The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-08-04

comptroller Oh Lne CURRENCY dU w aSH-
ington an elaborate comparative state
ment of banking in Mississippi, show
ing the condition of State banks on
June 80, 1899, and June 30, 1900. We
have space only for some of the totals:
Total resources, 1899. SIS sO7, 57s 80
Total resources, 1900. ............. 19345.84O OF
InCToh50. ~ eVS
Cash on hand. ................. 80. l60s aoS 20
Sight exchange. .......,' Z1oz,Uoz o.
Among the liabilities" are such in
teresting items as
Capital paid in. 1900. .... ...":.$ 4,27s,4s5 So
Individual deposits. subject to o ~, A.
check ....................... ll,oO6.07o W
Being an increase OF S2,474, 08l.79 over 1899.
Surplus, undivided profits, time GER
ticates bills payable, etc. 3d. $780, 69 %
OF the cash on hand June 80, 1900, SO
banks reported separately the kinds OF
money on hand, and show gold on hand,
$193, $500; silver on hand, $3.50, 764.50.
Eight banks did not separate the cash
on hand; rs banks reported dividends
paid last fiscal year." and the average
paid was 11.1S-10O per cent; % banks
gave no report of dividends paid.
Nearly twelve million dollars in
bank, subject to check, is very good
showing for Mississippi; but it would
be much better showing if one-half
the sum was invested in cotton and
wooden mills, and other industries that
would employ labor and make good
dividends for the stockholders.
Grand Chancellor Blumenthal and
his district deputies, with Grand Keeper
of Records and Seals H. M. Quinn, held
O conference In jackson Cd the 10th,
when the State was mapped out for an
aggressive Pythian campaign for the
balance Of the year. Many new lodges
are to be formed. The order has q
membership of nearly 5000 in the State.
A new lodge of Odd Fellows with 1875
members was organized at Meridian on
the 18th inst. Grand Master o. L. Nc
Kay and Grand Secretary w. s. P. Doty
were present.
The members of the penitentiary
board are making personal examina-
ton of the twelve places offered for
the State penitentiary farm.
Double daily passenger trains will be
running on regular schedule this week
the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad be-
tween Gulfport and jackson. Now for
the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
Railroad.
The Patrons Union will hold its four
teenth annual meeting at the camp
grounds near Lakes, commencing July
30, with an interesting program for four
DAYS. The A. and NJ. College faculty
will hold a farmers institute, and there
will be addresses on industrial and
educational lines.
IN. H. A." in Coffeeville Courier pro-
noses the erection, by popular subscrip-
ton, of a monument to General Edward
Cary Walthall. No Mississippian has
more deserved such an expression OF
love and gratitude. But were he con-
suited he would say, Let it comment
crate nv comrades of Franklin and
Chickamauga."
The State board of examiners will
meet in jackson August 30 for the pur-
pose of grading the papers sent from
the normals. There are large num-
Der of applications for license.
Washington county reports 1914
educable children-2,1 s2 white, 1882
black.
Jackson is now in direct telegraph1c
communication with Gulfport by the
Gulf & Ship Island wires.
Yazoo City's loss is Tchula's gain.
The latter place will be the district
terminal of the Y. s. NJ. V. Railroad
and the shops will be located there
Superintendent Dunn explains that the
construction of some add 1onal lines
in the delta makes IL necessary to place
the shops at . point north OF fazoo
City.