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FEDERAL
RES1
OF ATLANTA

THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL STATEMENT

January 16,1953

To the Stockholders

of

the

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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:
There is presented herein a comparative statement of
the condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlan#a
as at close of business December 31, 1952, and
December 31, 1951, together with a comparative
statement of earnings and expenses for the years
1952 and 1951.
Sincerely yours,

MALCOLMBRYAN,
President
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COMPARATIVE STATElMENT OF CONDITION
ASSETS

December 31. 1952 December 31. 1951

GOLDCERTIFICATES
..................
REDEMPTION
FUND
FOR FEDERAL
RESERVE
NOTES. . . . . .
TOTALGOLDCERTIFICATERESERVES. . . . . . . . .
OTHERCASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALCASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DISCOUNTS
AND ADVANCES
...............
INDUSTRIAL
LOANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U. S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES:
SYSTEMACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALLOANSAND SECURITIES
............
FEDERAL
RESERVE
NOTESOF OTHERBANKS. . . . . . . .
UNCOLLECTED
CASHITEMS
...............
BANKPREMISES
(NET) .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHERASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 881,901,041.46

$ 923,549,785.10

54,349,628.01

49,807,655.00

$ 936,250,669.47 $ 973,357,440.10

27,228,694.79
26,578,804.50
$ 963,479,364.26 $ 999,936,244.60
2,583,500.00
300,000.00
232,489.65
583,884.83
1,391,024,000.00 1,273,684,000.00
$1,393,839,989.65 $1,274,567,884.83
33,771,000.00
21,262,000.00
279,347,803.30
234,021,420.13
3,666,546.37
2,882,290.00
9,959,976.02
7,313,701.39
$2,684,064,679.60 $2,539,983,540.95

LIABILITIES
FEDERAL
RESERVE
NOTESIN ACTUAL
CIRCULATION
. . . . . . $1,445,055,875.00 $1,382,154,565.00
DEPOSITS
:
MEMBER
BANKRESERVE
ACCOUNTS
. . . . . . . . . . 895,537,884.04 915,857,708.27
4,030,392.51
34,240,558.11
U. S. TREASURER-GENERAL
ACCOUNT. . . . . . . .
22,510,500.00
21,861,000.00
FOREIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHERDEPOSITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,020,107.75
5.587.233.86
TOTALDEPOSITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 957,876,176.01 $ 947,769,208.53
237,236,699.80
168,835,435,.70
DEFERRED
AVAILABILITY
CASHITEMS. . . . . . . . . . .
OTHERLIABILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
591,562.66
590,648.75
TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,640,760,313.47 $2,499,349,857.98
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
CAPITALPAIDIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SURPLUS
(SECTION
7) . . . . . . . . . . . .
SURPLUS
(SECTION13b) . . . . . . . . . . .
RESERVES
FOR CONTINGENCIES
.........
TOTALCAPITALACCOUNTS
........
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
..




.....

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

.....
.....

10,407,600.00 $
9,711,150.00
23,871,396.70
25,803,328.13
762,425.68
762,425.68
6,331,012.32
6,288,710.59
$ 43,304,366.13 $ 40,633,682.97
$2,684,064,679.60 $2,539,983,540.95

$

CONLPARATNE STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
CURRENTEARNINGS:

1952

DISCOUNTS
AND ADVANCES
.

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

IRDUSTRIAL
LOANS.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U . S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIEE~YSTEM
ACCOUNT.
ALL OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTALCURRENTEARNINGS. . . . . . . . . .

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CURRENTNET EARNINGS
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

495,217.31

$

130,934.62
9,280.57

25,599,774.20

20,959,997.02

8,301.14

10,927.39

$26,125,771.75

$21,111,139.60

6.362.384.93

5,384,699.83

$19,763,386.82

$15,726,439.77

. . . . . . .

. . . . .
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

22,479.10

CURRENTEXPENSES.

NETADDITION
TO CURRENT
NET EARNINGS
. .

1951

204,648.83

NET DEDUCTIONS
FROM CURRENT
NETEARNINGS
. .

0

536.49

84,332.82

$19,967,499.16

$15,642,106.95

OTHERDEDUCTIONS:

TRANSFERRED
TO RESERVE
FOR CONTINGENCIES
. .

. . .

PAIDTO U . S.TREASURY(INTEREST
ON OUTSTANDING
FEDERAL
RESERVE
NOTES) . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL.

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

$

42,953.49

$B

48,003.48

17,385,550.11

13,524,303.61

$17,428,503.60

$13,572,307.09

$ 2,538,995.56

9b 2.069.799.86

NET EARNINGS
AFTER RESERVES
AND PAYMENT
TO
U. S. TREASURY
..

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

OF NET EARNINGS:
DISTRIBUTION

PAID.
DIVIDENDS

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

TRANSFERRED
TO SURPLUS
(SECTION
7)

. . . . . . . .

$

607,064.13

$

567,001.11

1,931,931.43

1,502,798.75

$ 2,538,995.56

$ 2,069,799.86

$23,871,396.70

$22,368,597.95

1,931,931.43

1,502,798.75

$25,803,328.13

$23,871,396.70

(SECTION
7) :
SURPLUS
SURPLUS
JANUARY
I.

...............
TRANSFERRED
TO SURPLUS-AS ABOVE. . . . . . . .
SURPLUSDECEMBER 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .




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Directors and Officers
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
For the Year 1953
DIRECTORS
FRANK
H. NEELY,Chairman
RUFUSC. HARRIS,Deputy Chuinnun
CLASS A
Elected by and Representative of Member Banks

Term
Expires
ROLAND
L. ADAMS,President, Bank of York, York, Alabama
.
1953
W. C. BOWMAN,
Chairman of the Board, The First National Bank of Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama
1954
LESLIER. DRIVER,President, The First National Bank in Bristol, Bristol, Tennessee
1955

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

CLASS B
Elected by Member Banks and Representative of Nonbanking Interest8
A. B. FREEMAN,
Chairman of the Board, Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd., New Orleans, Louisiana
J. A. MCCRARY,~
Vice President and Treasurer, J. B. McCrary Company, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
DONALD
COMER,Chairman of the Board, Avondale Mills, Birmingham, Alabama

. . 1953
. . . . . . 1954
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955

CLASS, c
Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FRANK
H. NEELY,Chairman of the Board, Rich’s, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
.
PAULE. REINHOLD,
President, Foremost Dairies, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
RUFUSC. HARRIS,President, The Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954
. . . . . . . 1955

OFFICERS
MALCOLM
BRYAN,
President; LEWISM. CLARK,First Vice President; V. K. BOWMAN,
Vice President; J. E. DENMARK, Vice President; HAROLD
T. PATTERSON,
Vice President and General Counsel; L. B. RAISTY,Vice President;
E. L. RAUBER,Vice President and Director of Research; S. P. SCHUESSLER,
Vice President; E. C. RAINEY,Cashier;
R. DEWITTADAMS,General Auditor; J. H. BOWDEN,
Assistant Vice President; C. R. CAMP,Assistant Vice President; F. H. MARTIN,Assistant Vice President; I. H. MARTIN,Assistant Vice President; J. E. MCCORVEY,
Assistant
Vice President; ROYE. MILLING,Assistant Vice President; CHARLEST. TAYLOR,
Assistant Vice President; R. E.
STEPHENSON,
Chief Examiner; F. I. BRECK,Assistant Cashier; DOWDELLBROWN,JR., Assistant Counsel.

MEMBER OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
PAULM. DAVIS,
Chairman of the Board
First American National Bank of Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee

INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SHANNON
M. GAMBLE
I. C. MILNER
Executive Vice President
President
Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Company
Gate City Mills Company
Chattanooga, Tennessee
East Point, Georgia
LUTHERH. RANDALL
JOHNE. SANFORD
GEORGEWINSHIP
President
President
President
Randall Brothers, Inc.
Armour Fertilizer Works, Inc.
Fulton Supply Co.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
1 Deceased,

January 8, 1953.




Birmingham Branch
DIRECTORS

JOHNM. GALLALEE,
Chairnun
Appointed by the Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Term
Expires

. . . . . . . . . . . 1953
. . . . . . . . . 1954
. . . . . . . . . . . 1955
. . . . 1955

T. J. COTTINGHAM,
President, State National Bank of Decatur, Decatur, Alabama.
A. J. GOODWIN,JR., Vice President, The Anniston National Bank, Anniston, Alabama.
JOHN B. BARNETT,
JR., President, The Monroe County Bank, Monroeville, Alabama
FRANK
M. MOODY,Vice President, The First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954
. . . . . . . . . 1955

M. GALLALEE,
President, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
EDWINC. BOTTCHER,
Cotton and Dairy Farmer, Cullman, Alabama
THADHOLT,President and Treasurer, The Television Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama
JOHN

OFFICERS
JOHN

I

L. LUES,JR., Vice President and Manager; H. C . FRAZER,
Assistant Manager; H. J. URQUHART,
Cashier;
MELVINMCILWAIN,
Assistant Cashier.

Jacksonville Branch
DIRECTOR§
MARSHALL
F. HOWELL,Chizirmun
Appointed by the Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Term
Expires

. . . . . . . . 1953
. . . 1954
. . . . . . 1955
. . . . . . . 1955

CLEMENT
B. CHINN,Vice Chairman, The First National Bank of Miami, Miami, Florida.
G. W. REESE,President, The Citizens and Peoples National Bank of Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida.
FRANK
W. NORRIS,President, The Barnett National Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
J. CARLISLE
ROGERS,
Vice President, The First National Bank of Leesburg, Leesburg, Florida
Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

. . . . . . . . . .1953

MARSHALL
F. HOWELL,Vice President, Bond-Howell Lumber Co., Jacksonville, Florida
J. HILLISMILLER,President, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
HARRYSMITH,President, Winter Garden Ornamental Nuraeries, Inc., Winter Garden, Florida

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954
. . . . . . 1955
e

OFFICERS

T. A. JANFORD,Vice President and Manager; T. C . CLARK,Assistant Manager; J. WYLY SNYDER,Cashier;
C. MASONFORD,
Assistant Cashier,




Nashville Branch
DIRECTORS
H. C. MEACHAM,
Chainnun
Appointed by the Board of Directors, Federal Reseme Bank of Atlanta

Term
Expires

. . . . . . . . . . .1953
. . . . . . . . .1954
. . . . .1955
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . ,1955

G. C. GRAVES,President, The First National Bank of Athens, Athens, Tennessee.
SAMM. FLEWNG,
President, Third National Bank in Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee.
JAMES V. SPROUSE,
President, The First National Bank of Springfield, Springfield, Tennessee.
T. R. KEYS, President, Erwin National Bank, E A , Tennessee
Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1953
. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . .1g54
ERNEST
J. MOENCH,
President, Tennessee Tufting Company, Nashville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955

C. E. BREHM,President, University of Tennessee, b o n a e , Tennessee
H. c. MEACHAM,
Agriculture and Livestock, Franklin, Tennessee
.

OFFICERS

R. E. MOODY,JR., Vice President and Manager; E. R. HARRISON, Assistant Manager; LEO W. ST-,
STUART
H. MAGEE,Assistant Cashier

Cashier;

New Orleans Branch
DIRECTORS

JOEL
L. FLETCHER,
JR., Chainnun
Appointed by the Board of Directors, Federal Reseme Bank of Atlanta

Term
Expires

. . . . . . . . .1953
. . . . . . . , . .1954
. . . . . .1955
. . . . . . . . . . . . .1955

WILLIAMC. CARTER,
President, Gulf National Bank of Gulfport, Gulfport, Mississippi.
G. M. MCWILLIAMS,
President, Citizens Bank of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, Mimissippi
GEHN
W. BERRY,President, Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
J. T. BROWN,
President, First National Bank of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi
Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reseme System

. , . . . . .1953
. . . . . . . . .1954
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1955

H.G. CHALKLEY,
JR., President, Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co., Inc., Lake Charles, Louisiana .
L. FLETCHER,
JR., President, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana
E. 0.BATSON,
President, Batson-McGehee Company, Inc., Millard, Mississippi

JOEL

OFFICERS
E. P. PARIS,Vice President and Manuger; M. L SH~W,Assistant Manuger;
L. Y. C H A P ~ NAssistant
.
Cashier.




W. H.

SEWELL, Cashier;