Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-09

whose services to his party in the recent
| campaign can scarcely be overestimated {.
| He has large following and is in the
| contest to win. Many say that his CAN
| didacy is only meant TO bring him into
| prominence for the senate when Judge
! Reegan's term expires. This may or
| may not be, and the oa!y man who cGu
| affirm or deny the assertion is Mr.. Mills.
| From what learn, il is a safe pre- ELECTION
| TO say that Mills is making personal
| and dignited canvass for the speaker
! ship. He feels. and justly so. that his
services 10 his party have been of value.
He has given it out that he does not wish
to remain il congress after his next
term. To reward his long ead faithful
service in the next congress with his
elevation 70 the speakership, would be u
fitting tribute to his worth and conspicu-
GUS services. Although Senator Rpa-
gau's term does not expire until 1898.
there is considerable interest manifested
in Texas aud elsewhere regarding his
successor. Senator Reagan is now in his
seyeuty-thfri year, and this fact may
have some effect upon hts chances, but
he has MANY strong AMI Influential
friends in Texas who would not oppose
his reelection on that account. OF course
there ARE mSng possibilities between row
and 1913. and senatorial lightning may
strike Mills or some other prominent
Texan. The event is too far ahead 10
predict with any degree OF certainty who
will br the next Texas senator. So far
as Mr.. Mills is concerned. the opinion
prevails that he will put al his energy
into mis- speskership canvass, and il he
should be bouOred with the prize, it will
then be time enough TO tgl!- about any
future bonors that may await him.
BETTER THAN THE CENSUS REPORT.
The report OF the comptroller of the
currency covering the operations OF his
bureau from October 81, 1889, to October
81 1890, has just been issuei. Within
the wear S07 banks were organized with an
aggregate capital of $50 .25) 900, of
which number Texas furnished sixty
three, with Il capital of s. $50 900, or
about oue-sxth of the aggregated capt.
taIizatiou of all other banks for the year.
The report saws: In the comp'roller's
report for 1889 similar table was given
showing an accession of 2ll banks located
in thirty-eigh different states aud terrI-
tories. The increasing popularity OF the
system will be apparent when It Is
observed that during the present report
year 307 new associations have Joined the
system, and that these are distributed
among fOrty-one states and territories
Texas, with siNty-three new banks,
again heads the list, followed In the
order named by Pennsylvania, Missouri,
Nebraska and Washington. 1t Is worthy
of note that these states were the first
five on the list in the report of last year,
and in the same order, except that Mis-
souri, has advanced from fifth TO third
place.
In this connection it is proper to call
attention to the important ac"essions to
the system in st. Louis and other West
ern reserve cities by the conversion of
several conspicuous state banks and the
original organization of others with
ample capital. The recent rapid in
crease in the number of associations To-
Gated in the Southwest snd Northwest
has done much to bring about these
changes, and no doubt similar influences
have caused Minneapolis and ST. Paul to
take their places upon the list Of reserve
cities. The city of Brooklyn has also
been placed in this category.
During the year en,ling June 80, 1890,
the amount of drafts drawn by all Texas
banks on the several reserve cities. was
az follows: On New York S123, 795, 547;
on Chicago, So, 791 .173; on ST. Louis,
S32 S67 ,S62; on other reserve cities.
SIT ,0S5 $685. on all other banks. Sl1,-
3Gl lS5, or u grand total of S295, l51 $50.