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FEDERALRESERVEBANK
OF ATLANTA

THIRTIETH ANNUAL STATEMENT

January 15,1945.
T o the Stockholders of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:
There is presented herein statement of the condition
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, m at close of

business December 31,1944, together with statement
of earnings and expenses for the year.

Sincerely yours,
W. S. McLARIN, JR.,

President.

31. 1944

Statement of Condition-December
ASSETS

GOLDCERTIFICATES
ON HANDAND DUE FROM
U .S. TREASURY
...................
REDEMPTION
FUND-FEDERAL
RESERVENOTES. . . . . . .
OTHERCASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALRESERVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRIAL
ADVANCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U . S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CERTIFICATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BILIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALU . S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
. . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL
BILLS AND SECURITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . .
DUE FROM FOREIGN
BANKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEDERAL
RESERVENOTESOF OTHERBANKS. . . . . . . .
UNCOLLECTED
ITEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BANKPREMISES
....................
OTHER ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIABILITIES
ACTUALCIRCULATION
....

FEDERAL
RESERVENOTESIN
DEPOSITS:
MEMBERBANK-RESERVE ACCOUNT. . . . . .
U . S TREASURERGENERAL
ACCOUNT
. . . . .
FOREIGN
...................
OTHER DEPOSITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALDEPOSITS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
DEFERREDAVAIL~BILITY
ITEMS
. . . . . . . . .
OTHERLIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$890,388,313.71
38,520,7841.63
19,480,614.67
$ 948,389,713.01
$

21,462.40

43,561,000.00
54,940,000.00
171,197,000.OO
714,028,000.00
983,726,000.00
983,747,462.40
4,340.33
12,159,750.00
119,602,708.19
1,610,928.20
2,471,449.88
$2,067,986,352.01

.

. . . .
. . . .

..
. . . .

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

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

$1,276,563,495.00
$ 628,914,183.66

9,565,446.90
36,992,438.72
2,84I9,451.07
$ 678,321,520.35

94,140,056.06
372,571.44
$2,049,397,642.85

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

CAPITAL PAID IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SURPLUS
(SECTION
7) . . . . . . . . . . . .
SURPLUS
(SECTION13b) . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHERCAPITALACCOUNTS
. . . . . . . . . .
TOTALLIABILITIESAND CAPITALACCOUNTS
. .




. . . . .
. . . . .

.....

. . . . .

. . . . .

5,850,850.00
7,935,878.37
762,425.68
4,039,555.11
$2.067.986.352.01

$

Statement of Earnings and Expenses for Year 1944
EARNINGS.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OPERATING
EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . .
ASSESSMENT
FOR BOARD
O F GOVERNORS
. .

COST OF

FEDERAL
RESERVECURRENCY

TOTALNET EXPENSES..

$5,076,590.66
$2,021,673-26

. . .

$ 74,398.01

.....

598,055.03

672,453.04

. . . . . . . .

$2,694,126.30

CURRENTNET EARNINGS.. . . . . . . .

$2,382,464.36

ADDITIONSTO CURRENTNET EARNINGS:
PROFIT ON SALES OF

u. s. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES

TRANSFERRED
FROM RESERVES
.

$154,427.67

. . . . . . .

28,500.00

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

16,174.04

TOTALADDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . .

199,101.71

OTHERADDITIONS.

DEDUCTIONS
FROM CURRENT
NET EARNINGS
. .

.
NET ADDITIONSTO CURRENTNET EARNINGS
. .

NET EARNINGS
. .

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

1,709.30
$ 197,392.41

$2,579,856.77

DISTRIBUTIONOF NET EARNINGS:

DIVIDENDS
PAID.

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

$ 339,512.92

PAID
UNITEDSTATES
TREASURY
(SECTION
13b) .

15,138.69

. . .

13,955.11

TRANSFERRED
TO SURPLUS
(SECTION
13b)
TRANSFERRED
TO SURPLUS
(SECTION
7)




...

2,211,250.05
$2,579,856.77

Directors and Officers
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Main Office--Branches-Agency
For Year 1945
DIRECTORS
FRANK
H. NEELY,Chairman
J. F. PORTER,
Deputy Chainncrn
Term
Expires

CLASS A

. . . . . . . . 1945
. . . . . . . . . . 1946
. . . . . . . . 1947

THOMAS
K. GLENN,Chairman of the Board, Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
W. D. COOK,President, First National Bank in Meridian, Meridian, Mississippi
GEORGE
J. WHITE,President, The First National Bank of Mount Dora, Mt. Dora, Florida

CLASS B
J. A. MCCRARY,Vice President and Treasurer, J. B. McCrary Company, Inc., Decatur, Georgia .
FZTZGERALD
HALL,President, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, Nashville, Tennessee
ERNESTT. GEORGE,
President, Seaboard Refining Company, Ltd., New Orleans, Louisiana

CLASS c
J. F. PORTER,
President, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Columbia, Tennessee

.

...

. . . .
....
. . .

. 1945
1946
1947

. . . . . . . . . 194
. . . . . 1946
. . . . . 1947

RUFUSC. HARRIS,
President, The Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana . .
FRANK
H. NEELY,Executive Vice President and Secretary, Rich's, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia . . .

OFFICERS
W. S. MCLARIN,
JR., President
C. R. CAMP,Assistant Vice President
MALCOLM
H. BRYAN,
First Vice President
S. P. SCHUESSLER,
Assistant Vice President
L. M. CLARK,Vice President
J. R. MCCRAVEY,
JR., Assistant Vice President
H. F. CONNIFF,Vice President
V. K. BOWMAN,
Vice President
POLLARD
TURMAN,
General Counsel
J. E. DENMARK,
General Auditor

MEMBER OF J?EDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
KEEHNW. BERRY
President
Whitney National Bank of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
JOHN

E. SANFORD,
Chairman
Vice President
Armour & Company
Atlanta, Georgia

GEORGEWINSHIP
President
Fulton Supply Company
Atlanta, Georgia




A. M. LOCKETT
President
A. M. Lockett & Company, Ltd.
New Orleans, Louisiana

I. C. MILNER
Executive Vice President
Gate City Cotton Mills
Atlanta, Georgia

W. W. FRENCH
President
Moore-HandleyHardware Company
Birmingham, Alabama

New Orleans Branch
DIRECTORS
JOHN

J. SHAFFER,
JR., Chairman

JOHNJ. SHAFFER,
JR., Sugar Cane Planter, Ellendale, Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E. F. BILLINGTON,
Vice President, Soule Steam Feed Works, Meridian, Mississippi . . . . . .

Term
Expires

...
. . .
T. G. NICHOLSON,
President, The First National Bank of Jefferson Parish at Gretna, Gretna, Louisiana .
JOHNLEGIER,President, National American Bank of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana . . . . . .
J. F. MCRAE,President, The Merchants National Bank of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama . . . . . . . . .
E. P. PARIS,
Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.

. 1945
. 1946
.1945
.19%

. 1947
. 1945

OFFICERS
E. P. PARIS,
Managing Director

Cashier
M. L. SHAW,

F. c. F'ASTERLING, Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
W. H. SEWELL,
L. Y. CHAPMAN.
Assistant Cashier

Birmingham Branch
DIRECTORS
Term
Expires

EDWARD
L. NORTON,
Chairman
WM. HOWARD
SMITH,Planter and Cattle Raiser, Prattville, Alabama

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

EDWARD
L. NORTON,Chairman, Voice of Alabama, Inc., Radio Station WAPI, Birmingham, Alabama
DONALD
COMER,Chairman of the Board, Avondale Mills, Birmingham, Alabama . . . . . . . . .
M. B. SPRAGINS,
President, The First National Bank of Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama

. .1945
. .1946
. . 1947

. . . . . . . . 1945

G. HALL,Executive Vice President, The First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 1946
GORDON
D. PALMER,
President, The First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama . . . . . . 1947

JAMES

P. L. T. BEAVERS,
Managing Director

..............................
OFFICERS

P. L. T. BEAVERS,
Managing Director
H. C. FRAZER,
Assistant Manager




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

* ON LEAVE-MILITARYSERVICE

1945

Jacksonville Branch
DIRECTORS
Term
Expires

CHARLES
S. LEE, Chairman

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1945
FRANKD. JACKSON, President, Jackson Grain Company, Tampa, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1946
WALTERJ. MATHERLY,
Dean, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1947

CHARLES
S. LEE, Planter, Oviedo, Florida

BERTC. TEED,Executive First Vice President, First National Bank in Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida

. 1945

. . . . . . 1946
. . . . . . . . . 1947

J. C. MCCROCKLIN,
President, First National Bank in Tarpon Springs, Tarpon Springs, Florida
J. L. DART,President, The Florida National Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida

G. S. VARDEMAN,
JR., Managing Director.

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

1945

OFFICERS

G. S. VARDEMAN,
JR., Managing Director

T. A. LANFORD,
Cashier

T. C. CLARK,
Assistant Cashier

Nashville Branch
DIREXTORS
Term
Expires
. . 1945

W. E. MCEWEN,Chairman

. . . . . . . . . . . .
W. BRATTEN
EVANS,President, Tennessee Enamel Mfg. Co., Nashville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 1946
CLYDEB. AUSTIN,President, The Austin Company, Inc., Greeneville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 1947
EDWARD
POTTER,
JR., President, Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . .1945
W. E. MCEWEN,Director, County Farm Bureau, Williamsport, Tennessee

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

. . . . . . . . . . .1946

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1947
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1945

B. I.. SADLER,
President, First National Bank in Harriman, Harriman, Tennessee
JOEL

B. FORT,
JR., Managing Director.

OFFICERS
JOEL

W. E. PIKE,Assistant Manager
B. FORT,JR., Managing Director
E. R. HARRISON,
Cushier

Savannah Agency
'J. H. BOWDEN,
Manager




E. M. LOONEY,
Acting Manager

* ON LEAVE-MILITARYSERVICE