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relar meeting of the 2ederal _eserve Board

held in the office of the aovernor at 3.15 P.n. on .ieCnesday, Octobe

Hardin, presidirij,

r. Hamlin,

Lr..arbarg,
r. Delano,

secretary.

The minutes of the meetings of the Board held on
October 29 were read and, on motion, approved.
The minutes of the conference with the Pittsburgh'
bankers held on October 29, were presented and, on motion,
approved.
The minutes of conferences with Janadian bankers
held October 29 were referred to :,Tr. Delano.
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The minutes of the meetings of the I.xecative
mittee (gold exports) 'aeld October

m-

and 01 were pre-

sented and, on motion, approved and. the action therein
set forth ratified.
The report of the S.:cecial Co7-vnittee on deserve
Jities, made a special order for this date, Was presented
and, on motion, approved, &nd the followint: additional reserve cities desinated as such, effective janury 1,

e ]ov-

1913, the ,ecretary to notify tne deserve BanlKs
ern

to notify the Corftptroller of the

a r

Buffalo,
Toledo, Ohio.
Peoria, Ill.
:JOT-Aphis, Tenn.
- Grand .1apids, LACA.
Oakland, Calif.
-)ropos d letter addressed to the Canadian Bankers
the

ion ns to nembers
rbar,

was presented by :..

ed C ra1 2,es

e system,

o object on to its transmis-

sion vas offerecL
letter from DePaty Governor Trelan of :7 ".e'; York as
to the

of

c1d in rakln

Committee

o. 1

jelano,

holidayreferred to
.an).

.letter from :::essrs. Thos. J. Uen

omfany, and

an opinion of Co isel relative thereto, were referred to the
ar Trade Board
It W4s voted that the Board has 110 objection to tile
p.w1ictloi by the .ttornej
an opinion of Lovember

•

crcral of the Tnitedttes of
rc1tivc to the board's

authority to alter the boundaries of Aderal

rve clist-

nets, the 4or ta - of the Board to notify the ::ttorney
cnera1 accordingly.




On motion, the appointrient of Zr.

. . Boa

n




ent at the Yederal Aeserve

federal : serve

nsas Jity at a salary of

B(Ank of

letter from Hon. R.

was approved.

000

Owen relative to the ap-

pointnlent of a 7ederal Aeserve dlgent at

ansas

ity, :4nd

1 6 reply, were read ard noted.

qovernor Hardi

e e-

jpon reeorendation of the Co nlittee on the
following ,Overrment dire..tor. of

l. nd Distr
new

declared elected:

n
Hol •

au-m

H4

Cincinnati,

. Chas.. Ainsch
Jovernor

ardinz. announced that the Jieveland Ban:

would desinate as Its directors at Cincinnati, the follow

.
ctor.
It was a:reed that no notification be sent to the
the

new directors until communication had been had
Cleveland bank.
On recotnr.eniation

Th.

itwab

motion, voted that the Battery Park National Bank

New

York City, be granted power to acceLt drafts drawn in

on

costa

ici to create dollar exchne.
(Ai motion, the ninte

ton -ct Jo,rnittec,

ield

of the r-,eeti/r,i's of the Clay-

CLOber

were read and the ac-

tion therein set forth. ratified.
On reconnendation of Ay.lilittee 1a. 2, the follow.in
institt1on

were admitted as members of the Federal

eserve

3.yste:.1 Apcv, conditions named by the: ,Xrlittee:
ti:zens Jommercial ?rust ....:ompany,
3roo).ayn. Trust CorApany,
L.L.VinL;t3 Ear'
jitisens Trust
',2rast
nh. 1)a-1 -2-7
qoverhor
2orn
-

read a letter from President T.
as the date for the neat

of the federal .,_dvisory Council.

eti

It was az,reed that the L
for the proposed -1.ve

ecative .,;oarAittee map oat a

en recomnendation of .;o.lmiLtee !:o. 1, it was voted.
to .thorize the arpoLltment of an ;...J,litio!„.1 steT1c),77.„.'ler
in the ,Division of 4"4.dit and Lxminz.tion.
Upon call of Jom.-,ittees, reports were made as follows:
No. 1 - ro report.
ITo. 2 - Ir. ,,arbar_,. stated he 17,-:; today advised of
very heavy rediscour.tini at Tow rorl,
,leveland arid Thilaie1phia




To had telephoned to

i1i2 if those b-nks would be




willing to take some c.oeptances from the New ',rk Bank,
both banks underLkin
ro. ,3
for L'.r. Jartis

to do so.

Hamlin recommended a salary, of 'i;;;,.300
Masher as .,..ssi'tant ?edoml deserve

4,ent at Minneapolis, effective November 1,
the apPointment

Cm motion

al:proved.

:Th. 4 - Mr. Miller reported that the Jommittee had
net this morning and had approved the proof of the forthcomng 2ederal iieserve Bulletin.
1.1r. .iamlin reported favoring ,
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deia:rj power- to nati nal banks 1
.r.fter di

osion, it was voted t

„, of full

fi-

Mew York.

refer the question to the

wtorney J.eneral of the United Utates throigh the proper
channels.
ir 'n —.Ally agreed that Mr. D.

it
di ector of

the

1.L1ssirri

Valley

2rancis,

riist Jompany, which has

now beconte a .CrJ). - bank, may remain undisturbed as such.
reluested that Jounsel be aslceciv;hether
any appeal has been taken from the ohio decision re,7.rdin;
the taxability of investments in deserve bank stock.
:111uf re.,,ortcd progress as to nembership of
the value of securitie- owned by applying LAate instita-

tions in the tyclfth district.
;hoic -1Litcr of the v-1..te

-,nve3 th,!,t

of seciritiec n.med by blrayins; ttc irstitItions be rtftr
"e:o iction

red. to L. speciLl
rbr

r.

t tfxc tctst coTcoL,niers

rel)ortcd

itldr.

:el., be .perrlittud to

;overnor
: tLktis O

zrdin

ml ce

tC

frn-, the

ditinns Lstnte inLtitAtio.nL in

On tho at ,.n1-..-

(
- nerLl.
to t_e

certninect o.

to

cce:t.Lces

0

1,tLe

0.

ir

(..r.

n,..‘fe:Ed L. lilt of toricn

o7(.11.or

oration Lit .the prorosci meetin: nith the 'overnors

ru ed thn

er:1(d. 'n1 it .%11

v..Ls

spe -yi;1 order for

cdnerd-7, .1-ov(!-ber G.
ciccinl-(ttir': be

ov. L, for ,:liss2aL,s,ioL of 2.vo,,e,!te„:nerd-

rents to the ,eder-1 Zeberve
Gn notion, it
pr(:.cL..ct

”eLerv,

The -1)ro..7n.m.1( for the

cl; nctinc, it :..as dire,7,teJ tht,t
held on

n

tne Lmnffcfnce be conLidercd

!- Letinf; of the ,-oL.rd.

re

-

or

Disissinr. of rcl.tiw:s Jith the -lovecnor::.

on Tov. 3,




-

ell-rent ortninn n'

an:ler

ni:Arict of

o:it

nn

voted t..1L.t

he

ovrnor

of nfl .nnznirclort :or tae

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letter front Ikoderal Aeuerve 4ent .2errin relative:
to the e;xhanse of AJderal Aeserve notes for .7ro1d,
o.3 to the Leetivc

dered transferred trot.Jonnittee
nittee.
7reneral d1scior.
and the poli3ius of the syst
On motion, t.,.t 5.10 p.m

Jhairnan.

e
en-

()any
d.

the 7o4rd L.djoarned.