The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

T==7El HE steady increase fl
.E0H0A In the number OF 4,
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women customers d
In New York banks 3
~ Is looked upon by d
1899 many people as 4
~ glrn Of womans ,
Il .Maisl growing knowledge I
ltss-V 49, OF business meth n
lWH NM DDS but the fact
\ " = that much Of her ,
~s.s---- business knowl-
edge Is acquired after she becomes {
bank dcpcsitor Is not generally known I
SAYS the New York Tribune The bank
people know q and tell many lunny
stories about their women customers
. When a man goes TO O bank TO open
an account the officers take % for grant .
ga that he knows how to draw cheeks .
and how 10 ind5rsc them; how to MAKE
out q deposit slip and what TO do win
his bank took. but women who nave
never had a bank account must DC
coached. aad aiu they make many er-
rors. which cause the bank people much
trouble Il Is not unusual for a wom-
an TO leave her signature as MARY .
Smith" and then sign her first check .
Mrs. John smith" when q check .
comes back TO her marked mo account
she rushcs % the bank and usually
tells the officers that thoy should have
known that the check was all right
One error Of that kind generally cures
customer. but there are other mis-
. takes which are not 80 easily overcome.
Among these Is the failure TO write
checks with pen and ink. and to omit
TO write the amount oi the check IN
figures In the place set apart Tor that
purpose. But oyerdraf,s." said
bank official. 7give Us the most work.
The women oyerdraw their account
because they keep no record OF their
checks. and the story Of the woman
who came 10 the bank TO demonstrate
because her check had been returned
branded no funds and who said that
there must be- money 90 her credit be
nusc she had not used half Of her
'hecks was NO eXaggoraiion." In
neat li.tle volume published by one
bank the customer Is informed that
che passho0k. while kept hy the cus-
toner Is really the property Of the
bank. and nothing should be- written
in d by the dopos,tor Tho custom or
some persons using their bank pass
books as personal memorandum books
.auscr endless annoyance and labor 90
the bookkeepcr. who has Co handle
large numbers OF these books 300 slo';
p7ls ~ time" The necessity Tor pos
.luTtlraructlons 90 this kind wan dcm-
1nsuaiol recently when a woman
handed her book 90 the receiving teller
tO have a deposit recorded. 10 Wal
found thl, q line had been drawn un.
der the last figure made by the bank
ana the amount figured mp and ther
came the following memoranda.
Paid Storms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS R-'.'.
Cook OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
.ThOtCr tickc,...,.............,. 80
- Cab OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
when the bank clerk told the womai
~ hat the book should no, be- used 10
!" such purposes De- was informed indig
~, nauuy that 10 was her book and tha
she knew how 20 Keep tally on th
%" bank. An amusing iuc.deat took plac
~ an uptown bank a few weeks az.
and q served 90 show that some won
On are as careful as others are The r.
'N' verse. The ugW dcposltor asked wher
'm She could and a deposit slip. and has
.N' INK counted her money. separated "a
'N- bills OF the various denominations an
'u- then wrote on the slip. so Ia 81 bill
''- sit In s. bills. $40 iu s. bills. $50
ing $40 bills In order that dcposiiors ma
IL avoid making errors one bank h'
H published the following list
sn- "Douts" Don't draw a check uulc
'"' Won have the money IN The bank or
~" your possession Co deposit Don't te
"r the courage and generosity OF sol
''" hank by pre=eutine or allowing GO
W presented. your cao'h Cor a larger Fl
'"H than your balance Don't draw a che
"' and send % Oh "a person out ui the ci'
expecting 90 make 90 good before % e.
DessIbIy get back. sometimes Gel
"- graphic advice Is asked about fu
p, checks. Don't exchange checks wi
anybody: this is called killing and
soon discovered by your bank. Il ID
your friend no good and discredits "
Don't quarrel with the teller because
saw does not pay you 10 money exactly
''nh YOU wish. as rule. he does the b
''''' Ne can. In an your Intercourse "
the hank officers treat them With
Gnu same courtesy and clndor that J
uu' would expect and desire u the Sit
'','' lions were reversed. Don't give y,
mus eh,.0 to a stranger, This Is an 81
'' door 10 fraud and II the bank 10
= through you % viii not feel Kin
- toward you. When you send y
GO checks out Of the city 10 pay b
,.n, write the name and residence Of y
49,. payec. thus. PAY to John Jones a
~, of pnston." This will put your b
MI ON guard II presented at the coun
nont commit the folly Of suQpo.
that because YOU trust the bank v
money tho hank ought 20 trust you
having your oycrdraf,s. Don't
pose You can behave badly Ia one b
ana stand well with the others.
member there is a clearing no
Don't think % unreasonable " =
hank declines 10 discount an accom-
dalton note. n you want an ace
3, mediation note discounted tell ,
81 laak frankly that q Is not, tn (
= definition. business note.