Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
THE ROCK OF
GIBRALTAR
AND roRruNArus' cur THAT nAsn
AND surrLy rom WORM.
spiendidiy Equipped aud Ally Man
ased--A Drief sketch of the Ma
uonai Livcstoek Hank.

This bank Is located at the corner Of
MANI and siXth streets. and while a
Is tho Youngest banking Institution IN
the city. having been established last
spring. II Is rcgarned as one Of the
soundest IN iNort Worth, Tho ofieers
arc. "a, g. Hurley. president; bcn ).
THAR. vice-pTcsidcnt. a. 5. Reed.
cashier; j NJ. Logan, assistant CASH
ter. The board OF directors IL COM
posed OF the following named officers, A..
J. Roe, whose extensive business aud
live stock interests arc well known;
aud w. ID. Williams. who. m his ca
pacity an attorney Ter many Of tle
largest cattlcmcn In the state, Is iden-
tined With the live stock Interests Of
reNusi ID G. Plumb, ono OF tho best
posted cattlemen An the state; NJ. X.
Bateman, the wholesale grocer OF Fort
Worth and q. w. simpson Of boatOn.
who IL alao interested In the Fort
Worth stock yards A stronger board
OF directors or one more competent TO
deai with the business matters TO
come before them than that above
named would be hard to nnd, or ono
mat more rully merits the coincidence
or business men,
AE The name Of the Institution signi-
hes. they arr Identified with The iivc
stock interests Of the great Southwest,
and have reason TO believe that they
do az large a business outside ~ Fort
Worth as any bank In the city. f1r
while doing their proportional share ~
the city business, they devote them-
selves especially TO the intSreats Of the
oatuemcn. IN addition to the regular
matters Of deposits and exchange.
they furnish recommendations 60 cRttle
riiscrs and feeders wherever necessary
IN preparing their stock for market.
thus enabling many mau, who by
reason OF nm unraynnhlc season or
from any untoward event has been un-
nblo to gct his cattle IN proper mar
ketahlo condition 10 DO 80, and SO
avoid sacrifices which would otherwise
be uoocssitatad Live stock is one NJ
the best securities thnt can he oflored
since It can be rcadily converted into
cash IN short time.
Its officers nre using every cnort and
have succeeded To a considerable eX-
tent In influencing northern and eastern
capital TO he Invested In profitable In
vcatmonts In this Etnte witch rebounds
20 the hUnent OF themselves their cue
toners and the public at large, and are
foremost In assisting 20 build up a
great live stock market In this city
Ono OF the direct benefits already ac-
crulng to Fort Worth by the ostabllah-
ment OF tho National Live Stock bank.
~ that being IN touch With the Immense
cattle lntcrcNta Of the state u adds Go
the importance ~ the city as the cattle
rcntcr OF the southwest Fort Worth
has become moro the center ~ exchange
IA this leading Industry, and by the
deposits made here ana by It's being the
iobdozyous for cattle men. every other
business interest IN the city receiver an
impetus, amounting IN the aggregate
to millions Of dollars annually.
Az ono OF the great financial In
stitutions or Fort Worth Il 10 proving
itself 10 be credit 10 itself aud to the
city. by vigorous yet wise and com
acrvRtiYe policy on the part OF the man.
ngomont Il ms nourlAhed IA the fertile
neli u has found open before H. The
business done since the opening Of rs
doors has been surprise to tho dircc-
tory as well as n source uf great grntl-
ncatlon. as II may be regarded as an
index 10 the confidence ron0sed in their
business Judgment ana ability IN FOL.
lowing ont the lines upon which the
enterprise hha been projected, In fact
the net proceeds OF the business are
believed to he fully nv great upon the
amount or capital invested ns from any
similar Investments In the CIV
The public need have m hegitRncy ln
dealing with this bank As itH ofiicera
are an conservative business men ana
II Is safe TO predict a prosperous future
for the institution. Their aim ia 20
forward an legitimate business enter
prisoH and MD IN the concentration OF
capital In Fort Worth hy means ~
which the natural resources OF the
tributary territory may boz developed
and made to contribute to the wealth OF
thu ue0ule