Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-11

mbrance, or not too heavily incum-
| bered, he should be more independent
] and live more comfortably than the
| majority of those in cities who own
| their own homes and are engaged in
merchandising on small scale. Mis-
| souri, farmers are not obliged to bor-
row, and practically all borrowing and
renewing of existing loans now being
done is for the purpose of speculation,
| improvement or purchase of more land.
CALDwELL--Thef farmers of the coun-
ty are the best depositors we have
CARRoLL--While =. per cent. of our
deposits belong to farmers. only % per
per cent. of our overdrafts are with
! farmers.
Three-fourths of the stockholders OF
| this bank are farmers and more want
stock All our farmers are prospecting,
many adding yearly to their land.
CAsS.-The farmers in our county
are, / think, in much more prosper
| Gus condition than the merchants and
others.
CHRIsTIAs.-We have prosperous lot
OF farmers.
CLAY.-Tne farmers of this COM
munity are generally prosperous and
contented. We have twelve banks in
! the county supported largely by
farmers.
CLARK.-There is twice the idle cash
carried or held in pocket by farmers to
that of other business men in this cOun-
ty. Farmers are our best depositOrS.
DADE--It is safe to say that three
fOurths of the money in our bank be-
longs To farmers.
DAvIEss.-Out of 900 depositors 500 are
farmers, and making more money than
any other class in the county.
DOUGLAss.-Farmers are doing better
than any other class here
GENTRT.-The best depositCrs we have
are farmers: they keep money with us
at all times.
GREESE.-It does not seem to me that
farmers should be held less prosperous
because they have less money. The
tradesman uses money daily. while the
farmer has continuing investments with
pccuniary periods. 4 large majority of
our farmers business is on time depos-
its which IS evidence that they are in
more easy circumstances than our bust
ness men, who are large borrowers.
GRUNDY.-The farmers are prosper
Gus. Many eastern loans paid off in the
last year.
HENRY.-There are very few farmers
in this section who do not have a bank
account
JoHSsoS.-Many farmers are money
lenders.
KSox.-Of time Gepositors six-sev.
enths are farmers.
LAFAYETTE.-Fa are, as a rule,
doing better than other classes. On al
average the farmers make more money
and save more than other business men.
LAwRENCE.-The farmers OF this COM
munity have more loose money than all
other interests. if it could be brought to
light.
LEwIs.-The farmers are in better
condition financially than ever before.
MISUNDERSTANDING the past two
years farm mortgages have been re-
duced and farm bank deposits increased
"a per cent.
Observation-Disclosures generally in
good shape.
MoNITEAU.-For p years our depos-
itors have been three-fourths farmers.
and their aggregate deposits fully three
fourths of whole amount.
NE0SHO.-It IS our opinion that the
farmers have less surplus cash than any
other class.
NODAWAY.-The farmers are the de-
positors in reality to-day. The farmers
of this county get as large per cent.
for money invested as any other class.
PERRY.-Take the farmer as rule
and they have more surplus money than
any other class of men,
PIKE.-Country banks would not sur
vive without the farmers.
RALLs-If the farmers withdrew
their business we could not run.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are good bank
customers, and, as a rule, are in better
financial condition than any other class
of men. Our most reliable business
comes from farmers.
RAY.-Our best depositors are farmers.
SALINE.-This is an agricultural cOun-
ty; never fails to raise crops. People
know nothing of poverty: spend their
money like princes. The banks could
rot exist if it was not for the farmers
business and deposits. Farmers in good
shape: best depositors we have.
SUELBY.-FarmcrS who use the same
industry and economy are as successful
as any other class. The farmers of this
section are making money. Our farmer
depositors are much more profitable
than town people.
SULIIVaN-The far -rys n wis com
munity are making more money than
any other class of men. a greater per
cent. of farmers are successful than of
any other business.
VERNON are doing better
than any other class of business men in
the county.
WoRrH-I am sure the result of this
inquiry will surprise all who have given
the matter no thought
The protestant churches of this
country are gaining more rapidly than
any other churches. The past decade.
Notwithstanding Immigration, the
Protestant denominations have gained
from twenty-five to forty per cent.
each, while the Catholic churches have
gained twenty per cent The gain in
population, meantime, has been about
twenty-five per cent. The fact that the
churches both Protestant and Catholic,
have gained more than the per cent. OF
gain in population is very encouraging.
Capt X. II. Pratt, of the govern
mcnt Indian school at Carlisle, Pa.
wants to place three hundred of the
Young Indian scholars in the civic pa
rade at the time of the dedication of