The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-20
The Conway. Cor Ion Garnett National
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The popular banking firm of Conway
/ Gordon a GaInett, Of this city, has
made application 10 the Comptroller OF
the Currency for a charter under the
national banking system, and VIII, IN
few weeks be operating Hereunder
The officers will be +. V ID Conway,
President Charles HerndOn, Vice Presi-
dent A. Randolph Howard, Cashier
George w. Shepherd Assistant Cashier,
and John NJ W. Green, Assistant
Cashier.
The above named gentlemen Will also
constitute the board of directors, which
will be in daily session. and will, there
BIZ obviate the necessity OF customers
being placed 80 the inconvenience OF
waiting for discount days. This,
with their recognition of their custom
ers wants in keeping long banking
hours. combined with the well known
spirit Of courtesy and accommodation
that has so eminently marked oil OF
their business transactions. and has so
endeAred them 80 their immense patr0-
mage. will but serve to increase an al
ready wide spread popularity. and IN
sure to them the success that they SO
richly merit.
The history Of this firm is an inter-
esting one, covering, as it does, more
than the third Of century When the
war ended Mr.. W. Peyton Conway. Mr.
George v. Garnett ana MIR. Warren
Slaughter formed a co. partnership, un-
Ter the firm name Of Conway, Slaugh-
ter x % n do a general banking bus.
mess. commencing in October, 1862
and IN the same building now occupied
by the present firm The following
year witnessed Mr. Slaughter death
and the firm then became Conway Cor
don n GMnett. by the admission Of
MIR William * Gordon. Ouriou-ly
enough. these three gentlemen had been
the officers # the old Virginia Bank
that stood upon the site Of the present
Opera IL use, and thus these three
friends were reunited by 4 tie If mutual
interests that was % last through years
+ UNTITLED serenity. 70 be severed, at
last. only by that long separation that
sooner Or later, d.ssolNes all that Is
human
In 1876 Mr. GMnett died, and Mr. 2
Y d. Conway, who had been engaged
IN business i'm Baltimore city, became
, partner Eight years later, in 1881
Mr. " Z Conway went - his eternal
home followed in lSS6 by Mr.. Gordon.
The record for strict business integrity
left by these three geLtl'men has be- n
,he foundation stone upon which the
Younger generation have erected a house
second 10 none in Virginia Mr.. Chas.
Herudon entered the finn in 1871 and
Mr. A. Randolph Howard in 1894
The fresh infusion Of young blood
and DIP t).date business methods largely
augmented by judic.ous Advertising
together with the PEI sonal p pllarity
the three members f the firm, and
the high esteem the public accorded 10
their busiress ability and integrity
rapidly built the business mp to its
nresant large proOortions. In Is their
deposits were 500 900; ia 1924, SOB,
O00; i'm lS2S. S22G 600; in 1899 S27I-
COO ard ia March, 1900 5000, 900
With iucreas d facilities. the addition
Of two highly plpulAry ung Gentlemen
Of pro ouncei bu-ii e's % lity, and
dete-min4t on o. bifJrd % the public
every favor. courtesy and accommods-
ton in their power, consistent with
good banking. we predict for the Con-
way. Gordon q GNnett National Bank
a career If success unequllled even IN
their own phen lmenal history.