Arthur D. Ho wd e n Smith, Me n Who Rule Ame ric a , Bo b b s Me rrill, N.Y. 1935, p . 112 C HART V
80 Arthur D. Ho wd e n Smith, Me n Who Rule Ame ric a , Bo b b s Me rrill, N.Y. 1935, p . 112 C HART V
The Da vid Ro c ke fe lle r c ha rt sho ws the link b e twe e n the Fe d e ra l Re se rve Ba nk o f Ne w Yo rk, Sta nd a rd O il o f Ind ia na , G e ne ra l Mo to rs,
a nd Allie d C he mic a l C o rp o ra tio n (Eug e ne Me ye r fa mily) a nd Eq uita b le Life (J.P. Mo rg a n).
O the r a p p o intme nts d uring the First Wo rld Wa r we re a s fo llo ws: J.W. Mc Into sh, d ire c to r o f the Armo ur me a t-p a c king trust, who wa s
ma d e c hie f o f Sub siste nc e fo r the Unite d Sta te s Army in 1918. He la te r
b e c a me C o mp tro lle r o f the C urre nc y d uring C o o lid g e ’ s Ad ministra tio n, a nd e x-o ffic io me mb e r o f the Fe d e ra l Re se rve Bo a rd .
During the Ha rd ing Ad ministra tio n, he d id his b it a s Dire c to r o f Fina nc e fo r the Unite d Sta te s Ship p ing Bo a rd whe n the Bo a rd so ld ship s to the Do lla r Line s fo r a hund re d th o f the ir c o st a nd the n le t the Do lla r Line
d e fa ult o n its p a yme nts. Afte r le a ving p ub lic se rvic e , J.W. Mc Into sh
b e c a me a p a rtne r in J.W. Wo llma n C o ., Ne w Yo rk Sto c kb ro ke rs. W.P.G . Ha rd ing , G o ve rno r o f the Fe d e ra l Re se rve Bo a rd , wa s a lso
ma na g ing d ire c to r o f the Wa r Fina nc e C o rp o ra tio n und e r Eug e ne Me ye r.
G e o rg e R. Ja me s, m e mb e r o f the Fe d e ra l Re se rve Bo a rd in 1923-24,
ha d b e e n C hie f o f the C o tto n Se c tio n o f the Wa r Ind ustrie s Bo a rd . He nry P. Da viso n, se nio r p a rtne r in J.P. Mo rg a n C o ., wa s a p p o inte d
he a d o f the Ame ric a n Re d C ro ss in 1917 in o rd e r to g e t c o ntro l o f the thre e hund re d a nd se ve nty millio n d o lla rs c a sh whic h wa s c o lle c te d fro m the Ame ric a n p e o p le in d o na tio ns.
Ro na ld Ra nso m, b a nke r fro m Atla nta , a nd G o ve rno r o f the Fe d e ra l Re se rve Bo a rd und e r Ro o se ve lt in 1938-39, ha d b e e n the Dire c to r in
C ha rg e o f Pe rso nne l fo r Fo re ig n Se rvic e fo r the Ame ric a n Re d C ro ss in 1918.
Jo hn Ske lto n Willia ms, C o mp tro lle r o f the C urre nc y, wa s a p p o inte d Na tio na l Tre a sure r o f the Ame ric a n Re d C ro ss.
Pre sid e nt Wo o d ro w Wilso n, the g re a t lib e ra l who sig ne d the Fe d e ra l Re se rve Ac t a nd d e c la re d wa r a g a inst G e rma ny, ha d a n o d d c a re e r fo r a ma n who is no w e nshrine d a s a d e fe nd e r o f the c o mmo n p e o p le . His c hie f sup p o rte r in b o th his c a mp a ig ns fo r the Pre sid e nc y wa s
C le ve la nd H. Do d g e , o f Kuhn Lo e b , who c o ntro lle d Na tio na l C ity Ba nk o f Ne w Yo rk. Do d g e wa s a lso Pre sid e nt o f the Winc he ste r Arms
C o mp a ny a nd Re ming to n Arms C o mp a ny. He wa s ve ry c lo se to Pre sid e nt Wilso n