The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30

utatfcn as an author. his papers before the Alabama Banke-s' Association att ,acung much attention. They were on tne In sao'sGfs of "Usnry Laws. of Ala and other fields of literature such as a history of the State Banks, and the ge- nealogy of the Fitts family in America m ms declining years he is living in hon pred retirement simply overlooking and keeping in the beaten paths the great bushes he has established. He will see on April 1st Nhis bank organized as the new stockholders was recently held in the J. H. Fftts Bank and the election of alrectors aHtt w,,, resulted as follows: J. H. E1tts. ", William ,,i F; Fits, Aston Fitts. 8. ku.am Ast'R Mlim M Eoit M'dsr. The a,rsc,dss E g elected the following officers: President. J. H. Fits; Cashier. W. F. Fitts; As sistant Cashier, Robert Il. Cochrane. 1ama6s,nS rns bank Of of J; H. Fits O. has been seven years that there was a rush for the new stock. The capital stock of the old bank was s50o0o. That of the new institution is S75o00.
 Samuel F. Alston.
 One of the young and successful bus F. Alston. He was born in Selma on January s. 1859, and is son of Jos. J. Alston. In 1881 he purchased the book store of George A. Searcy. and began his JeweIry business in 1885 and in 1887 be- came a member of the banking house of J. H. Fitts & Co.,. and one of the incorporators of the Tuscaloosa and Cas- tie Hiil Real Estate and Manufacturing Company, was Secretary and Treasurer and afterwards General Manager. He supervised the improvems made by the Tuscaloosa Coal, Iron and Land Com psny ard extended the street railroad 10 Lake Lorraine, four miles away. He married Miss Fannie Fitts. a daughter of MT. J. H. Pitts. and they have tw, bright and entert aiming children, James Fits and Marilou, both of whom were born in the old State Bank Building. where the family now reside. For the past four years he has been engaged in an extensive wholesale and retail busl- ness, handling in Tuscaloosa and all ad joining counties large quantities of fur nitI re, and all kinds of vehicles and har- ness. pianos, organs. and other musical instruments commercial fertilizers, mules, etc. He Is occupying four stores and three warehous ss in this city and has also three branch stores one at Brookwood. one at Gordo and another at Cottondale His employees number twenty-five persons in the various stores He is one of the largest and most liberal advertisers in Alabama and attributes good psrt of his success to the use of printers ink. He finds much pleasure in lis fine sadOle and driving horses. and keeps four very beautiful specimens for his family use. He is open and gener- ous in his nature, and has hosts of friends. He is one of the leading busi- ness men of this section and will figure largely in the future growth and pro- gress of the city.
 W. W. Brandon.
 Col. William w. Brandon is native of Talladega, having been born there in 1888. but has resided in Tuscaloosa for many years reaching his majority in this city. He attended the University and graduated in the law school. He srrings from a family noted for their intellectual brilhancy. and his inherited qualities, together with his own naturol snap and ambition. have done much to aid him in climbing the ladder ot success and fame He has been forging to the