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A TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 403 Abraded Gold, Acceptance Acceptances 430 Amount of 68 Domestic and Foreign 470 -Referred to Advisory Council 467 Regulation governing purchase of 493 g, awn withdr Regulation pendin 245 raphing of Cost photor. Forms, Accounting 345 5,213, 193,20 System ting Accoun Alternative bookkeeping systems ,469 For use of Board 8,230 227,22 Report on 431 Robinson, C. C., to install 449 Adamson, W. C. l Counci Advisory 402 Date upon wnich terms of members begin 438 -Invitation to meeting of 485 for - McDougal, James B., Letter, Fees 4 ,430 20,426 Meeting of 350 Membership in 498 t Method of Paymen 443 - Method of Procedure 4-216 209,21 Qualifications of members, Report on 451 Recommendations desired 217 Report to be distributed among F.R.Agents 442 Stenographic aid for meeting 450 Agricultural Credit Piles 318 to ,Reply Boston Aiken, Alfred L., Governor, F.R.Bank, Aldrich-Vreeland Currency, 416 Co.limittee on retirement of 431 Discussion 480 Larger redemption fund Aldrich-Vreeland Notes 86 for Federal Reserve notes in substitution Alien, Sherman P. 115,117 Board Elected Assistant Secretary, F. R. American Bankers Association 370 Consultation with select committee 377 in from membership Federal Reserve Banks to refrain 439 permitted :Ionorary Membership by F. R. Banks 373 • Invitation to conference 332 American Surety Company, Reply to Page 68 Amendments to Federal Reserve Act 94;1037104-' Considered 120 Method of procedure before Senate Committee 99-102108 Proposed 183 Proposed by Hon. l'. R. Smith 88-91 Section 11, Adopted 86 Section 16 115120 Sections 11, 13, 16, and 18 considered 499 Sections 5208 - 5209, Bill prepared 93' Section 5200 Amherst, Nebraska, First National Bank 430 Application approved 208 Ante-Room, For use of Board 32 Appeals from Decision Res. Bank Org. Committee Ashville, N. C. American National Bank 140 Reduction in capital 301 Assessment, Call for payment of, Cost of ' 314 F.R. Bank, New York, Power to defer payment of 290 Assistant Counsel, Salary Assistant Secretary 418 To countersign all purchased orders 22 300 Section to Attorney General, Report relative 469 Opinion of 286 Audit and Examination, Division created 286 Salary of Chief 436,438 Report dispensed with 458-467 Report of committee on 432 of Division on Report on organizati ia Agent, Philadelph P.R. Austin, Richard L., 159 Election Balances Method of liquidating ' Method of settling and crediting between P.R.Banks Ballenger, Texas, First National Bank Decrease in capital stock Baltimore Applications by committee for hearing Merchants National Bank - Acceptance of grain drafts Bank Acceptances Basis for the issue of Limit of National Banks to receive Regulations relating to 489 440 297 33 412 292 432 432 432 Page • Bank Accentanees (Continued) Report on Requirements Bank Examinations, Committee on Bank Examiners, Salaries Bank :Totes, Q5 and .40 engravings ap-Toved Bank .ieorts and Statistics Committee to report on form for handling Bank Reserves Form for computing Bank Statements, Form of Bankers Acceptances 3irculars and Regulations app:oved Purchase of Banks, Classification of Bedford, Pa. - First National Bank Bell and Ellis, Attorneys, Atlanta, Ga. - Letter Bennett, R. L. Letter "Bills drawn in good faith against actually existing values", Committee to report on Definition Birmingham, Ala. Request to be :lade Reserve City Blackett, B. B. Bonding Committee on Report of committee Bonds Circular No. 14 PurcJase of Boross, Euene - Letter, Conditions in New York Boston, Federal Reserve Bank Circular Uo. 10, Series 1914 - Letter Correspondence, Class "3" Directors Governor, Questions submitted by Salary Of Hackney, Miter S., Vice 0:lain:Ian :latter:3 arising in connection with Reply to Federal Reserve Agent Selection of clOvernor Boston Stock Exchange, Opening of Bradford, Pa., First National Bank of Savings deposit methods Bradley, C. J., Salary increased Briefs Request for copies by Governor Strong http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 432 374 343 445 158 332 292 407 470 377 313 47 77 433 437 486 473 294,331 246 340 355 326 197 253 313 137,143 311 244 156 314 357 210 430 389 484 303 • Broderick, Joseph A., Chief, Division Audit & Exam. Salary, LIethod of computing Brooke, H. Y. Date of appointment Elected special examiner Leave granted Salary Bryan, Senator N. P., Letter - Phosphate Rock Paper Budget and Expenditures, ComtAttee on Burlington, Washington, National Bank of Application approved Burnham, C. E., Norfolk, Nebr. Attendance on meeting American Bankers Assn. Business pending before the Board Committee on Business pending before the Counsel's Office Report on By-laws Amendments to Governing establishment of branches of member banks Governing State banks entering system Supplement to Inquiry with regard to proposed By-laws for Federal Reserve Banks Reply to Federal Reserve Agent Curtiss By-laws for Federal Reserve Board, Committee on Committee to report later Report on Canadian Banks, Report on by 1.1r. Warburg Capital Stock, Payment of Not prejudicial to right of appeal Report on first installment Central Reserve Cities, Local committees in Certificates Exchange at Jubtreasuries Notice to Kansas City regarding exchange of Certificates of Deposit, Acceptance of Certificates of Ilunicipal Indebtedness Purchase of by F. R. Bank Chicago Chairmen, Cammittees on Banking and Currency Conference between Page 281,286 329 282 351 288 398 296 488 326 430 195 366 412 382-384 245 142 41 -48 49 317 343 36,51 57 72-7Y 42 a5-486 219 84 333 334 301 371 99 rage Charleston, S. C. 303 _Application to be made Reserve City 253 Germania Savings Bank 253 Requests by banks to be made Reserve City 331 Reserve City Check Clearance 438 Atlanta 453 Discussion 428 Inauguration of - St. Louis District enecks 299 _Acceptance of 367 Clearing of, Referred to Committee No. 3. 371 Clearing of . 414 Drawn by Member Banks on F. A. B., St. Louis 418 Exchange charges on Country checks 409-410 regarding Receipt of - Notice to Chicago 327 Regulation governing 323 Regulation relating to acceptance of Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank 206 Directors invited to confer 136 Federal Reserve Agent, C. H. Bosworth, elected 136 Meredith, E. T., elected third director 329 Report of Federal Reserve Bank 476 Request for Federal Reserve Notes 119,290 Chief Clerk 193 Appointment of 60-64 Circular No. 3., Series 1914 318 Circular No. 11, Otdered distributed 364 12 Circular No. 12 a., To supersede No. Circular 488 Farm Mortgage Loans, Limitations upon 492 Foreign ::ortgage Loans 303 Form of Circulars 475 Issue by Federal Reserve Banks 310 2erort on issue of 310 banks Recording of stock subsctiptions by Member Circulars and Regulations 436 Form for publication 437,490-492 Report on form and style of 37 Citizens Central National Bank, New York Civil Service Commission 484 Status of women who took blessengers Examination Class A and B Directors 143 Representatives in contested cases 116-117,122-124 Class 0 Directors I? Page Class 0 Directors (Continued) Apportionment of Districts among Board members 41-42 As Counsel for Federal Reserve Banks 287 109 Candidates favorably reported 65 Date for consideration, August 25, 1914 156,209 Discussion 172 Form of letters of notification Houston, Hon. David 3., Conferred, Dallas - St.Louls 158 173 Letters to, approved Qualifications 41 112-114 Report on candidates Request for list of candidates 51 Jalary to be raid 163 Telegrams requesting conferences 177 170 To publisn list immediately ATLANTA: 183 Brown, Edward T., Vice Chairman 210 Conference with 171 deport on status 166 Wellborn, i. B. Recommended BWTON: 181 Conference with Board, Personnel discussed 201 CHICAGO: 2,22 Informal conference 206 ':.:cLallen, Walter F., Elected Deputy Agent 135,177 Report concerning appointment of 202,206 Discussion of 223 Informal conference 160 Johnson, Homer H., Third Director 212 Names of, made public 169 Warburg Report by 212 Treadway, Lyman H., Deputy Agent 166,171 Wills, D. C., Conferred 118 Wilson, Thomas H., Non acceptance of chairmanship Elected 211 Third Director Wolfe, H. P., 185 Indorsed 211 Record of vote on DTTJAS: 202 Llartinez, Flex , Third Director 202 libealeb, W. F., Deputy Agent 202 Notificatibn 161 Tenison, E. O., Conference KAN;;JAZ CITY: 223 Informal Conference Page RANJAS CITY: (Continued.) Invited to confer Malone, R. H., Third Director Miller, J. Z.jr., Agent Ramsey, A. E., Deputy Agent Salaries MINNEAPOLIS: Selection of Directors NEW YORK: Organization discussed Peabody, George Foster, Third Director PHILAIMPHIA: Austin, Richard L., Conference Conference with Board LaZonte, George W., Vice Chairman Report on selection ST. LOUIS: Selection of Directors SAN FRANCISCO: Gatch, Claud, Deputy Agent Hanchette, Lafayette, Conference Peabody, Charles E., Third Director Perrin, John, Elected Agent Report by To inquire concerning To publish names of directors Clayton Act Sec4ion 8, Report on, Referred to Committee No. 5. Solicitor of the Treasury, Opinion Clearance of Checks Denver Legal questions involved Regulations submitted Special Committee Standing Committee 110. 3, Subcommittee A Clearing Athol°, New York Journal of Commerce Proposed provisions, Outline of plan Tentative Plan Clearing House Association Invitation to Chairmen to attend meetingClearing House Questions Clearings By Federal Reserve Banks Committee on Existing Situation at Federal Reserve Banks Letter, Governor Strong 207 207 206 206 207 194 183 169 159 166 179 179 169 194 201 169 201 201 356 179 202 374 403 480 493 493 493 487 475 447 500 83-84 388 388 360 409 360 Page Cleveland, Federal Reserve Bank Use of Subtreasury at Cincinnati granted Code Book For use by Board and Member banks ColumbUs, Georgia, Savings Bank of Collection Checks on Subtreasury New York Collections By Federal Reserve banks for one another Committee Commercial Paper Acceptance, Grain drafts Agricultural loans - Richmond Agricultural paper Circular and Regulations concerning Committee on - Mr. Warburg and Mr. Harding Communications referred Cotton Mill Paper, Report on Definition discussed Damand Paper, Based on Naval Stores Discounting of manufacturer's notes Draft of report Eligibility of Endorsement by Federal Reserve banks Form of endorsement by banks applying for notes Manufacturers' Paper Merchants Association of New York Paper originating with finance companios Phosphate Rock stored in sheds as basis for Publication of Circular No. 13 Rediscounts of Registration of Replies with reference to Report discussed Warehouse receipts covering rosin Committee Reports, Procedure Committees Discharged Secretary to refer matters to Comptroller of the Currency - Salary Conference of Bankers, September 4, 1914 Stenographer to report Cornelia, Georgia, First National Bank of Reduction in capital stock Cotton Congress Letter from President of 286,290 245 329 80 473 473 412 495 427,433 317 36 373 408 314 490 389 290 362-406 423 498 374,404 203 428 488 322 362 358 424 307 253 436 305-306 313 309 97 157 423 Page Cotton Loan Fund Atlanta Clearing House Association - Resolution Committee Communications Conference Continental Bank and Trust Company. For report Operation of - Letter Outline of proposed plan Report on progress Report on status Subscription comi)lete Telegram to Clearing House managers Territory to be covered by District No. 7 Unofficial administrative subcommittee appointed Cotton Loan Plan Discussion resumed Final form Ordered made public Outline of plan Plan as revised by Counsel Report on status of Rogers, G. 71., Little Rock, Arkansas Wiggin, A. H., Changes suggested Cotton Notes Cotton Plant Bank, Arkansas, Special examination Cotton Situation Discussed Statement, W. J. Wade, and George C. Simmons Cotton "%rehouse Receipts National Currency Association of Georgia Use of as security for currency Counsel, Assistant to be appointed Elliott, 7. C. Employ..lent of additional Salary Country Banks Abolition of exchange charges Counterfeiting - Penalties for Cramer, Sterling B., Assistant Reserve Agent, Chicago - Bond Credit Bureau Comr:runication referred Credit Situation, between Europe and United States Crowell, J. F., Appointment to staff discussed Committee No. 1 to report on 320 207 285,300 258 253 241 223 207 347 234 352 355 289 249 246 266 390-397 283 259-264 267-272 273 273 283 77 485 248-249 194 181 185 185 239 240 387 352 429 429 252 473 373 84-85 428 366 Page Curtiss, Frederic H., Agent, Federal Reserve Bank Boston Affairs of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Letter - Governor and members Advisory Council Banking rooms 209 214 D Dallas, Texas, Federal Reserve Bank 300 Coin paid at limited tolerance Quarters for Federal Reserve Bank 403 122 Request to hasten organization of F. R. banks 328 Dawes, 77. R., Reply to 196 Decker, M. C., Linneapolis Delano, F. A., Vice Governor, Federal Reserve Board 124 To go to Chicago relative to selection of Class 0 Deputy Federal Reserve Agents 319 Bonds for 301 Status of 358 "Digest of Federal Reserve Act" - To be printed 417 1914 20-23, October Directors Convention, 417 - Traveling expenses Disbursements 309 Governor authorized to draw checks for 309 To be countersigned by Secretary 273 Disbursing Officer - Need for Discount 444 - Richmond, F. R. B, refused overloaned member bank 470 Discount Operations - Principles governing 357 Discount Rates 433 Approved 32G At opening of banks 438,441,483 Atlanta Bank - Rates established 340,451,496 Boston, Altered to accommodation banks for Charged by New York 428 banks in the South 340 Chicago 340 Cleveland 341 Committee on statement for press 495 Dallas - Approved 370,441,480 Discussion of 339-340 Fixed 342 approved Form of statement 320,408 Kansas City 428 Minneapolis 463 New York Page Discount aates (Continued) 486 Philadelphia - Application for chance 442,440 Regular discount day 342,441,483 Richmond 342 St. Louis 496 Jan Francisco 482 Smith, Senator Hoke - Georgia - Letter 451 Telegrams 427 Discounted Paper, Additd,nal security for, 186-192 Division and distribution of work, Report on 45,218-219,252,311 Docket, Form for Board 360 Domestic Exchhnge - Committee on 340 Drafts, Alternative for= for 286,303,307,308, Form of for use by member banks E Elliott, M. C., Counsel, Federal Reserve Board 240 Conferred relative to assistant 66 Counsel to Board, Elected Secretary pro tern El Paso, Texas, First Na t. .iunal Bank 15 Letter, Financial conditions 445 Examiners - Grades of Exchange ?unctions 483 Data to be furnished F. R. Agent Curtiss Domestic and Foreign Exchange between F. . Banks 323,472 479 Resolution discussed 482 Farm :ortgage Loans 492 ' Circular relating to 315 Fayetteville, N. C. - Fourth National Bank of Federal Reserve Act (See Amendments) Amendments 289 Application of - Letters relative to Federal Reserve Agents 223,319 Bonds for 291 Channel of communication 192,231,233,345-346,412 Duties of 2.81,327 Forms for obtainin banks State for Power to act as agents 497 ing discounts 422,431 Regulations for 288 Report by John Perrin - Duties of F. R. Agent Page Aderal deserve Agents (Continued) Salaries 176-177,251 Atlanta, Georgia 185 Federal Reserve Bank:Directors Boards of Directors' meetings 498 Notice to Richmond of conference October 20 232 Not to act as Counsel 398 Entertainment of delegates 245,246 Fees of San Francisco 436 -Fees, Uniformity 420 Preliminary Conmittee on organization to confer 10/20 239 Program for conference 233,242 Stenographer to report verbatim 246 Participation of in otner business 349 Report of committees ordered printed 252 Federal Reserve Banks Abbreviated statement of conditions 361 326 Additional stock subscription, Form for 347 Anouncement of opening 314,418,499 Application by National banks for stock 499 Applications, Quarterly approval sug.:ested 292 Auditor, Deputy Governor ineligible BOSTON: 411 Collateral 411 Condition of discussed 468 Payment of stock 358 Use of Jubtreasury 345 Certificates authorizing opening OLBWMAND: 300 As member Ohio Bankers Association 349 Checks, Collecting Government 299 Communications with 358 Communications referred DALLAS: 484 Agricultural loans 294,297,298,299 Directors and Officers 324,341,378,381,417 Compensation for 211 Conference Dc.te set for 250 equipment 291 Employees, Bonding of 429,479 co.lpensationChristmas fees as 498 .Gifts and fees 238 1 4 11/2 / of Payment stock, of installment First 422 Fiscal Year 246 , Form of call adopted 300 Functions at opening of S Page Federal Reserve Banks (Continued) 386 Government deposits in 409 Governors of reserve banks, Conference 196 Decker, a. C., Minneapolis 160 Title for executive Letter from Secretary Treas. Concerning opening 234-237 Method of informing members of developments 359 297 Nature of matters to be taken up with officers NEW YORK: • 471 Expenses approved 444 Presence of bank examiners requested 203 Notes 20 engraving aPproved One Hundred dollar bank note approved 203 239,246 Opening announced after October 20, 1914 Dispatches relative to 281 265-266,283 Fixed for November 16, 1914 Statement by Mr. LicAdoo 472 Opening of, Discussed 181,224 Opinion of Comptroller of Treasury, Payment for manufacture of notes 240 Real Estate Investments 487 RICHMOND: Salaries 297,445 ST. LOUIS: 421,439 Salaries Seals for 243 _Statement concerning system for London Times 437 224,241,282,290,294,311 Steps necessary before opening 359 Stock Register 303 Stock Subscriptions, Circular relating to 122 Subcommittees on 384 Taxation under new Internal Revenue Law 347 Transactions of first day 332 Weekly Statement Federal Reserve Board 224 Ante-room for use of Board refused 387 Bulletin for 492 Business pending before the Board 414 Committee on depositing of funds 437,448 Conferences, Expenses of persons attending 348 Examination for Appointment 450 Appointments 386 Eligibility under Civil Service 404 blanks Requests for application 430 Staff, Organization Committee Board Governor, Federal Reserve 57 National City Bank, New York, Letter Page Governor, Federal Reserve Board (Continued) Z92 Stenographer to - Salary 499 'illccostions to be made by 469 Legal Status of Letter regulating correspondence with F. R. banks 418, 431 khotographs Regular meetings, Time cnanged 485 Status of members 469 Travel order 453 Vork of Board, Committee -on organization of 279-281 Federal Reserve Currency Arrangements for shipping of 343 Federal Reserve Notes Amount of gold necessary held to redeem 328 Amount to be shipped to New York 365 Announcements forwarded F. R. Banks 387 Ap,,lications for 365 Chicago New York 376,484,488 Probable 319 Richmond 468 Referred to Com-ittee No. 7 449 San Francisco 423 Collateral to irotect - Access to vaults 323 Conditions surrounding issue of 376 Delivery to Agents 376 Deposits on redemption fund 420 Distributing, Lethod of 415-416 Federal Reserve Agents to suprly :357 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 411 Form of -motion relating to application for issus 365 Form submitted 225 Form for substitution of collateral to protect 345 Form and tenor of notes 47 Forms to be used in applying for 500 Forms to be used upon receipt and issue of interest350,345 Inquiry, Federal Reserve Agent, Bosworth 307 324 Issue against lawful money 371 Issue and collateral received for - by F.A.AL;ents 305,482 Issue and redemption of 421-422 Issue and storage 415,475 Issue, Form for 296 Issue, Division of 474 TLinneapolis Bank Issue, 423 Issue, Records and retirement of 37e Issue, Report on 422 Issue, Suspended 0 Page Federal Reserve Notes (Continued) Lawful money at Redemption Division, U.S.Treasury 449 Legal Tender 474 Uodel Forms submitted for 1.00 denomination 225 Personal use Federal Reserve Board 364 Redemption Fund (5%) 358,372 Regulations for handling327 Regulation relating to custody of 322 Report on printing 289 Renorts on, In Div. Reports and Statistics 448 Requests for supply 476' Serial Numbers for, Committee to -report on 415 Shippent of - • 326 Shipment to New York by Parcel Post approved 494 Shipping reconsidered, Method of 340,344. Silver Certificates in payment for 488 Status of 326,413 Twenty Dollar Uote approved 203 Federal Res5rve System :.pnlications for admission referred, ConTnittee No.6 374 It It approved 480 Letter regarding 423 Filing liethods 448 Financial Reports 58 Fine, Dr. Henry D., Princeton University 1-07 Foreign Branches 46 Commercial National Bank, Wash. D. C., 46,78,345,359,403 Counsel to prepare letter granting tentative permission for bank at Balboa 127 Order autLorizing establishm9nt at Balboa 178-179 Order establishing two branches in Brazil - 477-479Resolution of Board of Directors 162 National City Bank, New York 46 Application for - Beunos Aires, Argentine 94 Rio de Janeiro,- Brazil Form of letter to be sent 56 Order establishing two branches 126 Report of committees on 49-50 Supplemental application 91,96 Ten per cent limitation for Rio de Janeiro 450 South American branches 172 Foreign Exchange 37 Bankers' Conference, Corn. to consider .129,131,132,133 Clearing Houses, Form of Lotter to 133-134 Report to be taken up 136 Foreign Trade Problems arising out of documentary drafts 499 United States and Italy 468 Page Forgan, J. B., Chicago Letter of inquiry - Cotton Loan Fund Presd4ent, Advisory Council Forms and Reserves, Report by committee on Forms suggested, Report of committee on Fountain, L. C., Salary 289 49 316 331,349 296 Garden City, Kansas, National Bank 47 Georgia, National Currency Association - Letter 185 'German Herold, Telegram 37 468 Gibson Arnoldi Company - Letter Glass, R. Carter, Hon. - Before committee 93 Gloucester, Mass. - National Bank of 315 Gold Pool • 244 Circular relating to 120,129,137-138 Clearing House Associations, Letter to 165 Clearing House of Cleveland, Contribution promised 165 Committee to be notified daily 233 Complete 144 Completion of arrangements 244 Contributions on books of National banks i71 Correspondence submitted to Board 214 Des Moines, Century Savings Bank 186 Des Moines Clearing House 139 Documents furnished certain Western banks 156 in New York,banks.- Participation 155 Report of bankers committee made public 211 Report, Benjamin Strong Jr., 172 Rue, L. L., Philadelphia - Letter from 163 Letter St. Louis Clearing House Association 173,177,186 San Francisco Banks - Telegrams from 157,161 Scranton, Pa. Third National - Contribution 168 Seattle Clearing Haase - Inquiry 186 State Banks - Participation 168 Telegram relative to process of subscribing 143 Telegrams 177 Oregon Mills, Portland, Telegrams, A. L. 161 Committee Ileather 'Fund Gold H. Wallace, James 169 Conferred William Woodard, 467 Government Bonds - Purchase of by F.R.Banks 362-363 Government Deposits H Hackney, Walter S., Federal Reserve Agent, Boston Hamlin, Governor, C. J. - Federal Reserve Board 412,430 33 Henry, Robert L., Texas - Conferred with Board Hicks, R. L., Letter - Reality Loans Higgins, Col., Letter - Gold Pool Hollis, Allen, Boston - Class 0 Hope S: Company, A.msterdam, N. Y. Houston, David L. • Howel, Walter 7., 2:.:auntain City, Tennessee 139,141 349 120 213 433 482 NNW Illinois Bankers Assn. 34,36,39,40,51,52,225,482 Imlay, William, Asst. Chief, Div. Audit & Examination 470 Ingle, William, P.R. Agent, 2ichmond, Bonding 319 Vaults 356,405 ' Interest - LIethod of ccimuuting 376,389,405 International Exchange 105-106,108-109 International Exchange Sitliation Conference with British ref;resentatives 248,25B-56 special committee of New York bankers 256-257 Investment Bankers Association Powers of State banks to subscribe to F.R. stock 195 Island Pond National Bank, Ay)lication approved 7,71 Issue, Division of establisned 296 Issue (See Federal Reserve Notes) Jacobson,. :or.L.is jemison, W. 7. - Salary increased Joplin, - Refused reserve city Journal of Co=erce, Board to subscribe to Article on clearing question Kansas City, Missouri - Federal Reserve Bank Class "V Cook, Thornton, Available for appointment Sawyer, Governor. - Letter - Exchange • Special Examination of Kerst, P. E. - Deputy Agent Order gold certificates - Letter Herve.W. 329,333 410 331 82 475 123 136 473-480 450 489 297 L "Lawful Y.oneyu - Report on - of 490 Page Lawton, Oklahoma, National Bank - Telegram 306 Legal mattere in letters to be checked by Corn. No. 5 386 Status of 387 Legend on checks 143 Legislation, Committee on 58 Designation of chairman of Federal --ieserve banks144 Rei,ort on proposed amendment 82 To prepare amendment68,70 Library - Bills and reports to be obtained for58 Liquidating Banks, Conditions under which value of stock may be withdrawn 499 Louisville, Kentucky, American National Bank - Exchange 472 Low, Seth - President N. Y. Chamber of Commerce 352 Lowell, Mass. Thirty-day notes purchased by F:R.BankBoston 411 Lyerly, Charles A. - President, 1st Nat'l, Chattanooga 386 Lynch, James K., San Francisco - Telegram 59 - LI Madison7ille, Texas - 1st Nat'l - Reduction Capital Stock . 500 Malburn, Wm. P. - Asst. Sec'y of the Treasurz7 Conferred - Oider Gold certificates 489 with Secty F. R. Board - Nat'l bank notes 476 Letters - Comment 407,438 Questi.,ns referred - Relations between Govt.& banks 364 Report 368-370 Subtreasilry - St. Louis 370,376,404 :alone, R. H. - Kansas City, lassouri - Letters 231 Relative to Governor - State Legislation 376 Martin, William McC. - St. Louis, F. R. Agent 140 Collections, Lettet 473 Conferred concerning Class "C" 139 McAdoo, W. G., Secretary of the Treasury Five per cent redemption fund 372 Opening of Federal Reserve Banks 234-237,472 McCaleb, 7. F. - Deputy Agent, Dallas Letter and telegram 422,439 Retention of office,American Bankers Assn, 484 McConkey, Counsel - F. R. B. St. Louis - Salary 421 McCoid, Joseph A. Gov. F. R. B; Atlanta -*Letter • 490 2:10Dougal, J. B., Gov. Federal Reserve Bank - Chicago Letter - Payment of members Advisory Council498 Member Banks Boston, Power to pay subscription 449 Capital stock - Increase and decrease in after six months 476 Directors and Officers - Acceptance of fees from other sources 325 Page ember Banks (Continued) 483 Exercise of functions 316 Form of draft to be used by 311,433 Reports 463 Stocks and bonds - As registrar of 469 Weekly statements Members of Federal Reserve Boar. Cciilmunications referred 302 418 Messenger Service, Federal Reserve Board - Reorganized Miller, J. Z., Jr., Federal Reserve Agent, Kaisas City 475,4,96 Circular and regulations for F. R. Banks 416-417 Reply to Mills, A. L., Portland, Oregon 253 Establishment of branch at 367 Exchange charges 156 Minneapolis, Federal Reserve Bank Election of Vice Chairman and Third Director 156 Operati-n of 402 Salaries at 417 Minnesota, Superintendent of banks - Letter 427 Minutes of October 24, 1914. - Revised 472 Minutes - Standing Committee No. 3, Subcommittee 470,498 Mississippi Bankers Association Exchange charges 011 country bank- checks 418 Mobile, Alabama, City Bank and Trust Company 408 Application referred to No. 6 Montana Bankers Association - Letter 96-97 N National Banks 294 Examiners, Schedule of salaries 473 Forms, for reporting condition of 208 Permitted to enter the system 498 National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Association 94 National City Bank - Letter authorizing two branches 315 Nebraska City National Bank 36 Nebraska State Bankers Association - Invitation 221 Nesbit, Harrison - Pittsburgh - Conferred New Orleans, Representative for Atlanta Board Directors 136 New York Bankers - Conference with 55 42 New York Chamber of Commerce - Conference with 352 Invitation to Governor New York Clearing House Association 55 New York, Federal Reserve Bank of 474 Salary Kenzel, E. R. - Asst. Cashier - ( 311 Governor of bank Questions submitted by 158,214,244,474 Salaries 197 Strong, - Benjamin, Jr. - Elected Governor Page Norris, George .7., Philadelphia - Conference Note - Issue of Notes - Secured by bank bills receivableDiscount of 125,138 327 361 0 Office equipment 97 Office of Board, Equipment and furnishings 328 Ohio Bankers Association - Reply to 307 Open marketregulations, Draft of 377 Oral hearings 33,204 Order of business 207 Oregon, Wisconsin - First National Bank 430 Organization of Federal Reserve Banks 34 Employment of a special assistant 250 Publicity concerning 121 Report of progress 160,163 Organization of work for Federal Reperve Board, Cam. on 119 Owen, Senator Robert L., - Notep as legal tender 474 P Paisch, Sir George 246,312,362 - Defined 454 Pasadena, Cal. First National Bank - 'Letter 416 Payette, Idaho, First NatiQnal -Banh Reduction in capital stock 121,288,359 Payment of stock subscription - Method of 283 Pennsylw.nia Society of New York - Invitation 317,386 Pensacola, Fla. - American National Bank 430 Perrin, John - F. R. Agent, San Francisco Assistant to 416,430 Letter 349 Negotiations - Interchange of items authorized 453 Salary fixed 282 Staff for Federal Reserve banks 241 Telegram to 211 Philadelphia Austin and Norris to consult regarding vice chairman 159 Beneficial Savings Bank 243 Deputy Federal Reserve Agent - Salary 474 La 1.:onte, George M., Deputy Agent 474 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Banking conditions in 160 Peoples National Bank 195-196,375,388 Portland, Oregon - Letter, A. L. Lillis 253 Page Postal Savings Fund St. Paul, Minnesota, Drovers State Bank 195 162 Sargent, S. G. - Salem, Oregon Potter Jounty, Pa. - Grange National Bank 430 Preliminary Report - Reserve Bank Organization Committee '2-31 Preliminary Report on organization of F.R.banks 166 President Wilson - Gard of Appreciation 47 Problems pending, outlined by ::r. Warburg 282 Procedure in organizing Federal Reserve Banks 173-176 Protests 32 Appeals 250 New Jersey banks Hon. Walter I. MoCoy 168-169 Public depositories 468 Purchase - Committee on 328 R Ramsey, J. B. Lierciiants and Mechanics National Bank 423 Rates of Discount - Changes in 398-401 Rates of Interest and Usury 385 Receipts and Expenditures Status of Board according to statemdht by Comptroller of the Treasury 273 To obtain opinion from Attorney General 273 Reclassification of National bank examiners 455-457 Redemption Fund - Method of disposition 389 Rediscount - Character of pal,er available for 386 Rediscount Rates 292 Boston 366 Chicago 497 Dallas 351 Telegram - Federal Reserve Agent, Ingle 423 Regular Meetings of Federal Reserve Board 45 245 Time changed Regulations - Form for 317 _ No. 7 Distribution 320,350 Reimbursable Roll 344 Comptroller's recommendation 348,352 Method of paying staff Report to Congress by Federal Reserve Board 288 Committee an 500 Suggestions Reserve Accacnts by member banks - Status of 43 Reserve Bank Organization Committee 33,40,45-46,52-54 Appeals Page deserve Bank Organization Committee (Continued) Appeals Briefs in 201 For transfer 243 From decision 415 Baltimore 429,435 Kansas City - Granted 30 days extensi,n 433 New Jersey banks 168-169 Date of nearing fixed, Stenor-rapher to report 435,448 Preliminary report by 2-31 Staff - Status of 219,241 Reserve Cities - Population necessary. 332 aoTort on designation of 307,331 Reserve Requirements Date of readjustment proposed 238 Notice of change in - to Governor Strong 316 Relation betwecn Comptroller and Board 312 Reply to General :JcIntyre, Bureau, Insular AXfairs 365 Westminister, :al. First National Bank_ 375 Reserves 120-121 Against Pos-L.1 Savings Deposits 413 Cash payment of- Circular No. 10 413 Circular relating to computation of 312 Committee on readjustment of 343 Condition of 374,378 Depositing of - in Subtreauury at Cincinnati 286,290 Fiurin,L. of 319 Form for commtation 315 Form of payment of 285 Funds for shortage 301 Kansas City 320,475 Kinds of money to be used in payment of 291,313 Method of computing by member bLLnks 245,352 Method of payl,lent 428 National banks permitted to co below requirement 37 Payment of - not prejudicial to ri7ht of aReal 285-286 Requests for report by Clearing Houses 110-111 Silver certificates in payment of 300 Shortage 373 Transfer of 43 Revenue Law - iroposed tax on banks • 135 dhett, a. G. - Letter - Discount rates 449 Richmond, Federal Reserve Bank Governor selected 197 1:oncure, James 2., Vice Chairman 156 Request to hasten organization of bank 158 Page Richmond, Federal Reserve Bank (Continued) Reserve notes requested Salaries of Cashier and Auditor Savings Bank of - Application for admission Robinson, C. C. Report on qualifications Salary to install accounting system 476 403 166,170 366 431 S St. Louis, Federal Reserve Bank of Boehne, John W., Third director Central National Bank to reduce capital . _ Salaries - Letter relating to Officers Salaries Checks to be drawn for - to November 1, 1914 Salisbury, N. C. - First National Bank - Savings deposits method Salt Lake City - National Copper Bank of San Francisco - Federal Reserve Bank .of Class "C" Direotors Clearing House, Draft of Telegram to Exchange of Nat'l bank notes for lawful money ' Federal Reserve Agents - Salary - Notification Governor, Salary Kains, Archibald - Elected Governor Savannah, Georgia - Savannah Trust Com,'any Application withdrawn itiavings Accounts" - Defined Letter - D. C. Wills Savings Deposits Regulations governing Report regarding Savings Institutions, Character of Schoch, A. J., Bloomsburg National Bank, Pa. Seals, Report on preparation of Seattle, Wash. Port Commissioner - Purchase of bonds Secretary - Federal Reserve Board Tendered Dr. Pine Term of office To furnish members with conies of all papers Space required for office of Secretary of State - Letter Foreign Trade Je-ction 27, F. R. Act - Counsel to report on Section 5200 Revised Statutes, discussed Securities, Custody of 140 65 382,417 201 309 376 389 386 136 195 476 202 244 433 429 293 433 375 425 312 209 375 289 197 1 40-41 40-41 54-55 143 468 78 439 327 X Page 142 Serial numbers of Federal Reserve Banks 447 Settlement plan - Explanation of 157 Seymour, Llo. -Peoples National Bank 474 Shafroth, Sonator J. P. - F. R. notes as legal tender 410 Shea, John V. Jr. - Salary 253 Shreveport, La. - Continental Bank and Trust Contuany 375 Signature Card, Regulation No. 7 Silver Certificates to reduce liability on outstanding 488 reserve notes issued 449 Sim-Ions, Senator F. U. - Discount rates - Central National Bank, Spartanburg, S.C. 375 Simpson, J. '77 Smith, Hon. Hoke - Proposed bill Discount rates 482,487 158,469 Smith, Walter 7., St. Louis - Resigned 217-218 Special Examiners - Report on appointment of Staff - Federal Reserve Board Appointments to 193 405 Audit and Examination, Division of 43-44 Clerical 200 Committee on - Appointed 351 Payment of 197-200,274-278,279-281 Report of committee on 351 Salaries - Date of commencement Secretary's report on 334-339 . 220 Staff - Reserve Bank Organization Committee Standing Committees 345 Committee to report on = 3!9,352,355 Report of committee on Starek, Charles - Vice Chairman, 17ew York 118 439 State Bankers Association - Honorary membership 231 State banking laws - Synopsis of to be obtained 46,349,373,493 State Banks - Admission of Applications referred 366,402 324 Committee on 497 Discounts obtained through Federal Reserve Agents 1,:embershiT), Conditions for 332,487 Lembership in system 121 413 Postal Savings Depositories 487 Power to withdraw from Federal Reserve System 344 Regulations relating to 425 Regulations revised 302,409 Report on 415 Report on eligibility of 329 Reserve Depositories Resolution regarding admission 79-80 State Banks and Trust Companies 77 Bill proposed by Senator Hoke Smith - Georgia Page State Banks and Trust Companies (Continued) Conditions for membership Dathod of handling applications of 49 State Legislation - Data an 289 Lannesota 427 State 7/arrants Purcnase of 387 Statistician for Board 282 Status - Fiscal and Accounting 168 Sterling Grinding Wheel Company - Foreign Branches 172 Stock Exchange, Opening of 385 Stock Subscriptions - Express charges on shipment 301 Stock - Transfer of - Allen Hollis - Boston 213 Strong, Benjamin, Jr., Governor New York F. R.Bank 318,485-499 Subtreasuries as members of Clearing Houses 299 Conditions in St. Louis 370,404 Use of 362 Sumter, S. C. - Proposed consolidation 358 Snyder National Bank - Payment of reserves 350 - T Telephone charges - Committee on 431 Telephone connections with Board room 323 Tenison, E. O., Federal Reserve Agent, Dallas 123 Compensation 226 Conference with Board 124,135,137 Election of Governor, Telegram 226 Letter 330 Terminal Elevators - Loans on 195 Texas Legislature - Resolution 122 Thompson, William -J.:emorandum - Chief Clerk 290 Time Deposits Regulation modified 493 Report on 320 Title - Cashier or Secretary 208 Secretary preferred 210-211 Tobacco Growers, Reply to 322 Treasury Regulations - Employees of Board subject to 418 Trenton, N. J., Mechanics National Bank 352 Trustee Committee on exercise of rower by National banks 324 Dispatches concerning 315 Exercise of function by member banks_ 324 Power to act as 46,244,373 Trusteeships Financial banks 493 National banks 495 Tulsa, Oklahoma - Reserve City refused 331 0 4 Page U United States Compiled Statutes Usury rates 348 374 71. h,* Wade, Festus J., St. Louis - Letter - Cottor 207 Letter to Rolla Wells referred to Committee No. 3 386 Warburg, Paul M., Member Federal Reserve Bard Commercial Paper 36 Discount rates - Opposed to reduction in 442 Wardrop, Robert - Conferred with Board 221 Warehouse Receipts as security for notes Florida National Bank 253 Warrants Municipal and State - Report on 410 Proposed regulation approved 470 Purchase of School Warrants429 Purchase of State and ainicipal 402 Regulations relating to purchase of 426 Temporarily discontinued discussion on 492 Washington, D. C. Commercial National Bank (Foreign Branches) 46,50 Franklin National Bank - Reduction in capital stock 359 llunsey Trust Company, Application withdrawn 429 Wells, Rolla - St. Louis, Conference with Board 135,139 Elected Governor 289 Salary 421 Westminister, Md. - First National Bank 375 Willis, H. Parker - Secretary, Federal Reserve Board Acceptance of Secretaryship 105 Elected Secretary 98 Tendered Position 87 Wills, D. C., Federal Reserve Agent, Cleveland 413 L. A., Class "B" - Kansas City 433 Wilson, Woodrow, Card of appreciation 47 Wold, Theodore - Governor, F. R. Bank, Minneapolis 331,421 Woodruff, S. C., Bank of - Application approved 166,170 - Finis -