The Elbert County tribune., 1902-10-02
The Bank Of Ebert.


Mr. Gordon Jones was in town again
on Saturday making final arrangements
for the establishment OF Elbert's new
bank The new Bank OF Eibert will be
owned by Messrs. j. f. Ditte:nore and
j. II. Jones as local directors and Gordon
Jones Of Colorado Springs as president
and director. Joseph f. Mayer Of Elbert
has accepted the position OF cashier. 1t
viii be banking institution strictly for
the interests Of Ebert county and will
not be a branch or run for the interest
OF any other locality.
The arrangement is most satisfactory
indeed to our citizens, as Mr.. Jones is
making the investment with us believing
the future OF our town is assured, and
wonders why the field has not been oc-
cupied before by banking capital.
Regarding Mr.. Jones, we publish the
following article taken from the New
York Financial Review OF the issue OF
Sept. "a;
.It is announced that the prominent
st. Joseph banker, Mr.. Gordon Jones,
best known as the president of the st.
Joseph Stock Yards Bank at that place,
and OF the Fountain Valley Bank OF
Fountain, Colorado, is preparing to open
an office in Colorado Springs, ID order to
be In closer touch with his western inter
ests. 1t is his intention to loan to the
local cattle men in that section which
will materially help that industry in FL
Paso and adjoining counties as that field
has never been occupied before. 1t may
be said without fear of contradiction,
thht Mr.. Jones is authority on the hand
ling Of cattle paper, and certainly his
bank is looked upon, by the best in
formed, as having the most complete and
successful system for that purpose, OF
any in that section OF the country. His
system for cattle loaning has been adopt
ed by various packing centers. OF course
any step he may decide to take will be
followed by success, for Mr.. Jones is a
man OF wide experience and extensive
acquaintance. He was one Of Missouri's
first state bank examiners, having re-
ceiyed the appointment when the Bank
Inspection law was passed in 1884, and
resigned to take up the organization and
accept the presidency Of the st. Joseph
Stock Yards Bank. He was president of
the Missouri Bankers association last
at the Interstate convention OF Mis-
souri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory bankers recently held in Kan
saa City Colorado Springs will find him
valuable acquisition to its financial
fartors."
The following is taken from the col
un, MS Of the Fountain tColo.) Herald:
'srhe president OF our bank, Mr.. Cor
don Jones, has arranged to start a bank
at Ebert, Colo. Elbert is good hust-
ling town forty miles northeast Of Colo.
RADIO Springs and will support a good
bank. They are indeed fortunate in
having Mr.. Jones start bank with
them They will find in him a business
man that will not only make a success OF
his business, but will through his busi-
ness interests be Of great benefit to the
town. Fountain owes much to him in
establishing the Fountain Valley Bank
1t has proven Of great benefit to our
town and valley, has given us standing
and prestige that is encouraging in
vestments and enlarging the trade of our
business houses. We congratulate FL
bert not only on securing a bank, but
more especially on securing bank es-
tablished by Mr. Jones'"