The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-01
THE BANKERS
IN SESSION.
Stare Association Convened at Bethel
House Tuesday Morning.
Mr.. L. S. Parks Of Union City, Elec-
ted President,
And Mr.. @. A. Parker of Columbia
secretary-An Interesting and
Enjoyable Meeting.

The Tennessee State Bankers As
ISOLATION convened Tuesday morning
in the pa"lors at the Bethel House.
the meeting being called to order by
the President, Mr.. j. l.. Hutton,
Cashier of the Phoenix Bank of Co.
lumbia.
Rev. Baker p. Lee delivered the
opening prayer. after which Hon. g.
Il Hughes Of Columbia, made the
add If welcome.
Hon u w. Ewing, President of
the Peoples Bank of Pulaski, re-
sponded to the address of welcome.
Mr.. j. l.. Hutton, the President,
addressed the Association in a few
well-chosen words, after which the
report of the Executive Council was
made by Mr.. l. S. Parks, President
of the First National Bank of Union
Oily. The report of the Secretary,
Mr. @. A. Parker, was then received.
Matters pertaining to the welfare
of the Association were discussed I'M
til IL 80 O'Clock, when an adjourn.
ment was taken until 4:30 this after
noon.
There were about fifty bankers in
attendance. The Association this
year has larger membership than
ever before, this being the eleventh
annual session
Among the bankers in attend.
ance were the following: Il. A.
Young, WATERFOWL; D. w. Shopner,
Mt Pleasant; J. s. Denton, Nash.
vile; w. H. Featherstone, Deckerd !;
w U. Dozier, Petersburg; A. E..
Finney, Fayettt vile; j. Arnold,
Cookeville; r A. McCord. Lewis
burg; J. L. Parks, franklin; Geo.
w. Killebrew, Mt. Pleasant; u. w.
Ewing, Pulaski.
(From Wednesdays DAILY HERALD)
! The Tennessee Bankers Assocla-
tion, which has been in session at
this place The past two days, adj
| journed this afternoon, after most
interesting and enjoyable meeting.
The election for new officers resulted
in the selection of Mr.. L S Parks of
Union City, as President; Mr.. G. A.
Parker, of Columbia, as Secretary,
and Mr.. ]. Arnold of Cookeyille, as
Treasurer. The next place of meet
ing will be decided later.
The Association held short ses-
sion yesterday afternoon. and re-
convened again this morning, adj
journing at 1890. This afternoon a
number of the members went to Mt.
| Pleasant in carriages to look over
the phosphate fields at that place.
Thefollowing programme was car
Tied out by the Association, the sub
jects being very ably discussed:
| Paper-"Patriotism in Business
Mr.. A. s. Williams, of Nashville.
| Discus, io1-"The Nicarauguan
Canal, Its Effect on Southern Com
merce"-Mr. L S. Parks, of Union
City.
Dlscussion-"Re Recent Financial
Leeislation''-Mr. F. o. Watts, OF
Nashville.
Discussion-"Overdrafts"-Mr. J.
B. Frierson, of Shelbyville
Paper-"Tennessee Phosphate"-
MIR H. D. Ruhm, of Mt. Pleasant
Paper-"Money and Trade in An
cient Times''-Hor. G. N. Tillman,
of Nashville.
Paper" should Banks Pay Inter.
est on Deposits?"-Mr. j. Arnold, OF
Cookeville.
/ Discussion-"Th Tennessee Bank
ers Association-Its Social Side
Mr.. d. w. Shoffner of Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Tillman's paper was an es-
lpecially interesting one, and was
very much enjoyed.
A resolution was adopted by the
Bankers, returning thanks to the
citizens of Columbia for the manner
in which they had been entertained
and also to the Institute, the Cen
fury Club, the manag ment of the
Bethel House and the l.. q N. Rail
road. The resolution also expressed
appreciation for the Flower Parade
which added greatly to their pleas
ure.
Following is list of the bankers
in attendance upon the Association
in addition to the names published
in yesterdays HERALD:
A. s. Williams, City SAVING
Bank ,Nashville;J. E. Carthell, Cash
Ter Exchange Bank of Trenton; T
G.. Garrett, First National Bank
South Pittsburg; L. B. Tigrett, Cash
Ter, Bank of Halls; Geo. P. Hunt
Kenton Bank, of Kenton; l..
Parks, First National, Union City
j. ID. Hutton, Peoples Bank, Shell
byville; r. Ed Turley, First Nation
al, Fayetteville; r. N. Hutton, Banl
of Bellbuckle; j. +. Roy, Bank o
Alexandria; w. A. Dozier, Bank o
Petersburg; j. N. Park, Citizens
Bank, Dyersburg; f. o. Watts, Firs
National, Nashville; John r. Wood
ard. Elk National, Fayetteville
P. ID. Houston, Jr., Peoples Bank
Lewisburp; lie Suens, American
National Bank, Nashville; j. Ro.
Boone, Lands Banking Company
Ma hville,