Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-07
,MrnIcAN nANillns' AssocI ATioN
Closing Meeting Held To-day Resolutions
on NrrLlI Inflammation Iinra-lI.

Cleveland. Sept. Tho closing sea-
don OF the American bankers uHHoCin-
ton convention was held this morn
Ing.
operation under "a uniform nyatom 10
credit departments and stuuiurdlael
property statement was the title of un
intcrrHtuT paper read By James a..
Cannon, vice president ~ the Fourth
National Bank of New York
At H. conclusion Mr. Cannon offered
the following resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously.
Resolved. That the secretary " this
association be- ana hereby II request
ed Co confer with the vice presidents
uniform property statement blank
which can be used ln each State Of the
Union by the members of this nnsuciu-
tiou. the same to be- designated a. the
STANDARD Form ~ the American Bank.
cra' association. the statement blanks
a. De- supplied 20 members for their use
nt cost price, upon application at the
HocrCtnry'H office
Resolved. That the American Bank
era' association. IN convention ussum-
blcd. approves tho system on credit do
partmcnts FOR banks, and that the Hcc-
Rotary Of this association be and here
by Is authorized 10 prepare and set up
and 10 furnish such information az ho
may be- called upon from time 10 time
90 give. 90 the members OF the uHaoclI-
ton, regarding the workings OF the
Same; ana also 10 prepare and furnish
10 the members of tho association nt
cost price any and all blanks which are
nocdful IN connection herewith.
COL Myron Il. Hcrrlck. president OF
the society FOR savings. this city was
ha HrffsHHlgHF lNm HfllHNHHN lsHIuHHH
The eject on banks on the peoples
progress"
Mr.. Hcrrlck said In part;
Three main things need be done to
perfect our currency.
"First-To establish the gold standard
BY law.
grocnbnckH.
"Thlrd-ro retire bond secured bank
notes and substitute properly safe
guarded bank notes against assets.
"rho voters have not yet been odu-
Gated up 20 the third requirement
Thoy have nH 90 the nrut two. That 10
what the victory at the polls In 1896
meant.
N these two provisions are made law
the Republican sound money pledges
will have been redeemed"
How can the United States become
the clearing house uf the world7" was
NtAh ANNA NNHNA W " W. ~ AAAMkf NAhN-
ldent ~ the William p. Trlgg Company.
ship builders. az Richmond, Va.
Air. Trigg WAS followed by Gen. Al
fred q. Buines. Of New York who dis
cusscd the same subject at length.
The addresses having been concluded.
the election OF officers Tor the ensuing
year was taken up, and resulted as fol-
lows:
Prcsldcnt-Mr Walker HIN. Of st..
Louis.
Vice Prcsldcnt-Mr. Alva Trowbridgc
OF New York city.
Members Of the Executive Committee
-Myrun n. Herrlok, president Of the
society FOR savings, Cleveland; Stuard
O., Nelson Of New York. James Powers
Of Kentucky. Daniel Annon of Mary
land; n. a. Stevens ~ Nebraska, e.. n.
Lindsey OF virginia; George +. Ordc.
cashier Northern Trust company. chit
cage; Caldwell Hardy president Nor
folk National bank. Norfolk. Va;
James Whiting president Peoples
bank, Mobile Ala: J. II. tnFcrwoollen,
president Clinton Savings bank, elm
ton Iowa.
one vice president from each State
was also elected.