William G. McAdoo to Benjamin Strong Jr.
Title
William G. McAdoo to Benjamin Strong Jr.
Creator
McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941
Identifier
WWP18481
Date
1914 November 4
Description
William G. McAdoo sends a telegram to Benjamin Strong Jr. on the status of the cotton loan fund.
Source
Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, New York Federal Reserve Bank
Language
English
Text
WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAM
RECEIVED AT 16 Broad St. (Stock Exchange Bldg.), N. Y.
55W BF 150 GOVT QGW
WASHINGTON D C NOV 4M1914
BENJAMIN STRONG JR
27 PINE STREET,
NEWYORK
REPLYING TO YOUR TELEGRAM THUS FAR LOUISVILLE HAS PROMISED ONE MILLION OF TWO MILLION ALLOTTED RICHMOND FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE THOUSAND OF ONE MILLION ALLOTMENT STLOUIS SEVEN AND ONE HALF MILLION, BEING ENTIRE ALLOTMENT, WASHINGTON WILL PROBABLY TAKE ITS ONE MILLION ALLOTMENT, CHICAGO HAS TAKEN TWELVE MILLIONS OF TWENTY MILLION ALLOTMENT TRYING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT, CINCINNATI HAS SUBSCRIBED ENTIRE ALLOTMENT OF TWO MILLION. FOLLOWING CITIES ALL WORKING ON PLAN, CLEVELAND ALLOTMENT TWO MILLIONS, BALTIMORE ALLOTMENT TWO AND ONE HALF MILLIONS. BOSTON ALLOTMENT TEN MILLIONS, PITTSBURG ALLOTMENT TWO MILLIONS, PHILADELPHIA ALLOTMENT TEN MILLIONS MINNEAPOLIS ALLOTMENT ONE MILLION KANSASCITY ALLOTMENT TWO AND ONE HALF MILLIONS. LOSANGELES ALLOTMENT ONE MILLION, SAN-FRANCISCO ALLOTMENT ONE MILLION. ADVICES FROM BOSTON AND PHILA INDICATE POSSIBLE SUBSCRIPTION OF FIVE MILLIONS EACH. HAVE SENT TELEGRAM TODAY URGING ALL CITIES TO REPORT BY NOON FRIDAY, IF POSSIBLE.
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TELEGRAM
RECEIVED AT 16 Broad St. (Stock Exchange Bldg.), N. Y.
55W BF 150 GOVT QGW
WASHINGTON D C NOV 4M1914
BENJAMIN STRONG JR
27 PINE STREET,
NEWYORK
REPLYING TO YOUR TELEGRAM THUS FAR LOUISVILLE HAS PROMISED ONE MILLION OF TWO MILLION ALLOTTED RICHMOND FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE THOUSAND OF ONE MILLION ALLOTMENT STLOUIS SEVEN AND ONE HALF MILLION, BEING ENTIRE ALLOTMENT, WASHINGTON WILL PROBABLY TAKE ITS ONE MILLION ALLOTMENT, CHICAGO HAS TAKEN TWELVE MILLIONS OF TWENTY MILLION ALLOTMENT TRYING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT, CINCINNATI HAS SUBSCRIBED ENTIRE ALLOTMENT OF TWO MILLION. FOLLOWING CITIES ALL WORKING ON PLAN, CLEVELAND ALLOTMENT TWO MILLIONS, BALTIMORE ALLOTMENT TWO AND ONE HALF MILLIONS. BOSTON ALLOTMENT TEN MILLIONS, PITTSBURG ALLOTMENT TWO MILLIONS, PHILADELPHIA ALLOTMENT TEN MILLIONS MINNEAPOLIS ALLOTMENT ONE MILLION KANSASCITY ALLOTMENT TWO AND ONE HALF MILLIONS. LOSANGELES ALLOTMENT ONE MILLION, SAN-FRANCISCO ALLOTMENT ONE MILLION. ADVICES FROM BOSTON AND PHILA INDICATE POSSIBLE SUBSCRIPTION OF FIVE MILLIONS EACH. HAVE SENT TELEGRAM TODAY URGING ALL CITIES TO REPORT BY NOON FRIDAY, IF POSSIBLE.
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Original Format
Letter
To
Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928
Collection
Citation
McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941, “William G. McAdoo to Benjamin Strong Jr.,” 1914 November 4, WWP18481, Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.