Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03

deposits. The savings bank law is
very liberal one, and very large va
rietv of security may be taken for lOaus.
Rhode Island. in proportion to size
and population. has liberal banking IN
yestmcut The state banks show tali-
ing OF for the past few years Its saw
ngs bank interest Is large, and, except
In Californoa. its individual deposit aver
age Is higher than that Of any other state
There are thirty.eight banks OF this
class, with about SIOOO0,0pO In deposits.
Connecticut has not changed the mum
her OF ia banks for half dozen years,
though the deposits have grown some
what Ii has ten trust companies IN
addition TO the tnbulatcd list, with
hanks show true connecticut thrift, for
they are lightweight In number and
have over S130.OOO,OOO Of cash In trust
Vermont has no state bankS proper
of commercial trade ana its national
bank system has shown little change IN
several years 1t has an elaborate saw
ings bank law permitting. the mahins
Of loans on personal security. Its thir-
ty-six savings banks proper have ABOUT
S25.OO0OO0 on deposit.
Pennsylvania rchects her position Of
having the second largest population OF
any state Ia her ample banking plant,
the national banks dominate the bust
ness. but The loan and trust companies
are an increasing factor, ana ther ere, .. aIs
seventy-two Of them. with SO SIS,l44
capital. S1S,35T ,00S surplus AMI SSlhop'-
lO4 deposits. The savings banks haVe
only been under accurate supervision ior
two Years. though tho state possesses the
nldcst savings institution IN the country.
THE growth Of savings banks mas NOT
kent IN with the growth OF population
or wealth. though the rules are Droau
as to investments c 6 me S ~ m h sHfs
Deiuware has good showing OF
banis thc majority being Of the ma
tionni TYNE. IL has two distinctly say.
NOS hanks. with total Of three. and
and a half millions 10 the dePoAlors
credit "a, ...,..
which has shown q sharp CROWN ~
Ranking during the past few years.
me- district of Columbia is. In a banking
scnse. mart Of this state and its hgure,
are included in the total. y is q national
honk state as 10 the bulk OF rs ousl
,,css and the state banks do not seem
10 make reports except TO the lhN ON
Gers. Many Of the savings panAs pAYe
the stock feature. aud are pf"l ',.i,'i,,.
5isc,unf banks. As 10 the savings
,,,,,ts ,,,,oner. lie cash may be .l0aned
mi On good security in the discretion
~ die directors The twenty-nine saN
inrs hanks, including one IN ahmhstVni
have SloOOO.O0O in deposits.
New Jrrsey has had sharp grown
"a nor banking interests during ne PAi'
fc,v wears. There are. 10 adullon'
ti-htenn trust COMPANIES " uhe si i,.e
,,,ith nearly S1OO0O.UOO on deposit. ne
s,,.i,r-s haak interest j. healthy, anu we
,,,,enfv-four concerns hold over S1o,y1u,-
NO an deposit. 1t has free SAVINGS
s,snt, law and the money mar DC ihNeetfu
4, ~, i,nnds OF any city in the union n9t
-, in, rt1,.ut record on default. nc
49, n,sy also buy railroad bonds Of
INV ber cont dividend road.
-. iyork N It's enormous concentfa'
ton OF cash capital is eaAily W. wv tsf,ie
riaI center Of the c9ulttl ,,i4,,,i A.
annexed, giving only We llT'. ~ 49, -
posiis, does not take no1es ~ Ia 49,
dsposit Of O1piiai ir9ln 49, ~ b,nis
which Is kept IN me new - 155iie
~ moot drafts on the ineApp'iis ~, -, ~
lilo national hanks nave ~. 49, ,, ~.
iaie Yeas. there has been ..,,,s,',i.. ~
nsns;on on loan and trust eog q ~ "
which there arv now tnlf,t n sl,5 ~ /.
s,sfe. with S259JlVyv ~, S.i ,.-- $500
~ ,nT1,irs and S1j4 23o,vi. aep -,
I6js 4 IN addition TO ne slphlt-E u, iii, ,ss
I. ~ table. The savings panAs et - ",
80 1o4 Ia number. nv .f...,'.is
ss.o5 iol 900 and SIoOOoyvvy % 1890,
Ss'd is-re grown ENORMOUSLY aesi''' i1s-'
~ l.ll,.,,ent inws a. 10 inFestine
oS;o 4 he frst state mel ~ r't 49,,
..ys,4ie.-d 10 sA0w t1e pankins 80, 80,
49, ~ tslssed over iAEi seetish 1870 i,,ls
~. t,a.t oeren yeals- --is s,~-S