The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
BANKERS IN TYBEE'S BREEzES
PRESIDENT DAVIS DISCUSSES THE
FINANCIAL QUESTION.

on Banking Laws-Mr. w. G. Cam
to he the Next President of the
AssOciation-someI Interesting Pa
pers Rend-GOOd Attendance of
Bankers From All over the state.
The seventh annual convention Of the
Georgia Bankers Association was called
to order In the dining room of Hotel Ty
bee about noon yesterday. The morning
was a warm one, and there was little
breeze stirring, not conducive to deep
thoughts on the subject OF finance, never
theless the bankers proceeded with their
work according to programme.
The convention was to have met at 10
O'Clock, but it was decided TO await the
arrival Of the morning train from Tybee
on which many of the bankers went down
to the island. President John a. Davis of
Albany. was already on hand and await
ing the arrival of the other delegates.
There was considerable discussion of Of
fcers, and the nominating committee de-
cided to present the name of Mr.. w. 9
Cam, cashier of the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company. for the next president of
the association. The election will be at
this mornings session.
It was nearly y O'Clock when the con-
vention was called TO order. and the pre-
liminaries began. Half Of the dining room
in Hotel Tybee was cleared for the pur-
pose of accommodating the delegates. and
platform covered with mating and hung
with moss was erected in the western end
of the room for the president and speak
ers.
After calling the seventh annual con-
vention to order President John A. Davis
introduced Rev. James Y. Fair d. D.. of
the Independent Presbyterian Church of
Savannah, who opened the proceedings
with a fervent prayer, in which he re-
ferred to the bankers and their important
work, and asked the Almighty's blessing
upon them. He also spoke OF existing
conditions In the country and petitioned
for the nations success.
President Davis said in order to save
time the formal roll call would be dis
pensed with, and he asked all those pres
ent representing banks to write their
names upon cards with the names of their
banks and hand them into the secretary.
This was done promptly.
Don't write your usual signatures"
humorously suggested Secretary L. P.
Hillyer, because I can't read them"
The bankers present when the conven-
ton was called to order were as follows:
John A. Davis president of the National
Bank of Albany; Charles D. Hurt. cash
Ter l. c. Plants Sons. Macon; George H.
Plant. First National Bank Macon; r. P.
Brooks of the w. II. Head Banking Com
pany. Forsyth; Benjamin w. Hunt, the
Middle Georgia Bank, Eatonton; c. Hor-
ace Mccall Of the Buenas Vista Loan and
Savings Bank; l.. c. Hayne, National
! n HqTdVf0h nf
L. Hardwick & Co; o. V. Lamar, cash
Ter Bank of Richland W. L. Mardre,
cashier Bank of Stewart County, Lump
kin; John H. Armand, banker, Conyers;
J. w Wheatley president Bank of South
western Georgia, Americas; John West
Sheffield, president Bank of Commerce.
Americus; A. J. Carver. Dawson National
Bank; Edward w Lane, cashier Mer-
chants Bank, Valdosta; d. W. James,
Blakely; c. ". Lamar, cashier Citizens
Bank, Valdosta; B. r. Blakely. vice pres
ident Savings Bank of Griffin; j. H.
Blackwell. Bank Of Elberton; S. w. Peek,
the Hartwell Bank T. NJ. Carter, presl-
dent Commercial Bank, Albany; E. W.
| Copelan, banker Greensboro; w w.
| Rawns, Bank of Triton; J. T. Neal, cash
! Ter Bank of Thomson; T. VI. Matthews,
cashier Farmers and Merchants Bank,
| and John T. Campbell, assis-
tant cashier the Merchants
! Bank, McRae; NJ. H Couch, Farmers and
! Merchants Bank, Senoia; r. Noble Ber-
| rien, Jr., Citizens Bank, WaynesbOro; Nil
| Ter S. Bell, cashier Milledgeville Banking
| Company. Mllledgeville; w. NJ. Davant,
/ cashier Merchants National Bank Savan-
| nah; L. r. Farmer and W. L. Phillips,
Bank of Louisville; Sol Herman, cashier
| Merchants and Farmers Bank, Eastman;
/ SeatOn Grantland. president Merchants
and Planters Bank, Griffin; w. A. Mathe-
son, Toccoa Banking Company; E. c.
/ Smith, cashier Griffin Banking Company;
]. G. Rhea, City National Bank, Griffin:
r. A. Graves, banker. Sparta; S. T. Bla-
! lock, Bank of Fayetteville; G, Gunby Jor-
dan. president Third National Bank, Co
| lumbus; D. L. Fullerton, Planters Loan
! and Savings Bank, Augusta; Perry E.
! May, cashier National EXCHANGE Bank
! Augusta; Mills B. Lane, vice president
| Citizens Bank, Savannah; w. r. Dun
| woody, Exchange Bank and Union Saw
ings Bank, Macon; W. Poihill Wheeler
Commercial and Savings Bank, Macon; II.
a. Crane Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia, Savannah; F. d. Bloodworth.
cashier the National Bank of Savannah;
w. +. McCauley, cashier the Chatham
Flank, Savannah; NJ. T.. Byck, Chatham
| Bank, Savannah; Henry Blum, president
| the Germania Bank, Savannah; W. A.
| Bates, cashier the Bales Farley Savings
| Bank, Atlanta; r. T. Maddox, Jr Mad
| Joseph A. McCord Third National Bank.
Atlanta; Z. H. Thornton, cashier Neal
| Loan and Banking Company Atlanta; T.
d. Meador. Lowry Banking Company, At
lqnta, and Cashier W. G. Cam OF the
Savannah Rank and Trust Company.
The names all in, Hon. Walter G. Charl-
ton delivered "A blef but appropriate adj
dress of welcome on the part of the city
of Savannah. Mr.. charlton spoke of the
| reasons why the delivery of this address
had fallen TO his lot, because of the alb
| sence of the Mayor and the indisposition
of the chairman of Council
1t is always pleasant to Savannah 70
have representative people in her midst,
! Mr.. Charlton said, and particularly a rep
| resentative body of Georgians. Here
were seen most of the serious phases in
the history of the commonwealth But,
MIR, Charlton said, he was present to give
the bankers a welcome and not to talk
| history. He told the bankers they were
| in a town where banks never break, and
where bankers tide commercial houses
| through serious crises with fun success
"But l am not here to speak" Mr.
Charlton said, in conclusion, but to ex-
tend TO you on behalf of the people of
| Savannah an Old-fas hiOned Georgia uyeI-