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FEDERAL
RESER’
OF ATLANTA

THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT

January 15,1947.

To the Stockholders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:
There is presented herein a comparative statement of
the condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
as at close of business D e c e m b e r 31, 1946, and
December 31, 1945, t o g e t h e r with a comparative
statement of earnings and expenses for the years 1946
and 1945.
Sincerely yours,

W. S. McLARIN,~JR,,
President.

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF CONDITI(
December 31. 1945 December 31. 1946

ASSETS
GOLDCERTIFICATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FUND
FOR FEDERAL
RESERVE
NOTES. . . . . .
REDEMPTION
TOTALGOLDCERTIFICATE
RESERVES. . . . . . . . .
OTHERCASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DISCOUNTS
AND ADVANCES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U S GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES:
BILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CERTIFICATES
NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BONDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL
U. S GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALLOANSAND SECURITIES
DUEFROM FOREIGN
BANKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEDERAL
RESERVE
NOTESOF OTHER BANKS. . . . . . . .
UNCOLLECTED
ITEMS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BANKPREMISES
OTHERASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,022,330,322.52
45,949,997.22
1,068,280,319.74
25,351,197.59
1,645,000.00

$1,024,326,255.43
46,253,620.00
1,070,579,875.43
20,753,099.74
5.737,000.00

634,373,000.00
420,812,000.00
106,637,000.00
47,637,000.00
1,209,459,000.00
1,211,104,000.00
3,867.29
12,544,925.00
150,104,488.51
1,568,379.72
3,698,850.64

702,577,000.00
381,352,000.00
18,075,000.00
38.328.000.00

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2,472,656,028.49

2.424.599.010.02

1,483,960,900.00

1,449,773,780.00

762,425,234.56
53,725,613.72
28,713,940.08
4,087,342.52
848,952,130.88
115,888,702.04
321,662.97

748,100,698.48
21,854,730.54
18,109,411.82
1,813,981.92
789,878,822.76
156,050,600.56
365,330.55

2,449,123,395.89

2,396,068,533.87

6,354,150.00
14,450,585.68
762,425.68
1,965,471.24

7,108,800.00
18,662,811.86
762,425.68
1,996,438.61

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
. . . . . . . $2,472,656,028.49

$2,424,599,010.02

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TOTAL ASSETS

3,884.67
14,290,465.00
168,735,594.89
1,525,831.24
2,641,259.05

LXABILITIES

FEDERAL
RESERVENOTES. . . . . . .
DEPOSITS:
MEMBERBANK-RESERVEACCOUNT .
U S.TREASURER-GENERAL
ACCOUNT.
FOREIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALDEPOSITS . . . . . . . .
DEFERRED
AVAILABILITY
ITEMS. . . . .
OTHERLIABILITIES. . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . .

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CM"AAL ACCOUNTS
CAPITALPAIDIN . . . . .
SURPLUS
(SECTION7) . . .
SURPLUS
(SECTION
13b) . .
OTHERCAPITALACCOUNTS.

TOTAL
LIABILITIES




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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
EARNINGS.

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$ 7,281,297.90

$ 7,718,718.39

. . . . . . . . . 2,542,928.51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,450,585.68

$18,662,811.86

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OPERATING
EXPENSES

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BOARDOF GOVERNORS. . . . . . . .

ASSESSMENTFOR
COSTOF FEDERAL
RESERVE
CURRENCY. . . . . . . . .
TOTALNET EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CURRENTNET EARNINGS
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
ADDITIONSTO CURRENTNET EARNINGS:
SECURITIES
. . . .
PROFITON SALESU. S. GOVERNMENT
TRANSFERRED
FROM RESERVES
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OTHERADDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL
ADDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DEDUCTIONS
FROM CURRENT
NET EARNINGS
:
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
(SALARY
COMPUTATION
ADJUSTMENT)
TRANSFERRED
TO RESERVE
FOR CONTINGENCIES. . . . .
OTHERDEDUCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALDEDUCTIONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NET EARNINGS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DISTRIBUTION
OF NET EARNINGS
:
DIVIDENDS
PAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PAIDUNITED
STATES
TREASURY
(SECTION
13b) . . . . .
TRANSFERRED
TO SURPLUS
(SECTION
7) . . . . . . . .

SURPLUS ACCOUNT (Section 7)
SURPLUS
JANUARY
1.

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TRANSFERRED
TO SURPLUS-ASABOVE . . . . . . . . . .
TRANSFERRED FROM CONTINGENT
RESERVE
(PREVIOUSLY
CHARGEDTO SURPLUS).
SURPLUS
DECEMBER
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Directors and Officers
Federal Reserve Bank of AL,,,,,

For Year 1947
DIRECTORS
FRANK
H. NEELY,Cha'rman

J. F. PORTER,
Deputy Chairman
Term
Expzres
. 1947
. 1948
. 1949

CLASS A
J. WHITE,President, The First National Bank of Mount Dora, Mt. Dora, Florida . . .
GEORGE
R. C. WILLIAMS,President, The First National Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. . . .
W.D. COOK,Chairman of the Board, First National Bank in Meridian, Meridian, Mississippi .

....
....
....

CLASS B
ERNESTT. GEORGE,
President, Seaboard Refining Company, Ltd., New Orleahs, Louisiana
J. A. MCCRARY,
Vice President and Treasurer, J. B. McCrary Co., Inc., Decatur, Georgia . . .
DONALD
COMER,Chairman of the Board, Avondale Mills, Birmingham, Alabama . . . . . .

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.... .
. . ...

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.
.

. 1947
. 1948
. 1949

/

CLASS C
FRANK
H. NEELY,Executive Vice President and Secretary, Rich's, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia . . . . . . . . 1947
J. F. PORTER,
President, Tennessee Burley Tobacco Growers Association, and Farmer, Columbia, Tennessee . 1948
RUFUSC. HARRIS,President, The Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana . . . . . . . . 1949

OFFICERS
W. S. MCLARIN,
JR.,President

L. M. CLARK,First Vice President
H. F. CONNIFF,Vice President
V. K. BOWMAN,
Vice President

J. R. MCCRAVEY,
JR.,Assistant Vice President
J. H. BOWDEN,
Assistant Vice President

S. P. SCHUESSLER, Vice President
C. R. CAMP,Assistant Vice President

J. E. DENMARK,
General Auditor

POLL.4RD

TURMAN,
General Counsel

E. L. RAUBER,
Director of Research

MEMBER ON FEDE,RAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
J. T. BROWN
President
Capital National Bank in Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi

INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
JOHN
E. SANFORD,
Chairman
Vice President
Armour 8i Company
Atlanta, Georgia

LUTHER
RANDALL
President
Randall Brothers, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia

I. C. MILNER
W. W. FRENCH
GEORGE
WINSHIP
President
Executive Vice President
Chairman of the Board
Fulton Supply Company
Gate City Cotton Mills
Moore-Handley Hardware Compan
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Birmingham, Alabama




New Orleans Branch
DIRECTORS

DAVIDP. CAMERON,
Chairman
H. G. CHALKLEY,
JR., President, Sweet Lake Land and Oil Company, Inc., Lake Charles, Louisiana
JOHN

J. SHAFFER,
JR., Planter, Ellendale, Louisiana

.

Te?
Exptres
. . 1947

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DAVEIP. CAMERON,
President, The Merchants Company, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

1948

. . . . . . . . . . 1949

J. F. MCRAE,President, The Merchants National Bank of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama

. . . . . . . . . 1947

. . . 1948
JOHN LEGIER,President, National American Bank of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana . . . . . . . . 194(9
W. S. JOHNSON, Vice President, The First National Bank of McComb City, McComb, Mississippi . . . . 1949
T. G. NICHOLSON,
President, The First National Bank of Jefferson Parish at Gretna, Gretna, Louisiana

OFFICERS

E. P. PARIS,
Vice President and Manager

M. L. SHAW,Cashier

F. C. VASTERLING,
Assistant Cashier
W. H. SEWELL,
Assistant Cashier

L. Y. CHAPMAN,
Assistant Cashier

Birmingham Branch
DIRECTORS

WILLIAMHOWARD
SMITH,
Chairman

Term
Expires
. . 1947

. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1948
Tuskaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama . . . . . . . 1947

JOHNC. CURRY,Administrative Assistant to Algernon Blair, Contractor, Montgomery, Alabama
WILLIAMHOWARD
SMITH,
Planter and Cattle Raiser, Prattville, Alabama
GORDON
D. PALMER,
President, The First National Bank of

. . . . . . . .1948
Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama . 1949

M. B. SPRAGINS,
President, The First National Bank of Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama

G. HALL,Executive Vice President, The First National Bank of
R. L. ADAMS,President, Bank of York, York, Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JAMES

OFFICERS

P. L. T. BEAVERS,Vice Ptesident and Manager
H. C. FRAZER,
Assistant Manager




H. J. URQUHART,
Cashier
L. W. STARR,Assistant Cashier

1949

Jacksonville Branch
'

DIRECTORS

WALTER
J. MATHERLY,
Cha'nnm
WALTERJ. MATHERLY,
Dean, College of Business Administration, Universi
CHARLESS. LEE, Planter, Oviedo, Florida.

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J. L. DART,President, The Florida National Bank of Jacksonville, Jack
J. S. FAIRCHILD,
Cashier, The First National Bank of Winter Garden, Wint
MAXLOSNER,President, The First National Bank of Homestead, Homest
H. S. MOODY,Executive Vice President, Manatee River Bank and Trust

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OFFICERS.

T. A. LANFORD,
Vice President and Manager

T. C. CLARK,
Cashier

J. WYLYSNYDER,
Assistant Cashier

Nashville Branch
DIRECTORS.

W. BRATTEN
EVANS,Chairman

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CLYDEB. AUSTIN,President, The Austin Company, Inc., Greeneville, Tennessee.
H. C. MEACHAM,
Farming, Franklin, Tennessee.

W. BRATTENEVANS,President, Tennessee Enamel Manufacturing Company, Nashville, Tennessee
B. L. SADLER,President, First National Bank in Harriman, Harriman, Tennessee

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1948
. . . . . . . . . . . .194@
Tennessee .

LESLIER.DRIVER,President, The First National Bank in Bristol, Bristol, Tennessee

OFFICERS
JOEL

B. FORT,JR., Vice President and Manager




E. R. HARRISON,
Cashier

...

1948
. 1949

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1947

EDWARD
POTTER,
JR., President, Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, Tennessee

W. G. BIRDWELL,
Cashier, Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Carthage,

Term
Expires
. . 1947

W. E. PIKE,Assi

,