The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-10
THE BANKERS OF TEXAS
Officers We're Elected and Houston Selected
as Next Place Of Meeting.
MATTERS OF INTEREST WERE DISCUSSED
coioaeI Baker Wants Every EGort
Used 90 Prevent the Tax Dill
Being Brought Up.

Fort worth, Texas May g.--The second |
DAYS session OF the Texas Bankers assoc
citation was more interesting than the FIRST
and was much more largely attended, on
assembling this .norning the association
proceeded at once to business, BY vote
of 81 to %. the convention decided that
hereafter there would be only two days
session Of state meetings. The convention
approved the report OF the work done DC
fore the special legislature by the legisia-
tive committee. which was instructed TO
further urge the repeal Of the occupation
tax now levied by the state on private
bankers in order to produce equality IN
the license tax OF all banks In Texas DIS
cussing this matter. Colonel BAKER OF san
Angelo spoke at length OF the ru'hous ei-
fects of the tax bill which was nnaly ue-
feated, but which is likely to De prousn'
IN again. All members OF the Rssoela-
ton were asked 10 use every enort against
the bill ever being resurrected.
by resolution passed, hereafter no chaa 80
will be made by any member .. tus =,
socia ton for cashing checks amounting 70
sian or less upon any of its correspondents
| located in any reserve city or any OF vac
Iarper central cities OF the state, WneEe
accounts are usually Kept r.asn
"Impediments to Prosperity in leNAs
was the title OF paper by Edwin Chalu-
berlain of San Antonio. Following tnls,
T. T. Emerson OF Mckinney READ pap pap.
on "Banking and Manufacturing inter
| ests Of Texas; How Can They be Mutually
Helpful?" He said to build up the STATE,
| factories must be erected by eomolhhs
capital and giving labor employment anu
affordlng the farmers a high priced mar
ket That when this was done pahNng
interests would be advanced an -oyeI
Texas. He hoped to sec the gay VIM s
Texas would be shipping her cotton goods
to cuba, Puerto Rico, Manila, Hong KOBE
China and Japan via the isthmian canal
One of the subjects that received con-
siderable debate by the bankers today was
the adoption Of a resolution received from
G. b. Harrison OF Glasgow vice preslds n'
OF the Missouri State Bankers associa-
ton in references TO an Endorsement OF
the movement inaugurated by that bo19
to secure the establishment OF an academy
for the special training of those who WISH
TO enter the consular service. 1t Is held
, ithat the constant changing of consnls 10
different foreign governments works an
injury TO the rapidly increasing commerce
of the United States, hence the EFFORTS 81
the bankers to remedy the evil by the
course suggested, regardless of politics
which It is claimed will eventually result
in A more general commercial brotherhood
with foreign nations. The Texas bankers
I are asked to urge upon senators and rep
resentatives and all others Interested II
the upbuilding of American commerce an1
also to persuade the American Bankers
association that the adoption Of the plar
y mentioned above would bring about The
ends sought similar resolution has al
, ready been adopted by the State bankers
associations OF Iowa, Missouri Michigan
West Virginia and the Transmississipp
r Commercial Congress. The matter was re
, ferred TO the resolutions committee FOL
favorable consideration.
The following officers we're elected; F
F. Downs of TEMPLE. president; II. p Hi
Hard of Austin. FIRST vice president; j. 10
, McAshan of Houston, second vl'e presl
dent; G. W. Biers of Forney, secretary
j. W. Butler Of Clifton. assistant secre
:, tary; Ewing Norwood of Navasota. treas
/, urer.
? Houston and Sherman were balloted OF
for next place to hold 1901 convention
Houston was chosen by vote OF IS to %
" and the date fixed for the second Tuesda,
,, in May The convention then adjourned
A banquet was rendered the delegates to