The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-14
For the Gate City.
stnte ma NIX 81 Iowa.

For the Gate City.
state 9ank Of lows.
MxlAas. EplroRs The Board OF Commits
sioness for the organisation Of this instisu-
tirn hsld their third meeting last week 10
Io1a City, and adjourned ON Saturday night.
after session Of four days. They sat from
9 O'Clock n. m. until o'clock p. M, brief
recesses being taken to 90 to their meals;
and thus avoided, too, perhaps not alto
gether undesignedly ,--to some sxtent at
least, the ..sboring" Of tolerably formida-
Bile .slobbyo delegation who were in attend
ance.
1t has saRsly happsnsd, apprehsnd, that
any official body has exhibited moro nm
firing industry in the performance OF its
duties, or given to the subject matter before
its members more thorough and sitting in
vcs.igation, than was bestowed by this
Board Of Commissioners, in passing upon
the Branches that should constitute the
original organisation Of the State Bank of
Iowa.
Out of the twenty applications laid before
them, at this and prior meeting, but eight
were finally adopted by the Board, which
augurs well for their caution and indepen-
denoe.
The following are the names and locations
Of the accepted Branches:
"Muscatine Branch Of the State Bank Of
Iowa." at Muscatine. US.
"Iowa City Branch Of the State Bank Of
Iowa. At Iowa City.
"Dubuque Branch of the State Bank Of
Iowa" At Dubuque.
Branch Of the State Bank Of Iowa. ct
Des Morlss.
"Osksloosa Branch of the State Bank Of
Iowa." At Oskaloosa. f
ont. Pleasant Branch sof the State Bank
Of Iowa. at Mt. Pleasant.
"Keokuk Branch Of the State Bank Of
Iowa." at Keokuk.
estate Bauk Of Iowa, Merchants Bank
at Davenport"
Four of the points above named, TO Wit;
keokuk, Dubuque, Musoasine and Daven'
port, presented two applications each; and
in the cases Of Dubuque and Keokuk the
parties were allowed to appear before the
Board which, with this exception, held it's
sessions with closed doors. At the special
request Of Messrs. kilbourne, Reid and Geo.
b. Smyth, II. I. Reid and d. w. Kilbourne
were allowed to 60 before the Board and ad-
vocate the claims Of the application which
they represented; whereupon Sam'l I. Mill
Ter and v. P. Van Antwerp were also admit
ted, for the same purpose, in behalf of the
contrasting parties being present at the
same time, and occupying the attention Of
, the Board during a session Of some three
hours.
/ By this means, together with the elaborate
written reports, and verbal statements made
ny the committee--Aiessrs. Baker and Dnt-
ton sent here by the Board Of Commits
sioners to investigate the matter, that body
was doubtless put in possession of all that
could besaid both for and against the rival APP
/ plications and the result was--the injunction
Of secrecy having been removed when the
Board adjourned unanimous rejection
of the first organization here, or the pro-
posed Southern Branch," and the equally
unanimous adoption OF the "Keokuk Branch"
or sseeond organizations" in its stead-Mr.
1 Harrison, the Commissioner from this city,
/ declining to vote in each instance.
/ And here permit me to say, that having
been present in Iowa City during the two
last sessions Of the Board of Bank Conn
missioners, have, both as citizen Of Keo-
kuk and personal friend of Mr.. Harrison,
been truly gratifed to learn Of the very high
appreciation that is placed upon him by bis
follow members Of that body. His winning
suayisy Of manner, remarkably ready husi-
ness habits, strong practical common sense
and determined purpose to do justice to all the
| parties represented here-even though it dis
/ appointed the wishes Of his own best friends
won for him the respect ard confidence Of
| his co-commissioner to an extent which, with
no slight experience in such matters, venture
to assert has very rarely indeed been equalled
The writer Of this had an opportunity &
witness a manifestation OF this confdenc,
and respect in manner the most unmistaka
BILE. The names Of Mr.. Harrison's associat,
Commissioners are as follows: G.. III. Booti
of Dubuque, Ezekiel CLARK Of johnson, g
W. Slagel Of Jefferson, VIM. ]. Gatling o
Polk, j. w. Dutton Of Muscatine, Eth,
Baker Of Linn, VIM. 8. Dart of Mshaska
and Edmund T. Edgorton Of Lucas--al
gentlemen of high character, and several o
them ci.isens Of Iowa before she became
State.
Upon the whole, the action Of the Boar
of Bank Commissioners vas such as to Civ
quite as much satisfaction as could BIO rea
sonably expected where some of the partie
must necessarily BIO disappointed. As
matter Of course there will DO those thus sit
q uatel when or where vas it ever other
wise who will, while smarting under til
sting OF defeat, attempt to prejudice the &C
d ton Of the Board in public estimation. Blu
\ as il was the high duty Of that body to Ael
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