The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-23
1aifu Eagle
NJ NJ MURDOCH. Editor.
The Topeka Banks and the State rIoneys.

of Kansas are not financially Topeka, the
writer holding practically the which would
be that these not good
hbition Topeka. undertook demon
srate that only better city financially
commercially morally, than Topeka but that Topeka
aside from profits politics accessories the
way federal salaries and but for
additional place by virtue of being the
government and state legislation, had become the
pet and Of railroad corporations that the
present capital of would financially
cialy average county seat town. Antic
pang probable rejonder which might possibly include
allegations about looking the proofs
for some emphatic declarations endeavorfng
to secure figures paid To-
peka by state by government and by the
railroad corporations which for the
Topekas weekly clearing house statements
To probable per figure which the
treasury might might banking bust
ness Of Topeka cIearngs to the
last published statements banking institutions
of that town To our surprise we found money
funds of any character Of the sworn
Statements Of these Topeka banks of drafts,
deposit the state which the
law says the treasurer may col
lection to drawn out the course business upon
checks by state Believing yet mystifed
we find that the state board Of examiners within
month reported three-quarers million Of
money deposit identical insti
tutions incident turning
CATION evolved problems unrayeI with
the hand which conundrums are therefore,
respectfully paper that being swift
fix the comparative status Wichita may
to eucidate to satisfaction of ITSELF
others concerned.
Leaving contention to the kinds and Of
the meats which Topeka Caesar feeds and fats to
some future time we would like to ask these Topeka banks
whose officials that they have state
hand and the condition of which formed
basis the Capitals boast Wichita do they
account for or where carry sum of sO1O1519
money which the 18th o. February
swears they had OF sworn statements
of few days subsequent show sign? Or, to be
accurate as o Details
The examination by the state board whose duty
examine and treasury,
by report February 15 1900 following
sums of state money are on deposit banks
the city Topeka:
Bank of Topeka
2OS
Merchants OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1869
otate savings Banh loS0fo
Total ........ ...................... . s7o1Ol519
The statement of the cashier of the Bank of
Topeka showing condition February 18
1900 among the various is county deposits
s29614lS; deposits $12SS521O1
made Of any state deposit
statement that be anywhere the
amount state they deposit this
bank a this time $92lS47O
The sworn statement the cashier of Ma
tonal Bank at the close business February 49, 1900
shows the amount individual deposits subject to check
s77293635: shows deposits funds
is no other large enough cover the amount
funds deposited. s2oS.72L5O.
The Merchants National Bank sworn statement by the
cashier the of business February 1900 shows
individual deposits subject to check $72O7Sa8 It shows
no deposit any funds other that would
show anything the amount of money that said
bank that date which was s19592639
The statement Of the First National Bank sworn to by
cashier of business February - 1900
individual deposits subject 10 check s5591 1t does not
any OF deposit is other item
among its liabilities that would show anything near the
amount state funds on hand on that date
ss25o22o
The State Savings Bank in its statement showing its
condition the date the above banks.
individual deposits $1142569l shows
county deposit s24ss9; deposits S455ls; but does
show of deposits, However at
date according to the examination made by the examining
board of the treasury only sl1.6SO4o.
According the statements five Topeka
banks deposit these nstu-
tons officers swear that there
upwards 100000 be that this sum is Gov
by their Individual deposits" items? That would
that the moneys were Incorporating in the indi-
vdual name Of the state treasurer or Of some one else The