St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-06
NEW AND LUSTY.
Minnesota Savings Bank and Its
Moving Spirits.

Moving Spirits.
Two years ago an enterprise was put
into action, in the banking line, which
developed into the Minnesota Savings
bank, on Wabasha street, between
Third and Fourth. William T. Bickel
and +. &. Stevens were colleagues in
the legislature of 1889. and during that
session friendship was cemented be-
tween them and the bank had its incep-
ton. 1t is luSty two-year-old, grow
ing in strength and popularity and
gradually rising to take its place among
the old established concerns which
make st. Paul the financial center OF
the Northwest.
William f. Biekel, the vice president
and real head of the bank, though still
Oh the sunny side of mans prime, has
had an interesting career in st. Paul.
He entered politics when little more
than boy and in that field of excite
ment learned to so judge of men
and motives as to fit him for the
profession he has chosen. He was
a Fourth ward Republican, and was in
the front ranks of many fierce pOliti-
cal atfray in that sanguinarV ward for
the past ten years. AS a delegate, he
took part in all of the leading state and
local conventions of his party, and was
its candidate for Office on more than
one occasion. In 1886. pitted for alder
man against as strong man as o. o.
Cullen. he came within less than 100
votes of an election i'll ward usually
good for five times that great Demo-
cratic majority, and in 1888 he became
the party choice for the house of repre-
sentatives. to which he was triumph
al no
youngest member of that house. he dis
played application and conservatism,
was valuable member, and went
through that notorious session without
faint of the corruption that was so
prevalent. Since that time he has de-
clined Office to devote himself to the up
building of the banking business he had
undertaken.
Much the same are the history and
record of T. c. Stevens. He is an at
torney by profession. and good one
too, and was forced into the political
arena in this interests of the country pOr-
ton of his district. There were few
younger and no more valuable members
of the past two legislatures than he and
he is one of the few whose name was
never connected with scheme or job
and whose vote was Invariably record
ed on the right Sue OF PUBIC DlllS. III
1888 he was elected to represent the
country portion of the county, and in
1890 the Democrats found it useless to
nominate a champion against him. Mr..
Stevens had really difficult task, as he
alone represented the diverse country
interests, while his colleagues divided
among them the city interests, but he
was easily equal to the occasion and the
high regard IN which he is held by his
constituency is his reward.
Jacob Hammer, the cashier, comes of
an old st. Paul family, and is st. Paul
born and bred. He had the best of local
facilities for an enucatiOn and gradu-
ated with honor from the st. Paul high
school. His taste leaned toward finance
and accounts, and he early entered a
bank from choice of occupation. He
soon became an expert accountant and
boOkkeeper and rapidly mastered the
mysteries of banking in all of its de-
tails. When he left the Germania to as
sumo the duties of his present position,
he came thoroughly equipped and adj
mirably fitted. He is one of the young
est cashiers in the city aud in ability is
second to none.