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ISSUED

BY

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ESDBRA1 BB3EHVE BQ4BD

JiUUiHY 1916 - BEdBMBSB. 1917

( l a four volumes)

TOL. II .

T H I S B O O K I S T H E

P R O P E R T Y

O F T H E

F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B O A R D

A N D N O T T O B E

R E M O V E D F R O M

T H E

B O A R D S O F F I C E S .



St en ci l XIII Page

Ho.

t>o

701 Letter re resolution adopted levying

assessment against Federal Beserve

Banks

1073

706 Letter re issuance of par l i s t a i n

connection with clearing system

1374

707

Statement

t o a l l

Federal

Be

serve Agents

re

prohibitions

of

Section

8 of

Clayton

Act 1376

70 9 Besolution adopted June 23, 1916, re

Section 18 of Federal Beserve Ac t 1385

71 0

Letter

re

Besolution covering separation

of

gold order certificates 1386

714 ) Memo. *hy member bank drafts on FBBanks

714 a)

should

be

accepted

b y a l l

FBBanks

fo r

immediate credit

a t par 1387

71 7

Letter

re

amendments sent forward

to

Congress

now in

session

-

July

5 , 1916 1397

724 Letter re forms 94 and 94a 1398

727 Why draft o f member bank against surplus funds

t o i t s credit i n IHBatik can properly and

safely be given immediate credit at par

by any

other FBBarik

1399

728

Letter

i n

connection with Stencil #727

1404

73 0

Letter

re

Bulletin material

1405

735 Letter re discount rates 1406

739 Letter re applications under Clayton Act 1407

740 Memo, for the Board re f iscal af fairs o f

the Government 1408



Stencil XIV Bage

Ho.

742 Report o f Committee re system of public

relations work under direction o f

CShainnan Hi eh of ERBatik of Minneapolis 1415

742 a

Public re la ti on s work

in the

Federal

Be

serve

Banks

- by

John

H. Hi oh 1418

742 b Lines o f public relations work open to

Federal Reserve Agents - by John H. Rich 1423

742 c Suggested extensions o f public relations

work - by John H. Rich 1427

744 ) Letters re order issued by Postmaster General 1433

744 a)

747

Suggested Circular

re

Circular

56. 14 and

Regulation

M,

Series

of 1915 1436

748 Memo, for the Board submitted through. Counsel's

o f f i ce - by Breckinridge Jones 1487

749 Letter re report o f Chairman o f ERAgents'

Committee on Publicity . 1440

760 Postmaster General* s Order So * 9808 1441

751 Postmaster General's Notice t o a l l

Postmasters 1442

754 a Memo, for Mr. Delano r e Clearing: S t a t i s t i c s 1443

758 Copy of reply made by HLBoard t o letter received

from

a

national banker

in re

Circular

o f

July

22, 1916

sent

out by

••Conference

o f

Bankers.

* 1444

756 Letter re uniform methods i n figuring average

rates o f earnings for the several classes o f

earning assets held by ERBanka 1445

757 Letter re col lection o f checks o f non-member

batiks through postmasters

1447



Stencil

XV

Bage

Ho.

768

Statement

f o r t h e

press

re

suit

to be

brought to test legality o f Circular

Ho. 1, Series of 1916 1448

761 Letter

re

Kern amendment

t o

Clayton

l o t

1449

770

Confidential schedule

o f

conversions

o f

2%

bonds

1452

7 ? a

Letter

i n

connection with first above

1453

782

Letter

o f

Chairman

o f

Committee

on

Clearing

r e

rules

and

charges

o f

Clearing House

Associations 1454

789

Letter re omission o f certain part o f

amendment to federal Be serve Act by

Conference Conmittee 1455

Letter re copy covering business conditions 1456

791 Letter

re

expenses

o f

transit departments 1457

793

Letter

re

election

of

directors

a t

FRBatiks

1458

Letter

re

advances

t o

member banks

by

EBBanks 1460

795 Letter

re

reserves

o f

member banks

1461

79S

Letter

re

saving

of

gold

and

issuing

o f

EHHotes

1462

800

Future

of the

EE$§ystem

-

Changes urged

by

Paul

M.

Warburg

1467

802

Letter

re

payment

of

dividends

by

ERBanks

1478

806

Letter i n connection with reconcilement o f

Gold Settlement Fund and IBAgents* Fund

1479

807

Statement for the press - Clayton Act

•

1480



Stencil

m

Bage

Ho.

809

Opinion

o f

Counsel

re

language "private

•banker*

a s

used

i n

Clayton

Act

811 Hew

item "Member basks* col lateral notes"

to be

adopted

by

ERBariks

8 1 2 Supplements to the par l i s t

813 Be solution adapted by ERBoard September

22, 1916, re purchase of bonds by BBBanks

817 Letter re expenses of transit departments

818 Reconcilement l e t t e r i n connection with

EBBatika* accounts

819

Letter

re

endorsement

o f

paper

by

member banks

8 2 2

Letter

re

cost

o f

clearing

824 Letter r e profit realized on sales of U.S.

bonds

Opinion o f Counsel r e real estate loans by

batiks

i n

outskirts

o f

Chicago

828 ) Letter of Mr. Delano and l e t t er of Mr. B.H.

828 a) Hurley re accounting methods i n industries

830 Announcement by the Board re interpretation

o f "private banker" a s used i n Olayton Act

832 Letter i n connection with first above

833 )

Letter

re

copy covering business conditions

833 a)

835 Remarks of Mr. Will is re Philippine national

Bank

1482

1487

1488

1489

1490

1491

1492

1493

1494

1496

1496

1500

1501

1502

1504

837

Statement for the press re transfer o f Wisconsin

territory to the Chicago District 1507



Stencil XVTI Page

Ho.

843

Letter

r e

Daily Bank Statement form

1508

844

Le tt er from Chie f, Burreau

of

Eff ic iency,

r e

pensioning

o f

civil employees

1509

845 Order amending t h e geographical limits of

D i s t r i c t s

Eos. 7 and 9 1511

846 Let ter r e penal t ies f o r deficient reserves 1513

848

Let ter

r e

schedule

o f

charges which banks

may

assess against t he ir patrons

1515

84 9

Letter

i n

connection with first above

1516

85 0

Let ter

of

Wholesale Grocers' Association

of

Hew Orleans r e charges which banks may

assess against their patrons

1517

852 The

Federal Reserve System: Looking ahead

— address o f A.G.Miller 1518

854

Federal Reserve Motes

1559

855 Maps o f large cities requested i n connection

with applications under Kern Amendment

1572

856

Copy

of

telegram sent

t o a l l

Filugents

r e

acceptances 1573

864

Let ter

r e

next installment

o f

reserves

1574

865 The

present position

and

future development

of the FliSystem — address of ,7.P. G.Harding 1576

867

Let ter from Counsel

r e

acceptances

o f

member

banks 1599

•».©•

f 7 8 ^

Le tt er from

Mr.

Warburg

to Mr.

A.C.Miller

r e

^ note iss ue and, reserves 1611

876

Let ter

i n

connection isith Stencil#77

1641

877 Outline o f topics s u g g e s t e f o r treatment i n

1916

annual report

of

FB,Ranks

1642



Stenci l ZHII Page

No.

880

Remarks

o f

H.P.Willis, Hovember

22, at

Paterson, H .J. 1645

881 Letter of Chairman, Committee on Clearing,

r e

progress

in

clearing operations

1669

883 Statement f or t h e press re Federal Advisory

Council's quarterly session

1674

885

Letter

of

Governor

re

price

of 2$

U.S.bonds

1676

886

Estimated gold stock

of the

country,

e t c .

— by H.

Jacob

son 1678

887 Letter r e gold supply an d extension of credits

t o foreign countries, a s viewed by Federal

Advisory Council

and

ERBoard

1679

890 Letter of Mr. Delano t o ERBoard r e desirable

amendments t o Federal Reserve Act in

connection with greater concentration of

gold i n reserve banks 1682

891

Statement

for the

press, relating

to

foreign

credits 1691

893

Disapproval

of

o f f i cer

o r

employee

of

ERBank

serving also

%s A ss

1

1 to

Chairman

and

ERAgent

a t that bank 1696

897 )

Letter

r e

resolution levying assessment against

897 a)

ERBanks

f o r

general expenses

o f

Board; also

1697

copy

of

resolution

898

Letter asking

fo r

extra copies

o f

January

1916

Bulletin

1702

901 Draft of proposed rates fo r collection charges

on checks 1464

902

Letter

r e

FRHotes

a t

ERBadks,

et c . 1466



Bage

1705

2706

1708

1709

1710

1711

1712

1716

1716

1717

1718

1748.

1780

XIX

Stencil

904

farther amendment

to

Section

19 of

Itederal

Beacrve

Act .

906

Amendment

to

Section

22*

906

Farther amendment

to

Section

11 of

ftderal

Beswrve Act .

906-a Part h er amendment to Federal Be serve Act -

Section

11*

907 Act

imposing semi-annual

tax on

banks.

908

farther amendment

to

Section 6202

of the

Bevised Statutes

of the U. S.

909 Memorandum - Retirement o f Greenbacks.

•910 farther amendment t o fifth paragraph o f

Section

13 o f

Federal

Be

serve Act*

912

Amendment

tip

Section

18 o f

Federal

Be

serve

Act. S-l3 o Se cA

\ o

rv

| n

914 Act

regarding Associate Member Banks

o f

Federal

Be

serve Banks.

915 The

federal

Be

serve System

as a new

factor

i n

national

&

International Finance,

-

Address by W. p . s . Harding, to Boston

Oity Club.

917

Letter from Counsel,

f . B .

Board, enclosing

letter from

Mr*

Broun, Chief

o f

Bureau

o f

Efficiency,

r e

stqrpcsed criticism

o f

said

Bureau

by Mr.

El l io t t .

918

Brass Statement, r e conference o f Governor*

of F. Be batiks held Dec. 11th.-14th., i n c .



so

920

923

924

926

926

929

932

933

934

936

938

939

f&ge

Form letter r# eligible applicants f o r appoint-

ment

on

s ta f f

of F. B.

Board,

1782

He solution of F . B. M e, re membership In

SMeral Advisory Council. 1783

Beserve Rotes

a s

Beserve#

1784

Amendment to first paragraph o f Section 13

of F. B. Act - previously amendM* 1786

Further amendment t o Section 25 of F. B. Act ,

re

Branch Banks.

1786

letter sent t o Btederal Beserve agents & Govs*

o f Stederal Beserve banks, together with

"Special Instructions #2 of 1916", Dec, 20,

1916. 1787

l e t t e r re purchase o f bonds by Federal Beserve

batiks*

, 1788

l e t t e r , e n c . copy o f resolution adopted by

F. B. Bd. , Dec* 27, 1916, re purchase o f

U. S* Z$

bonds,

by

member batiks*

1789

letter explaining Items i n Form 34 (1917 '

edition), dated

Dec. 23 , 191 6. 1790

Form letter re increase i n salary of members

o f

staff

of F. B.

Board, dated Dec* 26,1916.

1792

l e t t e r re appointment o f Bank o f England a s

foreign agent for F. B* baak of Hew Yoric. 1793

Memorandum,re

l e t t e a

written

to F . B.

agents

containing matter affecting operation o f basic. 1794



Stencil

XH

Page

Ho.

941 Circular le tt er to Federal Beserve Agents

re changes, i f any , desired i n Fora

F . a . A . - 5 ,

dated

Deo . 28. 19 16 . 1795

944 .Amendments proposed by F. 1 . Board,in form

approved by Board, De c. 20 , 1916* 1796

648Na Further amendment

t o

section.

16 ,

F. R. Act , paragraphs 2,3,4*5,6 & 7 . 1797

' f j j S • 945 Farther amsncbnent to Section 19 of F.

R. Act , -Reserves. 1800

90&»b Amendment to Section 11 (c)-Increase

of Beserves. 1804

C Ju i . 947 Farther amendment t o Section 13,

' paragraph 1 , F . H. Actiy Co ll ec ti on '

of

Cheeks

f o r

non-member Banks.

1805

905-a Amendment

to

Section

22 of F. E.

Act . 1806

910 Further amendment to Section 13 ,

paragraph 5 , of F.B . A ct . 1807

Amendment

to

Section

17 of F. B. A ct . 1808

926 Further amendment to Section 25,

F. B. Act , -Branch Banks. 1809

961 Further amendment to Section 9 of

F. B. Act , -Membership o f Idatoal

Savings Banks. 1810

950

Amendment

to

Section

18 ,

paragraph,

5 , F . a . Act# 1812

949 Amendment to Section 4 , F . B. A ct . 1813

946

Ofcth

of F. B .

Agen%*or Deputy Agent,

-may

also be used by other class C directors

by omitting reference to F . B. Agent.

1815



Stencil XH1

aA^H

1 ^

947~& Farther amendment to Section 1 3 , paragraph. 1 ,

of F. H. Act, -Collection of Checks f o r

non-member Banks. 1814

948

Let ter , dated

Jan. 2 , 1917 ,

from Sea#

P. R.

Board, sent with copies

of He

vised Form

38* 1816

949 Amendment t o Section 4 of F. R* Act* 1817

950 Amendment to Section IB, paragraph 5, of

F . a . Act* 1818

951 Amendment t o Section t , F. B. Act, —

Membership of Mutual Savings Batiks* 1819

952.

l e tt e r from G

*,

F. R«

Board, dated Jan*

4 ,

1917, sent with copies o f drafts o f amendts*,

prepared by Board, an d submitted t o

Committees on Banking and Currency o f Senate

&

House

of

Hep*

1821

959 Statement f o r Press,dated Jan* 9, 1917, re

Boston Clearing House Batiks* 1825

960 Circular l e t t e r from'Gov*, F. R. Board, re

purchase of U# S. bonds by F. R. Batiks* 1826

962 Statement for the Press, re purchase of U. S.

bonds by F. R, Batiks* 1827

963

Annual Report,

1916, of F. R.

Board, trans-

mitted

t o

House

o f

Representatives*

1828

965 Circular, dated Jan* 11 , 191 7, to F . R.

Batiks, re weekly reports of Gold Settlement

Fond* 1912

966

Circular le tt e r

re

copy

f o r

business

conditions

for use in P. R.

Bullet in

f o r

Feb*, 1917* 1913

967

Press Statement

f o r

morning papers,

Jan. 14j

1917, re amendment to Federal Reserve Act ,

submitted to Committees on Banking &

Currency

o f

Senate

an d

House

o f

Rep*

1914

96 9 Amendment to Section 3 of F. R. Act* 1920



Stencil

Mo.

970

974

975

976

977

980

982

984

985

XXIII Page

Further amendment to Section 1 4 , sub-section (e)

0

f Federal Beserve A ct . 1921

Circular letter, dated

Jan . 15 , 1917 ,

from

Gov.,

F. Be Board, r e unfit Federal Beserve notes

forwarded to the treasurer of the U. S. for

redemption

by a

Federal Beserve Bank Sther

than

the

Federal

Be

serve Bank

of

Issue.

1922

Circular letter, dated Jan. 15, 1917, from S e c . ,

F. B . Board, sent with copy

o f

Form

and

Be solution for use by Member Batiks, re sale

of U. 5. bonds through the Treasurer of the

U. S. 1925

Bemarks of H. P. Will is , Se c . , F . B . Board,

a t Boston, Jan. 16, 1917, to members of the

Bos

torn Chapter

of the

American Institute

of Banking. 1926

Letter from

Se c . , F . B .

Board,

re

changes

to be

embodied

i n

supplement

to par

l i s t

to be published Feb. 1 , 19 17 . 1946

letter, dated Jan. 17, 1917, from Vice Gov.,

F. B . Board,

re

proper methods

o f

c lass i fy ing

discount material on hand i n batiks. 1947

Letter from

Gov. ,

F . B . Board, dated

Jan. 19,

1917, re Bankers* Acceptances. 1943

Form of resolution authorizing a Federal Beserve

Bank

to

ship unfit Btederal Beserve notes

o f

another Federal Beserve Bank direct to the

treasurer of the D. 3. for redemption. 1951

Letter from

Gov. ,

F . B . Board, accompanying

'Form of Besolution" authorizing a Federal

Beserve Batik to ship unfit Federal Beserve

notes

of

another Federal Beserve Bank direct

to the Treasurer of the U. S. fo r redemption. 1952



Stencil

m v

Page

Ho.

988

Eoitn l e t t er from Gov#,

F. H.

Board,

Jan. 23,

1917, re trade acceptance, -inclusion under

this head of draft or M i l o f exchange based

on purchase of advertising space. 1953

989 Memorandum f o r Auditor-circular form. 1954

(revised

990

(revised) Memorandum

f o r

Cashier, -circular form.

1955

991 Memorandum f o r Manager of Eransit Dept.-

(revised) circula r fonn. 1956

994

Letter from Chairman,

Com. on

Clearing,

Jan. 26, 1917, re advancing operations

o f clearing and collection system. 1958

997

Press Statement,

Jan. 29, 1917,

from

P . B . Board,

re

views

of

Advisory Council

re proposed amendments to F. H. Act

submitted to Banking and Currency Com.

o f Senate and House of Se p. 1961

999 B i l l introduced in House of Bep. by Mr.

Carter Glass (H. R. 20540) f or

authorizing national banking asso-

tions to establish branches. 1970

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