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4,t a regular meeting of the ?ederal

eserve Board

.'riday,
held in the office of the Board at eleven a. m., on ,
March 23,
PRESENT:
Harding, Presidirg,
Mr. 4arburg,

1,:r. Liner,
. Villis,

ecretzry.

Mr. Hamlin,
The minutes of the meeting of the Board held on
dednesday, Larch 21, were read and, on motion,

pproved.

The minutes of the mcetin:: of the Executive Committee held on Thursday, Larch 22, were read and, on motion,
approved, and the action therein set forth ratified.
The :,)ecretry of the Board read a resolution conveying the thanks of the ?arm Loan Board for the use of the
3oard 'doom.

The resolution was ordered passed to file.

.An application of the 7ederal

eserve Bn1( of :;ew

York for power to woroint the Philippine National Bank as
its agent and correspondent in the Philippine Islands, was
read and, on motion, granted.
Correspondence with Federal

eserve Igent Perrin

relative to public relations work and the collection of




checks on ftiled 0eattle banks, was referred to the Executive 'iommittee with power to act.
letter from :;:r. :.:arcs ;ialker relative to receiving deposits from the ?.,rm -oan Bank was read and, on
motion, referred to the Law :jommittee for investis%tiou.
A letter from qovernor Seay with reference to F:;eneral trAnkini; conditions was read, and after discassion it
was a7reed that the Executive Committee shoald prepare a statement for possible public-tion, sabmittin,
:7 the same to the
Board and, if necessary, to the Department of State.
:
. liscelUne us execative'correspondence was presented
,
and ordered placed in the Lxecutive ?older.
J:T.tnes in capital stock, duly recommended by the
2ommittee on Llember

l'Atus, were approved

s fol-

lows:
;.pplications for

rrender of „tock.

District ro. 1.
.ational 3ank
Second'

Lhares.
2an[;or,

160

100

L4
72
54

150

District"..o. 6.
Tirst rational 2auk
,Jordele 2lational 3ank
?irst rational Eanl:.

rashville, "xa.
.,;ordelc, q .
Vicr.m., .7,..




3.03

District “ . 10.
"qrst National Bank

:Lynch, :Cur.

16

18

District No. 12.
First National Bank
National Bank of commerce

St.Johns, Oreg.
Seattle, 4ash.

36
150 166
534

Total
4pplications for _dditio:...1
District

5

National Bank of iommerce
National Bank of
.;aynesboro National Bank
First National Bank

359
Baltimore, LA,.
30
Hopewell, Va.
11
daynesboro, Va.
Parkersburg, :I. WI. 93 493

District No. 9.
First National Bank,
First National Bank
First National Bank
United States Nat'l Bank

ilarmarth, fl.Dak.
Perham, 1.'inn.
Hobson, Zont.
Deer Lodge, :4ont
Total

3
1
2
3

9
502

Applications for Original '-'tock.
District

9.

First ':%tional Bank
District

geyser, -ont.

15

15

Channin, -ex.
Fayetteville, 7cx.
Schwerthcr,
LcLean, Mx.

17
17
16
16

73

11.

Fin't National Bank
Farmers National Bank
First National Bank
American National Bank
District No. 12.
First National Bank

Lioab, Utah,
Total

11E

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On motion the thte of June 4 was approved as the
time for the meeting of Federal Reserve Agents, the Governnr to send appropriate advice.
The Secretar7 of the Board p

nted a report with

reference to the allotment of bond offerilv;li of member
banks, and indioating a pl%n for the adjustment of the
theoretical allotment of the actual offerings.

He was

authorized to write appropriate letters adjusting the
assignments.
A

telegram from Federal deserve Agent Perrin rela-

tive to the question of establishing a branch of in the
Pacific Northwest was read and, on motion, it

as voted

that 2:r. Lililer 'Inald visit the Pacific Northwest at his
early convenience and rcport his findings with reference
to the sitaation there.
letter from Secretary

artis of the federal ae-

serve 3ank of New York relative to the drawing of clean
drafts on

hile, with favorable report by Er, Alrbarg, was

read and referred to the Governor for answer with advice
f Counsel.




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It was agreed that a meeting of the Law Committee
be held at 3 p.m. this day.
On motion at 11.40 a.N. the Board adjoarned to meet
on Tuesday, March 27, ut 11 a.m.

Secretary.
APPROVED:

011.,Armn.