Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-09

OF tho country.
During the course OF his address,
President Groce said; shall leave
II to the reporters to speak Of you
as a fine body Of men, and shall CON
fine myself to the actual facts.
The laugh went around at this I'M
intended Joke. but the president con-
tinued, evidently not aware OF MS
inverted compliment to either the re-
porters or the bankers.
Afternoon session.
The delegates were slow in getting To-
rether and II was some time after
banking hours before the meeting was
called TO order t,,
President Groce opened the session
by asking the members to come for
ward and take the front seats. He
then called for the reading OF re-
ports.
seeretnry's Report.
Secretary Longmour OF Rockdale re-
ported that, owing TO the vast amount
OF material of the last session. the
printing OF the minutes was very COST
Is. yet "in the economy OF nature moth
Ing Is lost" During the past year
the SECRETARY has been notified Of many
frauds practlced upon banks. There
can be no general plan to prevent
fraud; each bank must act independ-
emily, a circular letter on frauds IS
an unnecessary expense, especially at
ter the daily papers have fully ventl-
lated the matter. which is generally
the case.
The secretary related one case where
a check raiser escaped arrest owing 10
IN female operator refusing to wire
n warning until she had returned from
her dinner
The secretary deemed 1t not advls-
able TO make public a concerted plan
for the detection OF bank swindlers.
The report concluded with a tribute
10 the worthy presiding officer
The report was referred to the com
mittee on officers repNrts.
Trensurer's Report.
Treasurer W, Goodrich Jones Of Tenn
Pile made the following report for the
year ending May S, 1894;
Balance received fro n treas
urer,. 9" 3. 2. ..,.....,. .... S52g'so
Dues from II banks, 1898 ...... $500
Dues from II banks, 1894. 80. $4,000
Total. ?. e.. ...." :. .si,293.9j
Disbursements - expenses as
Balance on hand 49,. e. ...... 4G4.s5
Total .... .. g" o.. 80. Isl. 1895
The report was referred to the fnan-
clal committee.
Assistant Secrctnry's Report.
c. f. Smith OF McGregor. assistant
secretary made a report in which he
suggested a change OF article No. 3
IN relation TO the assessment OF mem
beers to defrOy the expenses for detect
ing fraud and arresting criminals He
suggested that during the convention
there should be an Informal "exneri.
ence' meeting, IN which the members
should exchange experiences. He also
suggested uniformity Of draft and
u set space on a draft, whereby the
ngures on draft may be cut out so
the holes could not be filed without
detecting, and one other member OF
in private,
The report was divided and referred
10 the committee ON officers reporte
and on bylaws
g, w. NoIers Of Forney. on behalf
OF the committee on legal decisions
ieporieu several cases, OF interest To-
uvposltors ana bankers, citing recent
court decisions relative to forged
vhtcks' etc. The report was referred
70 me secretary with instructions 10
pint II In the annual report
delegate Mclnuis referred to n
United states supreme court decision
winch Is at vOriunCe with a Texas s,-
pttlhe court decision. The latter per-
mus stoekholdcr In national bank
70 deduct his Indebtedness from his
STOCK IN giving his assessment The
FORMER does not
beiegute Jones suggested that tho os-
A'clutlon make a test case,
ON motion of Delegate McTnnis the
committee on legal decisions was in
s,rueted 10 investigate and report upon
lhe matter ana ascertain II there Is n
the state, ''SN anu
Ohet committees We're asked TO re-
port but were not ready and asked for
the usual grace. i'r
Mr.; }. D. Moody Of Tyler. who was
pllled to have delivered an address
s nnt q Ittier regrettlng that he could
10 o'clock tomorrow morning ana ~, ~
members took carriages In waiting Tor
the drive around the city
Prohrnm for To-day,
At this mornings session Cant NJ
Is; Lloyd Of this city will deliver an
ing" '"e''V"i Bank
C. c, Hemming Of Gainesville will
HellYer an address on rs a Flexibio
Currency Practicable2" e'''''
VIII follow. ' papers
IA the afternoon Gen. w. II. Han,by
o.t Austin VIII deliver an address N,,
state Banks" and C. Ii. Siiilmor ~
nus city win speak on '"reSss ~,
Field for Investment" "'
United states Comptroller Eckols
MI ma SSAihieeted TO attend the convention
I'll ''g t,,. er an address, but was una
'''''''''y prevented from attending.
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