The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-08-03

VIM. Taylor "......"..............'"... 5000
Bass Rawson, ,......"., .......,...,". 1900
100000
Here are the names oftwenty-nine individ-
uals, twenty-five of whom reside lin this
county Mr.. Corey resides in Damascus,
Henry county, Ohio; Mr.. Beach, in Perrys-
burgh; Mr.. Wood in Troy, Wood county,
Ohio; and Mr.. Chittenden, (although on the
Recorders books, he is represented as living
in this place, has been, and for aught we
know, is yet resident of "parts unknown"
TO US. Twenty-tour are residents Of this
lFindlay) township, and one, Mr. Dukes, of
Blanchard township. 8. g. P. Carlin, Edison
Colt, VIM. Porerfeld, and James Robinson
claim to be democrats. MIR. Geit has made
some hard money speeches, heretofore, as
we have been informed The balance of
them, we believe, are wings in profession
and practice. We will close this brief des-
cription by adding that Two Of them are
preachers, and one is horse doctor, or, at
least, keeps horse medicine for sale.
Of the above named individuals, Messrs.
Hyatt, Chittenden, Colt, s. Carlin, Hender-
son, Taylor, and Vance, have been chosen
Bank Directors. We have been told, that
Mr.. Chittenden is to be the Cashier. We
have also been told that this Mr.. Chittenden
was Cashier Of one Of the branches Of the
Exploded State Bunk ofIllinois, and coarse
las made enough by the explosion of that
concern TO start bank in Fndlay.
There are many of these men who are.
like ourself hard run 10 pay their honest
debts; and we presume the farmers and 9th
ers who will have to handle the effusions Of
rags, oil, and lampblack put forth by the con-
templated swindling shop, will be anxious to
know what these men who are the stockhol-
ders in II are worth--to know If they have
any thing wherewth to back up their prom
ises TO pay.
"The public have no better way Of finding
the amount of their property, than 70 take
their own statements, under oath, as made TO
the Assessors last spring; and in order to-
show this matter, we have taken some pains
to examine the books and ascertain how
much some Of these gentlemen thereafter to
be called bankers) are worth. We will be.
gin with VIM. M. Patterson, the banker who
went up to Williamstown and raised such
blow about his thousand dollars bank stock;
we find his total property, moneys, credits,
and all, as given under oath, to amount to
the vast sum of one hundred and tfty-seoen
dollars! David Patton, bank stock $1,000,
property on duplicate 1855; A. G. Stone,
bank stock $4,000, property on duplicate
$4,000; U. A. Ogden, bank stock, 81 900,
property on duplicate 81, ,l07; W. j. Wells,
bank stock $1,000, property on duplicate
$llS. In relation to those who reside out
Of the county, we cannot say how much prop
erty they own. Some Of the balance have
more property than their stock amounts 10;
Others have not, and a feD have just half as
much"
There is not, perhaps single individual,
except Mr. Chittenden, among the
in this concern, that has fifty
dollars to spare out of his regular business,
whercon TO 60 10 banking. But this was
easily remedied. Mr.. Chitenden comes
here, calls a meeting of those desirous Of
embarking in this "pleasant and profitable
business" lays the whole plan before them,
tell them there is money to be made at it,
and finally number express willingness
to go into it, but say that they have not The
they have enough to do to get
aleng with their business with. all the money
they can raise. He tells them, however, that
he has plenty Of money, tells them to sub
scribe and be will lend them all they want.
This is satisfactory enough, and they 60 into
i. forthwith. Thus the people can Judge of|
the foundation the bank will have, provided
The Board of Control allow bank TO be here.
The idea of bank in this placesha ex-
cited no little curiosity. Every one seems
anxious to get peep at the "elsphant;" and
most assuredly, if the bank goes inte opera.
lion, they viii get TO see it, tusks, tail, and
III. The bank will be very gracious, lend
ng poor fellow, whose necessities require it,
money sixty or ninety days credit; but they
will be very careful 10 have mortgage on
,is land, or some such "indvidual RESPONSE
,ility,r "a thing which they do not lke) to
ecure them in their loans. These loans
viii he easily obtained absut three months !