San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-18
THE BANKERS CONVENTION.
They Enjoyed a Fine Concert Last
Night and Will Banquet
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After the members of the Texas
Bankers association concluded
their session yesterday afternoon
they took carriages at the Mengel
hotel and were driven to Fern
Ridge, the beautiful villa Of Col
George w. Breckenridge, where a
delightful reception was given
them, after which they were treat
ed to fine military review at Fort
Sam Houston, given especially for
their benefit, and in which Major
Burbank's Bird artillery excited
their admiration by their man.
Oeuvers, and its commander took
especial pains to treat the visitors
to fine military parade, for which
they personally expressed their
thanks to BOurbank and the other
officers at the post.
After the review they were
treated, through the courtesy of
the local bankers, to a grand band
concert by the 23rd L. S. Infantry
band on Alamo plaza, the band Oc-
cupying the new band stand, gen.
erously supplied them by Mr.. Will
liam Reuter-. Most of the bankers
and their ladies heard the concert
from the San Antonio club where
many of them enjoyed an informal
reception, and from the balconies
of the Menger Hotel, although a
number of them prOmenaded in
the pretty park on the plaza.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
kilograms were received this
morning from Galveston and Fort
Worth inviting the convention to
hold its next session there.
The convention elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the Worlds
Banking congress, to be held, in
Chicago, commencing June 10Th:
r. c. Groce, J. F. Smith, j. F. Mil
Ter, B. a. Ludlow, Theodore Bar
low, c. G. Levi.
Discussion on the paper of Mr..
Levi, introduced yesterday by Mr..
q. A. Levi, was resumed and par
ticipated in by him, a. S. Reed,
W. g. Jones, j. F. Miller, w. S. |
Smith and A. p. Woodbridge.
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted: This assO-
citation believing that the issue of
currancy as a circulating medium
should emanate from banks under |
the control of the National govern
ment, hereby declares in favor of |
the enactment of laws pointing to |
such a contamination that it be- |
lfeVeS that state banks of issue |
would be detrimental to the in
terests of the people.
The report of the executive COM
mittee was then discussed.
a resolution favOring the repeal |
of the Sherman law was adopted |
y resolution opposing free and
unlimited silver coinage was also |
adopted unanimously, although |
it was discussed at cOnsid cradle |
length by w. ;. Smith, J. f. Nut
ter, W. Goodrich Jones.
a resolution favOring adherence |
to the single gold standard was
introduced, discussed and action
IN it indefinitely postponed.
Col. j. f. Miller then delivered
a lengthy, interesting and instruc-
tive address on Panics.
The chair then appointed COM
mittee comprising Messrs. Otto
Lletfens, WOrsham, J. Il. Miller and
Bronson to draft resolutions of |
thanks to the local bankers, es-
pecially Col. Breckenridge, the
press and citizens of San Antonio
for cOurtesies extended the con-
ventiOn. The chair was added
to the committee. A recess was
then taken until 4 O'clock this
afternoon when the annual cleo
ton Of officers will take place and
the place for holding the next con-
VentiOn will be selected.