The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-16
Indiana Represented by Nearly a
Score of Delegates from Indian
apolis and Other Cities.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND REPORTS FROM OTHER OFF,
GERS AND COMMITTEES.
Fidelity Insurance, Taxation and 9th
QUestiOns-PIan for Pun
ishment of Anarchists.

Special the Indianap polls Journal.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15.-Bankers from all
parts of the country are here attending the
twenty-seventh annual convention of their
association. Among the Indianians present
are r. l.. CHAIR. Greencastle: c. c. Church.
Muncie; Mordecai Carter, Danville: c. T.
Lindsey. South Bend w. II. Gardner. Val
paraiso; w. w. Bonner, Greensburg; Henry
Eitel. r. A Morrison. c. L. Farrell. NJ.
Levering. A. r. Thompson, Indianapolis;
Mr.. Scott, Angola; a. NJ. Jacobs. Kendall
Vile; A. G. Lupton. Hartford City; j. \.
Ostrom. Hammond; Mr.. Mccullough. New
Albany; Will Irwin, Columbus; L. G. Tong,
South Bend.
The annual address was delivered by
President A. H. Trowbridge, of New York.
at the opening of to-day's session He said,
in part:
1--WE are gathered to-day where we ex-
pected TO have gathered three weeks ago
to-day in a business session. AS we were
preparing for meeting at the earlier date
the world was shocked by a terrible crime
at Buffalo, which cost the life of our be-
loved chief magistrate. There are no more
loyal citizens than the bankers; there are
none to whom law and order are more pre-
cious and important. AS we have stood
over the bier of our dead anger at the
murderer has softened in the admiration
and veneration for the man who sleeps az
we think of his great work for this Nation.
A man above his fellows because of his
richer character, he had done for us in
the development of our commercial and
financial greatness what no man has done
before, and whether we have now or here
tofOre adopted his opinions gratefully
accept their results. To have the world
acknowledge. as ii has in the past months,
that the United States could produce such
a man adds immensely TO the glory of our
country. Some of enjoyed personal
friendship with the illustrious dead. and
so are personally bereaved. To such we
,.s - NIiSil HISnI pe cohgfat-
ulatlonS in that they had intimate asSOcia-
tiOns with such man.
Turning from the past to the present,
it is our duty 10 see to it that further
crimes of this character become impossible
in this land. The greatness of the Union
is so thoroughly established that even this
great calamity cannot hinder our progress
and the who presides I'm our highest
office for this cause has undoubtedly come
into the world for such a time as this Let
tender to him due loyalty, even while
we mourn our ruler dead.
MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS.
James H. secretary OF the aSSO-
citation, then presented his annual report.
showing the membership and resources of
the association TO have increased as fol-
lows: Sept. /, 1900 paid membership, 4391;
annual dues, $50, 700. Oct 10, 1901, paid men,
bership, 5.504 annual dues. SEQ $50. In the
past year 200 members were lost through
failure, liquidation and withdrawal reduc-
ing the membership TO 4.191; 41S members
have joined since Sept. !. 1900. a net gain
over last years membership of Lib. The
roll now embraces 5.504 members. whose
capital, surplus and undivided profits ag-
gregate $,IlS1ZI,44l; combined deposits, S.
2SS. y55, 200: total. $500, ,6S2 Gal.
Caldwell Hardy then read the report OF the
executive council 1t alluded TO the work
OF the protective committee as ore OF the
most important features of the associa tion,
and the committee is credited with ac-
complishing decided results in the hne OF
the "ceaseless warfare which We nave de-
clared and carried on against professiora II
criminals and in securing immunity for our
members from these deft and light-fingered
gentry" On the subject of uniform laws
the report stated that the negotiable in
strument law has been enacted IN seveh-
teen States. After referring to the repeal
by Congress. OF the revenue tax on bank
checks, the executive council promises re-
newed efforts at the coming session of
Congress toward securing repeal of the
tax on capital and surplus of banks. The
report declared that the question % a