The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
The new BANK
ATLANTIC TRUST AND BANKING
COMPANY ORGANIZED
The subscrfberS To the Capital Stock
Met Yesterday and Elected Dircc-
tors-Nr. Matt j. Hyer Made Presi-
dent and Mr. Mitchell +. Allen.
Cashier-Paid Up Capital $4,000.
List of >tocAhoiders-To Begin
business Septembcr i.f.

The subscribers 10 the capital stock of
the Atlantic Trust Il Banking COM
pany met yesterday at $3.50 p. n. at
the rooms Of the Merchants Associa-
ton, for the purpose OF organizing for
business. About sixty Of the sharehold-
ers were In attendance, and the meeting
was an enthusiastic one.
on motion. Mr.. George T. French
was called to the chair and Mr. L. ..
Stone was made secretary.
Mr.. Matt J. Heyer stated hat the
purpose OF the meeting was to organ
ize under the charter granted by the
state last week, the ~incorpora:ors be-
ing Messrs. Matt. J. Heyer, George Il.
French, y. McEachern, sam Bear. ~.
and \. b. Lynch. He stated IL Wa a
tended to begin business with a paid -
capital OF S.. 600 but that the dema:.i
for stock had been such that $50, 600 "a
stock had been subscribed and paid w..
so that the company viii start CUISINES
with 500 shares OF the par value CO $500
per share.
The chairman appointed Messrs.
Matt. ]. Heyer and John :. armstrong
a committee to ascertain the number OF
shares represented in the meetinG.
They reported that out OF 500 shares-
81 shares were represented in person.
\ majority OF shares being represent
ed, the meeting proceeded % business
ness.
On motion of Mr.. w. Z. Worth. Sec
rotary Stone cast the unanimous Vote OF
the meeting for the following directors:
Matt. j. Heyer, L. b. Rogers. Il. II. !.
Ahrens, d. McEachern, J. q. L
Gieschen, 1. NJ. Bear. c. w. Yates. John
H. Kuck. r.. r. Bellamy, b. solomon
y. y. Lynch.
The meeting adjourned subject TO ths
call of the chairman.
After the meeting q majority OF the
directors subscribed 10 the oath OF Of
flee. ami met in the office OF the Atlantic
National "a to elect officers and
transact other business. Mr.. Matt. j.
Heyer was elected president and Mr..
Mitchell j. Allen, Jr.. cashier.
The new bank VIII begin business
September LIST and will occupy h
banking room on the south side or
Princess street between Front and Wa
ter streets. formerly occupied by the
Atlantic National Bank. The company
starts out uniar the most fat'rTl"E aus
pices, and there are nearly a und
stockholders composed of Wilmington's
most successful and substantial cit-
zens. President Heyer is the head OF
the wholesale grocery house or Heyer
Bros, and is one of the most prudent,
experienced and successful merchants
Of our city. Mr.. Allen, the cashier. was
formerly Of Richmond, Va, and Is q
young man Of fine promise. He has
been here two years ana "a I.eseift
holds the position of note clerk in the
atlantic National Bank.
The following are the subscribers 10
the capital stock Of the new bank: Matt
]. Heyer. Samuel Bear, Jr., Thomas
- - -
l.. Parsley, Junius Davis, d McEach-
ern, A. Il. Lynch, George W. Kiddeg,
George r. French, John ). Burnett. VI.
r. Kenan, G. w. Worth, s. 7. McNair.
John d. Be1lamy. John A. A~rringu1le.
John S. Armstrong, John F. Divine.
George s. LeGrand, James +. psf, =
3. Rogers c. w. Yates, d. l.. Gore, y.
Z. Worth, /. NJ. Bear & Co, j. a. Ia =
lor, Walker Taylor. Sol Sternberg s,
Julius Sternberger, Mrs. L. w. Riv Be-
bark, Jas. n. chadboIrn, l.. Blu a
thai, William GilchrisC, Il. f. Keith,
NJ. F. Groom, ". B. Rankin, Thomas L.
Bagley, Charles j. Mitchell, NJ. Rosen-
mann, Sol Bear, Mrs. Mary Ann chad
bourn, Samuel Bear. ST.. John II
Kuck, Sigmond Bear, J.. Well. |. J.
Bear, Chestnut & Barentina. Emanuel
]. Bear. Z. II. ]. Ahrens, The Adrian
Co. William Tienken, Price Furpless'
G. p. b. Mailer, George H Heyer. III.
w. Eonig. S. & r. Solomon, J. IL
Brurres, w A. Mailer, W. A Eckle'
NJ. c. Tiencken. Il. o. Stone. Joe Kahn,
A. b. Shedding. j. l.. Cantwell. +. l.
Higgins. I. J. Sternberger. G n. Dock,
w. A. Caldwell. J.. T. Grisham. a.
David, L. Stein, L. Hanson. 7. L. Vines,
Martin Rathjen, J. x. Kenly, Andrew
Moreland. j.. V. Granger, : A Schioss
J. G.. L. Gieschen, r. y. Bellamy. t
Donlon. ID. O'Connor. Mrs. l.. Nollers,
H. /. VolIers. Martin D'IEi=l. Thomas
& Co, Mrs. 3. s. Thomas. 9. Herbert
Smith, w. f. PerJew.