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c"Vb..,c1, A meeting of the Federal deserVe 3oard was held in the office of the Federal deserve Board on Thursday, April 16, 1925 at 12:20 p.m. PdESENT: Governor Crissinger Lr. Platt Mr. Hamlin 21r. Cunningham . Noell, Assistant Secretary :he reading of the minutes of previous meetings of the Board was dispenL;ed with. Telegram dated April 6th from the Federal deserve Agent at Dallas, requesting approval of the applicatian• of the State National Bank, Lineral • Texas, for original stock (60 shares) in the Federal deserve Bank of Dallas, the same having been approved on April 7th on the initials of Live members of the Board, effective if and when the bank is authorized .1)Y the Comptroller of the Currency to. commence business. Upon motion, the above ratified. ction was -3nt at Dallas, Telegram dated April 6th from the Federal deserve. requesting approval of the application of the City National Bank in Childcess, Texas, for original stock (66 shares) in the Federal deserve Bank of Dallas, the same having been approved on April 6th on the initials of four members of the Board, effective if and when the bank is authorized by the CoflpUroller Of the Currency to commence business. Upon motion, the above action was ratified. Lletorandum dated April 6th from the Division of Examination, recomI ndins approval of the application of the First National Bank of lallsap, -,-0.xas, for original stock in the Federal deserve Bank of Dallas, the same _2- 4/16/25 havinc; been approved on April 11th on the initials of four members of the Board, effective if and when the bank is authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency to commence business. Upon motion, the above action was ratified. Memorandum dated loril cith from the Division of Examination, recommending approval of the a-cplication of the First 1:ational Bank, Clint, -exas, for original stock (18 shares) in the Federal aeserve Bank of Dallas, the same havinc boon approved on April 11th on the initials of four members of the Board, effective if and when the bank is authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency to commence business. Upon motion, the above action was ratified. .Iemorandum dated April 10th from the Division of -:]xa-ination, recommending approval of the application of the Dart National Bank, 1:ason, for original stock (18 shares) in the Federal aeserve Bank of Chicac7o, and the appliation of the 3tate National Bank of Names City, Te;:as, for ori-:inal stock (18 shares) in the Federal aeserve Bank of Dallas, the same having been approved. on April 11th on the initials of -Lour members of the Board, effective if and when the banks are authorized by the Comptroller of the Cur2ency to commence business. Upon motion, the above action was ratified.. Liemorandum dated April 8th from the Deputy Comptroller of the currency, advising that on Anril 10th call will be made for reports of 2C4_ 4/16/25 -0- condition of national banks as at the close of business Monday, April 6th, tother with copy of telegram addressed to all Federal Reserve ;A-gents on April 10th by the Secrtary of the Board requesting that state bani. and trust company members of the Federal deserve System also be instructed to send in reports of condition as of April 6th. 1;oted, and the call for reports of condition by state member banks ratified. deport of Committee on Salaries, Expenditures and Efficiency on letter dated April 15th from the Comptroller of the Currency, recommending approval of a salary of 3,300 per annum for ilational Bank Examiner Roy liarcom, to be assimied to the 11th Federal deserve District; the Committee also reconlmendinr- a : proval. Approved. Report of Oomittee on Salaries, Expenditures and Efficiency on letter dated Lpril 14th from the Comptroller of the Currency, recommending approval of a salary of 2500 mr annum for ilationaa Bank Examiner J. H. Roberts, to be assirned to the 11th Federal Reserve District; the Committee also recommendin7 approval. 4:1.pproved. Letter dated Lpril 9th from the Vice President of the Chatham-Phenix liational Bank and Trust Company of laiw York City, requestiz 7 that that bank be granted authority to accept drafts or bills of exchange drawn upon it for the purpose of furnishing dollar exchange by banks or bankers in f04'eLgn countries or dependencies or insular possessions of the United 4/16/25 —4_ States, the usages of trade of which have been determined by the Federal deserve Board to require dollar exchanse. deport of Committee on -]xaminations on letter dated April 13th from the Federal :eserve Lgent at 3t. Louis, recommending approval of an alTlication of the Bolivar County Ban;‹, dosedalo, Llississippi, for permission to reduce its capital fran ,75,e00 to ,;25,000 and stating that the bank will increase its surplus from „:10,000 to .15,000 and that the capital released will not be paid to the stockholders but will be used to eliminate undesira:ole assets or to set up a reserve against than; the Committee recommending', azoroval. Approved. At this -point, Mr. James entered the meeting. The Governor then called the attention of the Board to and read certain portions of an Article on the subject "What Future for the Federal deserve System?" prepared by kr. diddle of the Treasury Department for Publication in the "rations Business" over the simature of the Secretary Of the Treasury; the article relating in part to the question of the renewal of the charters of the Federal deserve banks. The Governor stated that in his opinion certain portions of the article should not be published and that he had called the meetirr7 to discuss them with the members of the Board although he did not believe it would be possible 1 ik IP to haat publication of the article as it was now in print and as the 3eeretary of the Treasury himself was out of the city. 266 _5_ 4/16/25 Thereupon ensued a discussion during which it was the consensus of opinion that more harm might be done by an effort to withhold the printing of the article than by its publication. eREPORTS OF 3-2A1DING COMMIES: Dated, April 14th, aecommending action on application for admission of state bank, subject to the conditions stated in the individual reports attached to the application, as set forth in the Auxiliary Minute Book of this date. Approved. The meetiag.adjourned at 12:50 p.m. Assistant Secretary. Governo
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