Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
GOVERNOR CALLS FOR CASH
Ask, Banks to Advance Money to Bring
Home the Volunteers,
WRITES LETTERS TO BANKS OF THE STATE
Promises That the Legislature VIII
Reimburse Them mt It's Next
session-FuIl Text of the
Communication.

The officers Of the First National bank OF
this city received a letter yesterday from
Governor Shaw in which he asks the bank to
advance a portion of the fund needed to de-
fray the expenses of the special train to
bring back the Fifty-frst from San Fran
cisco. II the banks all join in bearing the
expense on condition that the Legislature
will vote to refund the money 1t will require
less than s400 county. The letter to the
bank puts the case as follows:
"As you have doubtless been advised, an
effort is being made to bring the Fifty first
Iowa from San Francisco at the expense Of
the state. A movement Is on foot to secure
pledges from prospective members of the
next general assembly sufficient to insure
the reimbursement. There will be some de-
lay in securing these signatures. I therefore
write you as / do all the banks OF your
county, asking that you separately or unit
edly join with the banks of other counties in
pledging your proportonate share of the
necessary expense II all the counties re-
spond, less than $400 per county will cover
the outlay. 1t is patriotic movement and
l feel confident that the general assembly
will unanimously vote to reimburse. During
the war of the rebellion those who loaned
their credit or their money to the state were
not only held harmless, but their names
nave SlnCe Deen kept III udppy anu euuedT-
ing remembrance. / wish you would either
singly or in conjunction with the other
banks Of your county authorize me to draw
upon you or some designated bank in your
county for such amount as you may desig-
nate in your advice. This will provide
against all possible refusals, think. This
money will be used in defraying the ex
penses Of transporting the troops home. No
committee will be sent to San Francisco at
state expense. When this shall have been
done list Of the banks so rendering their
aid will be published in merited recognition
Of the patriotic response. l shall be glad
to include the name Of your institution in
the list, or your individual name IL you
should prefer. hope you will give this
immediate attention. Like other matters
OF this kind, 1t had better be attended to
promptly than be allowed to delay and for
gotten. All the banks OF your county have
been written to and you can probably ad-
just it in fifteen minutes by telephone. May
not appeal to you to take the initiative in
your county?"
Cashier Hannah of the First National
bank said his bank was willing to put up
its share of the money and he believed the
banks throughout the state would do SO
without question, the more especially as
Governor Shaw had guaranteed the REIN
bursement The amount for each of the
banks in Pottawattamie county would be a
mere trifle there being eighteen in the
county, as follows: Council Bluffs, five;
Avoca, two; Oakland, two; Minden, Mace
donia, Carson and Hancock, one each; Wal
nut, three, and Neola, two.
Cashier Hannah has already had some cor
respondence with Governor Shaw on the mat
ter and has offered to advance the whole
$4,000 needed at a reasonable rate of inter-
est. Governor Shaw favors, however, allow
Ing every bank to do its share, but in the
event of not Icing able to secure the amount
this way will accept the offer of the First
National bank.