Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06
A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
The First National Bank of Hop
kinsvilIe, Kentucky.

financial institutions. The sta
bility of it's commercial inter
ests are entirely dependent upon
the policy and conditions of it's
banks. Judged by those stand
ards, Hopkinsville ranks with
many of the first cities, and is for
tunate inhaving among her fidu-
ciary institutions one that is
conducted upon a sound, conser-
vative, yet philosophical basis.
The First National Bank was
originally founded in 1888; and
year after year, since it's incep-
ton, has steadily won and re-
tanned the confidence of all who
have had business with it; for.
by fair dealing and careful bust
ness methods, the interests of
patrons and stockholders have
been alike protected. It's career
has been one of marked success,
and no commercial panic, nor pc
Rod of business depression, has
had power to shake it from it's
solid financial foundation, nor the
confidence of depositors in it's Sc
curity and reliability. In these
days and years which have tried
mems souls, and caused many a
banking institution to close it's
doors, it is certainly the great
est evidence of solidity to say
that the First National Bank re-
NAMED firm as adamantine rock.
The authorized capital stock is
100000; while the paid up CAPT
tai, surplus and profits are Sos
321.82. The statement issued
July % of this year, shows as
follows; Total resources, SAL
056.71-and the amount of depos-
it's to be S157, 1919.
The Bank occupies a building
which is substantial and conve-
nient; and is fitted up with the
the most modern fire and bur
glar-proof vault. The policy of
this institution is moulded by
the board of directors, a body
of men whose reliability and
honor are unquestioned in all
quarters. The officials are Mr..
Geo. c. Long, President; and
Mr.. c. f. Jarrett, Vice Presi-
dent; and Mr.. Thos. w. Long,
Cashier. The Directors are
Messrs. Geo. c. Long, J. w.
Downer, c. f. Jarrett, John p.
Pr owse, f. l.. Ellis, B. S. Camp
bell, X. w. Downer, A. B. Croft,
and John Moayon.
Mr.. c. f. Jarrett is a promi-
nent and solid business man, a
large tobacco buyer in Hopkins
vile, and one of its most reliable
citizens.
Mr.. "A S. Campbell is one of
the oldest and most reputable
men ofEhristian county, and has
ever been conspicuously identi-
fed with its public enterprises,
and is one of her most substantial
representatives. The other Di-
rectors of the bank are solid and
reliable business men of this
city and Christian county, and
lend great aid to the institution.
Mr.. Geo. c. Long, in company
with Messrs. f. b. Long and
Lucien Jones, founded the City
Bank of Hopkinsville, and was
identified with that institution un-
til 81; when he retired from ac-
tive business, and spent one
year in travel; returning there
after to Hopkinsville, he engage
ing in the tobacco warehouse
business, from which work he
was unanimously called by the
Directors, IN 1889, to take charge
of the First National Bank.
He is an experienced and ca
pable financier, having been in
the banking business since 1869.
The active management of this
present bank deVolves upon him,
and it is to his increasing eff
forts that much of it's success is
due. His direction of it's affairs
has been judicious, public-spir-
tied and conservative, and the
result has been natural one. a
native of Kentucky, he is worthy
of the highest place with her
representative sons.
Mr.. Thos. w. Long, cashier,
is also native of Kentucky, and
has been in Hopkinsville all of
his life. Coming as he does
from family of fnanciers, he is,
naturally, adopted to the bank
ing business. He is keen, PAINS
taking, and conservative, and,
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