The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-02
NEW TRUST COMPANY.
Organized With Mr.. John SHELTON
Williams rs President

Organized with Mr.. John SHELTON
Williams as President.
A general meeting OK the stockholders
OF the Richmond Trust and safe Deposit
Company for organization took place
Yesterday at 10 O'Clock az the banking
house of John l.. Williams & Sons. Every
share OF the stock was present 10 person
or by proxy. Among the nonresident
stockholders present were Mr. G.. sid-
ney Shepard. Of New Haven, y. Y, ana
Mr.. J. VIM Mddendorf of Baltimore.
The following gentlemen were unahI.
mousy elected members u the Board or
Directors for the ensuing year. Mr.. Jas
w. Allison, of Allison Sc Addison. Ma
jor James n Dooiey, Mr. John l.. VIII
liams Hon William Writ Henry judge
william j. Leak. MAJOR r.. II. D. Myers,
President Of the Richmond, Frcdericks-
burg and Potomac railroad. M r. \.
Lancaster. of Lancaster * Lucke, bank
ers. Mr. John s. Elicit. president OF tho
state Bank Of virginia; Mr $ II.
Halves. Mr 5. W. Travcrs president OF
the Chamber OF Commerce. and troas-
urer OF Virginia-Carolina Chemical Conn
pany: Hon Joseph +. Willard. Mr.
Frank A. Davenport. of Davenport.
Rothert. Colonel John b. Purcell
vice-presldent Of the First National
bank: Mr. w. NJ Habliston president
OF Citizens Exchange bank. ar. Henry
L. Cabeli vicc-president Cham Der OF COM
merce; Mr. John Shelton Williams. pres
ident Of the Georgia and Alabama rail-
way and member of the banking firm
Of John L. Williams q Sons. Mr. e.. Sid
ney Shepard. OF New Haven, n. Y. di-
rector OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company. NJ & O. railroad etc.. Mr..
VIM. =. Cochran. of Yonkors y. Y. de
rector Of the Continental Trust Company
director Of the Western Union Telf graph
Company and Georgia and Alabama
railway. Ernst Thalmon OF Ladenburg
Thalman & CO.. bankers. New York.
Mr. J. W. Mddendort of Middendorf
oliver e CO.. bankers. Baltimore Mr..
Robert c. Davidson. president Baltimore
Trust Company; Mr.. John W. Garrett OF
RO. Garrett & Sons. bankers Baltimore
The meeting OF the Board of Directors
which was held upon the adjournment
Of the stockholders meeting. resulted in
the election OF the following officers.
President. John SHELTON WilIi0ms; First
Vice-President. ia scs ~ Allison. Sec
ond Vice-President. James H. Dooley.
Secretary and Treasurer. Henry u. Cab
ell.
The new trust company Will probably
occupy temporary quarters for the Inn
mediate future. with a view later on OF
constructing n handsome banking house
and office building for IT'S own purpose
upon some site yet 20 be determined
upon. The company will commence bus
mess Immediately with ample capital
and strong and influential connections.
The charter of this company was grant
ed By the Legislature less than thirty
days ago. on last Wednesday the books
OF subscription 10 the capital stock of
the company We're opened. subscriptions
being invited for 10000 OF stock and IN
less than twenty-four hours the books Of
subscription were closed. with subscrip-
tions FOR 10000 of stock. and further APP
plications for stock We're refused IL
having BEEN decided 10 limit the capital
stock al the start to 100000. subscribers
were allotted only sixty per cent. Of the
amount for which they applied.