The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17

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eessful bank president Careful, brainy, .
conservative. cautious, and yet enter
prising and progressive, the right man
in the right place, success as mer-
chant. still greater success, have no
doubt, as a banker. The founders Of the |
staunch young institution, the CONNER
cial and Farmers Bank, selected wise |
" when they called Capt. Thomas to its
presidency. | found this one of the hand |
soonest banking houses that / have yet
seen, and found that it contained the
very best of everything that is neces-
sary to thoroughly and completely equip
q modern banking institution, with a
hist of stockholders and directors that is
calculated to establish the institution
fully in the best thought of the people OF
all classes. / reoice to know that this
bank has had such successful career
since it's establishment. / found here
my friend B. sgd. Jerman, who was
trained to the banking business from
his early boyhood. and Mr.. Herbert w.
jackson, whom / happen to know Is one
Of the States most excellent young cit-
sens and a model business man, and
Mr.. George W. Thompson, another In
slividual force in the management of the
Commercial and Fermars', and my
young friends Crow and Bauman.
A strong team this makes
and one that will keep their bank
In the front rank of financial tnstitu-
lions. I wish / had a hundred thousand
dollars apiece to put in the banks of my
old native town. l would return home
with the full assurance that it was in
perfectly safe hands.
L.
or that ] Frew years ago. Mr.. John L.
Pullen, and want to say Of him that
the city can never pay him for the good
he has done if what everybody says Is so.
THOROUGHLY consecrated to good
deeds, the Third Baptist church is u
monument that will live forever attest
ing his Christian character, his self
sacrifee, his earnest and incessant work
for the upbuilding Of humanity and the
assimilation of religious truth-but of
Mr.. Pullen's bank, the Raleigh Savings
Bank. You people in Raleigh need mo-
ching from my pen to more thoroughly
apprise you Of the wonderful success of
this institution and of the value that it
has been to your community as an incen-
tive for your people to save up their
small earnings by dapositing them in this
hank. don't suppose there is a man,
woman or child in Raleigh rhat has II
dollar In a bank Of which John Pullen
il the manager that has eve; for a
moment had the slightest misgiving as
70 it's safety He is trained banker and
q model Christian gentleman. Then the
president of this bank, Mr.. w. q.
Stronach, is one Of the safest and best
men that Raleigh has ever possessed.
He was that when | left Raleigh and
find that he has lost none Of his popu-
larity and is still a leader in its business
and social life. Mr.. Jimmie LitchfOrd |
find at the Raleigh Savings Bank. His
name recalls man for whom l had
great respect, and as an old friend and
associate j rejoice at the success of his
TWO young sons.
And, yes, l met Ben Lacy, and / find
that Ben is also a young banker. Wei
Ben Lacy would make a good anything
know that he was one of the best me.
chanics that ever served his time in q
machine shop, and / Know, too, that BIZ
was one of the safest and most cumpe.
tent engineers that ever pulled throt
tie. and | have heard taat while | have
been away he was called to the respGn
sihie position Of Commissioner Of Labor
Statistics and conducted the Office will
great credit to himself and 10 the goo'
of the State. as well as those who la
Dor. i am not surprised at hearing this
nor I am surprised to find him holdin:
the position of cashier of the Mechanic
Dime Savings Bank. A valuable &C
ouisition he is to the ranks of this hon
orahle calling and a most valuable &C
ouistion is this institution to your hank
ing interest. There will be many dollar
saved. and placed away in this bank fo
safe keeping that would have been per
haps fooiishly spent had it never beel
established. and when | come again
expect to see it grown into big saving