The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-02
Our Circulatin: Medium.

Our Circula,in: Medium.
We copy below, by request, the following
from the indianapolis Qnd.) State Journal. 1t
is the Indiana version of the Chicago bank war,
both sides of which has supporters among the
bankers Of st. Paul:
| We copy the following from the Chicago
Tribune of July 3lst and recommend to our
bankers an Immediate cGSst to the resolve of
the worthy gentlemen who own and put in cir
culatOn the shinplastcrs known as the Atlanta
Bank. Merchants Bank Macon, and Bank of
| Milcdgcvillc:
| "INDIANA MONEY-BAD POILCY.-Ne regret to
learn that several Bankers of this city have
made arrangements by which they resolve not
to receive. hereafter any Indiana Stock Sc
cured Bank notes, for less than two per cent.
discount. The banks which have entered into
this movement, are, we believe, Geo. A. Smiths
Bank of America, III. A. Tucker X Co., the City
Bank, and the Farmers Bank. We regret the
movement, and dcprccatc it, as wo cannot but
believe that it will bc injurious to the true i'll
tercsts of our city. The personal interests of
these Bankers may be advanced by it, as the
effect will be to drive Indiana currency out of
circulation here and put in its place Georgia
Wild Cat Notes, and other shnplastcrs but
this private benefit should not be allowed to
injurc the public prosperity.
Inc "apasii Naliey i"uC; anu va. =. 'Ho
Noi p1, " 80 dr..n tnwardS
Nv" Sty 49, - | I'LL =, ,ho nat,,r.I o,rso
oer clly, Mnclioe ~ aNTuu; =; ,"n,' oI',o
Bile, more so, perhaps, than any of our mer-
chants fully understand, and its value will
increase with every month. No obstacles
should be thrown in the way by our bankers.
The prosperity of our merchants will be affect
GU ny ,uo" o. X ' ;uu.aI ~ nf Ind;ana 80
,,n,5 mn, ntcot c',rrancv which Is soEc and the
S"hstitnt;nn Of wild cat money which isnot
sot'.
s"l W. ,ro Glad 70 kno,v that some Of our hank
ors horn b7ve refused to go into this arrange
mcnt and we trust thev will be sustained in
thcir resistance In II by the community. By
an advertisement in this mornings paper, it
will he seen that r. X. Swift still continues to
receive Indiana notes at par. and we under
stand that several others of our Banks will do
likewise. Tn 50 doing they will not only ad-
vance the true interests of Chicago but, i'm the
end. work to their own personal advantage"
We will further notice these honorable gen.
tlcncn and state for the "bcneft of all the
world and the rest of mankind" that Geo.
Smith & Co.. are known in Chicago as the bank
of America This bank is one of the Free
Ranks of Illinois. and has circulation of a.
bout $50 600 inst enough to keep up appear
anccs and hold a place in the list of Banks in
Chicago and be noticed in the Bank note De-
tcc.ors. $50 900 is all the legitimate secured
circulation the concern can console itself with
in putting out. 1t has ever been the policy. of
it's owners to nut ont wild cat currency, and
that our readers NAV know it when they see it,
we will saw to them that Geo. Smith e. Co. are
the owners of the Atlanta Bank, that its circu-
Iation is now about S5OOOOO. Some efforts
have bcen made to make it go, in this State,
but thanks to our Banks and Bankers precious
little of the trash has ever found any g with
confidence enOuoh in it to take it. Kern ,,0ur
cun on .g,Ionto
I'll. A. fucker & Co. the Exchange Ba0[ Chi.
caro. said TO be a good concern. but likn ,bc;r
friends .oyer the way.n thew have a 6;enoci.
tion to Bank with as little secured nanor &c
nossiblc They issue about $50 600 E~cha,ao
Rank notes we'll secured, ON the o,hnr %a1S
thew are puttinr ont. or truing to Mt Isast Tho
Merchants Bank of Macon. Georgia m" C;tv
Rank of Chicago is Mcssrs' Bradley Curtis (
Co and is also said to he a good concnrn
The .tvf they proposc to cram into tho nco-
nio,s nockrts is the Rank ofMiIlednu;,,n III, I'll
ar C.orgi, concern ''''0' '''''A
Thn EarmorS, Rank b.vo , bor,, ;., ou
sccurcd and SO far as that of tho onns n,m,cd
Iot"r !, cnncnrnc tho commn,.,u u"1a oS SIvu hn,a
W. no't,o tnarS &c IN taL;nn j. R"t ,a hceI nav
rb;oano fow wecks .;nco thot a. p"n,nun;
RamI Zoo was octtinc nm !, Ra~l 'i IL Coon,;o
ca.,n ; i:nAs' ".,u "o" l..'ey tne complaints
-, .no p1',Is ,r'nrts ',;,. '. INC 'ney ca" Set
,o".; ot n. Rani, t "n 'nc1r ac'lons IN
'c"' ,nnn o"a =, 90" f ie Nue soue
.'"n,l,he,ros 81, Uu, and thornt % my noni srea' r
'noi y .n "t,u uo hos iecei.e the
.isn's y. us a;is seh.s Hs oiten as IL tney
Won cnmnarcI to hat of shnss r neir iooa
"on oo"P", w 'A". Va .AeHe OhicosO COn-