMK
Chamber of Commerce.
At the hearing before this Honorable body at
Austin, Texas,on Monday, February 9,1914, the advis
ability of locating a reserve bank in Texas prompted
several questions on the part of the locating board
which were not answered at the time by the represen
tatives of the City of Fort Worth, and, after careful consideration, the following is offered as a
reply to such questions to supply the information re
quested.
Moreover, certain questions were asked regard
ing the City of Fort Worth which could not be answered
at the time and this Honorable body then requested
that such facts - - also certain documents - - be
furnished to go
into the records, that all might be
considered before the decision of the Board was made
and the location of the several federal reserve banks
decided*
The Location of a Federal Reserve Bank in Texas*
We believe it is safe to assume that a district
comprising Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and probably some
little adjacent territory as outlined by the Texas committee
of bankers has every claim for the location of a Federal’
Reserve Bank unless it be a fact that such a bank would not
be self-sustaining under normal conditions.
It is unquestion
ably the intention of the law that each district shall be as
nearly self-sustaining as possible,
and this feature properly
appears to be the primary consideration of the organization
committee.
Naturally then the question of first importance is,
“Will a bank located in the district contemplated above be
able, under normal conditions to handle the needs and demand
of the member banks in its territory?”
hesitation we answer that it will.
Without the least
It has been shown that
such a district will afford not only the required capitaliza
tion but would have as well a comfortable excess;
its deposits
created by the actual legal reserves of National Bank members
alone will exceed by several million dollars the total re
discounts or borrowed money of those same National Banks con
sidered at the period of their highest borrowing during the
Fall of last year,- a season of nation-wide unusual conditions.
Such a bank could not, of course, at any time provide for all
of. the commercial needs of this section, neither for that
matter could a bank located in St. Louis or Kansas City com
prising at the same time all of the territory proposed in
connection with them.
Furthermore, as we understand it, it is not con
templated that the establishment of these reserve banks will
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in any great measure cause a discontinuance of present
established connections, but on the contrary it is reason
able to'presume that business interests generally will
continue to sell their paper to lenders throughout the
entire country:
banks and financial institutions in other
sections will not have lost their willingness to buy our
cattle, land and every other kind of paper*
It is not to be denied that this is a borrowing
section, in fact, every growing developing district invar
iably is, but it must not be overlooked that the financial
growth of this section has more than kept pace with the
general commercial industrial and agricultural progress.
It is an indisputable fact, to which the bankers of Texas
will practically unanimously agree, that they find less
difficulty each succeeding year in financing their custom
ers and connections.
No better evidence of this statement can be found
than in the fact that the financing of our great cotton
crop annually has ceased to be the nightmare it formerly
was to Texas bankers.
We have learned to do business on good
paper and the amount of actual money used in our transactions
diminishes daily.
During the year of 1912 the immense cotton
crop which sold at unusually high prices was handled with
greater ease than ever before in our history, and it is a
fact worthy of consideration in this connection that during
Y/hat is generally our most stringent season, namely,
the
early fall when the actual movement of cotton is greatest
and the strain most severe, a large number of Texas banks
began buying commercial paper.
We venture the assertion that
during that season Texas banks bought more commercial, or
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outside paper than ever before, showing in an unmistakable
manner that our own local finances and connections were such
that we could handle our vast products and industries under
normal conditions.
During the fall of 1913 money was tight
throughout the entire country and naturally we were effected
materially by adverse general conditions;
however, the
magnitude of our burdens consisted almost entirely in the
holding of cotton for months after it- had been gathered,
baled and ready for shipment.
Had our cotton crop been
marketed as it was ready for market, or sold in the manner
it is generally disposed of, Texas would have had few troubles
financially.
It must be borne also in mind that through a bank
centrally, or in other words, conveniently located for this
section of great production, it is not only possible, but
reasonably probable that a system will be worked out under
which we can handle to greater advantage and with more despatch
the exchange and funds arising from the marketing of our var
ious products, thus reducing the enormous amount of funds
required in the transit financing of the great volume of busi
ness transactions.
We wish, also, to call attention to the
fact that should it become necessary at any time to issue cur
rency against the needs of this region that our actual products
of the soil will furnish the best assets possible in this
entire country for the proper and actual securing of the same.
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TRANSIT FINANCING OF CROPS AND FOOD PRODUCTS.
Of the produc-ts of the soil of the Southwest, a
goodly portion move through or 3s handled in the City of Fort
Worth;
the live stock, the grain and the cotton being repre
sentative of a large part of the production.
In the original FortWorth brief, statistics and
figures are submitted showing the volume of this traffic.
Practically all the grain and cotton is handled by the method
of draft on the consignees attached to the railroad company1s
original bill of lading.
This draft is passed by the bank of
original point to its nearest correspondent and, in numerous
cases, passes through from three to five banks before it final
ly arrives at its destination.
This requires several days at
best, and in effect, takes out of circulation for commercial
purposes, a large amount of funds at a time when badly needed,
and, further, burdens the commerce with an unnecessary interest
account which is a strong factor in the cost of moving the crops
and the commerce of the country.
In numerous
cases, the commodities themselves
moving by freight service, arrive at destination far in advance
of the bill of lading and draft referred to above.
Under pres
ent business conditions it requires from six to ten days for
the banks to get returns on the draft given for money advances
for the purchase and payment of cotton and grain, and from
three to six days to get returns on the drafts given for the
purchase and payment of live stock.
If there were a reserve bank at Fort Worth, this
money could be turned every twenty-four to thirty-six hours,
thus requiring a much smaller volume of money to conduct the
business of these three great ready money products of the
farms and ranches of Texas and.jfche Southwest.
THE QUESTION OP LOANS.
It has been shown heretofore that Fort Worth dis
tributes and finances the greater part of the livestock pro
ducts of the Southwest, including imports from Mexico, the
greater part of the grain products, including a considerable
volume of Argentine imports of corn;
the largest part of
the fruits and vegetables from other States, and approximately,
as much cotton as any city of Texas.
Therefore, Port Worth is preeminent among the cities
of the Southwest in vital relation to its primary wealth, and
it must be remembered that rural products constitute at least
lb% of the resources of this region.
These facts are the more important and impressive
in vie?/ of the commanding duty and avowed purpose of the
Government to facilitate the marketing and financing of rural
products•
The provisions of the new banking act offer the
only accommodation to producers that may be expected for a
considerable period since proposed legislation to establish
rural banking cannot be realized in the near future, and,
at best, will be only a hopeful experiment.
The Department of Agriculture v^isely contemplates
in its tentative plans for the better marketing of farm pro
ducts, a system of smaller, rather than larger units, and the
service to be rendered to agriculture by the new banking
system should conform in some degree to this contemplation.
In other words, the bank regions should be constructed and
the reserve banks located with some regard to marketing needs.
This accommodation should be offered to producers, even though
it might require the arrangement of regions not completely
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self-su.stain.ing, and, after all, the several reserve banks
are to be so correlated under the general Board that loans
by one reserve bank to another will be easily provided, and
in fact, will be freely offered for the same reasons of self'
interest that now induce banks in non-producing sections to
make seasonable loans to banks in producing sections.
The South and 'Jest under any conceivable circumstances, in the near future must continue to borrow more
or less from the East during the short period of crop move
ment, and must likewise lend to the East during the longer
period of crop consumption.
The new banking system will
not affect this business relation except by providing the
means of protection for the South and West from concentrated
power in private banks and from arbitrary rates in times
of general distress.
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ENDORSEMENTS.
During the Hearing of this Board at Austin,
when certain endorsements were submitted for the consid
eration of this Board, a request was made by Mr. Secretary
•McAdoo that copies of the requests for such endorsements
be filed into the record, and likewise the original
endorsements themselves be filed wherever possible.
The letter, as per Exhibit £, attached hereto,
was sent to several thousand feeders and breeders of live
stock in the States of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona,
Louisiana and Texas, together with the return postal card
marked Exhibit II, with the result that 2,501 endorsements
were received*
Following this, a wire was sent to the members
of the executive committee of the Cattle Raisers Association
of Texas, copy of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit III«
Replies from a majority of this body strongly endorse the
City of Fort Worth for a federal reserve bank.
Mr. Marion Sansom, before this Board on Monday,
February 9th, at Austin read and filed into the records
telegrams to this effect from the following members of the
executive committee of the Cattle Raisers Association of
Texas:
Jack D. Jackson,
Alpine,Tex#
Ike. T. Pryor,
San Antonio, Tex.
James Gallon,
Menard,Tex.
A. B. Robertson,
Slayton,Tex.
N. H. Condor,
Sanderson,Tex#
R. H. Kleburg,
Kingsville,
R. J. Cook,
Beevilie,
T. B. Jones,
Del Rio,Tex.
J. M. Dobie,
Cotulla,Tex.
A. M. James,
Dalhart,Tex*
W. W. Bogel,
Marfa,Tex*
H. L. Mangum,
Uvalde, Tex.
and attached hereto, marked Exhibit IV will be found telegrams
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received later from:
¥. R. Shriner,
San Antonio,Tex.
H. C. Harding,
Lubbock, Tex.
John Landergrin,
Amarillo,Tex.
In the statements of Mr. W. H. Fuqua of Amarillo
before this Board, he was asked to file into the record a
list of the banking houses he is connected with.
For the
endorsements of such banks, see Exhibit V attached hereto
with letter from Mr. Fuqua being the endorsement of thirtynine banks in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Likewise, when it was generally lea.rned from
press reports that this Honorable Board was interested in
the question of endorsements and that same would have con
sideration in the selection of the location of this”bank,
telegrams were voluntarily sent by the following interests
endorsing the City of Fort Worth:
Amarillo Nat*l Bank,
Amarillo, Tex.
W. R. Chancellor,
El Paso, Tex.
Handing Commission Co.,
Amarillo,Tex.
Commercial Club of Stamford,
Stamford,Tex.
Noble Bros. Wholesale Grocery, First Nat *1 Bank,
Amarillo,Tex.
Stamford, T e x «
Landergrin Bros.,
Amarillo,Tex.
Yates Drug Co.,
Stamford, Tex.
Coggins Nat11 Bank
Brownwood,Tex.
Stamford Oil & Refining Co.,
Stamford, Tex.,
J. H. Akers,
Greenville,Tex.
VJhite Hardware Co.,
StarnfDrd, Tex.
Dr. C. L. Gregory,
Greenville,Tex.
A. S. Moore & Co.,
Greenville,Tex.
Commercial Nat*l Bank,
Greenville, Tex.
Original telegrams are attached, marked Exhibit VI.
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In p ic k in g the d i s t r i c t named w ith F ort 17orth
as the c e n tra l p o in t, the id ea has been kept in mind that
each d i s t r i c t must, in i t s e l f , be s e l f - s u s t a i n i n g , th at
i s , the commerce o f each d i s t r i c t must be w e ll balanced
and an equ al amount o f re tu rn s made to the moneys paid
ou t, each d i s t r i c t independent o f the o th ers*
With the immense l i v e stock , c a t t le and g ra in
b u sin e ss o f the Southwest, th is i s n ea re r accomplished
in the C ity o f F o rt Worth than any p oin t in the proposed
d is t ric t*
For d e t a i l s o f the liv e
n e s s, see E x h ib it 1*
stock and c a t t le b u s i
C oin ciden t w ith the l i v e stock , may be mentioned
the qu estion o f feed *
This c o n s is tin g o f cotton seed
p ro d u cts, such as cake, meal and h u lls in the f i r s t c a se ,
and g ra in in the second*
The moneys f o r the purchase
of t h is feed come from the c a t t le loan s and a la r g e p a rt
o f the tra n sa c tio n o f the purchase o f such food s t u f f s
i s at the c it y o f F o rt Worth by reason o f s e l l i n g agencies
on the cotton seed products,an d e le v a to rs and warehouses
on the g r a in .
FortWorth i s the prim ary g ra in market o f the
Southwest, created by reason o f i t s su p e rio r tra n sp o rta
tio n f a c i l i t i e s .
In the year 1913,
29,108 c ars o f g ra in
were re c e iv e d a t th is market, the v a lu e of which was
approxim ately $00,000,000*^ Most o f th is g ra in goes in to
the e le v a t o r s fo r storage o r treatm ent and i s l a t e r
shipped to the consumers.
Thus a working c a p it a l o f
m illio n s o f d o lla r s i s re q u ire d to handle t h is one commo
d it y , and l a t e r , the re tu rn s on t h is g ra in are made d ir e c t
to th is c i t y , thus m aintaining the working b a la n c e . Most
im portant a t th is time to the Southwest i s the new lin e
o f in d u stry created by the recen t c a n c e lla t io n o f the
import t r a f f i c on g r a in .
A lready s e v e ra l cargoes o f g ra in
have moved to the consumers o f the Southwest through the
Texas G u lf p o r t s .
This has been o f immense b e n e fit to the
consumers and a potent fa c t o r in reducing the p ric e o f
feed the present w in te r. Under p re se n t c o n d itio n s , a l l
t h is import g ra in t r a f f i c i s handled and finan ced through
New Y ork, thus p e rm ittin g o f a middleman's p r o f i t and
much unnecessary inconvenience and d e la y , a l l o f which
tends to in c re a se the cost o f d e liv e r in g t h is commodity
to the consumer. With the fr e e movement o f the g ra in
crops thus c re a te d , should be provided the fu r t h e r f a c i l i
t i e s o f g iv in g to the people the f u l l b e n e fit s t h is
and
other acts o f the ad m in istra tio n in ten d .
In the con servation and d is t r ib u t i o n o f food
s t u f f s , experien ce d ic t a t e s th at c e rt a in commodities, such
as f r u i t and v e g e t a b le s , must be kept in cold storage a t a
c e n tra l p o in t to thus prevent d e t e r io r a t io n , and, at the
same time be a v a ila b le to the m arkets.
Be reason o f the g re a t number o f r a ilr o a d s e n te r
in g F o rt Worth, and the fu r t h e r f a c t th at F ort T
Worth i s
the p o in t o f interchange (o r ju n ctio n p o in t) on a m a jo rity
o f the t r a f f i c to and from the Southwest, here is lo c a te d
the sto ra ge and t r a n s fe r p oin t f o r p r a c t i c a l ly a l l o f t h i s ,
tr a ffic .
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The capacity of the cold storage plants at
Fort Worth is now 482 carloads of produce. This business
is one that is continuous even in the winter season. The
climate is such that cold storage is necessary and there
fore requires capital the year around,with the returns
always coming back to this point.
Coincident with the claims of Fort Worth for
the proposed federal reserve district, we would call atten
tion to the fact that Fort Worth is headquarters for
t3ae Eleventh Division of the Railway Mail Service of the
United States, and the Eleventh Division comprises the
states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico,
which is almost identical to the suggested reserve district.
This, in itself, is a strong argument of the accessibility
of Fort Worth to the territory named•
Of the immense traffic to and from the State of
Texas through the Southwest, Fort Worth is the pofent of
enterchange of not less than 70% of the total, asaftested by
the fact that 955,905 loaded cars moved through the rail
road terminals in the year 1913•
The package, or less than carload shipments of
freight for the proposed district is concentrated at Fort
Worth for distribution in much the same manner as the United
States mail, and this concentrated freight requires 165
package cars daily from Fort Worth to the various cities
in the Southwest.
In further support of the importance of this city
as a railroad center and point of interchange, it might
be pointed out that the California Fruit Co., in the ""year
1913, inspected 15,000 carloads of fruit at the city of
Fort Worth, one-half of which was re-iced at this point
on its way to destination.
With a steady demand for working capital, Fort
Worth has 266 jobbing and manufacturing concerns, besides
the packing house, live stock and grain industries.
Poll tax receipts show total number for last
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LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY.
At the p re s e n t time the S ta te o f Texas and the Re p u b lic
o f M exico a re the p r i n c i p a l b r e e d in g grounds o f c a t t l e o f A m erica.
L a rg e q u a n t i t i e s o f young c a t t l e a re s o ld arid sh ipped each
y e a r from Texas to sto c k p a s t u re s and fe e d in g gronds o f the N o rth
and N o rth w e s t.
T h is movement o f c a t t l e , a lo n e , c r e a t e s an enormous
demand f o r money in t h i s t e r r i t o r y .
The t a r i f f b i l l o f the p re s e n t A d m in is tr a tio n rem oving the
duty on l i v e sto c k g iv e s t h i s s e c tio n the b e n e f i t to a p e c u l i a r l y
la r g e e x te n t o f the immense b r e e d in g grounds and ran ch es in M exico,
thousands upon thousands head o f c a t t l e have a lr e a d y moved from
Mexico in t o the p a s t u re s and m arkets o f T e x a s, as w e ll as la r g e
numbers o f sh eep .
These c a t t l e and sheep are used by the ranchman
o f Texas to b re e d -u p to thorou gh bred b u l l s and r e - s t o c k t h e i r
ra n c h e s .
T h is in i t s e l f r e q u ir e s an enormous amount o f money in
th is t e r r it o r y .
Owing to i t s w o n d e rfu l advan tageous lo c a t io n from a t r a n s
p o r t a t io n and g e o g r a p h ic a l sta n d p o in t as a f f e c t i n g the l i v e stock
in d u s t r y , F o r t Worth i s n e c e s s a r i ly the c e n te r o f the l i v e stock
in d u s t r y o f the e n t i r e S outh w est.
Prom a sm a ll t o t a l o f 265,000
head o f c a t t l e and c a lv e s h an d led in t h i s market in 1903, i t has
jumped to t h i r d p la c e in the h a n d lin g o f c a t t l e in the U n ite d
S t a t e s , w ith a t o t a l o f 1 ,1 8 5 , 154 head o f c a t t l e and c a lv e s f o r
the y e a r 191.3;
P o rt Worth showing the g r e a t e s t in c r e a s e in c a t t l e
and c a lv e s f o r the y e a r 1913 o f any U n ite d S t a t e s m arket*
The
t o t a l amount o f money r e q u ir e d to handle the c a t t l e , c a lv e s , hogs
and sheep on the F o rt Worth market a lo n e f o r the y e a r 1913 amounted
in round f i g u r e s to $ 5 5 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 , e v e ry d o l l a r o f which i s p a id out
on the day on which the l i v e stock i s s o l d , n e c e s s it a t i n g a v e ry
la r g e amount o f money in t h i s
t e r r i t o r y to p r o p e r ly h an d le the
b u s in e s s .
T h is movement o f c a t t l e in c lu d e d a t o t a l o f 90,000 head
o f im ported M exican c a t t l e , v a lu e d a t §2 ,8 1 1 ,0 0 0 *0 0 •
The y e a r 1914 a lr e a d y prom ises to put F o rt Worth in second
pla.ce as a c a t t le m arket.
F o r the month o f January th e re i s
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in c r e a s e in c a t t l e and c a lv e s o v e r p r e v io u s J an u ary, o f over
25,000 h ead , o r 34 p e r c e n t . , as a g a in s t a heavy d e c re a s e a t
M is s o u r i R iv e r m arkets f o r the same p e r io d , and as a f u r t h e r i n d i
c a t io n o f the p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f the movement o f l i v e stock from
Mexico to t h i s c e n t e r , would c a l l a t t e n t io n to the f a c t th a t d u r in g
t h i s l a s t January we have r e c e iv e d a t o t a l o f 18,000 head o f Mexican
c a t t l e , o r o n e - f i f t h a s many as r e c e iv e d f o r the e n t i r e y e a r o f
1913, and w h ile , o f c o u rs e , Mexico i s not a p a r ty to our R eserve
Bank Law, e v e ry d o l l a r o f the money p a id f o r th ese M exican c a t t l e
i s h an d led through some Texas ban k.
I t i s a p e c u li a r t r a n s p o r t a t io n
c o n d it io n t h a t p r o v id e s t h a t a l l c a t t l e coming from M exicothrough
the p o r t s o f G a lv e s t o n , Texas C i t y , L a re d o , B r o w n s v ille and
E a g le P ass g o in g to any n o rth e rn m arket, the ro u te w ould n a t u r a l ly
be through F o r t W orth , and on E l Paso the ro u te through F o r t Worth
i s ju s t as n a t u r a l from a t r a n s p o r t a t io n sta n d p o in t as v i a any o t h e r
ju n c t io n , the r e s u l t b e in g th a t 9 0 p e r c e n t, o f the c a t t l e moving
from M exico d i r e c t to m arket comes to o r through F o rt W orth.
T h is ,
we c o n s id e r o f extrem e s i g n i f i c a n c e in the lo c a t io n o f a r e s e r v e
bank in the S outh w est, as the c e n t e r in g o f the l i v e stock in d u s tr y
from Mexico on F o r t Worth and the v e ry f a c t th a t e v e ry M exican
i n t e r e s t e d i n any way in l i v e stock w i l l have h is mind f i x e d on F o r t
Worth a s the p o in t from which he draws h is p r o f i t and revenue on
h i s b u s in e s s and the f a c t t h a t the m a jo r it y o f th ese s h ip p e r s sooner
or l a t e r v i s i t t h i s m ark et, i t i s o n ly r e a s o n a b le to suppose th a t
F o r t Worth w i l l in time become the tra d e c e n te r w ith M exico, e sp e c
i a l l y the e n t i r e n o rth e rn t i e r o f M exican s t a t e s .
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A nother l i v e stock in d u s t r y c e n t e r in g on F o r t Worth and which
sh ou ld be c o n s id e re d in any q u e s tio n o f fin a n c e in the S ou th w est, i s
th a t o f h o rs e s and m u les.
T h is market has jumped to t h i r d p la c e
in the e n t i r e U n ite d S t a t e s , w ith a t o t a l o f 56,724 head o f h o rs e s
and mules h an d led a t t h i s -market d u rin g the y e a r ,1913, w ith a v a lu e
o f § 9 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
I t in r e a l i t y r e q u ir e s a t l e a s t |20,000,000 to h and le
t h i s b u s in e s s , as th ese h o rs e s and mules come to t h i s market from
w est T e x a s, New M ex ico, Oklahoma, K an sas, a re p a id f o r through the
banks h e re and are l a t e r s o ld to p la n t e r s in e a s t T e x a s, L o u is ia n a ,
M i s s i s s i p p i , Alabam a, G e o rg ia ;
in f a c t , the e n t i r e S o u th e a st*
An oth er g r e a t argument in f a v o r o f the lo c a t io n o f t h i s r e s e r v e
bank a t F o r t W orth , i s the enormous amount o f b u s in e s s c e n t e r in g on
t h i s p o in t from the S ta te o f Oklahoma*
A g la n c e a t the map w i l l show
th a t p r a c t i c a l l y e v e ry r a i l r o a d in Oklahoma on which l i v e stock
i s produced i s a n a t u r a l ro u te to t h is m arket*
The p r o o f o f t h i s
i s the f a c t th a t in a d d it io n to the la r g e number o f c a t t l d and c a lv e s
r e c e iv e d a t t h i s market from Oklahoma, we h an d led a t o t a l o f i over
200,000 head o f hogs from th a t S ta te d u r in g 1913, f o r which $3,900,000
was p a i d , d r a f t s b e in g made from F o r t Worth to p r a c t i c a l ^ e v e ry bank
in Oklahoma.
I t i s p e c u l i a r l y s i g n i f i c a n t th a t the prop osed t e r r i t o r y f o r
the Southwest r e s e r v e bank i s a lm o s t, i f n ot e n t i e r e l y , i d e n t i c a l
w ith the t e r r i t o r y s u p p ly in g the F o r t Worth market w ith l i v e s t o c k ;
th a t i s , T e x a s, Oklahoma, w estern and sou th ern L o u is ia n a , w estern
A rk a n sa s, Old Mexico and New M exico .
In the p r e p a r a t io n o f c a t t l e f o r m arket, and when bought by
men who p re p a re them W ith fe e d and p a stu re to s h ip , i t u s u a lly
r e q u ir e s from th ree to s i x months to g e t them in p ro p e r c o n d itio n
f o r m a rk e tin g .
I t has been and i s the custom o f those who are engaged in
t h i s l i n e o f b u s in e s s to buy these c a t t l e from the p ro d u c e rs in v a r
io u s p a r t s o f the c o u n try , and a f t e r bu yin g them they u s u a l ly secu re
lo a n s from 50$ o f t h e i r v a lu e up t o , in some c a s e s , t h e i r e n t ir e
v a lu e , the f e e d e r o r h a n d le r o f th e se c a t t l e f u r n is h in g h is own
money f o r g r a s s
and fe e d *
I t r e q u ir e s a la r g e amount o f money to take c a re o f t h i s
k in d o f b u s in e s s .
The g r e a t e r p a r t o f t h is money i s u s u a lly
fu r n is h e d by commission m erchants who take lo a n s se c u re d by m ortgage
on such c a t t l e ;
in tu rn they endorse t h i s p ap er and s e l l i t in
such p a r t s o f the c o u n try as they can secu re the b e s t m arket,
i t h a v in g been dem onstrated t h a t t h i s i s a v e ry d e s i r a b l e c la s s
o f p ap er and i s r e a l l y about the o n ly la r g e l i n e o f com m ercial p ap er
th a t i s h an d led in t h i s c o u n try .
In the h a n d lin g o f t h i s l i n e o f b u s in e s s the commission
m erchants o f F o rt W orth, T e x a s, fin a n c e a n n u a lly abou t t w e n t y -fiv e
m i lli o n d o l l a r s in a d d it io n to what the banks o f F o r t Worth h andle
d ire c t*
I t w i l l show th a t F o r t Worth r e a l l y fin a n c e s more lo a n s
than any o t h e r c i t y in T e x a s.
Of the p a p er s o l d , u s u a l ly about
20% i s h an d led by Texas b a n k s, abou t 10^ by Kansas C it y and 10%
by S t . L o u is , the b a la n c e in C h ic a g o , New York and o th e r e a s t e r n
c it ie s *
T h is c la s s o f p a p e r i s re g a rd e d as v e ry d e s i r a b l e f o r banks
f o r the r e a s o n , f i r s t , i t i s s h o r t time p a p e r , and, secon d, th ese
c a t t l e when p re p a re d f o r market alw ays b e in g the money, i t b e in g a
c l a s s o f p a p e r th a t can be depended upon to be p a id a t m a tu r it y .
The l i v e stock i n t e r e s t s o f T ex as, a la r g e p a r t o f Oklahoma
and a p a r t o f New M exico, in c lu d in g some o f A rkan sas and L o u is ia n a ,
n e a r ly a l l lo ok to the F o rt Worth commission p e o p le to fin a n c e t h e i r
d e a li n g s , and i t i s done through them.
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i s p r a c t i c a l l y now the l i v e stock market o f the S outh w est, and
where a l l th ese d e a ls are fin a n c e d , and would be o f g r e a t
a s s is t a n c e to those f in a n c in g the d e a ls to have a bank lo c a t e d
h e r e , thms f u r n is h in g i t a la r g e l i n e o f com m ercial p a p e r th a t i s
d e s i r a b l e and p a id prom ptly a t m a tu rity .
In the p a s t i t has been im p o s s ib le f o r commission d e a le r s
lo c a t e d a t P o r t Worth to su p p ly the le g i t i m a t e demands made upon
them.
For t h is re a s o n a la r g e amount o f t h i s p ap er has been taken
by Kansas C it y and S t . L o u is banks a n d .e n d o rse d o v e r by them
w ith o u t re c o u rs e to Loan Companies c o n t r o lle d by the same banks
and s o ld by s a i d lo a n companies to i n v e s t i n g ban k ers in the E a s t .
By so d o in g they do n ot show l i a b i l i t y o f r e d is c o u n t s o r lo a n s
in t h e i r sta te m e n ts.
The amount h an d led i n t h i s way runs in t o
many m i lli o n s o f d o l l a r s , which sh ou ld be h an d led in the coun try
where produced and s o l d .
In c o n s id e r in g the l i v e stock in d u s tr y in the Southwest or
in the U n ite d S t a t e s , perhaps the most s i g n i f i c a n t f a c t o f a l l as
r e l a t i n g to F o r t Wath i s the e s ta b lis h m e n t o f permanent h e a d q u a rte rs
a t t h i s p o in t o f the A s s o c ia t io n most v i t a l l y in t e r e s t e d in the
p ro d u c tio n and m ark etin g o f l i v e s to c k ;
nam ely, the C a t t le R a is e r s
A s s o c ia t io n % Tt n ! l a r g e s t o r g a n iz a t io n o f i t s k in d in the w o r ld ,
in c lu d in g in i t s membership alm ost e v e ry r a i s e r o f l i v e stock
in T e x as, M exico, Oklahoma, New M exico and a la r g e paanber o f members
in L o u is ia n a and A rk a n sa s.
The Farm ers U n io n , which i s e n c o u ra g in g
in e v e ry way p o s s i b le the in c r e a s e d p ro d u c tio n o f l i v e s to c k .
The
h e a d q u a rte rs o f the Southw estern Boys and G i r l s Hog C lu b s , em bracing
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the Baby B e e f C lu b s o f the South w est.
The most s i g n i f i c a n t f a c t o f a l l 4s i t a f f e c t s the e s t a b l i s h
ment o f fciis bank in T e x a s, and e s p e c i a l l y in F o r t W orth, i s th a t
where the l i v e stock in d u s t r y o f o t h e r s e c t io n s o f the U n ite d S ta t e s
i s w an in g, as shown by the r e p o r t s o f p r a c t i c a l l y a l l o t h e r m ark ets,
the F o rt Worth market i s show ing a con tin u ed in c r e a s e in r e c e i p t s
o f a l l k in d s o f l i v e s t o c k , and a c a r e f u l study o f l i v e stock
c o n d itio n s in the U n ite d S ta t e s w i l l convince any th in k in g man th a t
the g r e a t p ro d u c tio n o f l i v e stock must come from the re g io n above
o u t lin e d f o r e n su in g y e a rs and th a t the g r a z in g and f e e d in g o f c a t t l e
in the N o rth w est i s r a p i d l y d e c li n i n g , w ith th e r e s u l t th a t each y e a r
th e re w i l l g r a d u a lly be a n a rro w in g o f l i v e stock t r a d in g in la r g e
q u a n t i t i e s to t h i s s e c t i o n , w ith a consequent in c r e a s e in the
im portance o f the p r e s e n t aekncw le d g e d c e n te r o f the l i v e stock
in d u s tr y o f the South w est, F o r t W orth.
In an e f f o r t to g e t the o p in io n o f the l i v e stock r a i s e r s
and fe e d e r s o f the S ou th w est, they were asked f o r an o p in io n which
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Also, the same resolution was adopted by the Executive
Bommittee of the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas. The votes
to this effect are on file and can be submitted if desired#
In conclusion,attention is called to the fact that of the
entire receipts at the Fort Worth market, 53^ of the cattle are
sold to others than the Fort Worth packers, most of them going
back to the country as feeders on short loans, and again go to
market when fat. Fort Worth is recognized as the greatest feeder
market in the west and will•eventually be the only large on®*
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Fort Worth’ s position and advantages have been urged in the
foregoing volume of statistics and this appendix is intended to cover
some facts in emphasis therein:A statement of Bank Clearings as shown by the records of the
Fort Worth Clearing House Association for ten (10) years past is
attached; the increase each year is steady and sure (with but one
exception) from #84,000,000*00 in 1903 to |418t000t000*00 in 1913*
These figures strongly attest the financial importance of Fort Worth*
as it is conceded that the volume of Bank Clearings in any city is an
index to the volume of business and activity of its markets# In arriv
ing at the total clearings thg^same plan is followed by the Fort Worth
Clearing House Association as .^proved by financial journals and represents
the actual items only that ar5» exchanged between banks, and in no case
sure the totalswloadefi"by foreign items in an endeavor to swell the
volume*
Attached w ill be found a statement of the combined resources
and lia b ilit ie s of the nine (9 ) National Banks’ and four (4 ) State Banks
and Trust Companies of Fort Worth* An analysis of the figures w ill
give Fort Worth high standing amoung financial centers in the Southwest}
also we have shown aside from the loans of commercial banks, those
loans carried by land mortgage banks and investment companies; also w ill
be found the aggregate cattle loans of the various liv e stock commission
companies doing business in the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange* The
combined figures of the commercial and cattle loans together with the
land loans show an aggregate of #35,712,115*98, and these figures indicate,
in no uncertain degree,how well Fort Worth is justified in asking for
the location of the Federal Reserve Bank there/|p We attach copies of
letters, (originals of which w ill be produced upon request) written by
Messrs* J* Ogden Armour and Louis F* Swift, sstting forth their reasons
for selecting Fort Worth as the location for a live stock market in
the Southwest. We believe that these letters furnish a strong and sincere
appeal on behalf of Fort Worth and prove conclusively that large interests
in making investments which invlove several millions of dollars, look
first for a central and accessible location, about ishich and through
which, the trade and commerce of that section can move easily*
The total number of bank accounts maintained by interior banks
on the books o f Fort Worth Banks is nine hundred and seventy two (972)
as follows:
Texas—
910
Oklahoma— ---------64
Louisiana— -------- - 1
Colorado- — — 2
New Mexico-—— 8
Kansas— ——- - 1
The above does not include a large number of accounts coming
from Eastern, northern and Wastern bankers to whom Fort Worth banks
render service in the collection of business on this section and the
transfer of funds to other centers.
Combined statem ent o f r e s o u r c e s and l i a b i l i t i e s
Eoans
and
D isco u n ts
a tic n a l
b a n k s( n in e ) f 1 5 , 1 7 0 , 8 6 4 . 6 5
S ta te
B a n k s (f o u r )$ 4 ,4 5 8 ,7 5 4 .5 4
T o tal
1 9,6 2 9 ,6 1 9 .1 9
Bonds
and
S e c u r it ie s
o f F o rt Worth Banks and T ru s t Companies.
Banking Houses
And
R eal E s t a te
A v a il-
§ 8 ,3 4 1 ,0 9 3 .7 5
§ 3 ,2 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0
# 2 ,4 2 8 ,9 5 9 .2 2
979,895.97
8 8,331.23
999,980.71
96d>§0©*00
469,058*73
3 ,7 7 4 ,6 6 2 .6 8
1 ,5 6 7 ,3 1 6 .4 2
9 ,3 4 1 ,0 7 4 .4 6
4 ,1 8 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0
2 ,8 9 8 ,0 1 7 .9 5
1 9 ,6 2 9 ,6 1 9 .1 9
w
lo a n s o f Land M ortgage Companies
6 ,7 4 3 ,2 3 3 .8 1
”
lo a n s o f L iv e Stock Commission Companies on
C a t t le
9 ,3 3 9 , 262.98
S u rp lu s
C i r c u la t io n
a b le
Cash.
$ 1 ,4 7 8 ,9 8 5 .1 9
*2 ,7 9 4 ,7 6 6 .7 1
T o t a l lo a n s o f Commercial Banks
T o tal
C a p it a l Stock
3 5 ,7 1 2 , 115.98
§ 2 ,3 1 5 ,3 9 2 .5 0
-------------------2 ,3 1 5 ,3 9 2 .5 0
D e p o s it s ,
$ 1 9 ,8 1 6 ,3 5 8 .5 8
5 ,0 9 7 ,9 0 3 .7 2
2 4,91 4 ,2 62 .3 0
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R e p ro d u c e d fro m th e U n c la s s ifie d / D e c la s s ifie d H o ld in g s o f th e N a tio n a l A rc h iv e s
COMPARATIVE CLEARINGS OF THE ASSOCIATED BANKS OF
FORT WORTH BY YEARS M
19G3 to 1913,INCLUSIVE.
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
$ 84,453,619.28
94,244,011*00
132,753,091.28
158,696.842.78
197,968,274.80
254,745,760.17
337,782,874*91
342,899,564.56
319,933,332.58
386,933,076.19
418,619,829.81
ATTESff:
FORT WORTH CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION,
8acty. A Treas.
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
NATIONAL BAMS;
—RESOURCES—
Loans and Discount*
U.S. Bonds
Other bonds ft Securities
$15,170,864,65
2,264,000.00
530.766.71
$17,965,631.36
Banking Houses ft Real Estate
Available Cash
1,478,985.19
8.341.093.75
Total---------------- --------- 127,785,710. 30
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
| 3,225,000*00
Surplus & Undivided Profits
2.4281959.22
-------------------- T 5,653,959.22
Circulation
DEPOSITS
2,315,392.50
19.816.358,58
Total------------------------ #27,785,710.30
t t it it t t t t t i
STATE BANKS:
--RESOURCES-Loans ft Discounts
$ 4,458,754*54
Other Bonds ft Securities
979.895*97
# 5,438,650.51
Banking Houses ft Real Estate
Available Cash
88,331.23
999.980.71
Total-------------------------- f 6,526,962.45
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
$
Surplus ft Undivided Profits
DEPOSITS
960,000*00
469.058.73
T 1,429,058.73
5.097.903.72
Total— --------------------1 6,526,962.45
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Combined Statement of Mine National Banks
and Four State Banks of Fort Worth,Texas*
Resources*
Loans and Discounts
U. S. Bonds
Other Bonds and Securities
$19,629,619.19
2,264,000*00
1.510.662.68
♦23 ,404,281.87
Banking and Real Estate
Available Cash
1,567,316.42
9.341.074.46
Total--------------------- $34,312,672*75
L ia b ilities*
Capital Stock
Surplus ft Profits
$ 4,185,000.00
2.898.017.95
I 7,083,017.95
Circulation
DEPOSITS-
2,315,392.50
24.914,262.30
Total--------------------- $34,312,672.75
ATTEST:
Fort Worth Clearing House Association,
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
In establishing a liv e stock market in the Southwest,
the interests who made the investment; i*e «, for yardage fa c ili
ties, packing plants, railway yards and other general equipment
necessary to a liv e stock market selected Fort Worth, Texas,
primarily on account of the fact that i t offers the easiest access
to a ll sections of the state and to the Southwest by reason of
its superior railway fa c ilitie s*
Tfcr© financial requirements of the liv e stock business
in Texas are second only to cotton; Fort Worth is the clearing
house o f the liv e stock business of the Southwest and a concentra
tion of financial power to assist in caring for this business would
undoubtedly be of the greatest value to the State of Texas and
adjacent territory i f located in Fort Worth*
The central location and accessibility of Fort Worth
affords i t the opportunity to be of genuine service in the comer*
cial and industrial development of contiguous territory and gives
it a decided advantage over other cities as a point of concentra*
tion for the energies o f trade and finance of the great Southwest*
(Signed)
January 24, 1914*
J * Ogden Armour
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In establishing a lir e stock market in the Southwest,
the interests who made the investment, i . e . , for yardage fa c ili
ties, packing plants, railway yards and other general equipment
necessary to a liv e stock market, selected Fort Worth, Texas, p ri
marily on account of the fact that i t offers access to a ll sec
tions of the State and to the Southwest by reason of its railway
fa c ilitie s.
Fort Worth has shown great progress and has grown to
be a liv e stock center of splendid proportions; and the prospects
are very encouraging; and, as the wonderful State of Texas contin
ues to develop her remarkable p o ssibilities, the future prospects
are inspiring*
The figures below show receipts of liv e stock at Fort
Worth for the year 1913, with approximate valuations, and indicate
the importance of the liv e stock market to which Fort Worth has
grown : »
(Figures shown elsewhere*)
Yours respectfully,
(Signed)
February 2, 1914.
Louis F. Swift
If l t t if t p if t i© j%tiorral hmUm
there are fifteen division* of the Railway Mail Service in the United St ate is*
Division headquarters are lo
cated as follows:
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
Fifth Division
Sixth Division
Seventh Division
Eighth Division
Ninth Division
Tenth Division
Eleventh Division
Twelfth Division
Thirteenth Division
Fourteenth Division
Fifteenth Division
Boston, Mass.
New York, N. Y*
Washington, D. C.
Atlanta, Ga.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Chicago, 111,
St. Louis, Mo.
San Francisco, Calif.
Cleveland, Ohio '
St. Paul, Minn*
Fort Worth, Texas
New Orleans, La.
Seattle, Wash.
Omaha, Web*
Pittsburg, Pa*
The territory comprising the Eleventh Division is
Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and ITew Mexico*
Division was established November 15, 1888*
The Eleventh
At that
time very few railway postal clerks were living at Fort
Worth.
There are now about two hundred and fifty em
ployees of the Railway Mail Service living at Fort Worth,
including Railway Postal Clerks, clerks in the Superin
tendents and Chief Clerks1 offices and clerks in the Fort
W orth, Texas, Terminal RP$*
There are two Chief Clerks
located at Fort Worth, who have charge of service on a num
ber of lines in Northern and Central Texas and Oklahoma*
The Terminal P.P.O. is located at the Texas & Pacific de
pot, where general distribution of parcel post, as well as
ordinary mail, is made, parcel post from all seotions of
territory
the country for the/tributary to Fort Worth being brought
to the Terminal here for distribution*
The total amount
of salaries paid employees of the service living at Fort
Worth approximates twenty-four thousand five hundred dol-
j.'KJij. *.,£ Li
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2,
l a r s p e r month.
A v e ry la r g e p ro p o tio n o f the employee
a re men o f fa m ily and own t h e i r own home in t h i s
c it y .
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JJk_X-AJub
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D A Y LETTER
xorm 2689Cv.
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Compaiiy T H A N 8 M IT S and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following D a y L etter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itseif liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of U nrepeated D ay L etter*, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission: nor In any case beyond the sum of
F ift y Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
In any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, if any. shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and Is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H C O . N . V A I L , P R ES ID E N T
R e c e iv e d
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , G EN E R A L M ANAGER
a t 501 Bsbi St. Ft. M
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YOU MAY SAY T H A T
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I AM S T A R T IN G ELPASO TO
FTWORTH FOR FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
MEET HOUSTON TODAY
0 D JACKSON
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WESTEgtt UNION
telieB r a m
Form 1864
THEO. N VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
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AM A R ILLO TE XAS FEBY 9T H 1 9 1 4
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SECTY C A T TLE R A IS E R S ASSN
I H E A R T IL Y J O IN ENDORSEMENT FTWORTH
FTWORTH TEXAS
L O C A T IO N FOR RESERVE BANK
JOHN L A N D E R G IN
243PM
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D A Y LETTER
T H E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating: a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
traunninfnn or delivery of u nrepeated D a y Letters, sent fit reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission: nor in any case beyond the sum of
. F ift y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company w ill not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, i f any, shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y IiE T T E R , and is deliver*
onditions named above.
• H E P . N . V A I L , P R E S ID E N T
R e c e iv e d
2 9 D A EG
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G EN ER A L M ANAGER
at
121 CO LLEC T BLUE
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AMAH IL L O TE X FEB 17- 1 9 1 4
R D GAGE,
V IC E PREST
F I R S T NATL BANK
CARE CHAMBER OF COfWERCE
REGARDLESS OF C L A IM S OF OTHER
C I T I E S ON THE AMOUNT OF
B U S IN E S S OONE BY T H E IR M E R C A N T IL E
THA T FTWORTH IS THE D I S T R I B U T I N G
ANY OTHER C I T Y
IN THE
AS TH E L O C A T IO N FOR A
IN T E R E S T S WE T H IN K THE FACT
POI-NT FOR MORE FO ODSTUFFS THAN
COUTH I T SHOULD BE SELECTEO
FEDERAL BANK B E IN G SO CLOSELY
A F F I L I A T E D W IT H T H I S L I N E OF
IN FAVOR OF SAME FTWORTH
COMMERCIAL WORK WE ARE STRONGLY
IS. THE R A ILW A Y CENTER OF
T E X A S AND THE HEADQUARTERS OF
THE l LEVENTH D I S T R I C T M A IL S E R V IC E
OF THE UN IT E O S T A T E S W H IC H ' IN S U R ES
FTWORTH TEX
THE PROMPT H -.N O LIN G OF ALL
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D A Y LETTER
Form 36800.
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L IV E R 8 messages only on conditions limiting: Its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following D ay I/etter.
«
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a xiessage back to the sending; station tor comparison, and the Company will not hold Itself liable tor errors or delays In
trantmiraion or delivery of U nrepeated D a y Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid tor transmission: nor in any case beyond the sum of
' F ift y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the. sender thereof. The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
in any case where the claim Is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, if any. shall have arisen. This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
BELVIDERE BROOKS, G EN E R A L M ANAGER
T H E O . N . V A IL , PR ESIDENT
M A IL S IN AMD OUT OF A I L THE D I S T R I C T EMBRACEJ
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM W H IC H MAKES
FOR A FEDERAL RESERVE
IN THE
I T THE MOST L O G IC A L P O IN T
BANK
A M A R ILLO NATL B A N K /
C T WARE
C A S H IE R
415PM
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UNIOK
DAY EsSrTTER
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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RECEIVED AT
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VVE H E A R T IL Y RECOMMEND AND ASK YOUR CONS I DEHAT I ON OF FO R T -./O R T H FOR
D E S IG N A T IO N OF REGIONAL BANK F E E L IN G TH A T FTWORTH CAN SERVE TEXAS
ANQ THE SOUTHWEST fiO STLY ACCEPTABLY ON ACCOUNT OF S U P E R IO R RAILW AY
AMD M A IL F A C I L A T I E S AND A C C E S S I B I L I T Y
THE AM A RILLO NAT BANK
736P
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%
W H F U Q U A President
CMAS J E LOWN DES C a s h i e r
J S CHESNUTT
A s e t Cashier
FORD BRANDENBURG A s s t Ca s h i e r
A
m a r il l o
,Te x a s
1?9buary 14 1$14,
Mr* R.D#Gage, Vice President,
First National Bank,
Ft •Worth,Texas.
Dear Mr# Gage;
Along the line of my remarks at Austin,
possibly you w i ll re c a ll that Secretary MeAddo asked
for a li s t of the financial institutions out this way
in which. I am interested,and I ,to-day ,wri>te Secretary
McAdoo an extract of which you w ill find below.
” Supplementing my remarks at the hearing
given the Texas bankers, at Austin, a few days ago, and
in compliance with your expression for a li s t of the banks
in vfoich I am interested, I beg to send you such a lis t *
herewith.
Our f ir s t choiee is for ^exas, and being
more tributary to that point than any other, we would like
very much to see one of the Regional Beserve banks located
at Fort Worth.
I f it is not possible for ^exas to have one
of the banks, it is our wish to be included in a d istric t
of which Kansas uity fould be the center# In making these
statements I am sure I voice the sentiment of the banks
in which I am interested, and of most of the bankers of this
Jforth-fcest Texas country, Eastern and Northern-Hew Mexico,
and Oklahoma*"
It is of course both early and d iffic u lt to
forecast the result of the hearing at Austin and I am an
xious for you to understand my willingness to do anything
possible to help out my good Fort Worth friends.
I am sure you^will not hesitate to command me i f
I can be of farther service*
Inasmuch as a bank located in Fort Wofcth would be
directed by men who are already fam iliar with the character of
paper handled by such banks aw mine and therefore enabled to
serve to serve us better* We would like very mpch indeed to
see Fort Worth win in this very important undertaking.
Reproduced from the Uncfassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
W H FUQUA P r e s i d e n t
>
CHAS J E LOWNDES C a s h i e r
J S CHESNUTT A s s t C a s h i e r
FORD BRAMDENBURG A s s t C a s h i e r
m
AMARILLO,lE X A S
WHF-2.
As far as we are concerned Fort Worth would not
have a competitor, as our business would naturally
land us in your good town*
If nothing happens to prevent I will be in Ft*
Worth on the 21inst.# and shall be glad to see and talk
with you, and in the meantime with kind personal re
gards to you and your associates, I remain.
WHF-J.
President*
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Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
LIST OF BANKS - btock in which is ownedb by W H Fuqua
F irst national Batik
Amarillo Sank & Trust Company
F irst National Bank
F irst national Bank
F irst National Bank
F irst National Bank
First State Bank & Trust Company
Bank o f Alanreed
F irst State Bank
F irst State Bank
Fisfct State Bank
Hartley County Bank
F irst State Bank
Citizens State Bank
Hall County National Bank
F irst State Bank
F irst State Bank
F irst State Bank
F irst State Bank
Wildorado State 3ank
First State Bank
First National Bank
F irst National Bank
Clovis National Bank
Lakevvood National Bank
F irst National Bank
F irst National Bank
F irst National _-ank
F irst National Barik
Farmers State Bank
Stockmens btate Bank
Hoy Trust & Savings Bank
Texico National Bank
Amarillo, Texas
tt
n
Dalhart
H
Hereford
tt
Memphis
Ochiltree tt
Silverton rt
tt
J&lanreed
Dimmitt
Dumas
Hale Center
«*
Hartley
Hedley
Memphis
tt
«»
Mimai
Stratford,►5
•t
Vega
t
t
Slaton
m
Wildorado
Claude
New Mexico
Clayton
tt
Clovis
n
Clovis
tt
Lakewood
tt
Melrose
% ra Visa »t
tt
Portales
Tucumcari tt
ti
Eli da
tt
Corona
it
Hoy
tt
Texico
First National Bank
National Bank o f Commerce
F irst State Barik
Continental Bank & Trust Company
North Texas Trust Company
T j f - < ^ r . n r ^ Bank
...... —
First State Bark,
Texhoma
Oklahoma
tt
Frederick
it
G-oodwell
Fort Worth Texas
"iSgm gag^l ty
Olaude, Texas.
P
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v
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OMC
f je X iilk lT ' N O
? £ ',
I Hearing <?st'
February 18th, 1914
Sir*
Your communication enclosing l i s t of
tho banks in -?hi«h you are interested and sig n ify in g
•with what d i s t r i c t you prater to be connected should
a Federal Reserve Bank bo located in tho place
suggested by you, has boon received and file d and
w i l l b® considered by the Coranittas at tho proper
time*
R espectfu lly,
Secretary,
Reserve Bank Organization Comirittse*
M r * vr* ]\* ¥xH\vk&i P ro s I d e m t ,
The F ir s t National Bink,
A n a rillo , Texas*
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fu
W H F U Q U A President
C H A S J E LOWNDE S C a s h i e b
J
S
CHESNUTT
A
m a r il l o
~)
,Te x a s
A s s t Cashier
FORD BRANDENBURG
A s s tC a s h ie b
February 14th 1914.
Hon Wm. G. McAdoo,
Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington, D. G.
Dear S ir:
Supplementing my remarks at the hearing given the Texas
bankers, at Austin, a few days ago, and in compliance with your
expression for a l i s t of the banks in which I am interested, I
beg to send you such l i s t herewith.
Our fir s t choice is for Texas, and being more tributary to
that point than any other, we would like very much to see one <^f
the Regional Reserve banks located in Fort Worth.
I f it is not possible for Texas to have one o f the banks* it
is our wish to be included in a d istric t of which Kansas City would
be the center.
In making these statements I am sure I voice the
sentiment of the banks in which I am interested, and of most of
the bankers of this North-west Texas country, Eastern and northern
Hew Mexico, and Oklahoma, except that I believe the two latter d istrc its primarily favor Kansas City.
Thanking you for the courtesies extended me vh. i le in Austin,
and trusting your trip was as pleasant as ben eficial, I am,
f
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LIST OF BAMS Stock in which is owned by ¥ H
Itaqua
F irst National Bank o f Amarillo* Texas
Amarillo Bank & Trust Company»
Amarillo* Texas
it
Dalhart
F irst national Bank
w
Hereford
First national Bank
tt
Memphis
F irst national Bank
n
Ochiltree
F irst national Bank
w
Silverton
F irst national Bank
t
t
Hereford
F irst State Bank & Trust Company
t
t
Alanreed,
Bank of Alanreed
ft
Dimmitt
F irst State Bank
tt
Dumas
F irst State Bank
Hale Center M
F irst State Bank
tt
Hartley
Hartley County Bank
It
Hedley
F irst State Bank
tt
Memphis
Citizens State Bank
II
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H all County national Bank
tt
Miami
F irst State Bank
tt
Stratford,
F irst State Bank
It
F irst State Bank
Vega
tt
Slaton
F irst State Bank
tt
Wi ldorado
Wildorado State Bank
Claude
First State Bank
F irst national Bank
n ii
Clayton
tt
F irst national Bank
Clovis
t
t
Clovis national Bank
Clovis
Lakewood national Bank
Lakewood, n h
n
F irst national Bank
Melrose
F irst national Bark
nara Visa tt
tt
F irst national Bank
Portales
F irst national Bank
Tucumcari n
it
Farmers State Bank
Elida
t»
Stockmens State Bank
Corona
tt
Boy Trust & Savings Bank
Hoy
tt
Texico national Bank
Texico
F irst national Bank
national Bank of Commerce
F irst State Bank
Contiaeantal Bank & Trust Company
Korth Texas Trust Company
national Reserve Bank
F irst State Bank,
Texhoma
Oklahoma
tt
Frederick
n
Goodwell
Fort Worth Texas
H
tt
Kansas City, Mo
Cl&ude, Texas.
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D A Y LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
Ihla Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by die sender of the following* D a y Jjetter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
tmamission or delivery of U nrepeated D a y le t t e r s , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F U t f D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company w ill not be liable for damages or statutory penalties'
In any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, i f any, shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A IL , PR ESID E NT -
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
R e c e iv e d a t
61
OA SU 1 1 4
CO LLECT BI1UE
4
EXTRA
A M A R IL L O TE X FEB 1 7 1 9 1 4
W
*-
MR R 0 GAGE
V IC E P R E S ID E N T F I R S T NATL BANK CARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FTWORTH T E X A S .
THE TREND OF THE TRAOB I S NATURALLY
THROUGH THE CENTERS
\
OF- THE GREATEST DEMAND AND AS FTWORTH THE T H IR D LARGEST
CATTLE MARKET I N THE COUNTRY
ORAWING I T S L I V E STOCK FROM
A T E R R IT O R Y WHICH EMBRACES TEXAS
ARKANSAS AND NEWMEXICO BUYS T H E IR
WESTERN L O U IS IA N A OKLAHOMA SOUTHERN
RAW M A T E R IA L AND SE LLS THE M A N U M 6 T
HREO PRODUCT THROUGH T H I S SAME T E R R IT O R Y THUS
BALANCED D I S T R I C T ALSO AS
IT
IS
D I S T R I C T R A ILW A Y M A IL S R V IC E OF
PROMPT
H A N D LIN G
OF A L L M A IL
C O N S T I T U i l N A WELL
THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE ELEVEN TH
THE U N IT E D STATES WHICH IN SURED
IN AND OUT OF TH E N T IR E D I S T R I C T
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D A Y LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O ALL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: D a y L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating: a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
'transmission or delivery of Unrepeated D a y Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
H f t y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
In any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, if any, shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N. VAIL, P R E S I D E N T
R
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
e c e iv e d a t
ENBRACED
IN THE FEDERAL SRESERVE
SYSTEM
I T MAKES
I T THE MOST
LO G IC A L P O IN T FOR A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
H C HARDING
P R E S ID E N T HARDING C O M M IS S IO N COMPANY
534PM
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D A Y LETTER
Form 2589 L .
E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which, have been assented to by the sender of the following1D a y L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
-transmission or delivery of Unrepeated D a y Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
I l f t y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-flve days after the cause of action, if any, shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
T H E O . N. V A IL, PRESIDENT
R
e c e iv e d
a t
T 2 2 9 DA FB
42 COLLECT BLUE
AMARILLO TEXAS FEBY 18TH 19 14
R 0 GAGE
V IC E PRESIDENT F IR S T NATIONAL BANK
CARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FT WORTH TEXAS
FT WORTH BEING HEADQUARTERS OF THE
OF THE UNITED STATES ALSO
IT
IS THE PLACE FOR
CENTRALLY LOCATEO IN OUR MINDS
THE LOCATION OF A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
AND WE HOPE THE LOCATING COMMITTEE
ELEVENTH D IS T R IC T M A IL SERVICE
W ILL DECIDE ON FTWORTH
LANDERGIN BROS
355PM
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D A Y LETTER
—‘
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA.
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL TH E WORLD
Tfcl*Company TRANSMITS and D E U V E R 8 messages only on conditions limiting ik liability, which hare bean assented to by the sender of the following Day Letter,
■non eon be guarded against only by repeating a menage back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
fr— mission or delivery of Unrepeated Day Letters, seat at reduoed rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission: nor in any case beyond the sum of
W lttr D alian , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Oompany will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
In any ease where the olalm Is not presented In writing within ninetor-flve days after the cause of action, if any, shall have arisen.
tMs Is on UNItlfiHSATmU P A Y LETTER, and Is deUvsrod by request of the sendsc, under theconditions.named above.
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v a il
,
p r e s id e n t
b e l v id e r e b r o o k s
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m anager
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R e c e iv e d a t
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AMARILLO TEX FEB 18 1 9 1 4
R 0 GAGE
«W W T
‘
PREST F IR S T NATL BANK CARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• FTWORTH BEING CENTRALLY LOCATED ALSO
ELEVENTH D IS T R IC T ‘J A IL SERVICE OF
THAT IT IS THE LOGICAL
THE SOUTH AND WE HOPE
FTWORTH TEX
BEING THE HEAOQUARTERS FOR THE
THE UNITED STATES WE FEEL
PLACE FOR THE LOCATION OF
A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AS
BE MUCH QUICKER TO ALL
J
THE 3ERVICE FROM FTWORTH WOULD
PO IN TS THAN ANY C IT Y OF
THE LOCATING COMMITTEE W ILL OECIDE
ON FTWORTH.
H A NOBLES
V IC E PRESIDENT NOBLES BROS WHOLESALE GRO CO
415PM
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D A Y LETTER
Form 2589 L.
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
I
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE SER V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: D ay L etter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
'tnnsmission or delivery of Unrepeated D ay Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
H f t y Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company w ill not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
Is any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, if any, shall haije arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A I L , P R E S I D E N T _________________________________________ ___________________ ______________________ B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M A N A G E R
R
/
e c e iv e d a t
48DA SU 1 1 0 COLLECT BLUE
AMBROWNWOOD TEXAS
R D
THE
TREND
OF THE
GREATEST
CfiTTLE
MARKET
A T E R R ITO R Y
ARKANSAS
AND
MANUFACTURED
IN
THE
STATES
NAT
BANK CARE
CHAMBER
OF
TRADE
IS
NATURALLY
THROUGH
THE
THE
AS
COUNTRY
g M B lW E B
NEW M EXIC O
HBUYS
PRODUCT THROUGH
ELEVENTH
W HICH
F IR S T
DEMAND AND
W HICH
WELL BALANCED
FOR
FEB 16 1 9 1 4
GAGE
OF THE
a
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/
D IS T R IC T
D IS T R IC T
IN S U R ES
FTWORTH
THE
T H IR D
DRAWING
IT S
L IV E
TEXAS
WESTERN
T H E IR
T H IS
ALSO
AS
R A ILW A Y
COMMERCE
IT
LARGEST
STOCK
L O U IS IA N A
TE R R IT O R Y
IS
M A IL
PROMPT H A N D LIN G
THE
OF A LL
FROM
OKLAHOMA
AND S E L L S
THUS
OF
M A IL
THE
AND
SOUTHERN
THE
C O N S T ITU T IN G
HEADQUARTERS
S E R V IC E
TEX
CENTERS
RAW M A T E R I A L
SAME
FTWORTH
U N IT E D
OUT
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Form 2589 L .
TH E W E S T O N UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting1Its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: D a y L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating: a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
"transmission or deli Ter.y of Unrepeated D a y Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
X lf t y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company w ill not be liable for damages or statutory penalties
i& any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, if any, shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A V L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A I L , P R E S I D E N T ________ ____________ _____________ __________________________________________ B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M A N A G E R
R
e c e iv e d
a t
OF THE E N T IR E D I S T R I C T
I T MAKES
IT THE MOST
EMBRACED
IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
LO G IC A L P O IN T FOR A FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK
COGGINS N A T IO N A L BANK.
’ 55 7P M
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Y'ESTERN UNIO.J
Form 2289 B
WESTERN UNION
T H E O . N. V A I L , P R E S I D E N T
RECEIVED AT
1 4 9 8
1 5 0 A Wl
19 NL
ANSON TEX MAR 7 1 9 1 4
W G MO ADOO
SEGY OF TREAS
WASHN DC
I F FEDERAL RESERVE BANK I S LOCATED
FORTWORTH ACCOUNT OF SU P E R IO R RAILW AY
ANSON
IN k J E X A S , VIE PREFER
AND M A IL F A C I L I T I E S THERE,
STATE BANK
1046P
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T
TELEGRAM
49WU
A
10
ANSON TEXAS
S e c r e t a r y o f the
December 27 1913
T reasu ry,
W ash in gton , D .C .
We en dorse F t Worth Texas a s lo c a t io n f o r R e g io n a l R eserve Bank
F i r s t N a t io n a l Benlr*
131p
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THE WEST!
®H T LETTER
Form 2289 B
N J/rflON TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000>pn
iMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company TRA5TSS
.nd U E L .IV E R S ^ iessa g ’es only on conditions limiting- its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following’ N ig h t L e tte r.
Errors can bo Ruard|
onl>'*uy ropeatmj a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays In
transmission or d elivery/
vitt‘d JVIs'lU^Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor In any case beyond the sum of
F if t y D ollars, at whle*; %nle
■wise a U ijm i below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim Is not presented in writing within
sixty days after them afeale iJ
with thej^m pan v for transmission.
This is an U X R * P e \ t I :d m g h t j Ie ' . t e r , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO
>1 D E N T j
BELVIDERE
CROOKS,
1149
/
ANSON T E X
DEC
SECY
H ON W G M C A D O O
W A S H IN G TO N
WE R E S P E C T F U L L Y
R E G IO N A L
RESERVE
URGE
THE
29-13
OF
TREASY
DC
S E LE C T IO N
OF
FT-W O RTH
BANK
ANSON
STATE
BANK
1114P
TEXAS
FOR
GENERAL MANAGER
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w
RN UNION
b5 t t e r ioeiVBE>
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
B21C
F
3 9 BLUE
524
A TLANTA TEXAS MARCH 7 i 9 1 4
W IL L IA M G MCADO0
SECY .OF THE TREAS WASHINGTON DC
SHOULD TE XAS R E C E IV E A FEDERAL
AS THE *-ROPER C I T Y ACCOUNT
RESERVE BANK WE RECOMMEND F T WORTH
OF S U P E R IO R R AILW AY AND M A I L
F A C I L I T I E S THEREBY B E IN G MORE A C C E S S IB L E
L O U IS IA N A P O IN T S THAN ANY OTHER
C IT Y
TO TE XAS ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA AND
IN THE S T A TE
FARMERS S T A T E BANK
314PM
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'X x m s x iv ij § e p u v t m m t
26wU
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TELEGRAM
Atlanta Tex
Dec 37 1913
William G MoAdoo
Secty of Treasury i*a8hn DC
Texas produces one third of the cotton crop of United States
and the largest producer of live stock
FtWorth Texas the
geographical center of Texas ana oklahoma handles a great percent
of the cotton crop of texas and practically all the live stock
industry of texas and oklahoma we heartily endorse Ftworth as
proper location for regional reserve Dank
Farmers State Bai^k
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WESTEHHv UNION
TEL0 SRAM y
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T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
r e c e iv e d
21 8C
KE
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C. A LOWP EA NY S
15
AUBREY
SECY
OF T H E
TEX
DEC
2 7
1913
TREASY
WASHN
WE H E A R T I L Y
FOR R E G IO N A L
ENDORSE
RESERVE
DC
FTWORTH
TEXAS
AS
ON E
OF T H E
GUARANTY
STATE
LO G IC A L
BANK
F IR S T
BANK
L O C A T IO N S
Form 168
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Form 168
Yt ESTERS UNION
it 3 7
T E L E G R
A M
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
—
-------------------------
R E C E I V E D a t Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C. *888*
127A A |
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22
AVOCA T E X MAR T 1 4
"
SEC OF TREASURER
MOADOO WASHN DC
WE RECOMMEND FTvVORTH TE XAS
L O C A T IO N FOR TE X A S FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
ACCOUNT S U PER IO R R A IL R O A D AND M A I L F A C I L I T I E S WE USE C O N S ID E R A T IO N OF
FTWORTHS C L A IM S
THE AVOCA STATE BANK
758PM
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WESTE
1052
T E
UNION
(AM
L
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C.
1 1 7 A A!
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17
/
B A IR D TEX MAR 7 1 9 1 4
M Q MCAOOO
SECRETARY WASHINGTON DC
I F FEDERAL RESERVE BANK I S
LOCATED IN TEXAS WE PREFER
FORTWORTH ACCOUNT S U PER IO R R AILW AY AND
F I R S T N A T IO N A L BANK
71 8P M
M A IL F A C IL IT IE S
Form 168
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\/ESTEJ||| UNIOrl
nt
T E L I& A M
THEO. M. VAIL. PRESIDENT
//
12
ALWAYS
OPEN
i
B A IR O T E X DEC 27
1913
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W G MCA0 0 0
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SECY OF TREASURY WASHN 00
WE URGE AND RECOMMEND FYWORTH Tt. X AS LO C A TIO N FOR REGIONAL
RESERVE BANK
F IR S T
NATL BANK
627°
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RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D.C.
2 5 2 A Wl
Form 163
^
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1/1ESTERit UNION
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
V.
r
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i
TEX
MARCH
7
Bmak
1914
MCADOG
WASHN
SHOULD TEXAS
OF
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B A LLIN G ER
SECY
168
PM 12 23/ \ ! ./ '■
RECEIVED a t Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C. ASKK* °
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BE
FAVORED
L O C A T IO N
DC
AND
W IT H
M A IL
RESERVE
F A C IL IT IE S
B A N K WE B Y R E A S O N
PREFER
FTWORTH
FARMERS
AND MERCHANTS
STATE
BANK
1218PM
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TELEGRAM
59WU
A
10
BALLINGER TEXAS
S e o re t a r y o f the
December 27 1913
T reasu ry
W ash in gton , D .C .
We endorse F o r t Worth a s l o c a t i o n f o r R e g io n a l R eserve Bank.
B a l l i n g e r S ta te Bank and Trust Co
130p
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WESTEja* UNION
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f
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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B E E V IL L E ,
TEXAS FEB 6 1 9 1 4
SECY S P I L L E R ,
F T W O R T H ,T E X A S .
WE ENDORSE FTWORTH' FOR FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK
J * W. COOK AND SOIM
1025AM .
Fonn 1864
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<aiSHT L E T T E R
Form 2289 B
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL TH E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which hare been assented to by the sender of the following N l j h t L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f Unrepeated Nigrht Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This la an U N R E P E A T E D N IG H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G ENE RAL MANAGER
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S I D E N T
R e c eive d a t
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BE N<l AMINE TF X DEO 2 7 * 3
SECY OF TREASURY
WASHN 00
WE W IL L VERY MUCH A P P R E C IA TE
YOUR FAVORING 0 0 N 8 ID E R A T I O N FOR
FTWORTH B E IN G L O G IC A L L O C A T IO N FOR R E G IO N A L. RESERVE BANK
1 0 34PM
F I R S T N A T IO N A L BANK
F I R S T STATE BANK VERA TE X A S
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J . M.SHAN N ON, P r e s i d e n t .
J A M E S BE L C H E R , V ic e - P r e s .
C . C . S A N D E R S , 2 "_ °V ic e - P r e s .
R O Y J A P S ON, C a s h i e r .
CA P I T A L $ 1 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 0
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and a c c e s s i b i l i
ty .
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Thanking y©u in advance f© r y©ur e f
fo rts
in t h i s b e h a l f , we ai*©,
V ery t r u ly y©us
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rilBHT L E T T E R
Form 2289 B
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: N ig h t L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F if t y D olla rs, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an C K R E P E A T f i D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL. M A N A G E R
T H E O . N . V A IL , PRESIDENT
R
e c e iv e d a t
3 3 7 A At
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BLACKWELL TEX DEO 27
13
SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN DC
L O C A T IO N FOR R E G IO N A L RESERVE B A i «
F I R S T STATE BARK
’ 1102PM
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2'm isxiry tlcpartiucnt
TELEGRAM
73WU MO 25
BLUFFDALE Texas Ifa rlifc ^ 1914
S e c r e t a r y o f T re a s u ry McAdoo,
Qat
Washing t o n ,D .C .
We p r e f e r F o r t W o rth ,sh o u ld be s e le c t e d as lo c a t io n F e d e r a l R eserve
Bank i f Texas is t o have one, because o f s u p e r io r m a il and r a i l road
fa c i l i t i e s
B lu ffd a le
310pm
S t a t e Bank
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Vi ESTE ^ L UNION
TEL^R AM
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T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
r e c e iv e d
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SF
12
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14tli and F Sts„, Washington, D.C. AOL WP EANY S
COLLECT
BLUFFDALE
3ECTY
TEXAS
2T
TREASURY
WASHN
WE H E A R T I L Y
OC
ENDORSE F0RT<V0RTH
TEXAS
AS
LO C A T IO N
FOR
BLUFFDALE
R EG IO N A L
STATE
RESERVE
BANK
BANK
1135Aivt
DiiC
23
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T E L E G R A M
Bomarton Tex Deo
1913
U S Treasr
waslin DO
We
endorse Ftworth Tex for location for regional reserve Dank
First State ^ank
148p
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WESTERN UNION
NIGHTEETTER
Form 2289 B
$ j /
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
m
RECEIVED AT
37 A
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BOWIE
HON WM A MCADOO
TEXAS
MARGH 7
1914
SECRETARY OF TH E TREASURY
WASHINGTON 0 C
WE URGENTLY RECOMMEND FORTWORTH OF
RESERVE BANK THESE C I T I E S HAVE
S E R V IC E
IN M E E T IN G TH E HEAVY
FOR MANY YEARS G IV E N LARGE
DEMANDS FOR GROP MOVEMENT AND
OTHER COMMERCIAL NEEDS AND ARE
VAST T E R R IT O R Y
DALLAS FOR L O C A TIO N OF R E G IO N A L
IN TH E SOUTHWEST
WELL S IT U A T E D TO SERVE A
BETTER THAN
SERVED FROM ANY OTHER LO C A T IO N
I T CAN BE
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F I R S T N A T IO N A L BANK
MAR 8 8 28A # *-
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Form 168'
3 8 3
TELiiffiRAM
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d AT
1 3 1 A WJ 11
1
Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
BOWIE TEXAS DEC 27 1 9 1 3
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE FAVOR AND ENDORSE FTWORTH AS
LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
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1098
W ESTEEM,UNION
telR
am
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED a t Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington,
123 A AI
Form 168
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'OPEN
18
BRAOY TEX MAR 7 14
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SECRETARY OF TREASURER
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IN TEXAS AND URGE FTlVORTH
OR DALLAS B EST L O C A T IO N FOR ALL B U S IN E S S
IN T E R E S T S
OOML NATL BANK
744PM
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WASHINGTON DC
WE HOPE FOR R E G IO N A L BANK
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Sin.
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Form 163
T H E O . N . V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED a t Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C. ‘i&T
23 7*
.JN
10
BRADY T F X DF.C 2 7 1 9 1 3
SECY OF TREASURY
WASHN DO
WE HOPE FOR RE G IO N A L RESERVE 8AMK AT FTWORTH OR DALLAS
COMMERCI
I
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G .R . W H IT E , P
r e sid e n t
LEWIS B R O O K , V i c e P r e s i d e n t
W .D .C R O T H E R S , C a s h i e r
E .L . O G D E N , A s s t . C a s h i e r
S .S .G R A H A M ,A s s t . Ca s h i e r
v e 'l Q jm m e f y M 'i .
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0
12/29/ 13.
Secretary Wf Xhe Treasury,,
Washington, D. C.
Dear *»±r:We earnestly appeal to you to grant us a Kegional
Aleserve Bank in ±exas.
**e feel we are entitled to it and we
vjpry much $avor either Ft. Worth or Dallas as a location.
Itours very truly,
Cashier
WDC/&C.
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'.YESTEfjjjl* UNICN ^
T E lJS r A M
4 4 9
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
86ANV
Form 168
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AT Wyatt Bnildini, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C. A OL WP EANY S
12
BRADSHAW TEX DEC 2 7 13
J)
SECY OF TREASURY WASHN DC
WE ARE GLAD TO ENDORSE
FORTWORTH AS L O C A T IO N FOR REG IO N AL
RESERVE BANK
BANK OF BRAOSHAJV
112P M
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VESTERN UNIO.J
DAY L E T T E R
Form 25S0 B
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
„
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D 22 P 26 BLOB VIA GjJAgAg
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BRECKENR IDGI! .TEX ' 7
i V M B
MAR 7 - 1914
tH MCADQO
WASHIHGTOM DC
Res. Ba,k Org Committee
IF REGIONAL IRESERVE BAKE i BE LOCATED .'IN TEXAS OHACCOOKT SUPERIOR ,
RAIMA*1AHD
lUAlh FACIMTIBS .WE PREFER THAT SAME BE LOCATED :
AT FTfORTH:DALLAS SECOND CHOICE
FIRST NATL IBANK.
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Form 168
W E S T E R UNION
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381
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
EI
r e c e i v e d A T Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D.
226C
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MAR 7 ■ 1914
BRONTE TE XAS MAR 7T H 1 9 1 4
mm mm mm
SECY ®F TREASURY
Res. Bank Org Committee
WASHINGTON DC
I F REG IO N AL RESERVE BANK I S LOCATED IN TE XA S WE PREFER FTWORTH ON
ACCOUNT OF S U P E R IO R RAILW AY AND M A IL F A C I L I T I E S AMD A C C E S S I B I L I T Y
THE F I R S T NAT BANK
. 148P
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Form 2289 B
NI QHT L E T T E R
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN CO R P O RA TED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions lim itin g its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the following: N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating: a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a te d N ig h t L e tte rs , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F i f t y D o lla rs , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w ritin g within
six ty days after the message is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
B E L V ID E R E
T H E O . N . V A IL , P RE S I D E N T
B R O O K S, GENERAL MANAGER
R e c eive d a t
C50CH KW 54 NL
1 3 3 3
BRONTE TEXAS DEC 27TH 1913
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE FORTWORTH AS A
LOCATION FOR ONE OF THE '
REGIONAL RESERVE BANKS WHICH TEXAS
CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF EXCEPTIONAL
RAILWAY F A C IL IT IE S CAN CONVIENTLY SERVE
IN THE STATE IT IS
THE GREATEST PACKING CENTER IN
THE SOUTHWEST AND THE HOME
OF FIFTEEN OR MORE STRONG
BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES
MORE TERRITORY THAN ANY C ITY
FIR ST STATE BANK
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NI GHT L E T T E T
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN CO R P O R A TED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which hare been assented to by the sender of the following N ig h t L e tte r.
Errors con be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
sransmission or delivery of U n repeated N ig lit Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ifty D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
Sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the B e n d e r, under the conditions named above.
TH EO
N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
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R e c eive d a t
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B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , GENE RAL M ANAGER
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BUSKBURNETT TEX DEC 27 1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE HEARTILY ENDORSE THE NEW
CURRENCY B IL L ANO WOULD LIKF
TO RECOMMEND FTWORTH AS THE
BEST TEStAS LOCATION FOR A
REGIONAL BANK
FARMERS STATE BANK
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
WyattBuilding, Car. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C. ASRP
AT
274C KE 10
BURTON TEX
DEC 2 7
1913
HON SECY OF THE TREASY
,h ^
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WASHN DC
WE FAVOR FORTWORTH TEXAS AS
LOCATON FOR REGIONAL
RESERVE BANK
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324 WESTERN UNIC N
Form 168
WESTERN UNION
t e l BS r a m
/,' j
T H E O . N . V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts., Washington,D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
/
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CANYON
TEX LJEC 2 7
~
1913
SECV OF THE TR E AH ’. ‘RV
WASHN DC
WE ENDORSE F T WORTH TEXAS AS
L O C A T I O N FOR R E G IO N A L RESERVE BANK
F I R S T NA TL BANK
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,
Carlsbad
Tex Deo *1
TQI' T
TELEGRAM
Secty of Treasury
^rashn
DU
please o.».ld.r «,*, . * > .
reserve bank
g&nk of G&rlstoad
358pm
«'
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TELEGRAM
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Celina
Texas Deo #7 1913
Ho u Mo Ado o
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Secty of Treasury washn Du
In selection location for regional oank your consideration
of Fortworth would oe highly appreciated we believe oy
the majority of the banks in This section*
The ueliaa State Bank
JL\jaU
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TELEGRAM
88WU
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14
Okickasfea Okla Dec £7 1915
S©oy of tlae Treasury
Faslin DC
Wish to reoommend FtWorth Texas as suitable location for one
of regional reserve banks
The Oklahoma jjatl Ea
of Chi
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¥ ESTERMLUNIC N
Form 2289 B
NIGHT^CETTER
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
* J3 9
F 123CH I! 19 NL
3
CHICKACHA OKLA KiAR 7 1914
SECY Vi.. 3 KiCADOO
V'AOHH DC
IF FEDERAL UERVICe BANK 18 •
•FORV^RIlLJi*»tOCATION OWING TO
LOCATED IN TEXAS UOULU KECOMUENO
KAILROAO AfiU M A IL F A C IL IT IE S
FIR ttT NATIONAL
852P
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* * *«*
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I'teasitrti gepartam xt
TELEGRAM
39WU
R la
P ^ h ic k a sh a Okla Deo *37 1913
g e oty o f T r e a s y
washn DU
we d e s i r e to endorse Ftm ORt H Texas as l o c a t i o n
r e s e r v e Dank
F i r s t N a t l ^ank
fo r reg io n a l
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$vmsuv% Qvtmvtmmt
TELEGRAM
72WU MO
23
CHICO Texas March 9 19 14 ^ 1
-r<y{
Hon W i l l i a m G
McAdoo, S e c r e t a r y of T r e a s u r y ,
\)t%
Wash ing t on , D . C.
I f Texas g e ts F e d e r a l R eserve Bank,we p r e f e r and r e s p e c t f u l l y recom
mend the c i t y of P o r t -W o r t h account s u p e r i o r r a i l w a y and m ail
f a c i l i t i e s and a c c e s s i b i l i t y .
Chico S t a t e Bank
3pm
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Blue 97WU
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£2 rslue
Chico Tex Dec £7 19X3
Hon Secy o f T re a su ry
TTr&shn DC
We r e s p e c t f u l l y recommend y o r .your
jj'ort Worth Texas as a s u i t a b l e
r e s e r v e toanks*
Chioo S ta t e Bank
353pm
c o n s i d e r a t i o n the c i t y o f
l o c a t i o n f o r one o f the r e g i o n a l
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Form 168
O Jbli JL V ill JiJ
39
9
•
MAO
7 -1914
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED A T
v
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.,Washington,D.C.ASKg.
Bank Org Commutes
-
^ 1 62 CH 27
CHILDRESS TEX 7
SECRETARY MCADOO
WASHINGTON DC
account
of
v a r i e d ;INTERESTS
CLIMATE
and
heavy
EXPORTS
we
TEXAS SELF SUSTAINING ANDrIDEAL LOCATION FOR RESERVE BANK
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facilities
believe
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TELEGRAM
VI /
C h ild r e s s T e x Deo 30 1913
't y T r a a e y
frashn do
We respectfully aak that Ftwortk * r k a
*
^ w o r t u Tex be designated as f a c t i o n
xor regional reserve bank
City ftatl Bank
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A N S W b R E M
I
•-■l 7 1914
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s-sfn
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off!
Vi • • ?
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Form 168
UNIGtN
1225
T E
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G
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A M
T H E Q . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
r e c e iv e d a t
15.-. AI
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.,Washington,D.C.
:10
OILLIOOTtlE TEX MAR 7 1914
ly i4 MAR ’
6
PiA s . -M -
MCA; 00
SEO'?rTAt:Y
WASHINGTO N DC
IF RESERVE BANK IS LOCATED
IN TEXAS WE VERY MUCH
PREFER FORTWORTH ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AND
A C C E S S IB ILITY
FIR ST STATE BANK
8 4 3 PM
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WESTERHL UNICN
AM
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
235A
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts.,.Washington, D.C.
J'>i
ALWAYS
OPEN
10
CHILLICOTHE TEX
DEC 27 1913
SECY OF TREASURY
WASHti DC
V€ ENDORSE FT'SIORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESFRVE BANK
Form 188
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19WU
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TELEGRAM
o h i l l a o o t h e Tex Deo ^7 1913
Secty o f T r e a s u r y
Waahn Du
Most e a r n e s t l y recommend to your f a v o r a b l e o o a s i d e r a t i o n
the c i t y o f FtWorth Texas as l o c a t i o n f o r r e g i o n a l r e s e r v e
uank.
F irst
S t a t e Bank
1110am
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CISCO Texas March 7TTO14
S e c r e t a r y McAdoo,
W ashington, B .C .
I f r e g i o n a l bank is l o c a t e d in Texas we p r e f e r F o r t W orth,account
s u p e r i o r r a i l r o a d and m a il f a c i l i t i e s and a c c e s s i b i l i t y
C i t i z e n s N a t i o n a l Bank
132pm
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WEST
405
UNION
TEL
AM
T H E O . N- V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. D.
r e c e iv e d A T
23 S C HA
ALWAYS
OPEN
18
C IS C O TE X MAR T
HON W G MCADO0
SECY
R E C E I V E D
WASHN DC
MAR 7 - 1914
WE MUCH PREFER FTWORTH FOR
L O C A T I O N OF F E ' E R A L RESERVE BANK
Res, Bank Org Committee
ACCOUNT SU PE RI O R R A IL W A Y AND M A I L
F A C I L I T I E S AND A C C E S S I B I L I T Y
tMMfi
CI S C O B A N K IN G CO
Form 168
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NIIHT LETTEK
Form 2289 B
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which hare been assented to by the sender of the following: N iffh t L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating’ a message tack to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of U n re p e a te d N l f h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y D o lla rs, at which,-unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing: within
sixty days after the message is Bled with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G ENE RAL M ANAGER
R e c e iv e d
332 A AI
at
14 ML
CISCO TEX DEC 27 13
5
SECY 01
TR^ASURV WA3 HN 0 0 *
WE ENDORSE FTVV0RTH AS A
C IT Y
FOR THE LOCATION OF
A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
C IT IZ E N S NATIONAL BANK
1052PM
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WEST
546
UNION
T E L E K J hR A N I B C ' E I ' V E D
T H E O . N . V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
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-
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.,Washington,D.C.
r e c e iv e d A T
MAR 7
65A OX 25 V IA JAYTON TEXAS
CLAI RE MONT TEXAS MARCH 7 1914
HON W G MCA000
SECY TREASURY
WASHN OC
SHOULD A FEDERAL BANK BE LOCATED IN TEXAS WE BEG
TO RECOMMEND FTWORTH FOR SUCH LOCATION ON ACCOUNT OF ITS
SUPERIOR MAIL AND RAILWAY SERVICE
CLAIREMONT BANK
332PM
Form 168
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TEL EG R A M
58V>'U
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C1AIBEM0HT
S e c r e t a r y o f the
TEXAS
December 27 1913
T reasu ry
......
V .s s h in ^ to n D C
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We h ereby en dorse F t Worth Texas f o r the l o c a t i o n o f the R e g io n a l
Reserve Bank o f t h i s d i s t r i c t .
Clairem on t Bank.
145p
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TELEGRAM
Clarendon Tex l*±ah 7 1914
Seoty McAdoo
‘'ashn DC
I f r e s e r v e bank be lo c a t e d i n Texas we endorse
FortY* o r th
The D on e le y County S ta te Bank
11
1147am
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Y/ESTE®* UNION
Form 2589 B
DAY L E T T E R
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
ffY 26 BLUs
^7
CLARENDON TEXAS 27
THE SECY:0P THE TREASURY'
WASHINGTON DC
ADD OUR ENDORSEMENT TO THE CITY )OP FT WORTH FOR LOCATION OF *A
REGI\M k t» 'RESHRY3 BANK BUT IN .ANY !EVENT GIVE US ONE IK TEXAS IF
POSSIBLE .
THE FIBST NATIONAL BilHL
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TELEGR AM
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17
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Clarksville Tex Moll 7 1914
^
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Han W Gr MoAdoo
Seoty of Treasury IVashn DC
We strongly reooraraend FortY/orth as the most conveniently
looated oity in Texas for a federal renerve bank
First State B*nfc
lld ^ a m
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UNIOH
Form 16S
!A M
36$
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
125A
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
WJ 9
CLARKSVILLE TEXAS DECEMBER 27TH 1913
HON WM MCADOO
SECY OF THE TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
WE HEARTILY RECOMMEND FTWORTH TEXAS
XX
FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
FI RST STATE BANK
1 236P
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VESTERJM UNION
...
__________________________ T
T E LE G R A M
Form 168
^
- 1 ^ _____________________________ T H E O . N . V A I L , P R E S I D E N T
p „
r e c e i v e d a t Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C. ASU¥S*^jy. A
A?
56 A OX 14
CLAUOE TEXAS MARCH T 1914
-
p.,,
2
SECY M0A000
WASHINGTON 00
FTWORTH,TEXAS OUR
FIR S T CHOICE FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK ACCOUNT
RAILWAY ANO MAIL F A C IL IT fE S
FIR S T NATIONAL BANK
233PM
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25WU
B
19pd
TEL EG R AM
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,m
Claude Tex Mch 9 1914
Seoty ucAdoo
*'8 skin DC
On aooount of her superior railroad thd
i7l6i - 6 W S
r f pi* Av1 IE G S ?3
mail
facilities and other reasons we favor FortWorth
Texas for regional bank
First State jaank
1113am
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NI8HT
LETTEh
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN CO R P O R A TED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following N ig h t L e tte r,
j Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
tajjismission or delivery of U n re p e a te d N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y D o lla rs, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any ease where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after_the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
... .
....
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A I L , P R E S ID E N T
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G EN E R AL M ANAGER
R ec eived a t
1*43
336A AI 22 NL
CLAUDE TEX DEO 27 H3
SECY OF THE TREASURY
WA3HM DC
FTWORTH IS THE LARGEST RAILROAD
1 3 AM ADMIRABLE LOCATION FOR
e
M TEXAS
FKRST STATE BANK
HXPM
I
CENTER OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK PLEASF.
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Q x m s u rx s § v p x ic tm m t
63WU
R 17
TELEGR AM
olaude Tex Deo d l 1913
Seoty of Treasury
n
^- - ~sz- .-jyft ^
ashn DU
1 ^°“ “
We are very much in favor of one of regional reserve bank
oeiiig located at FtWorthTex
First Natl Bank
138pm
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'Xxmsxxvx^ Jle^arttrieixt
RIO
Coleman Tex Dec 3?rEtSt3GiRA.ivi
secty of Treasy
Ttrashn DC
We heartily endorse FtWorth as location for regional reserve
bank
uoleman Natl Bank
1115am
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WEST
925
TE1
UNION
CAM
Fona 168
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
C15CH OF 35
WyattBuilding,Coil14thandFSts..Washington,
14 EX
W 6 !3
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COL: IN 8V IL L E TEX UAR 7TH14
SECY RESE VC BANK ORGANIZATION COM WASH I NOTON UC
IF FcOCRAL R;:3E VC BANK IS
FORTVORTK ON ACCOUNT OF ITS
LOCATED IN TEXAS V-.’E P rE FE "
SUPERIOR RAILWAY U A l t TA C ftiilfeS ^ A f$D '
A C C E S S IB ILITY
F I.:S T GUiiANTY STATE BANK
F IK 8 T GUKANTY STATt BANK OF T l&<iA TEXAS'.'
FIR ST GURANTY STATE BANK OF AUBREY TEX'
6aop
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YESTERN UNION -
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h
TELEBRAM
THEO. N* VAIL. PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
183
A
F
AT
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thand FSts., Washington, D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
T3
COMANCHE OKI.A DEC 27 1913
THE SECRETARY OF T t€ TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE HEARTILY RECOMMENO AND ENDORSE
FTWORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION FOR
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»#ESTERHL UNION
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
..... - - ............—
u
p p t -
RECEIVED AT VpRMI<if,Cir.l4tkniFSts.,Waslii|tii>D.C.AS »?''
? 272 CH 21
F o rd
h -;yy
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COHAMCHE OKLA'7
ly»4iaM< *( W
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Res. Bank Ore Committee
SECRiSTAHY MCADOO
WASHING'POi; DC
IP KEDSKAL a ^ K R V a BAHE 13 LOCATED IN TEXAS WE RBCOHHSifD S W W O X T U
OK ACCOOBT OP SUPERIOR HAILVrAY AND MAIL >’ACIT-TTIBS AND
ACCESSIBILITY
PiRST HAT BASt r y
168
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Form 2289 B
NI8HT LETTEH
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on condition*, limiting- its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the following: N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be g-uarded against only by repeating- a messag-e back to th# sejiflinp station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable fo r errors or delays in
ond a sum equal to the amount paid fo r transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a te d Nlgrht L e tte rs , sent at reduced fati
F ift y Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has b«-n
‘ y the sender thereof, nor in any ease where the claim is not presented in w ritin g within
Sixty days after the messag-e is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
j
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by
the sender,
the conditions named above.
oil
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S I D E N T
R e c e iv e d
B E L V ID E R E
B R O O K S, GENERAL MANAGER
at
'w
^ R e d i
CRAWFORD TEX DEC 2? T3
HON SECY OF THE TREASURY
/- O R M
WASHN
DC
PLEASE REGISTER OUR ENDORSED NT OF
REGIONAL RESERVE
BANK
WE
HEREBY
FTWORTH
AS
L O C A T IO N
FOR
TENDER OUR ASSISTANCE TO MANE
THE NEW CURRBNCY LAW A G LO RIO US SUCCESS
F I R iff NATIONAL BANK
TEXAS
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Y/ESTE
UNI0.4
DAY
Form 2589 B
'T E R
y^ "
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
MAH 7 : 1914
568
74
0 CP
50
BLUE
CRAWFORD
TEXAS MARCH 7 1S14
r
-
'
HON W G MCAD00
CHAIRMAN RESERVE
f WE BELIEVE
BOARD ORGN COMMITTEE
WASHN DC
THAT TEXAS SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THE REGIONAL RESERVE BANKS
ACCOUNT OF BEING SECOND IN NUMBER OF NATIONAL BANKS AND IN THE EVENT
YOU SHOULD
DECIDE TO LOCATE ONE IN TH IS STATE WE WOULD
PREFER FTWORTH ON ACCOUNT OF SUPERIOR
RAILWAY AND MAIL F A C IL IT IE S
AND A C C E S S IB IL IT Y .
VERY MUCH
FIR S T NATL BANK
345PM
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t r e a s u r y gepartram t
95ttU
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15pd
XEZL-EIOR AM
u re s s o n Tex Dec
1913
Secy o f the T r e a s u r y
wa e h in g to n DC
,ve would a p p r e c i a t e your a p p e a l
o f F o rtw orth Texas as a l o c a t i o n
f o r r e g i o n a l r e s e r v e "bank
Ores son N a t i o n a l Bank
445p
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Form 168
UNION
ms
T B IB B R A M m'= } Z * *
______ _________________________________________ T H E O . N . V A I L , P R E S I D E N T __________________________________ /
RECEIVED AT
isi3
hi;
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
?:<;
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ALWAYS
OPEN
- t t B 'O m V B j D
MAR 7 - 1914
CRESSON TEXAS MAR ? 1 9 1 4
SECY MCADOO
CHAIRMAN FEDERAL BANK COM
V/E BELIEVE ON ACCOUNT OF
Bank Org Committee
FTVTORTH SUPERIOR RAILWAY AMO MAIL
F A C IL IT IE S THAT A FEOERAL RESERVE
IP TEXAS GETS A FEDERAL
WASHI NOTON DC
BANK SHOULD BE LOCATED THERE
RESERVE BANK WE PREFER THAT
YOU LOCATE T H IS BANK IN FT.VORTH
CRESSON NATIONAL BANK
1241PM
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'.YESTBML UNICN
S9!
T E L E m tA M
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.,Washington,D.C.
r e c e iv e d a t
ALWAYS
• OPEN
18P MR 10
CROSBYTON TEXAS DEC 27 1913
SECY OF TREAGY
/ ^
WASHN DC
WE INDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS AS
]
^
LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
C IT IZ E N S NAT BANK
Form 16S
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
i'rcasurti g e p a rtm m t
u ro s b y to n x e x Dec <j9 1915
Sect o f r r e a s y
washn Be
P l e a s e c o n s i d e r FtWorth Texas a s l o c a t i o n f o r r e g i o n a l
bank
F irst
^-atl Bank
1^57pm
r
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Form 16S
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D, C. A^ s
1 3 5 A WJ
9
CROWELL T E X A S
HON
DEC
1913
A C MCADOG
SECY TREASURY
WE
27
FAVOR
FTWORTH
AS
W ASH IN G TO N
LO C A T IO N
FOR
DC
R E G IO N A L
RESERVE
B ANK
THE
FfR S T
STATE
1257P
B ANK
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\7ESTE1ML UNICU
Form 168
T E L E G R A M b, j223
ENT
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT*
RECEIVED a t
174C KE
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts., Washington,D.C.
11
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■CROWELL TEX MARCH 7
1914
kes- Bank Org
Com
m
ittee
HON W ILLIAM G MCADOO
WASHN DC
WE FAVOR FTWORTH FOR RESERVE BANK ACCOUNT MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AMD ACCESSEBILITY
FIRST STATE BANK
1220PM
i
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WESTE
TEL
UNION
A M
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
4
W
SU
8
8ALHART TEXAS FEB
6 1914
E B SPILLER
SECY CATTLE RAISERS ASSN
FTftORTH TEXAS
I ENDORSE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING FTWORTH
FOR RESERVE BANK
A M JAMES
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Form 2289 B
II IQHT L E T T E K
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN CO R P O R A TED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting- its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the follow in g N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be guarded agrainst only by repeating1
a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a te d N ig h t L e tte rs , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum o f
F i f t y D o lla rs , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w ritin g within
sixty days after the message is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
This Is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . M. V A IL , P R E S I D E N T
B E LV ID E R E
B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
R e c e iv e d a t
283A Wt 19 N l
1 ^ fi s
" 1 DAWSON TEX DEO 27 1913
SECY OF TREASURY
WA3HN DO
WE W ILL VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
LOCATION FOR ONE OF THE
YOU DESIGNING FTWORTH TEX AS A
REGIONAL RESF.RVE BANKS
DAWSON STATE BANK
WESTERN UNION
HR|vSN|R||R
T E
______________________
L
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M
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT____________________
BRfiRTVRD AT SHI ?fei" St. FI. lailll.
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Kii'a > ul'^
T 39 DAGB 16
DELR IO , TEXAS FEB. 6 1 9 1 4 .
E . B . S P IL L E R , •
SECY. CATTLE RAISERS A S S N .,
FTVv'ORTH T E X A S
I FAVOR FTWORTH THE MOST SUITABLE
LOCATION OF A GOVERNMENT RESERVE.
PLACE IN TEXAS FOR
BANK
J
T . B. JONES
934AM.’
Focm 1864
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Y/ESTERM UNIC.4
Form 2589 B
D A Y ESTTERP E IV E D
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
JBCEIVEDAT
273
C CP
73
BLUE
Rfi8, B a n k
MARCH
7
B A N K WE
FORTSORTH
iwAIL
D E S IR E
THAT TEXAS
TO
URGE
HAS
S U P E R IO R
F A C IL IT IE S
AND
A C C E S S IB IL IT Y
ARE
VERY
THOSE
OF A N Y
OTHER
SERVE
ACCEPTABLY
MUCH
MAY
'
ADVANTAGES
NORTH TE X A S
A GREATER
THE
C IT Y
IN
A N B -O T H E f!
' ’ I ' 7'
/'~ 4
STATE
340PM
FEDERAL
A P P L IC A T IO N
OF
B E S ID E S
C O N SID ER A TE
RESERVE
AREA TH AN
OF
ON A C C O U N T
GENERALLY
MORE L I B E R A L
DESIGNATION
R E C E IV E
C O N S ID E R A T IO N
W HICH
FTWORTH
p* 3
DC
FOUNDATION
RU M O R H A S
RESERVE
WASHN
C o m m itje s
1914
I
SECY
OF
TEXAS
6 MCAD0°
IF
.„ . .
571
D E N IS O N
*
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MAR 7 ■ 1014
RA ILW A Y
W HICH
THE
FOR
AM D
BANKERS
AMD E N T E R P R I S I N G
OUR O P I N I O N
PLACES
NATL
BANK
IT
THAN
W IL L
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WESTERM UNIC N
4 7 <
JSprm'J. 68
»
/
T E LE G R A M
T H E O . N . V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
751A VYJ
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C. A^E
AN
YS
OF.NISON TEX OF.C 27 1913
SECY
OF THE
/z,
.
TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
THE POSITION OF FTWORTH WOULD
MAKE EXCELLENT LOCATION FOR
RESERVE BANK
F IR S T STATE BANK OF DENISON
126 P
REGIONAL
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£
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TELEGRAM
25WU MO IB
DODSONVILLE Texas Mar<^r,7^191§|4
Wm McAdoo, S e c r e t a r y ,
^asik Org Comes
Washingt on ,D .0 .
I f R e g i o n a l bank i s l o c a t e d in Texas we much p r e f e r F o r t Worth,on
account s u p e r i o r r a i l w a y and m a il f a c i l i t i e s
F irst
S ta t e Bank
1251pm
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Fonn 168
v/ESTERttL UNION
*- t b l R r a m &
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED a t
58A Wl 11
WjattBuilding,Cor.MttaidFSts.,Washington,D.C.*swr
?
DE-
DODSONVILLE TEXAS DEC 28 1913
SECY TREASY
lllo
j-TEI-EC-jR A ^H
^
WASHN DC
WE HEARTILY ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS AS
BANK
FiR S T STATE BANK
603P
L0C A TI0 n V 0 R REGIONAL RESERVE
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
WESTERN* UNION
DAY
TER
WASHINGTON DC
OH ACCOUNT OF LOCATION AND OF BANKING FACILITIES ALREADY ATTAINED
WE HEARTILY ENDORSE FORTWORTH FOR ONE OF THE FEDERAL BANKS
DUNCAN NATIONAL BANK
FIRST NATL' BANK
Form 2689 B
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
MIGHT L ET T Er t
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
26,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL TH E WORLD
This Company TBAJV8M1T8 and D E U V E R 8m em i«« only on conditions limiting it* liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following NIgbt Letter.
Errors eaa be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Night Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum-equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any ease beyond the sum of
Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, M r in any ease where the claim is not presented in writing within
Sixty days after the message lg fliefl with the Company for transmission.
• This is an CH SEPE ATE D NIG H T L E T IE B , and is delivered by request of the sender,under the conditions named above.
THCO. N. VAIL, P r e s id e n t
__________________________________________
i i l v i p w i b r o o k s , general
R e c e iv e d a t
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SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN 0 C
V *. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST SELECTION OF
FTWiORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION
FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BAM<
FIR S T STATE BANK
1053PM
M a n a q er
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r£xzixs\xxx$ g c p a r t a m t
Blue 94WU R
14pd Blue
te le g r a m
EastLan d Tex Dec 27 1913
Secty o f T re a sy ^rashn Du
We would a p p r e c i a t e and p r e f e r FortW orth Texas as our l o c a t i o n f o r
r e g i o n a l oank
C i t y N a t l Bank
344pm
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%xzvisxxxxs gepartmeut
61WU
R 30
t e le g r a m
End
Eden Tex Deo 37 1913
Secty o f T reaay
rircishn DC
*'t worth Texas b e i n g the r e s e r v e c e n t e r o f t h i s d i s t r i c t
we would l i k e v e r y much r e g i o n a l r e s e r v e bank be l o c a t e d t h e r e
Eden S ta t e Bank
133pm
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NIGHT LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A TED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following Night Letter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeatea Night Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to ten times the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum
of Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
ninety days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
**
This is an UNREPEATED NIOHT LETTER, and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
R O B E R T C . C L O W R Y , P R E S ID E N T
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M A
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Received at. ®1 JP® St.. FI WsrS, I t e I
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ELPASO TEXAS FEB 7 1 9 1 4
*
BEN 0 SMITH
CARE FARMERS AND MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK F0RTW0RTH TEXAS
I HAVE JUST HEARD THE
TESTIMONY QF ELPASO BANKERS IN
REFERENCE TO REGIONAL RE8ERVE BANK
TEXA8 WEST OF THE PECOS
THEY CLAIM THAT PORTION OF
RIVER IS IN THEIR TERRITORY
<AND A£K THAT REGIONAL RESERVE
BANK FOR TH E IR D IS T R IC T BE
LOCATED AT SANFRANCISCO PLEASE USE
ALL INFLUENCE YOU CAN AT
**
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HEARING IN AUSTIN TO PREVENT .WEST TEXAS FROM GOING IN
D IS T R IC T WHICH ‘INCLUDES THE f x T R f t E
D IS T R IC T EXTENDING TO THE EAST
WEST T
OF. US
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W R CHANCELLOR
326AM 8TH
•
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JVESTEJ|| UNION
n ig h t S
TH EO .
RECEIVED AT
N.
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V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
1 W
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FLOY'M ;A T3X MAR 7 1 3 1 4
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YOU ARE RESPECTFULLY S O LIC ITED TO- LOCATE THE F J'CRAL R"SERVE B A K K
If TKXAQ AT FT./ORTM 0?: ACOOUHT OF ITS 3tJPSniOR HAIL.VAY AK; I-tAIL
F A 0 IL 1 T K 8
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V* ESTEEM UNIOW
327
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
10 9A V»J 11
FLOYDADA TEXAS DEO 27 1913
SECERTARY OF TREASURY
C^~ J ' ^
WASH I NOTON DC
WE WANT TO ENDORSE FTWORTH
TEXAS LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESERVE
BANK
Ft RST NAT I ONAL BANK
1217P
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UNI0.4
DAY IsrTTER.
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
BBCBIVBDAT
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Res. Bank Org Committee
WASHN DC
WE BELIEVE FTWORTH THE LOGICAL LOCATION FOR A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
IN TEXAS ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AS WELL AS IT S
SUPERI OK LOCATION WE URGE YOUR HONORABLE COMMITTEE TO DESIGNATE FORTWOTH AS THE LOCATION FOR
BANK
FIR S T NATIONAL BANK
FIR S T STATE BANK
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FortStocton Tex D e c ^ f ^ S t # 1
Secretray of treasury washn DU
we wish to add our endorsement of Fort worth Texas
as lo c a tio n f o r regional reserve bank
F irs t JMatl Bank
434pm
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Form 2289 B
NI GHT L E T T E L
THE
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UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
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THEO
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B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M A N A G E R
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P FORT iVORTH TEXAS DEC 27 1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
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/£ ARE ELATED OVER THE PASSAGE OF THE CURRENCY B ILL
AImD RESPECTFULLY URGE THAT YOU
SELECT FORTWORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION
FOR A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
FIR ST NATL BANK
TEXAS
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Form 102 A.
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 O F FIC ES IN AM ER IC A .
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O ALL T H E W ORLD
T H E O . N. VA IL , PRESIDENT
BELVIDERE
BROOKS,
GENERAL
MANAGER
T IM E FIL E D
R E C E IV E R ’S No.
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To__________________________
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MajorilffLmembers Cattle Rais-ers.Association of Texas have—
recjQmmended Fort Worth.for federal reserve bank.— Will yo-uwire at once your endorsement of resolution to this_______ .
effect to Secretary Spiller,_____________ ,
_________________ _
W. D. Reynolds,
--------------------------------- S-» Burk Burnett,----------Marion San.som*
(Ghge Chamber of Commerce)
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H. C. Edringtpn, ftP r ^
W. P. Andrews, Sec’y.
Fort Worth plearing House
Association
BEGBIVBD
Jan.
#
/
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Res. Bank Org Committee
Dear S i r
The passage o f the new currency b i l l marks a step forw ard
the development o f the country.
When the p r o v is io n s o f t h is b i l l
put in actio n i t i s expected that the. improved banking f a c i l i t i e s
the f r e e movement o f the currency w i l l be a d ir e c t b e n e f i t to the
ducer o f farm products o f the Southwest.
in
are
and
pro
In S ection 13 o f t h is b i l l , s p e c i a l mention -is made o f the
l i v e stock and c a t t l e in d u stry , and i t i s only f a i r to assume that the
makers o f t h is law had your in t e r e s t s in mind when i t was so worded
and p assed .
I t t h e r e fo re f o l l o w s that i f the immense c a t t l e and l i v e stock
in d u stry o f t h is .country i s to f e e l the d i r e c t b e n e f i t intended, that
t h is law should bestow, the working o f th is law should be so arranged
as to pei*mit o f the most convenient and f r e e uses o f the p ro v is io n s
o f the same.
The g re a t S tate o f Texas i s preeminentl.v the l i v e stock State
o f the Union and should have one o f the Reserve Regional Banks in the
S tate lo c a te d a t a poin t convenient to the l i v e stock i n t e r e s t s .
We, the bankers o f the C ity o f Fort Worth are making an o r
ganized e f f o r t to have one o f these R egional Reserve Banks loc ated at
t h is p o in t, and we f e e l that in view o f the g re a t market a t t h is p o in t,
and the f a c t that our C ity i s r e a l l y the headquarters o f the c a t t l e
in d u stry , you w i l l be w i l l i n g to sig n a p e t i t i o n to the Commission
having the lo c a t io n o f these banks in charge, asking them to s e l e c t
Fort Worth as the lo c a t io n f o r the bank in t h is D i s t r i c t .
We enclose you a p o s t a l which only re q u ire s your sign atu re and
which we think w i l l have much in flu e n ce with the Commission, re q u e st
ing t h is Commission to s e l e c t , f i r s t the S tate o f Texas f o r one o f
these banks, and second, the C ity o f E g ^ ^jgo rto as being the C ity whicJ|
would b e st serve the i n t e r e s t s o f the l i v e sW S k in d u stry .
*
Yours very t r u l y ,
W. E. C onnell, F i r s t H at#l Bank,
J* (L W ilkinson, Cent. Bk.& Tr. Co.
H. C. Edrington, Traders N a t * 1 Bk.
L. B. Comer, F t. Worth S tate Bank,
I . E. B a ld r id g e , State Hat * 1 Bank,
W. L, Smallwood, Tex. State Bank,
W. H. Eddleman, Western N a t 1I Bk.
V. S. Wardlaw, Dx. H at*1 Bank,
Ben 0. Smith, F & kt M at*! Bank
Jno. Sparks, Stock Yards tfat’ l Bk.
W. CK Newby, American N a t * ! Bank,
R. J. Rhome, N. Tex. State Bank,
K.
M.
Van
Zandt,
F
t.
Worth
N
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’
l
Bk.
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January 20th 1914
My Dear McAdoo:
I am sending you a little brochure^
w .hich
you may find time to look over on the long
stretches of your journey to the golden sends of th
When you leave ElPaso for Austin you should
travel via the Texas and Pacific through Fort Worth.
The route over the Southern Pacific may toe more
alluring from a scenic standpoint, tout if you come
this way you will see the wealth producing section
v _ Texas,
Prom Fort Worth to Austin is equal to
the valley of the Nile. But I h a v ’nt seen the Nile
and may toe mistaken.
Here's hoping you ma$ have a pleasant trip.
I am anticipating much pleasure from meeting you
in Texas.
Sincerely Yoi
Hon. W. G. McAdoo,
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St Louis Mo
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St# Louis, Ulsaouri,
J m w r y 22, 1914.
ify dear iad&odkt
Secretary Houston aM X hear© just re
ceived yours of January 2Qth, ancloain' the formal
application of Fort Worth tor tho location of a
/
federal Beserre Baxflc*
Pl^rfae be assured that
the claims of yoipr oity jAl1 receive the careful
oons idoration of mi reserve Banic Or^aisatiott
Committee.
1 hop^
see you durirc our trip
through Texas.
With mm ro^ar&s, I m9
Sincerely yours,
B. B* Paddock* 3sq#f
Sort ?;ortht Teoeas.
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WESTEraNUNICN
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Form 2589 B
TER
TH E O . N. V A IL, P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
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FORTWORTH
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FOR
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FORTWORTH
TEXAS
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L O C A T IO N
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YOU
ON
R E G IO N A L
LOCATE
SH O W IN G
ONE
MANY
OF
BANKS
K IN D L Y
THESE
BANKS
STRONG
REASONS
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V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTTjkE,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
RECEIVED T E L E G R A M .
Washington, D. C .._
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34
Fort Worth
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Houston,
1913
Pecy of Agriculture
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Fort Worth is an applicant for the location of one of the regional
*
banks authorized by the currency
of
the
law,
Documents and data, in support
application on an early date.
K C Edrington,
President Fort Worth Clearing House
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Seeeafcer 30# 1913*
My dear Paddock:
I h«ve your letter of the 23rd itt»
etaat, and yea «ay be cure that Fert Worth
mill
given consideration in connection with
the location of the Federal Reserve Bank for
that district.
With every good wish for the New
Year, and thanking you for the kind expressions
ef your letter, I am,
Sincerely yours,
B« B« Paddock, Ksq*,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Dictated by the Secretary
and signed in his absence*
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Chamber of Commerce
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Fort Worth will "be an applicant for the loca
tion of one of the regional banks provided for in the
New Currency Act.
At the earliest possible date, will send you
data and statistics, which we hope will convince you
that this is the proper location for one of these in
stitutions. In the meantime, I beg to ask that you
do not commit yourself to any other city in the South
west.
Wi til assurances of my personal esteem, and
wishing you a Kerry Chris teas, a -long,happy, prosperous
and useful life, I remain, Sincerely,
EB33:AEB
S ec r e ta r y
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FREDERICK OKLA MAR 7 1914
•SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE RECOMMEND LOCATION FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AT FORTWORTH TEXAS BELIEVING
IT IS THE LOGICAL AND MOST PRACTICAL POINT FOR THE GREAT SOUTHWEST
BECAUSE OF ITS RAILWAY TERMINAL AND MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AND ACCESSIBILITY
TO SO LARGE A TERRITORY EMBRACING A DIVER SITY OF INDUSTRIES PRODUCING
A LARGE VOLUME OF BUSINESS
MATL BANK OF COMMERCE
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Y/ESTEJ9&* UNION
Form 168
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T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
G A IN E S V IL L E
TEXAS
SECY
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G a i n e s v i l l e , 1EX Mar 7-14
Hon Wm
G. McAdoo,
Secy
WASHN DC
I f Texas i s to se t F ed e ra l Reserve Ban* we wish to endorse
Fortworfh as lo c a t io n account
s u p e rio r r a ilw a y and mail f a c i l i t i e s ,
F i r s t s t a t e Bank,
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Garland Tex Deo d l 1913
Hon Secy o f the ‘i'reasy
nrashn DO
We r e s p e c t f u l l y
o f f e r our indorsement o f FtWorth Texas
as l o c a t io n f o r a r e g i o n a l re se rv e bank
C it iz e n s *jatl Bank
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TYESTE|jl UNION
n ig h t S e t t e r
Form 22S9 £
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE WI S H TO RECOMMEND ANO ENDORSE FORTWORTH T E X A S F O R J ^
C O N S I D E R A T I O N AS THE M 0 S T
LOGICAL PO INT
IN ^ E $ A $ '
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YESTERN UNICN
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SECY TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE HEARTILY ENDORSE FTWORTH AS THE
C ITY TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR
STAR STATE BANK
MOST LOGICAL AND FAVORABLY LOCATED
LOCATION OF REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
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WESTERN UNION
907 t e l e B r a m
form 168
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Bnildiig, Car.14thaid FSts., WashiiiitM, D. C.
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GOLDTHKA IT E TEX MAR 7 1914
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NIQHT LETTET.
Form 2289 B
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S ard D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following1N ig h t L etter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating: a message back to tho sending: station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold Itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of U nrepeated N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any ease where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N IG H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO
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N . V AI L, PRESIDENT
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
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W ILLIAM MOADO 0
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WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT ONE
AT~H
REGIONAL RESERVE
|H TEXAS
GOODNIGHT STATE BANK
833P
BE LOCATED
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NI0HT LE TTE R
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
(
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to b y the sender o f the following' N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating 1a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a t e d N ig h t L e tte r s , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transm ission; nor in any case beyond the sum o f
F i f t y D o lla r s , at which, unless O t h e r w i s e stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w riting within
sixty days after the message is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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GORDAN TEX DEC 27 1913
HON W G MCADOO
SECY TREAS WASHN DO
WE ASK THAT YOU LOCATE
ONE REGIONAL NATL BANK AT
FORTWORTH TEX
F I R S T NATL BANK
GORDAN BANK AND MER CO
852P
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TJ7ESTE1§M UNIC N
NIG H T^ETTER
TH EO . N, VAIL, PR ESID EN T
RECEIVED AT
2 6 A AN
23
1691
NL
GORDON
SECRETARY
TREASURER
TEXAS
MARCH
7
1914
M C -A 000
W A SH IN G TO N
WE R E S P E C T F U L L Y
LIV E S T O C K
FO R T-W O R TH
RECOMMEND
IN T E R E S T S
THAT
THAT
ON
DC
ACCOUNT
A FEDERAL
RESERVE
S U P E R IO R
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F A C IL IT IE S
E S T A B L IS H E D
AT
TEXAS
F I R S T NATIONAL BANK
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WESTERN UNION
NIGHT^SETTER
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RECEIVED AT
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,VESTE D UNICN
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TH E O , N. V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
1 3 0 A WS
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7
1914
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W A S H IN G TO N
IF
MAR
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FTWORTH
FOR
RESERVE
DC
BANK
IS
L O C A T E D WE W O U L D
L O C A T IO N .
F I R S T NATIONAL BANK
MUCH
PREFER
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YESTERM UNIC N
455 TELEGRAM
Fona 168
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C. ALWAYS
OPEN
9 4 AN V
22
G8AF0R0
TEXAS DEC 27 13
A )
SECY OF TREASURY W ASHN DC
V
THIS BANK ENDORSES FTWORTH TEXAS
ONE OF THE REGIONAL RESERVE
^
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AS A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR
BANKS AND WE MAKE APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
FIR S T STATE BANK
118PM
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WESTERN UNION
TELEsR AM
933
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
r e c e iv e d
A T Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts.vWashington, D. C. A OL WP EA NY S
F90H
HY
27
GiiAFOKD TEX :/,AR ?
1914 .
seo y i.iuAuee
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>(A oH N DC
WE i>Ti<0NGLY IriJuRGE h'T,;(:KTH AS
A rt'D'cRAL UefcSKVE SANK IF
tiUPEi
A MOCT iiUI TABLE PLACE-VOtf'1.
LOCATED IN.TEXAS ON ACCOUNT; .
•:I OR RAILWAY AND M AIL F A C IL IT IE S
AND ' A G C -o S IL IT Y
MRv)T ;;TATE BANK
615P
‘* ” "£ '"1:
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WESTEjm UNIOrt
telS ram
Form 168
879
T H E O . N , V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
LWAYS
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D.C. A 0p*n
r e c e iv e d
324C MS
20
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ND
ACCESS*
19A10R
GRANB'JRY TEXAS MARCH 7 1 9 1 *
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SECY t/iCAD00
~ y,
'
V/ASHINGTON DC
SHOULD
THERE
F TV . ’O K T H
AS
BE
A
RESERVE
P,R EFER AB LE
BANK
ACCOUNT
-IB IL IT Y
C I T Y NATIONAL BANK
Ut
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44R
V/ESTEML UNIC
t e lR r a m
Form 168
J
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
8 7 AN V
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washingtoa, D. C. ALWAYS
OPEN
17
GRANBURY TEX DEO 2«13
SECY OF TREASURY WA8HN DC
WE BELIEVE TEXAS SHOULD HAVE
AND WOULD BE BEST LOCATED
sT
ONE OF THE REGIONAL BANKS ^o ^"S
/
IN FORTWORTH
F I R S T NAT BANK
113PM
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Form 2289 B
NI0HT L E T T E h
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
26,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the following: N ig h t L etter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to: the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays m
transmission or delivery o f Unrepeated N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y D o lto n , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is aa U N R E P E A T E D N IG H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
B E L V ID E R E B R Q Q K S , G EN E R A L M ANAGER
T H E O . N . V A I L , P R ES ID E N T
R e c eive d a t
y
13 0 5
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GREENVILLE TEX DEO 27 13,
5ECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN DC,
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WOULD HEARTILY ENDORSE YOUR DES IGNAT INC
FTWORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION FOR
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK OF
REGIONAL RESERVE FOR T H IS D IS V R IC T
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK
1054 PM
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M AC KAY
TELEGRAPH-G ABL E
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C OM P A N Y
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G r e e n v ille ,T e x a s
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which srs
h e r^ y
mrm! to
1 8 th ,1914-
i,yr. R, D. Gage,
V .? . 1 st N a tio n a l Exchange Bank, l*t Worth, Texas.
TtWorth i s the g r e a t e s t d i s t r i b u t i n g market in the so u th w est,fo r food
products,and we b e li e v e that to be a prim al and c o n t r o l l i n g reason
why TtWorth should “be a f e d e r a l re s e rv e c i t y . A s i t i s contemplated
that a re se rv e bank should be lo c a t e d at p o in ts where the borrowing
and loan in g c ap acity f o r money i s p e r s is t a n t ,w e f e e l that Texas should
have a f e d e r a l reserve bank,because o f the Iffact that the money borrowed
by Texas i s f o r the purpose o f h an d ling the product o f the s o il,w h ic h
in themsalves rep resen t money•J'tWorth i3 the r a ilw a y center o f Texas
and h eadquarters o f the eleventh d i s t r i c t m ail se rv ic e o f the U *ite d
States,w h ich in su res the prompt h an dling o f a l l m ails in and out o f
the e n tire d is t ric t,e m b ra c e d in the f e d e r a l re s e rv e system,and t h is makes
i t the most l o g i c a l p oin t f o r a f e d e r a l re s e rv e bank.
G r e e n v ille H e ra ld ,
by J. H. Akers.
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fromthe Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
sssa
POSTAL
T E L E G R A P lT -C O M W R C IA t.
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Y/hatever e ls e may be sa id about commodities that make the commercial
a c t i v i t y o f a community i t i s admitted everywhere that food products are
the most im portant, and as ^tWorth d i s t r i b u t e s and. fin a n ce s more food
products than any other c i t y in the so u th w est,it i s a l o g i c a l poin t f o r
a lo c a t io n o f a f e d e r a l re se rv e bank.ytWorth i s a r a ilw a y cen ter o f Texas
and the h eadquarters o f the eleventh d i s t r i c t mail service o f the
United S tates,w h ich in sures the prompt handling o f a l l m ails in and out
o f the e n tire d i s t r i c t , embraced lit
the f e d e r a j re se rv e system •'Which
makes i t the most l o g i c a l p oin t f o r a f e d e r a l re se rv e bank.
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MAC KAY
T E L E G R A P H —C A B L E
C O N N E C T IN G
C OM P A N Y
W IT H
P O S T A L T E L E G R A P H - C O M M E R C IA L C A B L E S
IMiG HT
L E T T E R GRAM
THE MACKAYTELEORAPH-CABLE COM PART T R ANSM ITS AND DELIVERS T H IS NIGHT LETTERGRAM SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF TH IS BLANK.
C L A R E N C E H . MA CK A Y , PR E SID E N T .
COUNTER NUM BER.
I NDEPENDENT
3 -M
125c
TIM E FILED.
COMPETI TI VE
ax
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PR D GRES SI V E
T R A O E -M A R K -
md the following night lettergram, without repeating, subject to the terms and conditionsprintedon the back hereof, which are hereby agreed to,
(COPY)
G r e e n v i l l e , Texas feb l& t h ,1 9 l4 -
j j r . R. D. r.a £«>
V .P . 1 St, N a tio n a l Bank, ytWorth, Texas.
R eg ard le ss o f claims o f other c i t i e s and the amount o f b u s in e ss done by
t h e i r m ercantile in t e r e s t ,w e think the fa c t that ftWorth i s the d i s
t r i b u t i n g p oin t f o r more food s t u f f than any other c i t y in the, south
i t should be s e le c te d as the lo c a te d f o r a f e d e r a l bank.Being so c lo s e l y
a f f i l i a t e d w ith t h i s l i n e o f commercial w o r k ‘we are stro n g ly in favo r
o f same.TtWorth i s the r a ilw a y center o f Texas and h eadquarters o f the
eleventh d i s t r i c t mail se rv ic e o f the United States,w h ich in s u r e s the
prompt h an d ling o f a l l m a ils in and out o f the e n t ir e d i s t r i c t embraced
in the f e d e r a l re se rv e system.Which makes i t the most l o g i c a l poin t
f o r a f e d e r a l re se rv e bank.
.
A. S. Moore & Co.
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M A C KAY
T E L E G R A P H —C A B L E
C O N N E C T IN G
CO M P A N Y
W IT H
P O S T A L T E L E G R A P H - C O M M E R C IA L C A B L E S
NI GHT
n
THE MACKAY TELEQRAPH-CABLE COM PANY TR ANSM ITS AND DELIVERS TH IS NIOHT LETTERGRAM SUBJECT TO THE TERM S ANO
CONDITIONS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF T HIS BLANK.
C L A R E N C E H. MA CKAY , PR E SID E N T.
COUNTER N UM BER .
J
TIM E FILED.
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LETTERGRAM
91
COMPETI TI VE
PROGRESSI VE
T R A D E -M A R K -
md the following night lettergram, without repeating, subject to the terms and conditionsprinted on the back hereof, which are hereby agreed to,
G re e n v ille ,T ® x a s Feb 1 8 th ,1914-
R.D. Gage,
(COPY)
V .P . 1 st n a t i o n a l Bank,.ptWorth,Texas.
PtWorth i s the h eadquarters o f the eleventh d i s t r i c t mail se rvic e in the
limited states,w h ich in su re s the prompt h an d lin g o f a l l m a lls in and out
o f the e n t ir e d is t r ic t ,e m b r a c in g a f e d e r a l re s e rv e sy stem .T h is,togeth er
with the r a il w a y f a c i l i t i e s and w o n fe rfu l l e c e s a i b i l i t y in and out,
to our mind makes i t one o f the l o g i c a l p o in ts f o r the establishm ent o f
a f s d e r a l re s e rv e bank f o r the t e r r i t o r y named.While we made D a l l a s our X
f i r s t choice in re p o rt to the re se rv e boa£d,:rtWorth would s u it us equal
l y as w e ll,a n d we would approve the establishment o f bank th e re .
Commercial n a tio n a l Bank.
I
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T E L E G R A M
54fU
A
16
GUSraJE TEXAS
December 2? 1913
S e creta ry o f the Treasury,
We endorse and w i l l a p p re c ia te your c o n sid e ra tio n o f Ft Y/orth
Texas as l o c a t io n f o r Regional Reserve Bank*
Farmers and Merchants State Bank*
139p
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^Department
/ail U
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13
lex
TELEGRAM
Gustine
Tex Deo ^7 1913
Secty of Treasury
Tjrashn DO
We wish to endorse Ftworth Texas as lo o a t io n f o r r e g io n a l reserve
Dank
J b P e t t i t and o o
Bankers
308pm
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T
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WESTERN UNICM
D AY
TER
TH E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
V
70
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HAMLI H TEX'27
SECRETARY:0F TREASURY
A WjioHINGTON DC
^
re COirsiBBH ra O R IH TEXAS THE INAHCIAL, C3NTER OP THE FARMING
U3TE ; . : r
HG lm & 5 R I B S ° F HiE
WE MOST HLVSPriCTmLY
-AT 10U SELECT I T FOa THE LOCATION OF OHE OF YOUR ,B3Gr0FlL
^ E a V B aUJKS.TBAHKS FOR YOl
HUST.KAE, B/ilTK.
Folia 2589 B
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VESTED * UNICM
Form 2589 B
D A Y tillT T E R
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
i, ... 7 ?P
RECEIVED AT
r
118A AI 40 BLUE
7 V ’,: 7
HANDLEY TEX MAR 7 1914
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SECRETARY V/M Q MCADOO
WASHINGTON DO
SHOULD A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
*'*fck U' S C?aHa5tte«
BE LOCATED IN TEXAS WE
RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND FORTWORTH AS
FAR SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER
ITS LOCATION T H IS C IT Y BEING
TEXAS C IT IE S i IN RAILWAY AND
I deally
MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AND A C C E S S IB ILITY BESIDES
BEING/LOCATED GEOGRAPHICALLY
AND COMMERCIALLY
F I R S T S TA TE BANK
722PM
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Form 2138
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
. IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE SER V ICE T O ALL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting- its liability, w hich have been assented to by the sender o f the follow in g message.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in trans
m ission or delivery o f U n r e p e a t e d M essagres, beyond the amount o f tolls paid thereon, nor in any case beyond the sum o f F i f t y D o lla r s , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this
message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w riting within sixty days after the message is filed w ith the Company fo r transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D /M E S S A G E , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
OF
THE
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
TREASURY
W A SH IN G TO N
FTWORTH
B E IN G
ALL THE
SOUTHWEST
OF
IN D U S T R IE S
APPEAL
RESERVE
TO
YOU
THE
IN
FOR
GREATEST
R A IL R O A D
MOST
P S G G R E O & IV E
T H IS
PART
OF
ENDORSEMENT
THE
OF
F I R S T S TA T E BANK
1214P
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THE
BANK
DC
C IT Y
U N IO N
FTWORTH
AND
IN
HENCE
TEXAS
4
A G R IC U L TU R A L
ALL
WE
AS
CENTER
OF
L IN E S
VERY
RESPECTFULLY
L O C A T IO N
FOR
R EG IO N A L
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VESTEKN UNICM
DAY GUTTER.
Form 2580 B
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
DECEIVED AT
5TA
HN
29
1934
BLUE
HASSE
SECY
TEXAS
8
1914
MCAD00
W A SH IN G TO N
YOUR
MAR
A C T IO N
BE
H E A R T IL Y
ON
ACCOUNT
M AND
IN
LO C A TIN G
ENDORSED
S U P E R IO R
P
DC
BY
R E G IO N A L
US
R A IL W A Y
RESERVE
BANK
IN
WE P R E F E R
FTY/ORTH
AND
F A C IL IT IE S
M A IL
AS
TEXAS
W IL L
LO C A T IO N
AND
ACCESS IB I L IT T E S
BANK
14PM
B & G S i i 'V * liJ
Ret. S s t A
C a.aafttes
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<VESTEEM UNICN
telK
am
T H E O . N> V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
r e c e iv e d
186A
F
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
IS
HASSE
SECY
OF
TEXAS
DEC
27
TREASURY
W A SH IN G TO N
WE
WOULD
AS
LO C A T IO N
H E A R T IL Y
\T-
1913
FOR
ENDORSE
R E G IO N A L
DO
YOUR
RESERVE
A C T IO N
IN
S E L E C T IN G
FTWORTH
BANK
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
241PM
TEXAS
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Form 163
T H E O . N» V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D.C. “ pen8
1 ALWAYS
OPEN
239A
JN
19
HASKELL
SECY
OF
THE
WOULD
TO
LOCATE
WASHN
C E R T A IN L Y
A
DEC
27
1913
TREASURY
,
WE
TEX
A P P R E C IA T E
R E G IO N A L
DC
RESERVE
IT
BANK
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Blue SGwU
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TELEGRAM
31pd Blue
Hawley Texas Deo 27 1913
The S e creta ry o f Treasury
^ s h i n g t o n DC
We h e a r t i l y i n d o r s e and recommend FortWorth Texas as a s u i t a b l e
p l a c e f o r the l o c a t i o n o f one o f the r e g i p n a l r e s e r v e bank
First
448pm
S ta t e ban iC & js '
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u n io :<
T
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P
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T H E O . N. V A IL, P R E S ID E N T
..ECEIVED AT
180A
GU
56
1559
NL
HAWLEY
SECRETARY
OF
THE
TEXAS
7 1914
MAR
TREASURY
W A S H IN G TO N
IF
THERE
IS
FORTWORTH
THE
BEST
OTHER
AS
THE
M A IL
C IT Y
IN T E R E S T
A R E G IO N A L
THE
OF
STATE
THE
LOCATED
P R A C T IC A L
F A C IL IT IE S
IN
ONE
MOST
BANK
AND
AND
L E A D IN G
IN
C IT Y
THE
IS
DO
TEXAS
FOR
BEST
THE
ENDORSE
REASON
IT
R A IL R O A D
HEADQUARTERS
IN D U S T R IE S
WE H E A R T I L Y
OF
FOR
THAT
F A C IL IT IE S
THE
L IV E
THE ^ T A T E
THE F I R S T STATE BANK
1209AM "WAFT 8
OF
HAS
ANY
STOCK
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I f
I I V I I A
Form1
6
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greasutnj Q vp ’d x tm m t
TELEGRAM
20WU MO 17
HEDLF.Y Texas te.Bch 11 1914S e c r e ta ry McAdoo,
/
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Wash in gto n ,D . C•
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I f Texas gets a F e d e ra l Reserve Bank we recommend Fort W o rt^ a c c o u n t
o f su p e rio r r a ilw a y and mail f a c i l i t i e s
F i r s t State Bank
1209pm
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gjepartmmxt
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S e creta ry Treasy
^
CifcAdoo Chairmsn V»asftn DC
l?,e f a v o r ?ortY/orth f o r r e g i o n a l re se rv e bank account
o f e x ce p tio n a l r a ilw a y f a c i l i t i e s
s
r 12pd
Merchants and -‘■lantors 3ank
1145am
^
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TELEGRAM
H e n rie tta >pex Dec 39 1913
Secty o f Treasury
ashn DU
We recommend ana endorse f t Worth as lo c a t io n f o r r e g io n a l reserve
Dank
Merchants and P la n t e r s aank
306pm
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N
412
Form 163
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C. * ^ 8
136A
WJ
16
HEREFORD
SECRETARY
OF
THE
TEXAS
DEC
27
1913
TREASURY
W A SH IN G TO N
THE
L O C A T IO N
OF
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BAN<
IN
00
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RECEIVED AT
TTER
1524
172A GU 21 ML
HERMLEIGH TEXAS MAR 7 1914
SECRETARY MCAOOO
WASHINGTON DC
! F THERE IS A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LOCATED IN TEXAS WE
PREFER FORTWORTH ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND MAIL SERVICE
AND A C C E SS IB ILITY
jt
F I R S T S TA T E BANK
1145P
.
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UNIC^
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3811
n P M T
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID
ENT
r e c e iv e d
V
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, B. C. A^
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s
132A 'AM 2?
H I CO T E X A S
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SECRETARY
OF
THE
DEC
27
1913
TREASURY
W A S H IN G TO N
THE
O F F IC E R S
OF
THE
OF
A
OF
A P P L IC A
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BANK
RESPECTFULLY
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URGE
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\ NATIONAL BANK
FAVORABLE
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LO C A T IO N
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WESTERM UNION
t e l BBr a m
THEO. NL VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Boildiog, Car. 14th and FSts., Washington, D.C. ALWAY8
OPEN
243A
KM
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ITASCA T E X te DEC 27 13
VJM G MC-ADOO SECY
TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
WE REQUEST AND URGE YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF FT-WORTH AS LOCATION
OF ONE. OF REGIONAL R E S E R V E ^
NATL BANK
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539PM
Fom 168
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ITASCA TEXAS
December 27 1913
S e creta ry o f the Treasury
Washington, D.C.
We h e a r t i l y endorse Ft Worth Texas as lo c a t io n f o r Regional Reserve
Bank.
F i r s t N a tio n a l Bank.
137p
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MOWING !fHAT THIS LOCA.TION HAS SUPERIOR Bll£.WAT AND MAJLTACILITIES
AND UNQUESTIONABLE ACCESSIBILITY FROM ALL POINTS
FIRST NAT BANK
" B p
MAR 7 - igi4
Res" * “* tteg Committee
^
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NIGHT L E T T E R
Form 2289 B
;TEFfN\ UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
^
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IN C O R P O R A T E D
O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A
CADLE SER VICE T O ALL T H E W ORLD
rs and EHELIVEIIS messag-efe o N y on conditions limiting- its liability, which have been assented to b y the sender o f the following- N ig h t L e t t e r .
h$t orJfr by repeating: a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
'o f lA $cpe afre tl N ig h t L e t t e r s ,\e n t at reduced rates, beyond a sum, equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any ease beyond the sum of
iich, u m l^ f otUR-wise statctt below, thisrrnessag-e !ia»,becn valued by thp sender thereof, nor in any ease where the claim is not presented in writing- within
'lessag® jp fllgjjTw ith the UonVjanv ft>r transmission.
' T E B r T f l G I I T L E . T E R , *iid is delivered b y request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
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1111
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N A T IO N A L
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834PM
THAT
THE
BE
CENTRALLY
LOCATED
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X 'rc u s iu n j Ile p a c ttn e n t
T E L E Z G R AM
8awu
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15 4ex
Jacksooro Tex Dec ^7 1913
Secty o f the Treasury
T*rashn DC
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re s e rv e bank
James w Knox, P re s t F i r s t N a tio n a l Bank
245pm
^
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\
TELEDRAM
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C. A^ s
95ANV
16
JA YTO N TEX DEC 2 7 13
SECY OF TREASURY IVASHN DC
V7E HEREBY ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS
RE G IO N A L RESERVE BANK OF T H I S
/O
FOR THE L O C A T I O N OF THE
D IS TR IC T
F I R S T NAT BANK
1 2 0 PM
^
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Form2
2
S
9B
NI8HT L E T T E R
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
C A B LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m e s s a g e s only on conditions limiting: its liability, w hich have been assented to b y the sender o f the following: N ig h t L etter*
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable fo r errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a t e d N ig h t L etters* sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transm ission; nor in any case beyond the sum o f
F i f t y D o lla r s , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w ritin g within
six ty days after the message is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered b y request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
T H E O . N. VAIL, PRE SIDENT
R
e c e iv e d a t
B10A
JU S T IN
lb
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20
TEXAS
DEC
2?
THE
TREASURY
SECRETARY
OF
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WASH I N O T O N ,
WE
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OUR
IN F L U E N C E
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AS
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L O C A T IO N
STATE
FOR
BANK
431AM
YOUR
— ^
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REGI O N A L(R ES ER VE
BANK
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NIQHT L E T T E R
Form 2289 B
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions lim iting 1its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the follow ing 1N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be guarded atrainst only by repeating- a message back to the sending 1station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable fo r errors or delays in
transmission or delivery o f U n r e p e a t e d Nigrht L e tte r s , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid for transm ission; nor in any case beyond the sum o f
F i f t y D o lla r s , at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w ritin g w ithin
Sixty days after the message is filed w ith the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered b y request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
TH EO . N. V AIL, PRE SIDENT
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
R e c e iv e d a t
2 7 9 A Wl
13NL
j
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J IJS T IN
SECRETARY
OF
THE
TEXAS
DEC 2 7
TREASURY
WASHN
PLEASC
RECORO
R E G IO N A L
OUR
RESERVE
1913
DC
OF
ENDORSEMENT
FTWORTH
TEXAS
BANK
FARMERS
STATE
BANK
803P
(ANSWERED
"'CRM
AS
L O C A TIO N
FOR
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
WESTERN UNICM
912 TELESRAM
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C
.
0 “
104A WS 20
KELLER TEX MAR 7 1914
HON W Q HOAOOO
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WASHINGTON OC
IF TEXAS RECEIVES FEDERAL RESERVE BANK WE RECOMMEND IT S LOCATION
IN FTWORTH BY REASON OF SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND l l A l t FA f I t j l ; ^
FIR ST STATE BANK
603PM
Form 168
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
'.VEST
NIGH
UNICN
TTER
T H E O . N . V A IL, P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
1517
168A
A I
21
NL
KENNEDALE
SECRETARY
TEX
MAR
PREFER
AND
1914
MCADOO
W A SH IN G TO N
RECOMMEND
7
THAT
IF
FORTWORTH
FEDERAL
ACCOUNT
DC
RESERVE
S U P E R IO R
BANK
R A IL W A Y
A C C E S S IB IL IT Y
BE
AND
,
F IR S T
BANK
OF
KENNEDALE
LOCATED
M A IL
IN
TEXAS
WE
F A C IL IT IE S
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Form 2280 B
Errors can ho guarded ay-ainst only by repenting' a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold Itself liable for errors or delays In
transmission or delivery of t n r c p e a t c d N ig h t L e tte rs , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
I 1I l l y D o lla rs, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented In w ritin g within
sixty days aUei the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U . M iE P liA T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f tho sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO
N. V A I L ,
PRESI DENT
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
R e c e iv e d a t
o5A FR
21 NIGHT LETTER
11 XTRA
KENNEDALE TEXAS DEC 28 1913
c I;*
SECRETARY
of tr e a s u r y
WASHINGTON DC
WE EN00RSE FT WORTH TEXAS AS
LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
J H RODGERS
. J M ESTES, PRESIDENT AND CASHIER FIR ST BANK
OF KENNEOALE TEXAS
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WESTEJH| UNION
T E
L
*
A
Form 1864
M
THEO. N. VAIL, PR ESID EN T
RECEIVED AT
T 1 0 0 DA CB
11
K I N G S V IL L E TE X FE B 6 1 9 1 4
S E C TY S P I L L E R ,
CARETEXAS C A T T L E R A IS E R S ASSN FTWORTH TE X A S
ACCEPT MY ENDORSEMENT FOR FTWORTH
BANK
RM
KLEBERG
U
1 1 3 9 AM,
AS L O C A T IO N FOR
FEDERAL RESERVE
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
WESTERN UNION
38ft T E L E G R A M
THEO. N. VAIL, PR ESID ENT
re c e iv e d a t
WyattBuildine, Cor.14thandFSts., Wasbineton,-IL£«4eB<AV*
1 7 6 3 HN 17
K 1 RKLAN9 TEXAS MAR 7 1 9 1 4
SECY i/iCADOO
'1lAR 7 ' 1 9 #
((gg p ynw O r j Committee
WASH INGTON DC
I F RESERVE BANK LOCATED IN
TEXAS V/E RECOMMEND FT.1ORTH ACCOUNT
SUPERIOR f!A ILt/AY AMD MAIL FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY
FIRST STATE BANK
137P!'.;
j;
Form 168
7
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RI8HT L E T T E R
Form 2289 B
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL TH E WORLD
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
This“Company TR AN SM ITS and DEL1VKU8 messages only on conditions limiting Its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following N ight Letter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated N lglit Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the stun of
Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any ease where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N IO H T LE T T E R , and is delivered by request of the gender, under the conditions named above.
THEO. N . VAIL, PRESIDENT
R
e c e iv e d a t
3 0 4 A Wl
1S N L
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
ttSa
II
77
RKLAND T E X
OEC 2 7 1 9 1 3
SECY OF TREASURY
WASHN 0 0
WE W I L L VERY MIJOH A P P R E C IA TE
YOUR S E L E C T IO N OF FORTWORTH TE XA S
ft
'FOR L O C A TIO N OF R E G IO N A L RESERVE
BANK
F IR S T STATE BANK OF KIRKLANO
858 P
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«VESTEJ|N UNION
t e
l
S S
r
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m
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
^ .E C ^ iv ^ p a t
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.,Washington,D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
KNOX CITY TEXAS MARCH 7 1914
HON WILLI AM Q MCADOO
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE WASHINGTON DC
IF TEXAS IS ALLOTTED ONE OWING TO SUPERIOR MAIL AND
RAILROAD F A C IL IT IE S WE URGE LOCATION OF RESERVE BANK AT FTWORTH
FIRST NATIONAL XBNK BANK
229PM
Form 168
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Xxmsmc#
65VVU
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jp e p a v tm e n t
TELEGRAM
Kiiox V l t y Tex Deo #7 1913
Sect McAdoo
uirasiin DC
Vve favor Ftworth. texas aa location for regional reserve
Jb'irst jjatl g^nk
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Form 168
.YESTEUfct, UNION
SS3 T E L E G R A M
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
233A JN
WyattBuildingyCor. 14tli andFSts.fWashington, D.C.
16
KOPPERL TEX DF.O ?J 1913
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
WASHN DC
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BO5PM
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tex
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Form 16S
W ESTE
&
1118
RECEIVED a t
CG'.CH OF 2 8
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WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts., Washington,D.C.
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/
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V.’ASHINGTON DC
F I ' '.! CO?!V IO T I
THE K 0 3 T AC E 38 IS L E LO C A TI OH FO ? A FEDERAL
OF TH E M I S S I S S I P P I
S IV E H
,
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.
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NIGHT L E T T E T
Form 2289 B
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
CAD LE SER V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A W S B IIT S at>d D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender o f the following: N ig h t L e t t e r .
Errors can be guarded against only'by repeating- a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable fo r errors or delays In
transmission or delivery o f 1 -n re p c a tt«l N ig h t L e tte rs , sent at roduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor In any case beyond the sum o f
1 'lft y D o lla rs, at which, unless otherwise Ktcted below, this message has been valued by tho sender thereof, nor In any case where tho claim Is not presented in writing: within
sixty days aftci the inessatre is filed with the Company for transmission.
This ia an TJ5NR E P E A T L D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered b y request o f tho sender, under tho conditions namod above.
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THEO
B ELVID E R E B RO O KS, GENERAt^ M A N A G E R
N . VA I L , PRESIDENT
1509
R e c e iv e d a t
C 88 CH FC 3 9 N L 4 EX
KRUM TEX D EC 2 7
13
MR WM MCADOO
SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN D . C
'HE R E L IE V E THA T I F
WHERE I T
IT
I S YOUR D E S IR E TO LOCATE A R E G IO N A L RESERVE BANK
I S MOST ACCESSABLE TO TH E B U S IN E S S
IN T E R E S T OF T H I S COUNTRY YOU
SHOULD G I V E FORTWORTH A S E R IO U S C O N S ID E R A T IO N VERY R E S P E C TFU LL Y
M L L IT T L E T O N
CASHIER F IR S T N A T ’ L BANK
14 7 A
T
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
YESTERM UNIC N
N IG H T ® T T E R
Form2
2
8
9B
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
T
RECEIVED AT
A FP
48 H I
I . ARF.no TEXAS MAR 6 TH 1 9 1 4
Res. Bank Org Committee
HON W G MCADOO
SECY OF TNT TREASURY ’ ’A oH IH G TO N DO
WF. MT3E THE L O C A TIO N OF
a
THE L A W . UUiJBF.,? OF N A T IO N A L
OF ANY TTV TE AND THE
J tJ .jT
BANKS
IN TEXAS t h e SFCOND
IJH I.lt IIT E O RESOURCES OF T H I S STATE
B E G IN N IN G TO DF.VEI.0P I S
BANK IN TCXAU ' / JULO BE
R F G IO N A I. B A N K ' I N TE XA S
*
AMPLE REASONS 'JHV A R E G IO N A L
i10VF-
LAREDO N A TIO N A L BARK
110AM MAR TTH
Reproduced from the Unclassified/Declassified HoMtags of the National Archives
VESTEJtti UNIC.4
DAY JI T T E R
THBO. N. VAIL* PRKSIDKNT
R E C E IV E D
± ± 9%
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3 6 7 C AN 4 7 BLUE
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LAMPASAS T E X A S MARCH 7 1 9 1 4
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52
WM G MC-ADOO
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WASH IMGTON DC
WE R E S P E C T F U L L Y AMO EARNESTLY RECOMMEND FORTWORTH AS B E IN G TH E L O G IC A L
AND HOST C O N V E N IE N T P O IN T FOR A FEDERAL REoEHVE BANK ON
ACCOUNT OF R AILW AY C O N NECTIO NS I T
I S EQUAL TO ANY OTHER
C I T Y CO MPETING FOR I T AND P R A C T IC A L L Y A DAY NEARER TO
A VE R Y LARGE PART OF TE X A S BANKS
STOKES BROS BANKERS
B^
iV
9 ' ' ' - ’i
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
N I G H T
M E S S A G E
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A .
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following message.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hoid Itself liable for errors or delays In
traiwmtsslen or delivery of Unrcpcated Night Messages, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to ten times the amount paid for transmission; nor in any ease beyond the sum
of Fifty D ollars, at which unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
aixtydays after the message Is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an UNREPEATED NIQHT MESSAGEt and Is delivered by request of the sender^ under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A IL , PRESIDENT
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL (MANAGER
Ri ECEIVED
e c e iv e d A
at
TA
31 1AAI 10
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DEL .
1913
TELEGRAPH
•SECY OF TREASURY WASHN D 0
WL ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS AS
Of~F!CF
LO C A T IO N FOR R E G IO N A L RESERVE BANK
ALFA LFA STATE BANK
9 4 0 PM
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Form 168
./ESTERM UNICN
« : ■
T
E
L
E
G
R
A
M
5 - : - >
THEO. N . VAIL. PR ESID ENT
RECEIVED AT
2 3 2 A JN
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
14
L I L L I AN TE X 8 DEC 2 ? 1 9 1 3
SECY TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE R E S P E C T F U L L Y ASK YOUR CONS!OERAT ION O F ^ T W ^ ^ T E X A S
FOR R E G IO N A L RESERVE BANK
F IR S T
AS LO CATIO N
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Form 218*
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
26,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA.
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL T H E WORLD
This Company TRANSMITS and DEIJVKB8
only on oondittona limiting Its liability, which have been wanted to by the w aiirofttw following mt— gm»
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a menage backto tbe sending station for comparison, and the Companywill not hold itself liable tor errors or delays In traa*>
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LOCKNEY TE X A ^ MCH 7 1 9 1 4
SECRETARY MCADOO
WA**HN DC
OF THE SOUTHWEST B g Q U I RES TH A T
THE R A P ID GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
ONE OF THE R E G IO N A L RESERVE
B A N K S .B E LQCATEO IN T H I S
T E R R IT O R Y AND CAN BE BESTED
SERVED BY THE C I T Y OF
FTWORTH SECAUSE OF THE E X C E P T IO N A L
RAILROA O ANO M A I L F A C I L I T I E S
F I R S T NATL SANK
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,YESTEa||| UNION
s -i T e l R i a m
THEO. N. VAIL, PR ESID ENT
WyattBiilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C. •SB*
RECEIVED a t
2 7 6 C KE 1 3
LOCKNEY T E X
DEC
2 7
J
1913
W I L L I AM MCADOO
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WASHN DC
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WE W IS H TO RECOMMEND TO
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YOU E S T A B L IS H M E N T OF R E G IO N A L RESERVE
BANK IN FORTWORTH
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LOCKNEY STATE BANK
611PM
Form 168
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2vm u v u t n i g e ^ a r t m m t
106WU R
15pd
Lookiiey Tex Dec *37 1913
Secy of Treasy
Fashn Do
We wish to endorse Fortworth Texas as our choice for location
for regional reserve banks
First Vfatl Bank
43
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/ESTEJt&UNICN
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C.
115A 'VJ 9
LOr a INE *EX DEO 27 1913
SECERTARV OF THE TREASURY
^
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WASH I NOTON DC
WE RECOMMEND FTWORTH AS LOCATION-
FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
W L EDMONDSON
1 221R
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Form 168
W ESTERM UNICN
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THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
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RECEIVED A T
3 0 8 A AI
T E L I ^ R A M
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WyattBuiWog, Cor.14thaniFSts.,Washington,D.C.■SKr
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HON SEOY OF THE TREASURY
WASH I NO TON 00
WE ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS AS
LO C A TIO N FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
T
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J
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T E L lH ftA M
Form 1864
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
DECEIVED AT
82.Lm SU
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LUBBOCK TEX
fj
FEB 8 1914
^
E B SHILLER
FTWORTH TEXAS
I HEARTILY INBORSE RESOLUTION OF
FTWORTH
CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDING
FOR FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
H C HARDING
1208-PM
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JCreaBXxrvj g c p a r t m m t
22WU MO 18
TELEGRAM
LUBBOCK Texas
March 7 1914 .
V iil i i
Hon Secretary McAdoo,
MAH 1 - 1914
Washington^. C.
ges. B m k Org Committee
We urge Fort Worth as location for Federal Reserve Bank, prefer it
any other location in the south
Lubbock State Bank
1233pm
T
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WESTERN U N IC *
n i g h t Is e t t e r
T H E O , N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
170A AI
1515
25 Nl
LUEDERS TEX MAR 7 1914
SECRETAPY MCADOO
'WASHINGTON DC
SHOULD THERE BE A RESERVE
WOULD PREFER SAME TO BE
BANK PLACED IN TEXAS WE
LOCKTED AT FORT'.’.'ORTH ON ACCOUNT
SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND HAIL FACI LITIES
LUEDERS STATE BANK
113.4PM
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RECEIVED AT
3 9 A WM 19 NL
M A N S F IE L D TE XAS MCH 7 T H 1 9 1 4
SECRETARY MO-ADOO
WASHN DC
OWING TO S U P E R IO R R AILW AY AND
WE
M A IL F A C I L I T I E S AND A C C E S S I B I L I T Y
STRONQLY ENDORSE F T - '’.1ORTH I F BANK
I S LOCATED I N TEXAS
F I R S T NATL BANK
953Ml
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W ESTER^ UNICN
tblK ram
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED A T Wjfatt Building, Cm.14thaidFSts.,Washineton, D.C.
45
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MANSFIELD TEX DEO 28 13
SF.CY OF TREASURY
WASHN 00
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BEG TO SOLICIT YOUR EARNEST CONS IDERAT IOMFTWORTH TEX AS I.00AU-9N L
I
FOR ONE OF REGIONAL RESERVE BANKS
FIRST NATL BANK 0p MANSFIELD
153P
Form 168
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NIGHT LETTEH
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company TR AN SM ITS and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting- its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following Night jLettcr.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating: a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not lioid Itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of unrepeated Night Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond tho sum of
Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case whero the claim ia not presented in t>riling within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an TJNREPEATED N IG H T LE T T E R , and is delivered by request of the s<- jer, under the conditions named above.
THEO. N. VAIL, P R E S I D E N T
BELVIDERE
B R O O K S , GENERAL. M A N A G E R
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e c e iv e d a t
6 4 A MR 19 NL
1987
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TEX
DEC 2 8 - 1 3
SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE ENDORSE FTWORTH TE X A S AS
BANK AS P R O V ID E D FOR BY
L O C A TIO N OF ONE R E G IO N A L RESERVE
THE NEW CURRENCY LAW
F IR S T NATIONAL- BANK
y
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WESTERS, UNION
T E LE G R A M
THEO. N. VAIL, PR ESID ENT
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Form 1864
640pm
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'£
WESTEB gL UNION
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
T 1 1 2 DA CB
6 COLLE CT
MARFA TEX FEB 6 1 9 1 4
E B S P IL L E R
FTWORTH TEX AS
S I G N MY NAME ENDORSING R E S O L U T IO N
W W
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12 N
Form 1864
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Form 168
WESTERN UNION
268 T E LE G R A M ,
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
'/
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RECEIVED A T
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.fWashington,D.C.
ALWAYS
OPEN
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1 T 3 C KE 1 2
MAY TE X MARCH 7
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REG IO N AL RESERVE BANK O R G A N IZ A T IO N
WASHN D C ^ f
WE RECOMMEND AS L O C A T IO N FOR ONE OF R E G IO N A L RESERVE BANKS FTWO
TEXAS
F IR S T NATL BANK
1220PM
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4 1 4
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED A T
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
1 3 4 A WJ 24
MAY TEXAS DEC 2 7
1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE ASK YOUR SUPPORT O
N
TO BE D E S I G N A T ^ ? ^ i ^ ^
O
N
OF F AND M N A T iO N A L
BANK FTWORTH TEXAS
THF \R E G I0 N A L RESERVE BANKS
F I R S T N A T IO N A L BANK
1255P
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tre a s u ry
5 sru
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§&pcivtmmt
TELEGRAM
Maypearl Tex Mch 9 1914
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Secty |/cAdoo
washn DC
We favor FtWorth
aa federal reserve bank on account
of favorable location as to mail an<i railway faciliti
Ci tizens
143pm
8at e
pank
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3 3 3
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UNION
Form1
6
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AM
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
122\
WyattBuilding, Dor. 14th andFSts., Washington, D. C.
ALW A YS
O PEN
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MAYPEARL T E X A - S DEO
1913
.
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
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WASHINGTON DO
WE H E A R T IL Y ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS
AS L O C A T IO N FOR REG I O W L RESERVE BANK
C I T I ZENS STATE BANK
1232P
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Form 168
UNION
AM
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
33A
KM
ilding, Cor.14thandFSts., Washington,D.C.
ALW A YS
O PEN
24
MOCAtJLLY TEX MAR ?
i 7 - 1914
SECTY MCA000
vcs.
Org Committee
WASHN D 0
IF TEXAS SHOULD GET FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK WE WISH TO
ENDORSE FTWORTH FOR LOCATION OF SAME
ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY ANO MAIL
FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY
THE BANK OF MCCAULLY
421PM
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WESTE
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TEL
Form 16S
3“
THEO. N. VAIL, PR ESID ENT
r e c e i v e d AT
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts., Washington,D.C.
2 0 P MR 1 5 -
MCCAULLEY TEX DEC 27-13
SECY OF TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE WISH TO ENDORSE FTWORTH
TEXAS AS LOCATION OF REGIONAL
RESERVE BANK FOR mWKWSTRICT
CAi%' ’‘—' bank OF MCCAULLEY
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
WESTEJH| UNION
t e l R
ia m
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
T 51 DAGB 15
MENARD, TEXAS FEB 6 1914
E. B. SPILLER
SECY CAT LERAISERS ASSN.,
FTWORTH,TEXAS
FRAME IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE MY
UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT
ACTION IN RESERVE BANK MATTER
JAMES CALLAN
957AM
^
ASSNS.
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'g v m s u x v i g e p a r t m m t
103WTJ
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TELEGRAM
Hereury Tex Deo 27 1913
Secretary of the Treasury
^■ashin Du
We beg to endorse the application of the city of FortWorth
Texas as location for regional re^r^ve bank
'
Bank
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UNION
B U S , _
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****** A M i
409
Form 168
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14th andFSts., Washington, D.C. AS£X8
80 AN M2 20
MENARD TEXAS DEC 27
SECTY OF THE TREASURY
ViASHN O')
,/£ R E S P E C T F U L L Y ASK YOUR CONS I DERAT i ON
FOR RE G IO N A L RE 3Efiy £~-& AfSi QAND
OF FTWORTH TEX AS AS LOG AT I ON
,-VOULD H E A R T I L Y ENDORSE SUCH D E C I S I O N
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33Blue
t e l e g r a m
MenardTex Deo 30 If 13
Secy of treasury
washn w
We eoaai&er FtWortk aost ooixveient point for JLooation regional
reserve fcank for all texas and would heartily endorse your
selection of this point
Bank of Menard
R. W . S C O G G 1N , P R ES I L,
J . F C A W Y E R , V I C E P RES
R O S C O E C A W Y E R , CASHM
W . F . C A W Y E R . A S S ’T CAS
Cexas
1 0 1914
3/7/14
Res. Bank O r* Com m ltdP
Secretary McAddo®,
/
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Wa shingjfen,D .C .
Dear Sir:Or account of/ihe superior rairroad and feail
facitit ies *Jj|t^Forth^eem9 to he the logical location
for the t*^ie??©Tank.
We feel that Texas is entitled to this hark
in as much as she is a small empire within its self
and produces more cotton that any other state in the
union,approximately 1/3 the cotton of the U.S. therefore
need more ready morey at its command, and as one thing
that keeps the farmers of Texas poor is that t hey have
not the money at their command to carrf their cotton
until the price is commonsurate with the cost of
production. Interest rates are higher here on account
of money, and the industries that are being started
and those that are in future for Texas,need more
money to be successfully financed. Give Texas this
favor and watch property vaitues increase and taxes
increase and thereby rer>ay the national goverment
for any favor show us. There A»e more advantages
for the average farmer in Texas and this western country
that any other state in the Union, so help us to
develop© her vast territory.
Thanking you for your time and attention, I am,
HC/-
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NIGHT L E T T E R
Form 2289 B
PANY
the fo
’ liable
F if t y ..
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sixty days
G '
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THEO.
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ANK
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BELVIDERE
BROOKS,
GENERAL
e c e iv e d a t
11J 2
D89NY AN 24 NL
MERKEL TEXAS JANY 1 1914
SECRETARY MC-ADOO
TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
WE INDORSE FT-WORTH TEXAS AS REG INAL RESERVE CITY FOR TEXAS
OWING TO ITS CENTRAL LOCATION
AND ITS
BE ING A GRAIN
CATTLE AND JOBBERY CENTER
FARMERS STATE BANK
1052PM
MANAGER
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
Fona 2589 B
IVED
MAR 111914
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
d
734
Res.Bank
1 9 A A CF 3 * BLUE
M E R T 7()N THX
MAR lO TH^M
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SEGY MCADOO
WASH 1 NOTON DC
ON A O C O U rr CF FTWORTH B E IN G A C C ESS IB LE - 0
S E R V IC E
ALL
P O IN T S AND Q U IC K M A IL
INTO SAME BY MANY RAILR O A D S *£• H E A R T IL Y RECOMMEND FTWORTH
FOR FEDERAL RESERVE B A 'C
! F 0 UK U> T 0 Bti
F I R S T BANK OF SHERWQjQ
5*5P
LOCATE0
IN TEXAb
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Secty of Treasy
^ashn DC
Please enter our endorsement for Ftworth for regional reserve
Dank it is more convenient for western texas
First Natl Bank
of Mertzon
l304od
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% v m £ u r% § w p n x tm m t
86WU
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Mertzon
TELEGRAM
Tex Deo 27 1913
Secy of Treasury
^rashn DO
We wish to endorse FtWorth as regional bank center for texas
First pank of Sherw o o d _
305pm
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5 9
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WESTERN UNION
TEL
AM
THEO. N» VAIL. PR ESID ENT
RECEIVED A T
185A F
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington,D.C.A£?£is
16
M IL E S TE X A S DEC 2 7
1913
THE SECRETARY OF TR E A SY
WASHINOTQN DC
WE W IS H TO ENDORSE THE
A I.C A T I ON FOR BIEniO f
D E S IR in tU T Y
OF FTWORTH TE XAS AS
UK
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M \ LES w a t I()N A L b a n k
Form1
6
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WESTERN. UNION
WESTERN UNION
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
1645
16A 3U 19 NL
M IL L S A P TEXAS MAR 7 1 9 1 4
SECRETARY MCADOO
WASHINGTON DC
I F FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BE LOCATED IN TEXAS WE PREFER
FORTV/ORTH ACCOUNT S U PER IO R R A ILW A Y AND M A IL F A C I L I T I E S
AND A C C E S S I B I L I T Y
F I R S T STATE BANK
214AM MAR 8
Form 2289 B
Reproduced from the Unclassified I Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
g e p a rtrim it
13 wU
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11
TEIL-EIGR AM
Mi11sap Tex Dec K&Xx
27n 1913
Secy Treasury
^ashn Du
We heartily endorse jptWorth Tex for location of regional reserve
oank
First State
105<dam
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
NIGHT LETTE1
TH£ WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INC ORPORATED
25,000 O FFIC E S IN A M ER IC A
CAB LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Corr ny T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, -which have been assented to by the sender of the following' N ifflit H o tter.
Errors cai. ie guarded afrainst only by repeating: a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the C o m p a n y w ill n o t h o ld I t s e lf liable for errors o r delays iu
transmission or delivery of U n r e p e a te d N lg lit L e tte rs , sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to tho amount paid for transmission; nor- in a n y c a s e beyond th e sum of
F i f t y D o lla rs, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in w riting within
sixty days after the messag-e Is flled with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO.
N. VAI L,
BELVIDERE BROOKS, G E N E R A L M ANAG ER
P R E S ID E N T
R eceived
TW J)
at
7 3 A MR 3 4 N L
M IN E R A L WELLS TEX DEC 2 8 1 9 1 3
W G MCADOO
SECYTREAS WASHN DC
WE H E A R T IL Y ENDORSE FT-W O RTH TEXAS
RE G IO N A L RESERVE BANK IN THE
AS THE BEST L O C A TIO N FOR
SOUTHWEST I T B E IN G OUR GREATEST
R A ILR O A D CENTER AND THEREFORE W I T H I N
A G R IC U LTU R A L AND CATTLE
E A S IE R REACH OF THE GREAT
IN T E R E S T S
F I R S T STATE BANK AND T R 0 S T CO
723PM
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g e p u rtm m t
TELEGRAM
2WU MO 33 NL
MORAN Texas March 9 1914
Secretary Treasury,
Washington,D.C.
We trust in your wisdom Texas will/be favored with a Federal Reserve
Bank.Should there "be one located
this state we recommend fo:
Worth^jiccount of superior railway and mail facilities etc
Moran State Bank
9am
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AfESTEJ&jL UNION
TEL
AM
T H E O . N . V A IL . P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
218 A
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WyattBuilding, Cor. 14tli andFSts., Washington, D.C
A LW A YS
O PEN
13
MtJNDAY TEX DEC 27 19i3
SECY OF TRE ASURY
WA3HN DC
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WE HEA.i7l._Y
ylS
FORTWORTH TEX'S F
LOO
REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
' ’) JJ
BANK OF MUNDAY
417PM
J
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./ESTESM UNICN
NIGHTWETTER
T H E O . N. V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
TJ
1549
RECEIVED AT
164A A! 18 NL
MUNDAY TEX MAR 7 1914
SECRETARY TREASURER
WASHINGTON DC
IF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IS
LOCATED IN TEXAS WE PREFER
FORTWORTH ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND MAIL FAC ILHTIES ACCESSIBILITY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
1123PM
s*r$ s >
V-V:- W
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3 6 5
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•J
TEL
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED A T
1 3 6 8 HN
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
9
AL WAYS
OPEN
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I.iUNDAY TEX l/.A,". 7 1 9 1 4
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SECY MCADOO
Y/ASHINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE FOR W O R T H AS L O C A TIO N
Form 168
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Blmk °Tg Comm
FOR FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
BANK OF I.SUNDAY
1213PM
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TORI
r e c e i v e d AT
2 7 5 A 'VI
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts.,Washington, D.C.
9
MUNDAY T E X DEC 27 1 9 1 3
3EOY TR E A 5
WA3HN DO
WE FAVOR FTV/O.'TTM AS LO C A T IO N
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I ’r c a s u r y
ile p a v tm e n t
TELEGRAM
57Y»U
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HEW LIU
TEXAS
December 27 1913
Secretary of the Treasury,
V/ash’n D G
We recoiamend Port Worth Texas as the best location for Texas
Regional Reserve Bank*
Farmers State Bank.
144p
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fO R B
TH E WESTERN UNiON TELEGRAPH COMPANY
* INCORPORATED
26,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA.
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL T H E WORLD
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SECRETARY OF TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
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'.V E S T E D UNION
'l'S'AA NIGHTEETTER
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
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WASHINGTON DC
WE D E S IR E FOR SEVERAL REASONS
LOCATED AT F -T O O R T H
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THAT THE R E G IO N A L BANK BE
ALL IN TE X A S R A ILR O A O F A C I L I T I E S
AND MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED
GUARANTEE S T A TE BANK
MAR 8 10 3 0 A M
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Ovalo Texas Deo
1S13
Secty of t h e Treasury
Washington DO
We endorse and. aek your consideration of Fort Worth as prpper
location for regional Dank
First State Bank
319pm
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Ozona Tex Deo ^7 1913
telezqram
Secty of the Treasury
yrashn DC
As the most centrally located available place we endorse FtWorth
Texas for location of regional reserve bank
Ozona Natl Bank
347pm
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NIGHT^ETTER
THEO , N, V A I L , P R ES ID E :
RECEIVED AT
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PANHANDLE TE XAS MARCH -7 1 9 1 4
SECY MC-ADOO
WASHINGTON DC
I N CASE YOU LOCATE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IN TE XAS WE
WOULD R E C O M E N D FTWORTH AS THEY HAVE S U P E R IO R RAILW AY
AND W A IL F A C I L I T I E S AND A C C E - S S I B I L I T Y
f t ; ;' 1 U
PANHANDLE BANK
921P
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PARADISE
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SECTY OF THE TREASY WASHN D 0
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IF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKjf IS LOCATED
IN TEXAS WE PREFER FTWORTH ACCOUNT
RAILWAY AND MAIL FACILITIES
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STATE BANK
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1473 NIGHT
T H E O . N. V A IL, P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
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XJM PARADISE TEX MAR 7 1914
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
I F FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IS
LOCATED
IN TEXAS WE PREFER
FORTWORTH ACCOUNT RAILWAY AND MAIL F A C I L I T I E S
THE PARADISE BANK
1114PM
F o rm 298
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Form 163
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THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D.C.A^ 8
17? A F
10
PARADISE’ TEXAS DEC 27 1913
SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON 0 0
WE ENDORSE FORTWORTH TEXAS AS
L O C A T I O N FOR R E G 'O N A L RESERVE
BANK
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N I G H T
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M E S S A G E :
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V ICE T O ALL T H E sWORLi
This < ’-ompanv TRANSMITS and DELIVERS nns-maes only on conditions liinitlnc its liability, which have l>ecn assented to by the sendeij of
Errors can be guarded against only tty repealing a message back to the sending station for comparison, and t lie Company will uot hold
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Ni^la Messages, sent at reduced rates. !>cyond a sum equal to ten times the amount, paid for tran.iinissfft
of Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, tills message has l»een valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where
sixty days after the message is tiled wilh the Company for transmission.
This is an UNREPEATED N1UHT MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO.
N. VAIL,
BELVIDERE
PRESIDENT
IOKS
G eneral
Manages
R e c e iv e d a t
22CH HA
10 N ITE
PARADjSE TEXAS DEC 23TH 1913
SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION FOR REGIONAL
RESE
a
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14tli and FSts., Washington, D.C____
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UHLIUITEDLY ENDORSE FT-.iOKTH FOR LOCATION
1>T0N£Y:ALL s fE BANK
704P
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Form 168
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Peoo8 Tex Moh 7 1924
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Hon V/m H McAdoo
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frashn DC
®e stro n gly endorse FortXorth
bank
Te~a<* »n - * ,
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F ir s t U sti 3anl:
1146am
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'V x m s x i r y
g e ^ a r tm m x t
TELEGRAM
20WU MO
19 Blue
PECOS Texas March 7 1914
Secretary McAdoo,
V/aahington,MKXBk D C
If reserve hank to he located in Texas we yery much prefer Fort
Worth account of railway and mail facilities
Pecos Valley State Bank
12 04pm
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Seoty of the Treasury
Washington DC
will appreciate location federal reserve bank at Fortworth
Texas
First Natl Bank
1034am
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TELEGRAM
12WTJ
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10 via Plainview Tex
Petersburg Tex Deo £9 1913
Seoy of Treasury
wrashn DC
we endorse FtWorth Texas as convenient location for regional
Dank
Petersburg Bank
1052am
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WESTEBM UNION
day
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Form 2589 B
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
1n CC
120 A AI 23 BLUE
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PLAINVIEW TEX MAR 7 1914
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MCAD00
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IS»4 MAR
SECRETARY
WASHINGTON DC
IF TEXAS IS TO GET
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK WE RECOMMEND
FTWORTH TEXAS AS MOST CONVENIENT
F A C IL IT IE S AND A C C E S S IB IL IT IE S
PETERSBURG BANK
730PM
POINT ACCOUNT RAILWAY AND MAIL
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YfESTERH UNIC/J
Form 25S0 It
DAY LETTER
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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POST: TEXAS. 7
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SECT KCADOO
WASHIHGTOH DC.
IF iTHEHE :fliB 'BE.A 'REGIONAL RESERVE BANK >LOCATED IN TEXA3 WE STBOHGLI:
URGE THAT jPTIQRTH BE THE PUCE OH ACCOUNT ;0P THE .'SUPERIOR RAILWAY!
AND HAILFACILITIES WE BELIEVE THE LOCATION OP OHE OP t
THESE BANKS IH FTWORTH WILE ’BE SAT ISPACTORT TO A 'LARGER ,
NUMBER iOP iTHE PEOPLE IH SOUTHWEST THAH AIT 1OTHER ;
POINT IH TEXAS.
PIRST NATIONAL B A N K ,
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Res, Bank Org Committee
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.YESTERM UNICN
DAY
IT P
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
217 A >)N <55 BLUE
POST TF.X DEO 27 1913
X
HON WM G MCADOO
WASHN DC
PLEASE PERMIT US TO PLACE BEFORE YOU OUH oTKGNG ENDORSFMENT
FOR TEXAS AS ONE STATE IN WHICH TO PLACE ONE
OF THE REGIONAL RESERVE BANKS AND FTWORTH AS THE LOGICAL
C IT Y AT WHICH TO LOCATE IT WE BELIEVE T H IS LOCATION
WOULO BE MOST SATISFACTORY TO A GREAT MAJORITY OF T H P -< % C
BANKS IN SEVERAL STATES AROUND
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FIR S T NATL BANK OF POST C\|TY
Fona 2689 B
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WESTE
TEL
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
95A F 3
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C.
15
PUTNAM TEX DEC 31 1913
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
WASHINGTON 00
WE HEARTILY ENDORSE FTWORTH FOR
THE LOCATION OF THE REGIONAL
RESERV^BANK FOR OUR STATE
FARMERS STATE BANK
2220 PM
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UNICN
Form 16$
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED A T Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C. ASKF
126 A '«J 10
QIJANAH TEXAS DEC 2 7 1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE FTW&RTH TEXAS AS
jANSW ERED)
LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
FARMERS STATE BA^ 237p
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Secty Treasy
ifashn Do
we endorse Ft worth texas as location £or regional reserve
bank
farmers State pank
1117a
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.YESTERM UNION
Form 2589 B
DAY B E TTE R
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
273C KE 56
BLUE
545
RANGER TEX MARCH 7
1914
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WASHN DC
WE WISH TO ENDORSE FORTWORTH
POINT FOR THE LOCATION OF
A
OF I T S RAILWAY F A C I L I T I E S AND
AS THE MOST LO GIC AL TEXAS
REGIONAL RESERVE
BANK ON ACCOUNT
GENERAL GOOD LOCATION
IT
IS THE
CENTER OF THE C A T T L E BUSINESS OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA AND NEWMEXICO
AMO IN OUR OPINION
FTWORTH IS THE M05T LOGICAL
LOCATION FOR RESERVE DANK
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TELEGRAM
73WJ
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Reno
Deo 27 1913
via Weatherford Tex
Seay of Treasury
^ashn Du
we respectfully endorse jrtworth Texas for location regional reserve
uank
S I Sturgis Prest Reho BankiiiS uo
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UNION
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Form 168
TEX MAR 7
Committee
-
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HON SECTY MCADOO
WASHN D 0
WE ARE VERY MUCH INTE RESTED
IN HAVING FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ESTABLISHED
IN TEXAS
ACCOUNT OF I T S
AND PREFER FTWORTH
F ( NE A C C E S S I B I L I T I E S
RINSGOLD STATE BANK
426PM
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'Y E S T E ^ I U N IC N
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THEO. N. VAIL, PR ESID ENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C. * ^ s
2130 KE 16
RINGOLD
TEX
DEC
27
1913
HON MCADOO SECY OF TREASY
WA8 HN DC
WE DESIRE AND ENDORSE FTWORTH
REGIONAL RESERVE BANK FOR T H I S
TEXAS FOR LOCATION AND ES T A BL IS HI NG
DISTRICT
R IN G O L D STATE BANK
407PM
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TELEGRAM
50WU
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via Quanah Texas
EOARIHGr SPRINGS TEXAS
December 27 1913
Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington, D.C.
We endorse Ft Worth as looation for Regional Reserve
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THEO. N- VAIL. PR ESID ENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, B.C.
153A W.) 13 00 LIE OT
ROBY TEXAS DEO ?7 1913
UNITED STATES TREASURER
WASH I NOTON 0 0
WE WISH TO ENDORSE FTWORTH
TEXAS AS LOCATION FOR REGIONAL
RESERVE BANK
F I R S T NATIONAL BANK
131P
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»/ESTER» UNION
TELEGRAM
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THEO* N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e i v e d a t Wyatt Bliliitf, Ctr. 14tha ! FSts., Washingtin, D.C. ALWAYS
OPEN
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ROCHELLE TEXAS MAR 7 1914
MAR 7 - 1914
SECY OF TREASURY
WASHINGTON DO
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ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AMO MAIL
Committee
F A C IL IT IE S FAVOR FT.,'ORTH L OCATION
FEDERAL RESERVE
Bank
ROCHEELE S T A T E BANK
•135PM
Form 168
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telegram
Rochelle Tex Deo a7 1913
Secy of Treasury
Washn DU
We recommend that you consider Fortworth iexae a point
very ideally located for one of federal reserve banks
jank of Rochelle
430p
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WESTERN UNICN
DAY
Form 2589 B
THEO. N. VAIL, PR
RECEIVED AT
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657
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iHAH A11Y OTHSH POINT
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TELEGRAM
Rochelle Tex Deo &7 1913
gecty Treasy
Washn DC
We
feil the aeuth west is entitled to regional
endorse Ft worth most suitable loactioii
Rochelle State ^ank
uank and h e a v i l y
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JVEST^m UNIC N
NIGHT iBETTER
T H E O , N „ VAIL. P R £ S *D E N T
LECEIVED AT
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IH I EX AO WE REGOii.ENO fOUTWORTH
TEXAS ON
ACCOUNT OF SUPERIOR
RAIL..'AY ANO M AIL F A C IL IT IE S
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ROT AN TEX DEC 27 1913
SECY OF U 3 TREASURY
WASHim DC
WE ENDORSE FO RTWORTH FOR A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
FIR ST NATL BANK
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Form 2289 B
THE WESTERK UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,01
T IC E S / IN A M ER IC A
CADLE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R ^ lN J
'S M<i D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting' its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: N ig h t L e tte r,
ig-alnst only by i^eatinfr a message back to the sending’ station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays In
Errors can be g-ua
transmission or deltverfslof ]
Repeated Pjftrht Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F if t y D ollars. at whjfcll
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sixty days after tb
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This is an U N "K E P l
M G 3 B ? L E V T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
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MR MCADOO
SECY TREASURY
WASHN DC
WE EARNESTLY S O L IC IT YOUR FAVORABLE
FTWORTH TEXAS AS A LOCATION
CONSIDERATION OF THE C ITY OF
FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
F I R S T NATIONAL BANK
1126PM
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Kes. bank Org Committee
SECTY MCADOO
WASHN D 0
PLEASE CONSIDER FTWORTH FOR FEDERAL
IT TO ANY OTHER BEING
MAIL
TO OUR SECTION ALL
RESERVE BANK WE MUCH PREFER
MORE ACCESSIBLE BY RAILWAY AND
OUR FARM PRODUCTS AND LIVE
STOCK ARE MARKETED VIA FORTWORTH
FIRST
NATL BANK
4 19 PM
Form 168
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NIGHT
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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A TED
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UNICM
Form 168
AM
428
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e i v e d a t Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D.C. %
123 8 01 19
3Ai'/.;:GEL0 TEXAS UCH 7
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HON 'V G UCADOO
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IF REGIONAL BAMK IS LOCATED IN TEXAS :!E MUCH PREFER
FT70HTH ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AMD MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AND A C C E SS IB ILITY
•
WESTERN NATIONAL SANK
2 0 5 PU
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NIGHT LETTER
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company TRANSM ITS and D ELIVER S messages only on conditions limiting Its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following Night Letter.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold Itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Nitht Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to ten times the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum
of Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message ha* been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim Is not presented In writing within
ninety days after the message Is filed with the Company for transmission.
This Is an UN R EP EA TED N IQ H T L E T T E R , and Is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
R O B E R T C . C L O W R Y , P R E S ID E N T
B E L V ID E R E
• •ECEIvED AT
,
2 |9 BA H 22 COLL N L
-
B R O O K S , GENERAL M ANAGER
4
SAM ANTON 10 TEX FEB 6 .1 9 1 4
E 3 SPffLLER
WESTBROOK HOTEL
FTWORTH TEXAS.
I HEARTILY ENDORSE AND RECOMMEND. FTWORTH FOR FEDERAljjRESERVE BANK
ENDORSE FULLY MEMBERS OF CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION TO THAT
EFFECT.
J M DOB IE
1138P
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DAY LETTER
Form 2689C..
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER ICA .
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O ALL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following D a y L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating- a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated D a y Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission: nor in any case beyond the sum of
F if t y D ollars, at whJch, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof. The Company will not be liable for damag-es or statutory penalties
In any case where the claim is not presented in writing within ninety-five days after the cause of action, if any. shall have arisen.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S I D E N T
nvwA't*
R eceived at
T 114 DA CB
— "'"'It $i F t . T ' i
OPEN
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SANANTONIO TEX FEB 6 19 1 4
E B S P IL L E R
SE CT Y TEX C A T T L E RAISERS ASSN FTWORTH TEXAS
FTWORTH BEING LEADING C A T T L E MARKET
THE P R IN C I P A L MARKETS
OF THE
(JN FAVOR OF FTWORTH FOR
BANKS
UN ITE D STA TE S AM STRONGLY
ONE OF TH E FEDERAL" RESERVE
I B E L I E V E L IV E ST O C K
FURNISHES L I Q U I D COLLATERAL FOR MORE
PAPER THAN ANY OTHER PRODUCT
OF SOUTHWEST AND ONE OF
IKS
OF THE FARMS OR RANCH
T PRYOR
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F O R M 1 «, F . V .
TEL
THIS P O S T A L T E L E O R A P H -C A B L E C O M P A N Y
OF TEXAS.
This Company transmits and delivers Messages subject to the terms and conditions printed on the back of this blank.
8. M. ENGLI-SH, President and General Manager.
Received at No.812 Main Street, FtWorth, Texas, (Telephone 563)
13 ds on 7
P
S.
B.
S p ill er,
San Antonia, Texas Teb'y 7-1914
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I endorse ftWorth fo r Federal Reserve bank*
W. He Schreiner.
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T h is Company’s additional connections extends its service to every telegraph and cable office in the w orld.
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WESTERN UNICM
Form 2589
DAY HITTER
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
B24C F
31
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SANGER TEX
MAR 7 1914
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HON SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
IF A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
IS LOCATED
IN TEXAS WE
EARNESTLY R E C O M M E N D F T W Q R T f ^ S LOCATION
RAILWAY AND MAIL F A C I L I T I E S
AND
A C C E S S I B I L I T Y TO THE GREAT AND
GROWING SOUTHWEST
FOR SAME ACCOUNT SUPERIOR
THE F I R S T N A TL BANK
328PM
B
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I8HT
LETTER
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting' its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following N ig h t L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating' a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F if t y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
Sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A I L , PRESIDENT
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
R eceived at
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SANOF.R TF. X DEO 2 7
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HON SECY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN DO
WF: W I L L VERY MUCH
TO THE
RESERVE
APPRECIATE YOUR
APP LICATION OF
CONSIDERATION
FTWORTH TEXAS AS LOCATION FOR REGIONAL
BANK
G IV IN G FAVORABLE
!
F I R S T NAT IONAL 9 4 ARM
iANSWERED|
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£ O r'
WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAM
THEO. N» VAIL. PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
244A
KN
AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, B.C.A^
8
14
8 ANGER TEXAS DEO 27 13
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASH t NOT ON DO
WE INDORSE FT-WORTH TEXAS AS
A MOST FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR
A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
i* * '
* < Y \ * \ e jI O Dtol
Form 163
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WESTERN UNION
DAY EETTER
F o n a 2589 B
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
M
99 A KM 111
23 EX BLUE
816
SANSABA TEX MAR 7
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ON M/M 0 MCADOO
SECTY OF T R f A S Y WASHN D C
WF. ARE FORCED TO BELIEVE
THAT YOU WILL LOCATE A
REGIONAL BANK IN TEXAS AMO
IF SO WE WISH TO
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IN THE STRONGEST WAY
THE BANKERS OF T H A T C I T Y
I T S LOCATION AT FTWORTH AS
REST UNDERSTAND# THE NEEDS AND
S EC UR ITY OF THE FARMERS AND
THEM THAN THE BANKERS OF
KNOW T H I S
IN THE
THE STATE
AFTER MANY YEARS
STATE
IS MORF
Ca
STOCKMEN AND ARE CLOSER TO
ANY OTHER TEXAS C I T Y WE
ACTUAL EXPERIENCE BES IDES NO B I T Y
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY PART OF
AND NONE HAVE
BETTER MAIL F A C I L I T I E S
SANSABA NATL BANK
WARD MURRAY AND CO BANKERS
, 0 W GRAY STOCKMAN
E BE h r ENS STOCKMAN
A B&HftENS STOCKMAN W >J MOORE STOCK FARMER
J M KUYKENDALL
526PM
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17ESTERM UNICN
Fotm 2589 B
RECEIVED AT
159-A
KN 54 BLUE
3X
SAN SABA TEX JAN 1 1914
/
ON JAS G MO-ADO0
■'
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SECY TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
\!E ',7ANT TO URGE THE
SELECTOR OF FTWORTH AS A
S U IT A B L E LOCATION FOR A REGIONAL
C ITIES
OF TEXAS DO NOT
NOR I T S NEEDS WH«LE THE
BANK MOST BANKERS
UNDERSTAND THE L I V E STOCK
IN THE
INDUSTRY
BANKS OF FTWORTH KNOW T H I S
THOROUGHLY AND UNDERSTAND ALL THEE
NEEDS OF OTHER
INDUSTRIES AS
WELL
SAN SABA NATIONAL BANK, WARD-MURRAY AND CO
1W
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X m u n m * §epavtmmt
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20
t e z l e i g r a m
Santo Tex Deo £7 1913
The Hon Secy of the Treasury
washn DC
This bank urges favorable consideration of Ftworth Texas
as a proper place to locate one of the regional reserve “banks
First Natl Bank
21 2 pm
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g r e a s tiG
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TELEGRAM
6WU MO 13
P,
>
via Midland
..T
*£’>■' --
SEMINOLE Texas March 7 191477:Secretary MeAdoo,
Washington,D.C.
If Texas secures reserve bank we favor Port Worth agsefmjt* - & a t '•*
and mail facilities
XfcxiaO
MAR 1 * 1914
First State Bank
Res. Bank Org Commit***
/ 1107am
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X x m s x iv #
TELEGRAM
16WU MO 7 via Midland
S1MIN0L1 Texas March 7 1914
Secretary McAdoo,
Washington fD. G.
We favor Pert Worth Texas,for Reserve Bank
Seminole National Bank
1159am
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5JVESTE£f&UNICN;
AM
THEO. N. VAIL* PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, D. C.
: V350 CH' 13
SEMINOLE TEX 27
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SECY OF'THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
PERMIT.US TO RECOMMEND FTWORTH TEXAS AS PROPERL0CATION FOR
ORIGINAL RESERVE BANK
FIRST STATE 1BANK.
Form 163
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I0HT
LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
in c o r p o r a t e d
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting- its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: N ig h t L e tte r.
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating’ a message back to the sending1station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of Unrepeated N ig h t Letters, sent at.reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F if t y D olla rs, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the messag-e is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . VA IL , PRESIDENT
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
R eceived at
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TONY SF 18 N L
SEMINOLE TEXAS DEC 2T 1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE CONSIDER FORT jVORTH TEXAS BES T
AND ASK T H A T YOU G IV ~
LOCATION FOR OR IG IN AL RESERVE BANK
I T CAREFUL G0NS1DERATION
SEMINOLE NATL BANK
1021AM
£ ______
DEC 28
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/ ESTERM UNIC N
Form 2289 B
NIGHT^StTTER
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
C72CH AN 52 NL 7 EXTRA
1676
SEYMOUR TEXAS MARCH 7 1914
HON W G MC-ADOO
SECY OF TREAS WASHINGTON DC
SHOULD A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BE LOCATED
IN TEXAS WE THE BANKS OF
SEYMOUR TEXAS WISH TO EMPHASIZE OUR ENDORSEMENT OF FT-WORTH AS
A LO G IC A L LOC ATION BASED UPON THE FACT OF
IT S SUPERIOR RAILWAY
AND H A I L F A C I L I T I E S AND A C C E S S I B I L I T Y TO ALL POINTS
IN THE STATE
F I R S T NATIONAL
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
>|/'
F I R S T GUARANTY S TA TE BANK
%
317 AM
%
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NI8HT LETTER
Form 2289 B
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATEO
55
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SER V IC E T O A L L T H E W ORLD
This Company TR AN SM ITS and D E L IV E R S messages only on conditions limiting* its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: Night Letter*
Errors can bo guarded against only by repeating* a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
gwrontssion or delivery of Unrepeated Night Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ifty Dollars* at which* unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N IG H T LE T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N . V A I L , P R E S ID E N T
______________________________________________
R eceived a t
^CH
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G EN E RAL M ANAG ER
1362
KW 49 NL 6 EXTRA
SEYMOUR TEXAS DEC 27TH 1913
HON SECRETARY OF TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
THE BANKS OF SEYMOUR TEXAS
RESPECTFULLY ANO URGENTLY REQUEST YOUR
FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF FORTWORTH TEXAS
A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK THE
MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF
AS A LOGICAL LOCATION FOR
C ITY IS ADVANTAGEOUSLY SITUATED TO
THE TERRITORY TO BE SERVED
BY SUCH IN S TITU TIO N
F I R S T NATIONAL BANK
FARMERS NA TIO NAL BANK K I R S T
GUARANTY BANK
1110PM
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UNICN
,Y 1
Form 163
THEO. IM» VAIL, PR ESID ENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and FSts., Washington, B.C. A^ s
I N 10
SHAMROCK
tjcUKt. I AKV Oh
(EX DEC 27
1913
I Rl ASU k Y
/
WASH I l\U I CtM DO
Wt U t b l R f c
/
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r t
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i-OR L O C A 11 ON R t U l O N A L RESERVE BANK
K I R S T N A T I O N A L BANK
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TELEGRAM
Seiner Tex Deo 39 1913
_
Seoty of the treasury
Washington DO
For your consideration we beg to endorse Fort Worth.
Texas as location for regional reserve bank
Farmers
State Bank
V
330pm
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43WU
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9
TELEGRAM
S i l v e r t o a Tex Mch 10 1914
Hon W G v,®Adoo
/
ihn DC
Washn
Endorse FortWort^as proper looation for regional reserve
bank
First Natl Bank
"T
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WEST
UNION
TTER
THEO. N. VA IL , P R E S I D E N T
RECEIVED AT
153A Wl
1492
32NL
SLATON T EX MAR 7 1914
S t C Y MCAOOO
WASHN DC
WE B E L I E V E T H A T FEDERAL RESERVE
LOCATED AT FORTWORTH HAVING MUCH
SERVICE T H A T BEING THE NATUAL
T H I S COUNTRY
THE PAUL BANK
1055P
BANK IN TEXAS SHOULD BE
MORE D IR E C T RAILWAY AND MAIL
AND LOGICAL TEXAS CENTER FOR
Form 22$9 B
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NIGHT
LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M E R IC A
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A L L T H E W ORLD
This Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following Night Letter. •
Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station lor comparison, and the Company will not hold Itself liable for errors or delays to
transmission or delivery of Unrepeatea Night Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to ten times the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum
of Fifty Q oIU re, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim Is not presented In writing within
ninety days after the massage is filed with the Company for transmission.
This Is an UNREPEATED NIOHT LETTER, and Is delivered by request o f the sender, under the conditions named above,
R O B E R T C . C L O W R Y , P R E S ID E N T
R e c e iv e d a t
1 6DAK
88
B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M AN AG ER
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SLATON TEX FEB 6 1514
E B S PIL LE R
SECRETARY C A T T L E RAISERS ASSN FORTWORTH TEXAS
THAT
B E L I E V I N G a THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE
OF THE REGIONAL BANKS
TEXAS WOULD BE OF
AND AGRICULTURAL
INCALCULABLE
IN
B E N E F I T TO THE L I V E STOCK
INDUSTRIES AND KNOWING
THAT DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THAT
S E C T IO N OF COUNTRY CONTIGOO8 TO YOUR C I T Y HAS BEEN GREATLY
RETARDED BECAUSE OF
FTWORTH
INADEQUATE BANKING
AS THE MOST LOG I GAL PLACE
ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE OF THE
NUMBER OF BANKS THAT WIL L
UNQUESTIONABLY toAKE
I H E A R T IL Y
IN T H I S STATE FOR THE
REGIONAL BANKS AND THE GREAT
TAKE STOCK
I T A VERY
FACILITIES
STRONG
IN SAME W IL L
INSTITUTION
A B ROBERTSON
1255AM 7TH
INDORSE
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T E L E G R A M
S n y d e r
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Chairman Itesurve Bank organization Comra
Vi&shn D *
If regional bank is located in Texas we prefer i?ort\7orth
T ; '
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account of superior railway and mail facilities
onyder national Bank
1152am
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t/ESTEJB* UNION
Form 2589 B
D A Y IS B T T E R .
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
l9A
369C AN 23 BLUE
1104
SNYDER TEXAS MARCH 7 1914
W
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SECY WASHINGTON DC
V/E FAVOR FTVVOMU OR DALLAS AS LOCATI ON OF REGIONAL BANk'
. ij- : /
WITH HOUSTON AS NEXT CHOICE WANT BANK LOCATED
ABOVE ALL ELSE
IN TtXA&...
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F I R S T N A T I O N A L BANK
743P
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NI GHT L E T T E L
Form 2289 6
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE SE R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
Tills Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: Its liability, which have been assented to bythe sender of the following: N ig h t Le tte r.
Errors can tie guarded against only by repeat.iny a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold Itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of U n re p e a te d N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y D ollars, at w h ic h , unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented In writing: within
S ix ty days a fte r the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO
N . V A IL , P R E S I D E N T
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G EN E R A L M AN AG E R
X
R«sr<tiDa t
SNYDER T EX DEO 27 1913
THE SECY OF THE TREAS
WASHN 00
DEBfRE T O ENDORSE FTWORTH AS
IT
THE PROPER LOCATION FOR SAME
IB C ER TA INL Y LOCATED F I N A N C I A L L Y
AND GEOGRAPHICALLY
THE SNYDER NATL BANK
845P
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Form 2289 B
NI GHT L E T T E J
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
" INCORPORATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
C A B LE S E R V IC E T O A LL T H E W ORLD
This Company T R A N S M IT S and D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting: its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following1N ig h t L e tte r.
Errors cun be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays in
transmission or delivery of U n re p e a te d N ig h t Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F ift y D ollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within
L»ixty days attei the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
This is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G I I T L E T T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
THEO
N . V A I L , P R E S IO E N T
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , G ENERAL M ANAGER
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R e c e iv e d a t
Ib A LY 6 £ ML 4 EXA
SONORA TEXAS DEC 27 1913
HON G W MCADOO
SECY TREASURY WASHINGTON 00
WE- CONSIDER THA T FTWORTH HAS
TEXAS FOR THE LOCATION OF
ADVANTAGES OVER ANY C I T Y
IN
A REGIONAL RESERVE BANK BEING
CENTRALLY LOCATED BOTH TO AGRICULTURE
AND STOCK R A IS IN G
THE T H IR D LARGEST LIV ES TO C K MARKET
N THE U N IT ED S TA T E S AND
IS THE GREATEST RAILROAD CENTER
MORE AC CESSIBLE THAN ANY OTHER
IN TEXAS AND IS
CITY
IN TEXAS
W L ALDWELL
PRESIDENT F I R S T NAT
IT
IS
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r£ xm $uv% g e p a rtm e u t
TELEGRAM
55WU
A
10
SPRIHGTOWU TEXAS
December 27 1913
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington D C
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cA
TCe respectfully endorse n’t V.orth for location of Regional Reserve
Bank.
First State Dank.
14 Op
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TEZLEZOR AM
2 4 WU MO
22 Blue
SPUR Texas March 9 1914
Secretary
McAdoo,
AH 9 - 1914
Wafehington D.C.
By reason of accessibility account railway and mail facilities we
recommend Fort Worth as best town in Texas for location Federal
Reserve Bank
First State Bank
1106am
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*UNION
Form 16S
1|
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D. C. ‘Six*
1 30A
IB
SPUR TEXAS DEC 27 1913
HON SECRETARY OF TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE RECOMMEND AND DESIRE
REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
THAT
FTWORTH TEXAS BE DESIGNATED AS
LOCATION FOR
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lawU
R
T
TELEGRAM
13
Spur" Tex Deo #7 1913
Seoy o f U S Treasy
Washn DO
We w ill very much appreciate FtWorth being ihftde location fo r
regional reserve bank
F irst State Bank
1053am
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IGHT L E T T E 1
Form 2289 B
WESTERN
UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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poo
INCORPORATED
O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A
CADLE SER V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
Letter.
This C o in i^ ^ T R A K S M r M r a n d D E L I V E R S messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following: M e b t
Errors can’He guarded asra«st only by repeating: a message back to the sending: station for comparison, and the Company w ill not hold itself liable for errors or delays In
transmission or a lii very of IJrfe pea te d Night. Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a suni equal to the amount- paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of
F iftrtD o B a rs , anwhich, unleal otherwise stated below, this message hoaubeen valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing: within
, sixty^.yafaf ter the message Mt filed with the Company for transmission.
i a* U N R E P E A jf E D J d G H T L E v T E R , and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.
V A I L , PRESIDENT
BELV1D ERE D R O O K S, GENERAL MANAGER
C E IV E D A T
k i TR
17 NL
10 98
STAMFORD TEXAS DEC 29 1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
WE BEG TO S O L IC IT YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF FTWORTH AS LOCAT
FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK IN
THE SOUTHWEST
C IT IZ E N S NATIONAL BANK
830 PM
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DAY
Form 2589 L .
LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ERICA.
C A B LE SER V ICE T O ALL T H E W ORLD
T h is C om pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m essages on ly on con dition s lim itin g 1 its lia b ilit y , w hich h ave been assented to b y the sen d er o f the toUgwjmK D a y L e t t e r .
E rro rs can be guard ed a g a in st only b y repeating: a m essage back to the sending: statio n fo r com parison, and the Com pany w ill n ot hold it s e lf lia b le W ^ tfc ro rs or delays in
tra n sm issio n o r d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced ra tes, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; n or in a n y
Beyond the sum of
F i f t y D o ll a r s , a t w hich, unless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been v a lu e d b y the sender thereof. The Com pany w ill not be lia b le fo r dam ages o r sta tu to ry p enalties
in a n y case w here the claim is not presented in w ritin g w ith in n in ety-five d a y s a fte r th e cause o f action , i f an y, sh a ll have arisen .
'
T h is is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d elivered b y req u est o f the sender, under the conditions nam ed above.
^ H E O . N. V A I L , P R E S I D E N T _______________________________________________________________________ B E L V I D E R E B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M A N A G E R
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RECEIVED AT
T 20? DA FB
113 COLLECT BLUE
4 EXTRA
STAMFORD TEXAS FEBY 18TH 1914
MR R D GAGE
CARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FT WORTH TEXAS
IF I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE
OF THE CURRENCY BILL IT
IS A SYSTEM BE DEVISED
THAT WILL PUT THE MONEY
SUPPLY AT THE POINT MOST
ACCESIBEL TO THE DEMAND FOR
MONEY AS REPRESENTED IN THE
ASSETS OF THE COUNTRY VIZ
PRODUCTS WHICH CONSTITUTE THE REAL
LIVESTOCK GRAIN COTTON AND FRUIT
THEREFORE AS FTWORTH THRU WHICH
CLEAR IS ALSO HEADQUARTERS FOR
SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES
ALL MAILS IN AND OUT
THE BULK OF THESE PRODUCTS
THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT RAILWAY
MAIL
WHICH INSURES PROMPT HANDLING OF
OF THE ttNTIRE DISTRICT EMBRACED
IN THE FEDERAL
T
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DAY
LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
f
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ERICA .
C A B LE SER V ICE T O ALL T H E W ORLD
T h is Com pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly on con d ition s lim itin g - Its lia b ilit y , w hich h ave been assented to b y the sender J f the following- D a y L e t t e r .
E rro rs can be g uard ed a g a in st on ly b y repeatin g1 a m essage b ack to the sending- statio n fo r com parison, and the Company w ill n ot hold
lia b le fo r e rrors or d elays iu
tra n sm issio n or d e liv e ry of U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; now in a n y case beyond the sum of
F i f t y D o ll a r s , a t w hich, unless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been va lu e d b y the sender thereof. The Com pany w ill n ot be lia b l e iR r dam ages or sta tu to ry p enalties
111 a n y case w here the claim is not presented in w ritin g w ith in nin ety-five d ays a fte r the cause o f action , if an y, sh a ll have arisen .
T h is is a n U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d e live re d b y req uest o f the sender, under the conditions nam ed above.
' HEO. N. V A I L , P R E S I D E N T
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e c e iv e d
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
-I,
a t
T 2P9 DA FB
113 COLLECT BLUE
s .r
SHEET 2
‘ STAMFORD:TEXAS FEBY 1 8 TH 1914
MR R D GAGE
FT WORTH TEXAS
RESERVE SYSTEM IT IS THE MOST
LOGICAL POINT FOR A
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
HOMER D WADE
SECT OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
308PM
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DAY
LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ERICA.
C A B LE SER V ICE T O ALL T H E W ORLD
T h is C om pany T R A N S M I T S an d D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly on con dition s lim iting: its lia b ilit y , w hich h a ve been assented to b y .the sender o f We fyrnotrta
E rro rs can be g-uarded ag u in st on ly by repeating: a messag'e back to the sending: statio n fo r com parison, and the Com pany w ill not hold i t s e l ^ i a b B j < * r e r r £
■transmission or d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; n or
anyaca^e beyond
S T f t y D o ll a r s , a t w hich, unless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been v a lu e d by the sender th ereof. The Com pany w ill not be lia b le
o r sta tu to ry p ed tltie s
In a n y case w here the claim is not presented in w ritin g 1 w ith in n in ety-five d ays a ft e r th e cause o f action, i f an y, s h a ll h ave arisen .
jy
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Th is is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d e live re d b y req u est o f the sender, under the conditions nam ed above.
If
THEO. N. V A IL , PRESIDENT
R e c e iv e d a
T 218 DA FB
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
t
68 COLLECT BLUE
STAMFORD TEXAS FEBY 18TH 1914
R 0 GAGE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FT WORTH I t THE HEADQUARTERS
FT WORTH TEXAS
OF
OF THE UNITEO STATES WHICH IN8URE8
THE ELEVENTH D IS TR IC T MAIL SREVICE
THE PROMPT HANDLING OF ALL
MAILS IN AND OUT OF THE ENTIRE O IS TR IC T EMBRACED IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM TH IS TOGETHER WITH ITS RAILWAY F A C I L IT IE S AND WONDERFUL ACCESSI8ITY
IN ANO OUT TO OUR MIND MAKES I T THE LOGICAL POINT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FOR THE T8RRIT0RY NAMED
F I R S T NATIONAL BANK
330PM
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DAY
Form 26890 .
LETTER
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC ES IN AM ERICA.
C A B LE SE R V ICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
Th is C om pany TR AN SM ITS and D E L IV E R S m essages on ly on conditions lim iting: its lia b ilit y , w hich h ave been assented to by the sender o f the fo llo w in g D ay L rttejp
E rro rs can be g uard ed afrainst on ly by rep eatin g a m essage back to the sending: sta tio u fo r com parison, and the Company w ill not hold its e lf l l a b y f o r tjm>rs orJe\aMu in
tran stn ission or d e l iv e r y o f Unrepeated Day .Letters, seut a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n : nor in a n jy T a s e M e jp n d s t» w > f
Fifty Dollars, at which,n^nless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been va lu e d by the sender thereof. The Company w ill not be lia b le fo r danuRres q ^ gla tu to p y m eii/m e s
in atay>ease w here the cla,ini is not presented In w ritin g w ith in n in ety-five d a y s a fte r the cause o f action, If an y. sh a ll have arisen .
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Th is it a n U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d e livered b y req uest o f the sender, under the con d itions named above.
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' n . v a i l , V w e s i d e n t ______________________________________
e c e iv e d
a t
f J17 DA FB
B E L V I D E R E b r o o k s , GENERAL m a n a g e r
f-i
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: 21, Rgjy,
118 COLLECT BLUE
STAMFORD TEXAS
FEBY 18TH 1914
R C GAGE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
F T WORTH TEXAS
REGARDLESS OF CLAIMS OF OTHER
C ITY S OF THE AMOUNT OF
BUSINESS DONEBY THEIR MERCANTILE
INTEREST WE THINK THE FACT
THAT FT WORTH IS THE DISTRIBUTING
ANY OTHER C IT Y
IN THE SOUTH
POINT FOR MORE FOODSTUFFS THAN
I T SHOULD BE SELECTEO
AS THE LOCATION FOR A FEDERAL BANK BEING SO CLOSELY A FFILIATED WITH TH IS
LINE OF COMMERCIAL WORK WE
RAILWAY CENTER OF TEXAS AND
M>'lisERVICE
ARE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF SAME
FTWORTH IS THE
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ELEVENTH D IS TR IC T
OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH INSURES THE PROMPT HANDLING OF ALL
h
MAILS IN ANO OUT OF THE IN TIR E D IS TR IC T EMBRACEO IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM EHICH MAKES I T THE MOST LOGICAL PO INTy Jj^g8AD^ g E g ^ pJ ^ E R V | 3gjJJJK
T
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DAY
Form 2589 L.
LETTER
/?
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ERICA .
C A B LE SE R V ICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
Th is Com pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S messagres o n ly on con dition s lim iting: its lia b ilit y , w hich h a ve been assented to b y the sender o f the fo llo w in g1 D a y L e t t e r .
E rro rs can be g uard ed a g a in st o n ly b y repeating- a m essage back to the sending' sta tio n fo r com parison, and th e Com pany w ill not hold it s e lf lia b le fo r errors or d elays in
tra n sm issio n or d e liv e ry of U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , sen t a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm iss io n ; nor in a n y case beyond the sum of
H f t y D o l l a r s , a t w hich, u nless o th erw ise stated below , th is messagre has been v a lu e d b y the sender thereof. The Com pany w ill not be lia b le fo r dam ages o r sta tu to ry p enalties
In a n y case w here the c laim is not presented in w ritin g 1 w ith in n inety-five d a y s a ft e r the cause o f action, i f an y, sh a ll h ave arisen .
Th is is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d e live re d b y req u est o f th e sender, under the conditions nam ed above.
T H E O . N. V A I L , P R E S I D E N T
R
e c e iv e d
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
a t
T 214 DA FB
111 COLLECT BLUE
STAMFORD TEXAS FEBY 18TH 1914
R 0 GAGE
CARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THE TREND OF THE TRADE
OF THE GREATEST DEMAND AND
F T WORTH TEXAS
IS NATURALLY THRU THE CENTERS
AS FTWORTH TEH THIRD LARGEST CATTLE
I
MARKET IN THE COUNTRY
DRAWING ITS LIVESTOCK FROM
A TERRITORY WHICH EMBRACES TEXAS
WESTERN LOUS I ANA OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN ARK AND NEW MEXTCO BUYS
THEIR RAW MATERIAL AND SELLS
THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT THROUGH THE SAME TERRITORY THUS
CONSTITUTING
A WELL BALANCED D IS TR IC T ALSO AS I T IS THE BEADQUARTERS FOR THE ELEVENTH
01 STRICT RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH INSURES PROMPT
HANDLING OF ALL MAILS IN AND OUT OF THE ENTIRE
D IS TR IC T EMBACO IN THE
TOI" T
rm
* FEDE" ,L
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DAY
LETTER
Form 2589 L.
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ERICA .
C A B LE SER V ICE T O ALL T H E WORL,
Th is Com pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly on conditions lim itin g its lia b ility , w hich h ave been assented to b y the sender o f the
E rro rs can be guard ed a g a in st on ly b y rep eatin g a m essage back to the sending statio n fo r com parison, and the Com pany w ill not hold its e lf 1
tra n sm issio n or d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; nor in a
P i f t y D o ll a r s , §.t w hich, unless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been va lu e d by the sender thereof. The Company w ill not be lia b le fo r da:
In a n y case w here the claim is not presented in w ritin g w ith in n in ety-five d ays a fte r the cause o f action , i f any, sh a ll h ave arisen .
Th is is an U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d e livered b y req u est o f the sender, under the conditions named above.
T H E O . N. V A I L , P R E S I D E N T ____________________________________________________
R e c e iv e d
T 216 DA FB
B E L V I D E RE B R O O K S , G E N E R A L M A N A G E R
\
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114
COLLECT BLUE
5 EXTRA
1TAMF0RD TEXAS
FEBY 18TH 1914
ft 0 GAGE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
F T WORTH TEXAS
WHATEVER ELSE MAY BE SAID
COMMERCIAL A C TIV ITY
ABOUT COMMEOOITES THAT MAKE THE
OF A COMMUNITY
FOOB PRODUCTS AR£ TH£ MOST
IMPORTANT AND AS FTWORTH DISTRIBUTES
AND FINANCES MORE FOOD PRODUCTS
THE SOUTHWEST I T IS THE
SERVICE OF THE UNITEO STATES
OF THE ELEVENTH D IS TR IC T MAIL
WHICH INSURES THE PROMPT HANDLING
OF THE ENTIRE D IS TR IC T EMBRACED
SidS T PM WHICH MAKE 8
RESERVE BANK*
IN
FTWORTH IS THE RAILWAY CENTER
OF TEXAS AND THE HEADQUARTERS
RESERVE
THAN ANY OTHER C IT Y
LOGICAL POINT FOR THE LOCATION
OF A FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
’ ALL MAIL IN AND OUT
I f 18 AOMITTEQ EVERYWHERE THAT
IN THE FEDERAL
IT THE
MOST LOGICAL POINT FOR A
FEDERAL
THE WHITE HARDWARE CO©•♦BY JAMES A WHITE PRESIDENT**«32SPM
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JVESTEEM UNION
Form 2589 B
DAY L E T T E R
T H E O . N . V A IL , P R E S ID E N T
RECEIVED AT
7200 CH » 8LUS. 2 EX
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C0BH3CTI(MS FOR H1HDLIIG THE MSIX&SS FOB 7H£ TiRHlTQBYTQ
BE SERVSD TiUH WTf .0THSR CITT1H TEXAS
FIBST MATIOUAL BAKE
ASH£BMQJIT .TEXAS
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rgxzusnxx$ ^Department
Blue 41WU
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37
Stamford Tex Deo 3B 1913
Secty of the Treasury
^ashn DO
We earnestly endorse FtWorth Tex for the location of one of the
regional reserve banks fortworth having far better railroad
connections for handling the business for the terrotory to oe
served than any other city in Texas
First NatV'^Qj^
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J .A .P R A T T , P re sid en t.
H .E .H A R L A N ,
O .P . H A R L A N , A c tiv e V ic e -P re sid en t
W .M .H A R L A N , A s s t . C a s h .
W HERE
THE
COTTON
G ROW S."
S&z/s/r/r/,
'
Eon* 17m• Gr. McA£o», Sect'y. of Treae#%
Washingt©n, D. C.
C a s h ie r .
.
March,7, 1914*
B C M l V B I)
101914
Dear Sir:-
We wired yon as follows to-dsl
id
located in Texas, we prefer Ft. Worth^ccount of superior rail
way facilitiesmaad accessibility te a very large territory which
can be served out of Ft* Worth account of direct rail cenneetioasnf which we beg herewith to confirm®
Trusting that you will give Ft# Worth due consideration
in this matterg we are*
ery truly#
/
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m
W
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TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
26,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. -
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL TH E WORLD
C o m p a n y T B A N S M I T S a n d D E L I V E R S messages o n ly o n co n d itio n s lim it in g its li a b il it y , w h ic h h a re been assented to b y th e sender o f th e fo llo w in g : D a y L e t t e r .
K .r o r s ca n be g u a rd e d a g a in s t o n ly b y re p e a tin g a m essage baclc to th e se n d in g s ta tio n fo r co m p a riso n , a n d th e C o m p a n y w i l l n o t h o ld its e lf lia b le f o r e rro rs o r d elays in
tra n s m is s io n o r d e liv e r y o f U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , se nt a t re d uce d rates, beyon d a su m e q ua l to th e a m o u n t p a id fo r tra n s m is s io n : n o r in a n y case b e yon d th e s u m o f
F i f t y D o l l a r s , a t w h ic h , unless o th e rw ise stated b elo w , th is message has been v a lu e d b y th e sender the re of. T h e C o m p a n y w i l l n o t be lia b le fo r dam ages o r s ta tu to ry penalties
i n a n y case w h e re the' c la im is n o t presented in w r i t i n g w it h in n in e ty -flT e d a y s a fte r th e cause o f a ctio n , i f a n y . s h a ll h a ve arise n .
T h i s is a n U N B E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , a n d is d e liv e re d b y re q ue st o f th e sender, u n d e r th e co n d itio n s n am e d above.
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T H E O . N . V A IL , PRESIDENT______________________________ ________________________________________ ■ I L V I P C W E ■ H O O K S, QKH EBAl MANAQKR
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STAMFORD, TEXAS FEB 6 1914
E. B. SBILLER
irrV
SECY CATTLE RAISERS ASSN.,
FTWORTH,TEXAS
MR. HASTINGS RECEIVED TELEGRAM FROM
REQUESTING HIM TO WIRE YOU
RESERVE BANK MR. HASTINGS IS
REYNOLDS BURNETT AND SAMSOM
ENDORSEMENT TO RESOLUTION FOR FEDERAL
ABSENT ON TONGUE-RIVER RANCH
INSPECTION TRIP
FRANK REEVES
SECY. F. S. HASTINGS
1115AM.
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YESTEHM UNIC N
NIGH
TTER
Form 22S& B
THBO. N -V A IL . PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
'0 Ml.
3 9 a FP
[is,! 7 - ty i4
PT-/.!.tF0f!l> TEXAS MAR 6 TH ITTA
Res. Bunk Crg Committee
SECY MCAP00>
CHAIRMAN RESERVE BANK ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE VASHINGTON DC
WE SINCCREl* URGE THAT TEXAS
tS ENTITLED TO A REGIONAL
RESERVE BANK AMO THAT FORTHV/ORTH
IS THE C IT Y FOR IT
C ITIZEN S NATIONAL BANK
446AM MAR 7TH
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TESTES** UNICN
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DAY iHrrTER.
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
R E C E IV E D
TR B g T O T V B D
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STAMFORD TEXAS MARCH 7 1914
MR
7
MCADOO
co^ttee
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SECTY TREASY
1914
V
WASHN DC
IF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FOR THIS DISTRICT IS LOCATED IN TEXAS WE WOULD
MUCH PREFER THAT IT BE LOCATED IN FORTWORTH ON ACCOUNT OF ITS SUrEfslOn
RAILWAY AMD MAIL FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY TO TERRITORY TO BE SERVED
FIRST NATL BANK
350PM
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WESTERHL UNIC X
DAY iSPrTER. , /Liq
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
Vj f l
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STAMFORD TEX 7
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:HON WM G MCADOO
WASHINGTON DC
IF A RiBERITE BASIC IS LOCATED1,IN TEXAS WE J’HEFER FTWORTH ACCOUNT 0?
1SUPERIOR RAILWAT FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY TO M ? ' LARGS TERRITORY
WHICH CAM BE SERVED OUT OF FTWORTH ACCOUNT DIRECT RAIL CONNECTIONS
FIRST STATE BAiflC OF STAMFORD**
b e o e i v e d
MAR 7 - 1914
Res. Bank Org Committee
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JVESTE
DAY
UNICN
'T E R
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
*4 0 6 ny:48 blue
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STAMFORD TEXAS 27
HON W H MCAD00
SECY TREASBY WASHINGTON DC
WE BEG TO LEND OUR ENDORSEMENT TO FTWORTH TEXAS AS A LOCATION FOR
RESERVE BANK OWING TO ITS LOCATION AND THE lARGE NUMBER OF BANKS IN
THE SOUTH WESTOWHICH CAN MOST CONVENIENfLY !BE SERVED THROUGH THIS
CITY WE BELIEVE THAT IT OUGHT TO HAVE A RESERVE BANK
FIRST STATE BANK OF STAMFORD.
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401
Form 168
W EST
TEL
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
re c e iv e d a t
Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th and F Sts., Washington, D.C.
1 'ilB u! i!1
LW A YS
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STAMTOM TEXAS KiCH 7 1914
HOE! MCADOO
Res. B ® * °**
SECY TREASY V/A3Iit; DC
72 3U0GHST THAT YOU LOCATE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AT FT,,'ORTH
Of! ACCOUNT OF ITS SUPERIOR SAIL./AY AND MAIL FACILITIES AMD ACCESSIBILITY
FIRST NATIONAL BAt.'K
157 PU
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Form 2289 B
VfllQHT L E T T E R
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA
CABLE SERVICE TO ALL TH E WORLD
T h i s C o m p a n y T R A N S M I T S a n d D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly o n c o n d itio n s lim it in g its li a b il it y , w h ic h h a v e been assented to b y th e sender o f th e fo llo w in g : N i g h t t e t t « r .
E r r o r s ca n be g u a rd e d a g a in st o n ly b y re p e a tin g a message b ack to the se n d in g s ta tio n f o r co m p a riso n , a n d th e C o m p a n y w i l l n o t b o ld its e lf lia b le fo r e rro rs o r d elays in
tra n s m is s io n o r d e liv e r y o f U n r e p e a t e d N i g h t L e t t e r s , se nt a t re d uce d ra te s, beyon d a s u m e qual to th e a m o u n t p a id fo r tra n s m is s io n ; n o r in a n y case b e yon d th e su m o f
F i f t y P C i l a r s , a t w h ic h , unless o th e rw is e stated b e lo w , th is message has been v a lu e d b y th e sender the re of, n o r i n a n y case w h e re th e c la im is n o t presented i n w r i t i n g w it h in
S ix t y d a y s after th e m essage is filed w i th th e C o m p a n y fo r tra n sm ission .
T h i s Is a n U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , a n d is d e liv e re d b y re q u e st o f th e sender, u n d e r th e co n d itio n s n a m e d above.
T H E O . N . V A IL , PRESIDENT
B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGE!
R e c e iv e d a t
Q7.CH XV 26 NL
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STANTON TEX DEC 27 13
HON WM A MCADOO
SECY OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
WE BEG TO RECOf.'KEND FTWORTH
RESERVE BANK ON ACCOUNT OF
A BUSINESS CENTER OF MUCH
TEXAS FOR LOCATION OF REGIONAL
LOCATION RAILROAD FACILITIES AND BEING
IMPORTANCE
F I R S T NA TI ONA L BANK
707P
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Form1
6
8
UNICN
’A M
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d A T
114A
W.J
WyattBuifding, Cor. 14thandF Sts., Washington, D.C.
/
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STANTON TEXAS DEC 27 1913
W G MCADOO
_
SECRETARY or TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
WE RECOMMEND AND ASK YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF FTWORTH TEXAS AS
FOR REGIONAL RESERVE BANK
-
THE PAUL BANK
1 221 P
V
A LOCATION
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8 li
r e c e iv e d AT
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WESTERN U U U M
TEL
AM
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
Wyatt Building, Cor. 14thand F S ts .Ja s h in g tg n ^ t ^ ^
STANTON TEX DEC 30 1913
6
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T
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TELEGIRAM
Stephenville Tex Dee a? 1913
william G MoAdoo
Seoty of Treasury washn DO
we endorse FtWorth Texas as location fo r regional reserve
bank^
Farmers * a t l Bank
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NIGH
UNICN
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
3 3 4 5
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STRAV/M TEX WAR 8 14SECRETARY MCADOO
■7A8HINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE FORTWORTH FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK ON ACCOUNT OF
ITS. SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND MAIL FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY
FIRST NATL BANK
I0I6P
Form2
2
8
9B
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TELEGRAM
10
Strawn Tex Deo 2? 1913
Secty of Treasury
was3an DC
we endorse Ftworth Texas as location for regional reserve
bank
First Natl Bank
1119am
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/ESTERJST UNION
Form 2289
HIGH
T H E O . N. VAI L , P R E S I D E N T
RECEIVED AT
- 14 5 7
142A Wl 18NL
SUNSET TEX MAR 7 1914
SECY MpADOO
WASHN DC
ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY AND MAIL
FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY WE WISH
TO RECOMMEND FORTWORTH TEXAS FOR FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK
SUNSET STATE BANK
1027P
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IGHT L E T T E l
TH E ,W
Form 2289 B
UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
IN A M ER IC A
CADLE SERVICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
T h is Company
fS and D E I / ^ E R S m essages on ly on conditions limiting- its lia b ility , w hich have been assented to b y the sender o f the fo llo w in g ’ N i g h t L e t t e r ,
E rro rs can be
fis t only b j^ e p e a tin g r a m essage back to the sending' station fo r com parison, and the Com pany w ill not hold Itself lia b le fo r errors or de la y s In
tran sm ission o r d e li'« t 'y
U (M fcp eateriJ^ i Ifflit L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm iss io n ; n or in an y ease beyond the sum of
F i f t y D o l la r s , a t v o | h
>less oth erv^ re stated below , th is messagre lias been valu ed by the sender thereof, uor in a n y case w here the c laim is not presented in w ritin g w ith in
S ix ty days a fte r the m
is filed wy t th e Com pany fo r tran sm ission .
This is an 1 J S E E
i A T E D N J B l l f L E V T E R , and is delivered b y request o f the sender, under the con dition s nam ed above.
BELVIDERE DROOK8, GENERAL MANAGER
078
SWEETWATER TEXAS DEC 29 1913
SECY OF THE TREASURY OF U S
WASHINGTON DC
WE URGE THE LOCATION OF
REGIONAL RESERVE BANK IN TEXA
AND ENDORSE APPLICATION OF FTWORTH
F IRST NATIONAL BANK
9 5 3 PM
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fonn 168
W ESTERN UNION
T
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
P P r= F
R E C E IV E D
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CHAIRMAN
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WASHINGTON DC
^
WE THINK I T VERY ESSENTIAL THAT YOU LOCAfE A REGIONAL
BANK IN TEXAS AND RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR CONSIDERATION
is m
Bank Org Committee
6TH1A
RESERVE BANK
COMMITTEE
i-
TAYLOR NATL BANK
942P
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THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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CHAPMAN RESERVE BANK
HOPE YOU WILL GIVE TEXAS
IT IS THE LARGEST AND
WASHINGTON DC
EGIONAL BANK BY ALL MEANS
FASTEST DEVELOPING STATE IN THE
CITY NATIONAL-BANK
OF TEMPLE
810PM
UNION
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./E S T E jj^U N IC N
n ig h t B t t e r
Worm 2289
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED AT
80A GU 15 NL 3 EXTRA
2196
TRUSCOTT TEXAS MAR 8 1914
SECRETARY TREASURY
WASHINGTON DC
TEXAS .
WE HEARTILY RECOMMEND FORTWORTH/AS BEST LOCATION FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK
FIRST BANK
LOUIS CHEESER PRESIDENT
1
658P
B
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YESTE
90i
UNICN
AM
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TEL
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
WyattBuilding, Cor.14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
r e c e iv e d A T
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TRU3C0T
TEX
DEC
27
1913
SECY TREASY
WASHN DC
WE ENDORSE FTWORTH TEXAS AS
LOCATION FOR REGIONAL RESERVE
FIRST BANK OF TRUSCOT
540PM
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w e s t e r n ,u n i o n
Form 2289 B
WESTERNUNION
THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
/ //
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RECEIVED AT
41A
F
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TULIA
TEXAS MARCH 7 1914
HON W Q MCADOO
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
IN THE EVENT A FEDERAL
WASH INGTON D C
RESERVE BANK IS LOCATED IN
TEXAS EMBRACING THIS TERRITORY WE
FTWORTH AS THE MOST LOGICAL
OF ITS SUPERIOR RAILWAY MAIL
GIVE'OUR UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT TO
POINT IN THE STATE BY REASON
AND MARKET FACILITIES
F I R S T NATL BANK
MAR 8
1012AM
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UNION
TER
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
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SKCRiffART OP THE TREASURY OF THE 0 S
WASHINGTON DC
..JAR SIR THIS 70IC3S OUR, UNQUALIFIED iSHDORSBMSKT OF„THE CITY OF
FTWORTH TWtiS FOR LOCATION OF RiSGIOlUL RBS3RTK BA1IK FOR THIS
TERRITORY HO CITY IN THE SOUTHWEST 13 MORE ACC^SSIBLiJ OR
B2TTER FI2T2D TO HANDLK fHIS BUSINESS
FI RST, HAT ■BANKo
Etona 2588 B
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Vh e
DAY
w es ter n
LETTER
u n io n
teleg r a p h
'IN CO RPO RATED
25,000 O F F IC E S IN A M ER IC A .
Form
com pany
C A B L E S E R V IC E T O A L L T H E W ORLD
T h i s C o m p a n y T R A N S M I T S a n d D E L I V E R S messages o n ly o n co n d itio n s lim it in g its li a b il it y , w h ic h h a v e been assented to b y th e sender o f the fo llo w in g D a y L e t t e r .
E r r o r s ca n be g u a rd e d a g a in s t o n ly b y re p e a tin g a messagre baelc to the se n d in g s ta tio n fo r co m p a riso n , a n d th e C o m p a n y w i ll n o t h o ld Itse lf lia b le fo r e rro rs o r d elays i n
tra n s m is s io n o r d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d D a y L e t t e r s , sent a t re d uce d ra te s, b eyon d a su m e q ua l to th e a m o u n t p a id fo r tra n s m is s io n : n o r in a n y case b e yon d th e su m o f
F i f t y D o l l a r s , a t w h ic h , unless o th e rw ise stated b e lo w , th is message has been v a lu e d b y th e sender the re of. T h e C o m p a n y w i l l n o t be lia b le fo r dam ages o r s ta tu t o ry penalties
i n a n y case w h e re th e c la im is n o t presented in w r i t i n g w it h in n in e ty -tlv e d a y s a fte r the cause o f a ctio n , i t a n y . s h a ll h a ve arisen.
T h i s is a n U N R E P E A T E D D A Y L E T T E R , and is d e live re d b y re q ue st o f th e sender, u n d e r th e co n d itio n s n a m e d above.
T H E O . N . V A IL , PRESIDENT
R
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T 163 DA FB
_____________________________ \__________________________________B E L V ID E R E B R O O K S , CENERAL MANAttER
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UVALDE TEXAS FEBY 6 TH 1914
E B SPILLER
SECY CATTLE RAISERS ASSN
AS EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEEMAN OF CATTLE
FT WORTH TEXAS
RAI SERES ASSN OF TEXAS I
HEARTILY ENDORSE FTWORTH FOR FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
HAL M MANGUM
218PM
/
Keproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings of the National Archives
To the Reserve Bank Organization Committee:
As one engaged in the lixre stock
and cattle industry, I strongly urge'upon
your honorable Commission the importance
and necessity of placing one of these
Regional Reserve Banks in the State of Tex
as and earnestly recommend the City of Port
Worth as the point at which this "bank will
best serve the cattle and live stock indus
try of the Southwest.
Reproduced from the Unclassified / Declassified Holdings o f the National Archives
Mr. W. P. Andrews,
c/o Ft. Worth Clearing House Ass»n,
Fort Worth, Texas.
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Form1
6
S
TELEGRAM
337
r e c e iv e d AT
i m
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D.C.
A LW AYS
O PE N
w.j i 2
VALLEY MILLS TER OEC 2 7 1913
SECY OF TREASURY
0
WASHINGTON DC
WE ENDORSE THE SELECTION OF
^
FTVVORTH FOR LOCATION OF REGIONAL
RESERVE BANK
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
1230P
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,,.
TESTER*! UNION
oo
fo r a g e s
TELEGRAM
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
RECEIVED A T
120A
mi
WyattBuilding, Cor. 14thandFSts., Washington, D. C. A^ s
10
VALLEY
SECRETARY
M IL L S
TEXAS
DEC
1913
TREASURE
J
WASHINGTON D O
WE E N D O R S E
FTWORTH
TEXAS
AS
LO C A T IO N
»
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FOR
R E G IO N A L
RESERVE
C IT IZ E N S
BANK
STATE
1230P
BANK
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Form 2589 B
WESTERM UNION
DAY HfirrTER. A % %?>
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
.......................... ......
RECEIVED AT
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SECRETARY.WILLIAM'MCADOO
WASHINGTON DC
IT IS OUR INFORMATION THAT YOUR COMMITTEE’ IS CONSIDERING THE
ADVISABILITY OF DESIGNATING SOME TEXAS CITY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A'REGINAL BANK AND’ IF SUCH: IS THE CASE WE HEARTILY
RECOMMEND
FORTWORTIT AS THE MOST SUITABLE POINT ACCOUNT SUPERIOR
RAILWAY-AHD. MAIL FACILITIES-
AND
. ACCESSIBILITY
V ANHQRN STATE BANK .
/
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/
UNION
AM
366
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THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d
AT Wyatt B a lia f, Cor. 14th ani FSts., WasfeiBftinJB. C.
135B HN 19
VIMITA O K U MAR 7 1914
SECY UCADOO
\
WASHINGTON DC
I F FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BE
LOCATED IN TEXAS WE PREFER
FORTWORTH ACCOUNT SUPERIOR RAILWAY
AND MAIL F A C IL IT IE S AND ACCESIB1LITY
FIRST NATIONAL BAN K
1217PM
Form 168
WESTERN UNION
1045
TELW RAM
THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT
r e c e iv e d a t
Wyatt B iiltis f, Car. 14th aid FSts., Waskingtoa, D.C'• ALWAYS
OPEN
F4PCN MY 17
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1914 MAR 7 PM 7 28
,/AURIKA OKLA KiAR 7 1914
SECY TREASY MUA000
WASHN UC
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WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LOCATED. IN TEXAS V/E V.'0UL£aK^VOR^THE
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location being made at fortwokth tex
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ESTEJSM UNICN
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SL mm0
Form 2289 D
1
T H E O , N. MAIL, P R E S S D E r^ T
RECEIVED AT
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152A Wi 40NL
WEATHERFORD TEXAS MAR 7 1914
SECY MCADOO
WASHN DC
SHOULD YOU DEC IBE TO LOCATE
IN TEXAS
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND
SUPERIOR RAILROAD F A C IL IT IE S
AND
ONE OF YOUR RESERVE BANKS
FORTWORTH ON ACCOUNT OF ITS
THE LARGE
THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF ALL
CATTLE AND COMMERCIAL INTEREST
i
OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS STATE BANK
1052P
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NI 8 HT L E T T E r l
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
in c o r p o r a t e d
25,000 O F FIC E S IN A M ER IC A
C AB LE SERVICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
T h is C om pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly on c on d itions lim itin g1 its lia b ilit y , w hich h a ve been assented to b y the sender o f the following* N i g h t L e t t e r .
E rro rs can be gruarded a g ain st on ly by repeating* a m essage back to the sending: statio n fo r com parison, and the Com pany w ill not hold its e lf lia b le fo r errors or de la y s in
tran sm ission o r d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d N i g h t L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; nor in a n y case beyond the sum o f
F i f t y D o lla r s * a t w hich, unless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been va lu e d by the sen d er thereof, nor in a n y caso w here the claim is not presented in w ritin g w ith iJi
s ix t y d a y s a fte r the m essage is filed w ith the Company, fo r transm ission.
T h is Is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered b y req uest o f the sender, under the conditions nam ed above.
T H E O . N. VAI L, P R ESID EN T
R e c e iv e d a t
B5A. TR 47 NL
BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
/
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WEATHERFORD TEXAS DEC 27 1913
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHN DC
DEAR C.'* WE BELIEVE THE
SIZE AND IMPORTANCE OF TEXAS
ENTITLES IT TO „ ^G'ONAL
RESERVE BANK WE RESPECTFULLY
THAT YOU GIVE FTWORTH DUE
CONSIDERATION IT IS IN THE
CENTER OF A RICH SECTION
DBVELOPING AND J3 A GREAT
OF COUNTRY THAT IS RAPIDLY
RAILROAD CENTER
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS STATE BANK
418AM
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NIGHT LE TT EH
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 O F FIC ES IN AM ER IC A
CABLE SERVICE T O ALL T H E WORLD
T h is C o m p a n y T R A N S M I T S a m i D E L I V E R S m es s a g e s o n ly o n c o n d it io n s l i m i t i n g its l i a b i l i t y , w h ic h h a v e b een a s s e n te d t o b y th e s e n d e r o f th e f o llo w in g '
L e tte r*
E r r o r s c a n b e g u a r d e d a g a in s t o n ly b y r e p e a tin g 1 a m e s s a g e b ack to th e s e n d in g s ta tio n f o r c o m p a ris o n , an d th o C o m p a n y w i l l n o t h o ld i t s e lf lia b le f o r e r r o r s o r d e la y s in
tr a n s m is s io n o r d e l i v e r y o f U n r e p e a t e d N iff lit L e t t e r s * s e n t a t red u c e d ra te s , b e y o n d a su m e q u a l t o th e a m o u n t p a id f o r tr a n s m is s io n ; n o r in a n y c a s e b e y o n d th e sum o f
I ' l f t y D o l l a r s , a t w h ic h , un less o t h e r w is e s ta te d b e lo w , th is m cssajre has b e e n v a lu e d b y th e s e n d e r t h e r e o f, n o r in a n y c a s e w h e r e th o c la im is n o t p r e s e n te d in w r itin g ; w i t h i n
s i x t y d a y s ^ a fte r th e inessajrc is file d w it h th e C o m p a n y f o r tr a n s m is s io n .
T h is is a n t > R E P E A T E l ) N I G H T L E T T E R , a n d is d e liv e r e d b y r e q u e s t o f th e sen d er, u n d e r th e c o n d it io n s n a m e d a b o v e .
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B C L V J D C R E B R O O K S , GENERAL MANAGER
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WE INERT TEXAS DEC 27TH--28
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
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WE WILL VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN SEE PROPBfe TO LOCATE A
REGIONAL RESERVE BANK AT FORTWORTH TEXAS
WE INERT STATE BANK
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TELEGRAM
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md<o s r e fortworth Texas
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Aooation regional reserve bank
City $ atl Bank
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NIGHT L E T T E R
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TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
25,000 O F FIC E S IN AM ERICA
CAB LE SERVICE T O A LL T H E W ORLD
T h is C om pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly on conditions lim iting: its lia b ilit y , w h is t h a ve been assented to b y the sender o f the following: N i g h t L e t t e r .
E rro rs can be guarded aguinst on ly by repeatin g a m essage back to the sending statio n fo r eomparis<j|i, and the Com pany w ill not hold its e lf lia b le fo r erro rs or d e la y s in
tran sm ission o r d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d N i g h t L e t t e r s , sent a t reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; n or in a n y ease beyond the sum of
F i f t y D o l l a r s , a t w hich, unless oth erw ise stated below, th is m essage has been valu ed by the sender thereof, nor in a n y case w here the c laim is not presented in w ritin g ’ w ith in
s ix t y d ays a fte r the m essage is filed w ith the Com pany fo r transm ission.
T h is is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is delivered b y req uest o f the sender, under the conditions nam ed above.
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TELEGRAM
winters Tex Deo #7 1913
Seoty Treasury
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We heartily endorse Ftworth Texas and the fourth nationalbank
as a regional reserve city and oank
Winters State Ban^
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N? 7 8 7 5
March 12, 1914
Regional Reserve Organization Committee,
Washington, D. C.
DearsSirs:
We wired you a few days since requesting
that a Regional Reserve Bank he located at Dallas,
Texas.
We feel the need of one of the Regional
Banks in Texas very much, and believe we are entitled
to one, "both on the business done and the hanks rep
resented.
We requested Dallas as first choice when
the report was current from New York that Secretary
McAdoo had favored Dallas, but since we learn this
report was false, we want to place ourselves on re
cord as being just as we were on the card you requestus
ed/to fill out and send to you. Ft. Worth was out
first choice and Dallas second, and that is etill
our preference.
The Southwest can be better served with
a Regional Reserve Bank at Ft. Worth or Dallas than
any other point, and we hoping our
be fullfilled
Yours very truly,
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D E P O S IT O R S P R O T E C T E D S Y
T H E D E P O S IT O R S G U A R A N T Y
FU N D OF T H E S T A T E OF
O K LA H O M A
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20 1914
Res. Back Org Committee
12/2 6 /1 3
Wm. G. McAdoo, Secretary of
United States Treasury,
Washington, D. C.
The importance of the enorrifus territory West of the Mississippi and the East
slope of the S-ocky Mountains where is produced more than half of the wheat,
corn, cattle and hogs of the United States, makes Kansas Qity, Missouri, the
logical point for the location of a Regional Reserve Bank#
Kansas City is
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the gateway through which passes the grain, wheat and meat of this region and
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Kansas City for tweri«y years has furnished the money to produce this wheat, corn,
cattle and hogs*
The money requirements of this region are increasing rapidly.
Gerlaoh Bank
By John J . Gerlach, President
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NIGHT L E T T E R
TH E WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
IN C O R P O R A T E D
25,000 O F FIC ES IN A M ER IC A
C AB LE SERVICE T O A LL T H E WORLD
T h is Com pany T R A N S M I T S and D E L I V E R S m essages o n ly on c on d itions lim itin g its lia b ilit y , w liieh h a v e been assented to btf the sender o f the fo llo w in g N i g h t L e t t e r .
E rro rs can be gu ard ed agrainst on ly b y rep eatin g a m essage back to th e sen d in g statio n fo r com parison, and the C om pany w ill n ot hold ils o if lia b le fo r e rro rs o r d e la y s in
tran sm ission o r d e liv e ry o f U n r e p e a t e d N i g h t L e t t e r s , sen t a t reduced ra tes, beyond a sum equal to the am ount paid fo r tra n sm issio n ; n or in s n v case beyond th e sum o f
F i f t y D o l l a r s , a t -which, unless oth erw ise stated below , th is m essage has been v a lu e d b y the sender thereof, n o r in a n y ease where! ttie claim is n ot presented in w i t i n g w ith in
S ix ty days a fte r the m essage is filed w ith the C om pany fo r tran sm ission .
T h is Is an U N R E P E A T E D N I G H T L E T T E R , and is d elivered by req uest o f tho sender, uurtcr the con ditions nam ed abo-?e.
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WOODSON TEX DEC 28 1913
REGIONAL RESERVE COMMISSION
WASHN DC
WE RESPECTFULLY PRESENT TO YOUR
TEXAS AS IN EVERY WAY
CONSIDERATION THE C ITY OF FTWORTH
ELIGI ABLE AS A LOCATION FOR
ONE OF THE REGIONAL BANKS
CENTRALLY LOCATED AND OF A
SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL IMPORTANCE TO CHALLENGE
TION AT YOUR
HANDS TEXAS FIR ST IN COTTON
A CLOSE SECOND IN ALL
VERY FAVORABLE CONSIDERA
CATTLE MULES AND RICE AND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS WE HOPE FOR YOUR
FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION
WOODSON STATE BANK
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