Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-08

Hooks Office.
The good hard financial sense OF
Wheeling is not all located In the heads
az the business community. The work
log people and those OF small means
showed conclusively yesterday that
thew know where their savings are
safest and what is best 10 do In times OF
threatened trouble.
Some few people withdrew their de-
posits from the banks, yesterday, out
for the most part they were women,
bows and old men who had no one to
make the situation clear to them and ad-
wise them as TO the best policy to pur-
she But there was no time at any bank
ANYTHING which should be dignited by
being called "run." At times there
were crowds about some OF the
banks, but the appearances were de-
ceutive. Not more than one In hVe OF
these people had money In the BANKS
and good proportion OF them were de-
posters, waiting to put money In. Be-
fore noon, the furry was entirely over
and things had, for the most part, set
tied down to the normal condition.
Every bank ih the city came out even
for the day, and most OF them have de-
cied balances on the right side OF the
account.
At the time of opening, there was
eood-sized crowd about the doors OF the
German bank on Market street, 1t
having been generally circulated on
Sunday that 1t would suffer a run. The
belief that there would be a
run at this Institution was
based upon the knowledge that
It has a large CLIENTELE among the small
depositors and that many OF these de-
positors are Germans who do not speak
English we'll or at all, and who. conse-
ouently, were more or less in the dark
as TO the exact situation. They could
hear rumors in their native tongue, but
they had not had a newspaper which
they could read 10 enlighten them. But
even this crowd was very deceptive,
and when the doors were opened 1t was
found that a very large proportion OF
those waiting were there to make depos-
its or to see what was going
ON. Several of those interested
in the German Bank had made
preparations for helping it In case the
run took a serious turn. Something
like 100000 was deposited by regular
customers, one man going so far as to
discount bills due him to get the money
10 put In. But the furry was short
lived, and before noon nearly all had
been satisfied that the bank was safe,
or had been paid their money, The
calls were all for small amounts and the
money paid out was more than made
ND by the regular deposits.
CROWD AT THE DOLLAR BANK.
The Dollar Savings Bank was expect
ed 10 have a heavy demand and at times
the crowd was quite dense about its
doors. Many Of these people were drawn
bv curiosity and not few OF them were
deposltors. Unfortunately. the bank
was one man short, and Mr.. Doboins
and Mr.. Ebeling had all the work to DO.
Those who demanded their money were
all time depositors and their accounts
had TO be looked up and verified before
thew could be paid, so that the work
was a little slow and some had to be kept
waiting, thus swelling the crowd. Mr..
Dobbins said that they had often waited
ON more customers on Saturday nights
than called yesterday without feeling
any embarrassment or inconvenience.
A good many people felt alarmed on
account of the crowds, but when the
reason for them is understood they
amount to nothing.
The days doings are best explained
by the following interviews with OIL
GERS OF the banks:
President Isett, OF the Ohio Valley
Bank. said their deposits amounted to
four dollars for one paid out, and that
the day was the best they had had 10
the past twenty. For half an hour
there was somewhat OF a crowd calling
for small amounts, but all were paid
and satisfied. After II o'clock there
were no calls except In the line OF reg
ular business. He said he was very
well satisfied with the days bushes:
and did not believe there would be any
further calls for cash. One old mar
called at the bank with certificate fol
500. he said: Bishop Kahn anC
! and Father Sullivan assured me that L
was all right, and row, Mr.. Isett, if yoI
are sure it is all right, / vii
leave it," Mr.. Isett assured him thai
II was safe, bat that he could get hi
/ money If he wanted IL. While the!
were talking, several depositors calleC
and left their cash, whereupon the Ole
gentleman exclaimed with MS eyes wide
open: ''Why people are putting none,
in bere!" He left at once entirely sat
is6ed.
GOOD AT THE PEOPLES.
At the Peoples Bank, PresIden
O'Brien said they had received six o
seven dollars for every one paid out
The days business was very satisfac
! tory and they would be pleased 20 hav
business continue as il had been for tn
day. A few certificates were paid, bu
they were all held By people with 500
or $500 and were either due nr nearly so
Some few demands for payment OF Ger
tiicates which would not be due for
long time yet, were refused In accord
anee with the resolution adopted by III
meeting Of bankers on Saturday night
One very intelligent old lady called an
said she did not want her money, bu
she wanted TO know II everything wa