The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-21

State treasury.
n Monld also specially urge the rcestab.
history md he appropriation fBr annie
money TO maintain This Important branch
Ia most efficient form
- nothing Is the great stride Texas il
nleklhg more apparent than Ia the In.
errasEd railroad mileage In ISL Texas
nad nut 81 miles Of road. In iSSO this
md Increased 10 1924 miles In iN9O tho
steer rHii hAd heightened tn kTtO nui.a
while In 1901 over iO.iG miles ~ .he
worlds greatest riVliiyer was spaupinr
Texas fields aud Texas pralrics. rnrrving
products strangers 10 the soil bnt scw
years preyious
The banking capitui NJ thIs stnte has
grown proportionately and today No have
considerably over S3OOo,WO capital. he
SIDES surplus fund Of some SiOisntsn or
Sl@uo.Wn more There are 30 private
banks In Texas and 2St National banks In
40 there were hut III banks in Texas. n
which only thirteen were National Tho
combined capital hring Int St.3Oo.NG in
$50 there were 2s6 hanks In the state he
National banks alone having a rnl,itnI -
over s2owo'opo with deposits ~ over SIS,
The taxable values have grown from
S5oMn""n In 1881 10 nearly St.OO0. 100000
Lot Ms move onward and upward Lot
Ms SO conduct ourscl,rs ne 10 MAKE mem
hc'Ship In the Texas Bankers association
al hon"r and the words Texas banker
- i''''N W oI lFNiN ana Integrity.
! say not TO Won Filing away ambition .''
Tor while hr that sin ten some angels Nv
!hat viz no have risen thon andS 10 odnrn
me world and giorify the Maker of Man
rms was followed ny tho report nf Sec
rotary ] W Ruttlcr NJ clifton as follows.
Mr.. President, Ladies' ana Gentlemen ~
'Hc nnF0nii"n.- For v'u and myself / 10
speak the h"ppjrcS. W fool In hcinc in cal.
."Nl"n ~ thit nIspicious rtrnsi. H. rhp cor.
dial welcome rNtn&dod tho asaol iation l.,
the bankers aud business mrn NJ This cffy.
Is complete fulhllmcnt Of tho prou,i>cs
and mutation al our l}>t convention TcA-
re- nAEkcrS love Galveston. II Is 4 favoritp
city. We arc here ror he fourth time In
eighteen years. while ~ other rcXas city
mas hecr honorcd by this body moro than
twice in the same pcriod or q truth Al
St"rmtcsScl and sore t-ich hv tho awful
mood ol Srptgmhcr. 1900. Sh' has risen
Ih'cn Mike FROM the wreck aud ruin "
thnt Hateful calamity and hnS hr M rchnlil.
itatcd We have seen tho exhibition Of hr.
magnauimous relationship In their. generous
subscription t. hcr hrnakWatcr hands and
many nave been tho hearty responses from
outside The city TO this magnificent eutcr.
pi'Sc. Texas, yea. one fourth Of the Unit
I'd states north Of MS Join i'm a glad Hail
ialv'stun. ! have received so many let
tors from all UJ.te of Texas expressing
pleasure that reveal no secret whom ! say
We are an glad that this was made the
convention city for 1902
! congratulate the bankers Of the state
w hNi lll''Nt Nv prosperity. " II an INDEX
Of the prosperity Of the people. Wonderful
is the progress that has bccn made In the
drNclopuD. nj of our latent resources. Aul
the establishment NJ h.nking facilities has
Kept pace with other adVlncrmcutS Texas
leads all other States In the number Of new
banks organized in The past wear.
You will pardon these preliminary ro-
marks. They are given TO prepare You for
he prosperity of the Texas Bankers nsso-
ci9ticn.
We have entered upon new duties. Plans
for greater usetulness aud mutual benefit
have been inaugurated. will briefly 70.
fer to the new lenartmcuts of work flat
have been taken rp by The secretary's Of
fee.
The "bauk money order" system. intrn.
lpcrd at the Fort WORTH convention, 1850
was perfected H. the beginning ~ the pres.
cut administration: new aud attractive al
ycrtisng wa issued an cnch member
ppliid with snmp 7ul tho rcviS ii stamp
that makes bank Traits bank money or
dcrS. Tn" advrtISmg compares flvorahly
With that 81 our lggrcSsiv" competitors.
Many If the mCivhnrS have plnocl orders
through the secretary for additional snp
plies Requests fer quantities. NJ our ad-
vcrtiSng matter have h"cn Nilc To- pciu.
sgvania. ohio ana oven FAR away Wash
rgtou our members arc delighted with
TIA" working Of tho plan, and o ,peralA its
Simpl' city and convenience. Nov members
will find the plan described I'm Tho souvenir
hook being distributed here. Its special
p, irts NJ advantage are no special station
cry required. NJ separate accounts ncCcsSa-
ny and members rctlu the fees. II has
been y vCTy potCut factor In maintaining
orr old membership and bringing IN new
mcWhcrs.
st last convention nm arrangement was
entered Into with tho National surety com
rauy Of Nov York whc"chv they appointed
Ibis association sole agents for Texas IN
tho matter NJ solictin~ houls for bank of
frors and employees. The association Is At.
loved commission on such boud- placed