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A meeting of the Federal Reserve Board was held in the office of the
eederal Reserve Board on Thursday, September 6th, at 11:00 a.m.
Governor Crissinger
Mr. Platt
Mr. Hamlin
Mr. James
Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Dawes
Mr. Hoxton, Secretary
PRESENT BY INVITATION:
Governor Bailey of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas
Mr. C. Q. Chandler of Wichita
Mr. C. L.•Davidson of Wichita
Mr. J. H. Stewart of Wichita
Mr. D. W. MUlvane: of Topeka
Mr. B. S. Paulin of Fredonia

PRES1VT:

The Federal Reserve Board listened to the representations of the
Kansas,
gentlemen above named, for and against the establishment at Wichita,
Of a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the statements made

being reported stenographically and supplemented by written matter presented
bY the Committee

and by the Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City,
At this point, Governor Bailey and the members of the Committee
withdrew from the room.
The minutess of the meeting of the Federal Reserve Board held on
September 5th were read and approved.
of
Report of the Committee on Examinations recommending disapproval
the application of the Federal Trust and Savings Bank of Hollywood, Hollywood,
California, for admission to the Federal Reserve System.




After discussion, Mr. Dawes, Chairman of the Committee, moved that the Board adopt the recommendation of
the Committee that the application be disapproved.

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Mr. Platt moved, as a substitute for the motion of
Mr. Dawes, that the applications of the Hollywood Trust and
Savings Bank of Hollywood be approved.
Mr. Platt's substitute motion, being put by the
chair, was lost.
Mr. Dawes' original motion being put by the chair
was carried.
the Law Committee reported on the matter referred to it on August 30th, namekr,
tile letter of August 27th, 1923, from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of )
Atlatta

with reference to regulations covering the purchase by Federal Reserve Banks

(4 d ebentures of
Federal Intermediate Credit banks; said report being in the form of
4 letter to Mr. McCord prepared for the simature of the General Secretary.
Upon motion, the letter to Ur. NbCord was approved.
Mr. Dawes stated that he had received a communication from representatives of
the United states Bankers' Association Opposed to Branch Banking, requesting the
13rivi1ege of appearing before the Board on the afternoon of September 11th, as well
as

411 oPportunity of meeting the individual members Informally on that day.

Upon motion, Mr. Dawes was requested to advise the
Association that the members of the Board will be glad, individual—
ly and informally, to meet its representatives on the 11th, and that
the Board has no Objection to their being present also at the general
hearing to be held on September 12th.
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Dieted Sept.
6th, 1923
4ted

Sept. 6th, 1923

Recommending changes in stook at Federal Reserve Banks as
set forth in the Auxiliary Minute Book of this date.
Approved.
Recommending 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 meeting a journed at 12;45 p.m.

413PrOved:

General Secretary.

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Governor.