Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-28
THE SUSPENSION OF THE BANK
OF CALIFORNIA.

,-asic 81 william, Rals:on's energetic
. .linistration. Ii was inspired by the
,-z= California spirit, and had and up
Laid and gave vitality to practical 10y
Atty toward the lie and light Of the Pa
cisc Coast. 1t has embodied the genius
.. the golden age. All its transactions,
ali its showings, all its instincts have
been of that type and generosity Of style
which the true Californian, be lie never
50 little OF bragsart, likes to contrast
with the mean and ,neager and half ig-
--oh!e life OF the Eastern States. The
tourist from the Atlantic slope has had q
given stint OF sight seeing TO DO aud &C.
-cl-plish. The Bank OF California has
been as much Of wonder as the Big
Trees, the Geysers and the Yosemite.
: re policy o: the Bank has been Of tie
b.oadest. It's first object has been to
-=vsiope the resources OF the Pacific
States. Such cruel onslaught as that
Q. Thursday, if made in :L- blue days
.: TIE Comstock. say il 1865. would
lave not Only swamped the Bank, but
crested VOL. and prospecting on the
Tie line u the Comstock Lode:-For
ia Bank backed the miners as miners
--c.5 never backed by bark before. Ali
-s time the inspiration Of broad gauge
..ae-iiitv and enterprise has come from
-;lls;on. There Las never been any
-ai;ing in his high courage, never any
times OF doubt or depression. never any
-e.Cc:aEee 70 reach out friendly hand
% energetic business enterprises. Never
y..- Il man better fashioned il ;eupera-
-.lel; and VIII than he for the heading OF
hank named with the name Of Cal;for-
-.a He has always been strong, SELF
-=..iat and full Of cheer. When the
C5asstock was half wild cat and half q
lead venture. the Bank OPENED its vaults
= the miners there when tie grain
Gea;ers of San Francisco fsll short Of
cash they went to Isalston and never
failed 70 sc, his help; when the move
:.zut came 20 reconstruct the streets of
-au Francisco and line them with auewer
AMI nobler architecture, the Bank Of
California put life and coin into the
movement. and when visitors from the
..as; and from Europe have arrived in
san Francisco, Ealston's earl and Raj
s;0E's railroad tickets lave placed tie
pc.uce-iike Inequalities of Bslmc,It with
Z .Leir reucl. Lock a. the bong line Of
men that have grown rjch out II the
Ventures a.-i the profits OF the CCmsiocS.
Eyen Mackev * Fair and Flood X
~ Bfisn owe their start toward wealth
- tie unfal,eriug backing given to the
-.sdge by Ralston and Sharon. All the
ti-.c since the first buttons Of bullion
from. the Cor1stock, lialston has taken
the risk. tie has had faith and courage
70 believe that the labors and ventures
o: the mining operators OF Nevada
would result in success. Sometimes
these risks Lave been almost appalling.
L takes tie very heroisEn Of faith to
pour hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
mo hole in the ground, trusting for
returns and profits on the investment.
..ud now, if the Bank OF California is
70 sink and cease to be Ell institution of
tie times; if Ealston's courage and will
ingness to back hopeful enterprises with
ready money is TO be shelvei in disue-
tUde: If these sad disasters have come
20 pass and new order of things is
upon Us. good bye to the splendid days
Of the Golden Age, If with the closing
az the iron doors of the Bank On Thurs
Jay afternoon that busy mart OF bullion
aud nerve-center OF commerce is to stay
closed forever. the remaining few CT the
Pioneers of Fo-iy-nine and Fifty have
come TO witness the dawning of tie sad
and saddening days when the rich at
nosphere of the Opulent Past begins to
fade away into the grey, cold and leaden
twilight OF the new age, when cool
hyowed Prudence chills the ardor of
Adventure and when the sordid policies
o; less generous period come to crowd
to the wall the open handed and open
hearted men who have made their bank
ing duties keep time to the cheer of an
honest and unaffected good fellowship