The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-17
BORROWERS STATEMENTS.
What Mr.. McAshan Had to Say on
the Subject,
BANKS HELD LIABLE FOR EVERYTHING
Low Cotton. High wheat, Feiiurc Of
Crops, War and Any other fatai-
tally Charged TO Them.

! -'S'"" VI houston before tue recent
session OF the Texas Bankers association
az beitVh' MS subject being Uniform
statements ;rupi Borrowers
| We can generally rely upon one class of
uniform statements being made cppcernins
Anr BANKING fraternity both by borrowers
/ Nnu the community az large. and that is
/ me uniform statement that bankers are
uniformly set OF shyiocks and even pub
ne enemies IL is difficult TO make man
I Nibd believe that We are useful rs vel! as
necessary and ornamental members Of
! commercial society. In spite OF sll we can
! 10 10 hide the cloven ;c1t ana leather
+ wiugs. itorle will look upon Us US a spe-
/ cies .. an,hrOpNmoiphic vampires. AS
/ this is a state OF facts that has endured
/ since the foundation OF business lie We
can not cure IT,
! While We know that We are as dlsiuter-
ested as any other class OF business men,
while we have a new golden rule as our
! avn. 20 others. or they viii du you.
while every honest banker knows he has
never charged q customer 20 per cent when
h. could get %; while we have profound
I belief In our own Innocence purity and
usefulness; while we know thai We stand
among men with like hopes. passions and
aspirations, ms our follows. while all this
/ is true wa must endur., the hulu.ll.tfug
consciousness that 10 the borrower who
can not meet our eXorbi,ant and exacttn;
demands for collateral. ana 10 tho star
L
sible for the low price OF cotton. The high
price ~ wheat the failure OK the crons
the existence of free silver. tho lack OF
/ Tree gold. the absence of currency from the
rockets OF most men tn, ra}lroa, commits
sion. the depletion ~ tho poli reserve tho
plague in India. the Turkish war. Tom
/ Ochiltree and a thousand other little
specks and shadows which prevent the face
Of luturity from scintillatiny with unqnal.
if.od effulgence.
J
| bear this burden. and | know OF no class
OF men better burden brarers Ia such a
good cause Such being tho ra.a in he
/ hooycs ia to inouira into the necessity for
| lending money at any time without annie
! collateral and unrn ,,hn, fn,uia1ion Xa
/ lend money to these persons VITO borrow
uuon their own credit and who have not
/ sufficient marlsetahln seruriti.s to nv
| pothecatc when thny up,d money. Incl
| dentnllv this brings nm the ou,sti,,u nj how
| 10 prevent losses 10 banks and his re-
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