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At a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board
held in the office of the Board on Tuesday, October 27,
1914, at 3 p. m.
PRESENT:
Mr. McAdoo

Lir. Williams

Mr. Hamlin

Mr. Warburg

Lir. Delano

Hr. Harding
. Miller.

The Secretary of the Treasury presided and Hr.
H. P. Willis acted as secretary to the meeting.
The Jecretary of the Treasury presented to the
Board telegrams received by him from Governors and Federal Reserve Agents in reply to his messages regarding
the date for opening the banks.
The Governor of the Board ilresented a letter
from Hr. Albert H. Wiggin suggesting five changes in the
text of the Cotton Fund Plan.
On motion the Jotton Fund Plan was amended as
suggested by Hr. Wiggin and advised by counsel and was
ordered made public.
A communieation from Mr. John H. Rich, Federal
Reserve Agent at Minneapolis, suggesting that the Federal

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Reserve Board recommend member banks to pay subscriptions
direct from their own vaults was read and the Governor of
the Board submitted a letter on that topic drafted by
Counsel for transmission to each member bank.

The pro-

posed letter was referred to Lessrs..Warburg and Harding
with power to approve it for transmission.
On motion the Board adjourned at 4:15 p. m.

jecretary.

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