The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-04-23
NEARLYFOUR MILLION
That Mark Almost Reached in
Wichita Bank Deposits.
OVER A MILLION IN A YEAR
And They Are Now Increasing
by Leaps and Bounds.
OVER A MILLION IN A YEAR

Optimistic as they are. the people Of
this city DO not realize how rapidly
Wichita is growing. Four years ago to-
day the deposit Of all the banks Of this
city were $4,000 and today they are So
75OOoa"
The above statement was made by C..
v Carey. cashier OF the National Bank
OF Commerce. yesterday he was talking
to ar Mann, Wichita's traffic agent.
about the business of the city. He was
telling that the commercial interests Of
The city were growing and that now is
the time for the true friends Of the city
TO keep their eyes open and TO be ready
for the successful management Of great
enterprises that are coming. That state
ment seemed 10 be startling. How could
wichita have accumulated so much
money IN four short years was the ques-
tion that somebody ought 10 answer
After hearing that statement, a reporter
for the Eagle went out TO talk with some
other bankers. and he soon found out
that Ar. Carey had made a very conser-
vative statement and that Il he had erred
il was in making the amount too small.
X was found that there is now a deposit
ia Wichita banks Of almost s4.000.000
Fishery Martin. cashier Of the Kansas
National. told another story that seemed
equally startling. he said that from the
18th day Of February TO the 5th day Of
the same month this year. the three ma
tional banks here increased their deposits
by the addition Of Sl05. go He then went
on to talk about the business growth Of
the city as wen as its material expan-
sion lie thought the increase Of packing
interests here was helping a good deal.
The packers here, he said. were reaching
out and taking more territory. They are
now getting hogs from as far east as the
Flint Hills and north OF Peabody. They
are employing more men, and that helps
the town 10 grow.
President Naftzger. Of the Fourth Ma
siOnal bank. said ne did not like anything
that looked like blowing He said the
banks here would In all probability be
called OF for statements IN few days
and they would show how much money
was on deposit He seemed TO think Mr.
Carey knew what he was talking about
but he said this growth did not show the
growth Of Wichita alone, bat Wichita's
Territory.
He was especially desirous that Okla
hona should have her share Of the credit.
wichita has become the recognized com
mercial center fer Oklahoma and her
bankers found II convenient 20 keep de-
posits here now instead OF in Kansas City
or Chicago. and some OF this money be-
longs to the great new country just
south Of US"
Tt is a matter Of fact that Wichita be-
san 10 recuperate, grow and expand from
the very first day that the white settlers.
II the sigma OF the booming cannon.
-ushed into Oklahoma. It has grown
ever since as Oklahoma has grown and
western Kansas has developed. What
this Srowth and development VIII Go for
Wichita in the future II told now would
e. roo much for the credulity of the av-
erage citizen. Ii VIII depend very largely
on the ability Of the men who are guiding
the destinies Of this city 20 meet and
solve the problems as they are presented.
This Is the way business men and fnan-
ciers In this city talk The very fact Of
their recognizing this point shows that
they WIZ not be taken unawares bur VIII
be ready 10 act whenever action for the
interest OF Wichita is demanded
Wichita Is growing She is not extend
Ing into corn and wheat fields but The
growth is q business expansion Tich-
itas growth OF today Is OF that solid
nature which comes TO stay.