The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-08

say TA1s no frOtsa De train Of Eirczks4-
stances can ever aesgiye Se4fsle x her
position a. tie di..itrsbgsias eeussr oil
2ssf sound. Her bzsiress ecal5 --at
* on : isr1ner s-..ss-
Mr. J. FErtb, ea,aIet Il The Puxst
7ozza National B4rk amswesinE tie
inquiry 3 n comparisons Eifh fEoI
rear an oae year ago. presented tie
50. pa5llshez ssztefasnts fsssairsss
~ las. on5ttlag old collars ard
cents. TIE ngares are
Avg. - Amr = AE--- -
yasv.sslts tesoa t-e7.as2 ss4lAze.
- Ss-.,a, - 1899 .4saa s5oas9
Il wEl be sssa that departs more
than Ire 3ei IN enc year and loans
uesfly Gozb,e1. Ne emn.eyesl tsp
s.sz s. isss. three msn lAst year. AID
nsE we employ SIX. ssii M farih
Being asked 70 giFs bis vleEs as 70
the c11se ef TIE growth o. banking
business, Mr. Fu-fh sail- >@afils :
dal.v t-eeoFnine better knsEa TO east
era ezfa;azis:s. ard esus5israiiis
money u ssnt 0Ht here f0- Investment.
Mech real estate has 3een .old IN the
"a I scar. and a good share BBds IL
szF into cur hanks as tser-3ssts L
crest deal q eastern fsOfseY has been
pat iasQ timber lzni and the Iosgine
isteres;s tEi8lfAry 70 Settle are bang
sieseloEsed more and more besisies
the iuliher interest has been unusually
pTofitat.e in tie past tssiTe months
in gs-s3 and cary IA sss1. foysers re-
e.ired ab3at 81 - fOr their pred Ct.
Late isst year and gp 10 the present.
sime thev received 81 50 @ s.
Asked % give an opinion a. 10 the
coalition q trade n seattle compared
girh tHo years ago Mr.. FuTth an
sRered 1T j. probably 2a underes-
innate 10 sae that the volume OF busi-
Ness s. three .isfses - great. Our mer-
chants are nos borrowers Thes meet
Their tsiis PROMPTLY without hank &C.
c1muiasisfion. The new corners all
seen3 - have cash 70 paw for shat
fhey hslv Every iahorer and Fnechaa-
ie hls fab employment Z he wants Il.
and there are 90 idiers here
Mr.. Geo W. Harris, president OF the
First National bank. was deer IN work
when THE Posr-iSTE11ls ExrrR man
called. and had no time for conver.a-
ton, but eourteously furnished the
following figures from the sworn state
ments They tel tine same story a.
the others
Dee. - Dsc.. =. June. -.
Deposits slssISo ss.soo sssl-aoi
coasis- 1900 $3.50 slsa<c
twill be noted here alss that de-
I posts increased in greater ratio than
lo4rs.
Mr. 4. Macintosh. president oi
/ the Merchants National hank, took
30 little pleasure in Grauingout a >crAr
book containing the formal statement.
81 his bank operations daring the
I past Is months They are as follows
Dec. ~ Dee - lane -
{ Deposits ssl.ssS eco SES- 90
Loans and Dis
euurfs es,aua Is! as3 gIs 90
Here is an increase os ueariv -
/ per cent in the last year AMI one-half
/ Nr Macintosh attributed the ex.
( pausion 81 commerce largely - iuasli.
i grafton In his opinigsl tle business
- Seattle had at least tre}leI IN the
3 tso wears just passed lie regarded
E Waoe on 50 MT very sound, basis.
: Look over cur hooks every q az. a. he
( continued. AMI ypu Wll observe the
E yciao.e - hu-lness Increasing with
+ the req larity q FOOL Use. We 80
{ Q strictly csmmeTgij business. and I
( DO fs'S 'hiak ne have Viere q uaper
or Shtrh uc vi! not get the money
E ~ hen IL IS due
Ani what Is the present oarlook -
+ vas a,sr.E
Certainly brighter than ever be
tore. cEuEo; conceive 90 anvfAiur
ih4i can step our progress nos. Pos
saiy 8 ws,te-sFsez8 financial parse in
ihe East sshs cheek the inpstas =
short ti1c. less nothing. in my opin-
Sea- tau step seattle Erowtb
Nr Georsv II. Heahron. secre,a~v
81 RAE Glarantsc Lean and trust Com
Pary could Rot give coiapzrsion5 With
ioriaf- ycsFs, as the savings Gena-t-
,s,~rt gu 60 s-ark iess than vsar a.-o.
ana in cssu ped. temporary quarters.
Deposits Mt EeilA-oa sad bad
eroan -tez.t ia irer1 Iaa stzys and were
% re lae-gAs Nach q the money
y a" iae >-vs1< = ai iaAozin- zen aa.s
uai, en- aaa li~ aias-Evs t5o.s 3 n tfat
tae7e H3s crossing Nru 5ssFitv among
t-'ftn- ta>-er1 csFst&k3sss Rese 1fek~
1'E Investments ia loaz tiaae tDans,
4's3 aze-sey sa- easier than one wear