The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-08
BREATHING
SPELL FOR
BANK CLERKS
immense Business Done Dur
ing El Reno Boom.
ARE CATCHING UP NOW
ReIinquish Man Is Appearing
in Business.
ARE CATCHING UP NOW

El Reno. o. T. Aug. To-day has been
the first day that the clerks in the banks
Of the city have had time to pay much
attention to their regular work on the
beeks. Every day since the eth of July
it has been almost an impossibnity for
the bank clerks 10 do anything but wait
on the thousands Of people who entered
the doors TO deposit money or have
checks and drafts cashed. one would
naturally think that at 9 o'clock in the
morning. the rush would not be so great
but as soon as the doors of the banks
were opened an impatient crowd surged
into line up before the teDer's window TO
have checks and drafts oashed in order
that the expenses of the FL Reno trip
might be betrayed.
The lineup" problem was just as SER
ious at the banks as it was at the post
Office or at the registration booths. days
ago. Even when people we're not lining
up at other places. men and women were
in line at the banks. Money was th9
thing wanted and people We're perfectly
willing to wait in line for a chance to get
some of the coin of the realm.
The president of the First National
bank was asked this morning what the
Increase in deposits would be since the
rush began. lie replied in answer to the
question: 1--WE have not had time to
figure this up, nor have we had time to
make any comparisons. 1t has been
almost impossible for US 20 keep UP with
our work One thing is certain, we have
large sums Of money deposited with us
and then again large sums have been
checked out 10 be used in the new coun-
try. Some OF this money viii likely come
back for not all OF the people hocking to
the new towns are going to stay there
The banks of the city have probably
never had such a rush in their history
and it viii be days before we get every
thing straightened up"
The Citizens State bank Of FL Reno had
a tremendous rush and it has hardly let
up yet. The bank which ordinarily has
five and six hundred thousands of depos-
its has reached the million mark and the
rush has not let up. This bank like the
First National has not had time to make
anv COMPARISONS and it cannot yet tell
just what the increase of deposits VIII be
during the days that the rush has been
on
There. have been some amusing things
seen at the banks when the crowds were
the largest. People would go broke and
then telegraph home for money. They
would haunt the banks in hopes that the
telegram would go there stating that
John Jones should have 500. Often after
the telegram came John Jones had hard
time in getting identified and some times
he had to send home for another telegram
in order that he might get the money
from the bank.
The Western Union Office had many Of
these telegrams and hardly a few hours
elapsed after a telegram. had been sent
money. but what the sender
was right there waiting for the answer
10 come Owing to the congested eondi-
ton Of the Office it was days some time
before an answer could be received.
Much Of the money first deposited in the
banks was withdrawn Saturday and Mon
day last by people who wanted to buy
town lots i'm the government towns Some
Of this money is bound to come back and
VIII be DEPOSITED by people who did not
desire town lots after all and who are
waiting for something TO turn UP IN the
new country.
A number Of the government clerks
who have been here since the registra-
ton opened up are preparing to leave for
their Washington homes. Two of the