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At a meeting of the iederal Reserve board neld in
tue office of tne board on Wednesdaj, January 14, Iva),
au 11

A.m.,
PRESENT: Tne
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Minuses

or

Vioe-Governor
miller
Hamlin
Moenlenpau
Cnapman, Secretary.

meetints of tne board neld on January 13tn

were read, and on zouion approved as amended.
business was presensed and disposed or as follows:
Tne Vice-Governor reported rediscount transaction,
pursuant

40

autuorit

ueretofore vested in um: member bank

promissory notes secured u

uovernment ouligations, rate

4-3/4%, as follows:
Date

bank Rediscounting

Mtn

Jau.latu

Pniladelpnia

Dallas

Amount

$5,00U,000

maturities

11-lb days

Voted.
REPOETS OF COMMITTEE NO. 1:
Dated Jan. 14tu, recommending approval of applications for
fiduciary powers as set fortn in une
auxiliary minute uook as of tnis date.
Approved.
Dated Jan. 14tu, recommending approval of application of
Joan E. Gonser to serve at, tne same time
as a director of tue Farmers National
Bank, Reading, Pa., and tne Kutztown
National bank, Kutztown, Pa.
Approved.




Dated Jan. l3tn, recommending approval of application of
G. Libeling to serve at tne same time
as vice-President and Director, Calcasieu
liational Dank of Soutnwest Louisiana,
Lake Cnarles, La., and of tne first
National Dank, Ouerlin, La.
Approved.
Dated Jan. 13n, recommending approval of applications or
tile following to serve at tne same time
as officers and directors of tne uanks
indicated:




E. fl. Hazzard:
Casnier and Director, Calcasieu national Dank
of Soutnwest Louisiana, Lake Cnarles, La.
Director, First National Dank, Ouerlin, La.
Director, First Joint Stock Land Dank, Lake
Cnarles, La.
H. u. Cnalklej:
Director, Calcasieu National Dank of Soutnwest
Louisiana, Lakt. Cnarles, La.
Director, First Joint Stock Land Dank, Lake
Cnarles, La.
G. A. Courtney:
vice-President and Director, Calcasieu National
bank of Soutnwest Louisiana, and of tne
First Joint Stock Land Dank, (Amin of Lake
Cnarles, La.
President and Director, First National Bank,
Elton, La.
H. H. Hoag:
Director, Calcasieu National Dank of Souunwest
Louisiana and tanager of Jennings Office
of sucn 6ank, Lake Cnarles, La.
Director, First Joint Stock Land Bank, Lake
Cnarles, La.
Director, First National bank, Elton, La.
Frank Rouerts:
President and Director, Calcasieu National Dank
of Soutnwest Louisiana, and of tile First
Joint Stock Land Bank, uotn of Lake Cnarles,La.
Director, First National Dank, Oberlin, La.

-3S. Artnur Knapp:
Vice President and Director, Calcasieu rational
bank of Soutnwest Louisiana, and of tne
first Joint Stock Land Baia, botn of Lake
Cnarles, La.
President and Director, First ilational bank,
Longville, La.
Approved, tue above applicants to be advised tnau tile permission of tue board relates
only to uneir status under Section a of tue
Clayton Act as amended by tne Kern Amendment,
and that tile board does not undertake to rule
on tile question of tneir eligibility under tue
provisions of tue Farm Loan Act to serve at
tue same time as directors of a joint stock
land bank and as directors of any ()tiler uanks.
Letter dated January 10th from Lae Onairman, Federal
Reserve bank of St. Louis, inquiring it tne 1910 census
mint ue used as a oasis of estimating tue population of
Malden, Mo.,in determining tue amount of capital tuat tne
Dunklin County bank of tnat city must nave in order to make
it eligible for membersuip in 'tile Federal Reserve System.
Referred to tue Vice-Governor for reply.
Letter dated January 13tn from tue Federal Reserve
Agent at Philadelpnia, advising tuat by reason of request
of tue board's Division of Analysis and Research for enlar ed reports on business conditions, several additions
must be made to tue Federal Reserve Agent's force, and 4nat,
tueuovernor of tue Federal Reserve Bank of Pniladelpnia

advised him tnat additional space for sucn force could not




4be made available to Wu) Federal Reserve Agent au WaiS time.
Referred to t e Secretor.
)
, for report.
At 11-30 A.M., tne meeting adjourned.

Approved:




vice-Governor.