New-York tribune., 1901-06-07
GEORGIA BANKERS HERE.
MAKING, MERRY IN THIS TOWN BEFORE
GOING TO THE PAN-AMERICAN.

GOING TO THE PAN-AMERICAN.
A delegation of Georgia bankers, one hundred
strong entered the Gilsey House yesterday after
noon and announced that they were going to see
'ff New-York was the right smart town she is
reckoned TO be down South" Although the bank
ers will make their headquarters at the hotel.
nevertheless the party has agreed to act indepen-
IDENTIFY or as expressed il, each IS to tote
his own skillet" Some time next week they intend
20 go on TO the Pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo
The bankers are members of the Georgia Bank
ers' Association which held fits annual convention
at Old Point Comfort Tuesday and Wednesday
train furnished them free of expense by the South
ern Railroad noon Monday. While at Old
Point they made the guests of the Clearing
House associations Of Hampton and Newport
News and We're shown the shipbuilding yards at
Newport News anG the historic landmarks in which
this part OF Virgin greatly abounds.
On the adiournm IT Of the convention, the bank
ers took passage fcr this city the Old Dominion
steamships Guyandotte and Princess Anne and
arrived here yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
After the visitors had registered. they gathered
.n a great group in the lobby Of the hotel In the
centre OF this group short, square shoul
dered man, wearing broad brimmed Panama
hat and an equally broad brimmed Panama smile.
The mans face would have been exactly square
had il not been for that smile. which had the effect
of rounding its corners 10 a considerable degree.
Occasionally would
one eye, and take hitch in his suspender, whereat
the group roared with laughter.
THAT'S Hillyer. L. p. Hillyer secretary of the
association" remarked member 10 the hotel
clerk Although a banker by trade, he's actor
by birth; and / wouldn't be all surprised 10
learn tonight that he had gone on the stage in
some Of your New-York theatres"
The crowd broke into another hearty laugh at
hit that the actor-banker had just made and some
one said:
''Gve that recitation of yours from King
Richard H. Hillyer."
The secretary instantly crooked his shoulders.
twisted his legs into the shape Of corkscrews.
bumped his back and began:
Now is the winter Of our discomfort
Made glorious summer by this sun Of York;
Here the banker stopped and. wiping off the
perspiration, said: "Ah. no; that's TOO hot work
for this OF York.
Mr.. Hillyer proved modest when by
Tribune reporter that il only learned with
the greatest of difficulty that he had been secre-
tary Of the association ten years out of its
istence of ten years and, together with F. T.
Hardwick retiring president Of the association
the originator of the outing and fits chief pro-
moter Mr.. Hillyer is the cashier Of the American
National Bank of Macon, Ga
Il reckon going TO have hot time here"
he said as if he had not yet recovered from "the
of York" IT'S right hot to-day. Wouldn't
want TO tote any heavy baggage far a day like
this We had right good time the steamer
T.
Hiyer gave a vaudeville entertainment. in which
his chief selections We're when Bryan Came
Butte" "Casey at the Bat The Pet Lion" How
Jonah Ate Up the Whale" and 'On the Banks OF
the Wabash.'D
Don't know where we'll go. Every man will
tote his own skillet, reckon. We want to see
everything. and. ] reckon We will. Where's Can
fields? Heard the Committee Of Fifteen was TO
give performance there to night. No truth in
il, eh?
rna 17r+h
us got married only day before yesterday There
he is, that fellow there" Here the speaker
Doanted 10 a young man, who in trying find the
front door had walked into a telephone booth
''R. C. Morgan is his name. of the Exchange Bank,
Macon. But he's good fellow when he's home
Yes he dropped of the baggage car at Co
lumhia, S. C., married. and just made the rear
platform with his bride. II We had known he was
going 10 do it we would have had the engineer go
sixty instead of twenty miles on hour through Co.
lumbia."
Mr. Hardwick. the president in speaking of the
banking interests of Georgia, said:
The banks have increased Is per cent in number
in Georgia in the last year Business has increased
25 per cent. The financial condition Of the State
since the hard times Of 1898 has experienced an
improvement but a transformation.
that Georgia viii win the name of the second
spindle State Of the South. great amount OF
Wheat is being planted extensively in Mort hern
Georsla- Thousands Of acres have been turned into
$500 from his peach orchard last year.
The cotton planter used to be from three o four
years behind the banks Most Of them. because OF
the high price Of cotton and the good crops, are
abreast of now
The Oldest banker Of the party is John A. Davis
OF Albany, Ga; the youngest, J. S. Calhoon OF
carterville, Ga Others are r. G. Morgan. Of
Macon; John II. ottley and Joseph T. Orme. Of At
lsnta; ls 81. j. T. Anderson n y Lane; Of Savannah;
The officers of the association. just elected are
as follows: President Percy f. May; secretary
L. p Hilyer; treasurer. George H. Plat and chair,
man OF the executive committee. Horace Z Crane
The bankers were unstinfed in their praise ~
The city. Colonel f. G. Perry. OF Bainbridge Ga
said: ~
We Southerners always declare that New-York
rs the only real city In the country. 1 can saw
that your splendid business buildings the won
derful activity of the life Of the city has proved
Neritsble revelation.
Colonel c. c. Saunders fifth vice-president of the
association. said
We southerners always claim New-York as our
particular city IL is the greatest city in the world
IL is 10 this country what Paris is TO France
When you have seen Paris you nave seen the
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