The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-03
TUE AMERICAN x
CONVENTION,

AAO 0AlOlAO0A 10hAC1o ASSOCI0S
ton will hold its annual convention
this year at Louisville, KY, COM
mencing the 10th of this month. A
very large attendance is expected by
the representatives of the 5000 bank
ing institutions of the whole coun-
try. 1t is also the intention to in
vite the commercial. industrial and
manufacturing portion of the COM
munity to be present. The object of
| this association is to make the bank
ing system as perfect as possible, to
prevent antagonistic legislation; to
preserve a perfect knowledge Of all
that is going on throughout the
country in tie way Of finance and
financial measures; to slow up
the evils or advantages which may
attend them and in fact to promote
as far as possible a good, safe and
sound financial system throughout
the country. There will be no ora
tory at the meeting, but plain bust
ness talk, based on papers and reports
and discussion of certain measures,
if the same should be found desira-
BILE. 1t is to be a gathering of BUSH
ness men in convention for an inter-
change of views with regard to the
business Of the year, and tue consid.
Grafton of such measures as will pro-
mote prosperity during the future
years.
The subjects which are to be dis
cussed and considered will be ofthree
kinds: First, the business of the past
year, as set forth by a series of re-
potrs UPON the industrial and finan-
cial progress of the country, in so far
a. they may be connected with the
banking interests; second, a series IF
papers on various subjects connected
with finance, and the relative condi-
ton of banking throughout the
United States; and third, practical
deductions, with the view of
preventing the dangers of the
past and the promotion of general
improvement in business and bank
ing. The aspect of the last subject
will be more imp ,rtant than usual,
and a number of impromptu speeches
are expected to be made by persons
conversant Herewith. A series of pa
pers are to be introduced relative to
the "Growth of the South, its Causes,
Needs and Means of Acceleration."
The ''cause" is said to be ths I'M
provement in both public and private
credit; it's ''needs" in the furnishing
of capital, divarsification of its indus
tries, and the promotion of immigra-
ton of the right kind, and the
''means" improving the future Lusi-
ness of the South, while showing how
it has improved heretofore, by the
withdrawal of those elements which
have checked its progress in the past,
and which have for some time and
still are passing rapidly away.
Another subject which is consid-
cred of great Importance will be the
growth of the State banking institu-
tions, as distinguished from those of
a National character. This subject |
will not be brought up in an antag-
onistic way, but for the purpose of
considering the causes why the |
former have increased more rapidly |
than the latter, and how they can be
made to work in harmony with each
other. The growth Of the West, will |
also be considered with regard to its |
financial operations, showing why
this. district of country is no longer
dependent on New York for it's CAPT
tai, but has it's own financial centres. |
The soundness of banking institu-
tiOns will also be considered.