The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-09
TALKS WITH BANKERS
What Eastern Financiers Think Of
Oklahoma Territory.

the bankers convention the Times Jour
nal has the following;
Charles c. Austin. vice president OF the
National Bank OF North America. Chi
cago. who Is attending the convention.
Is enc Of the most popular fnanciers IN
the country. Ee has had the good for
tune TO be elected 20 three important
Offices within the past ninety days. He
was made president Of the Missouri bank
ers convention. elected vice president Of
the National Sank CT North America. at
Chicago. elected vice president Of the M
rois bankers convention within the time
mentioned He is rot only a very popu
lar man. but a very bright and capable
man. one OF the promising young rsen Of
the day. His address delivered at thu
Indiana bankers convention September
22-2s. received very wide notice. being
copied by leading papers all over the
country. His subject was ',J-he Authority
ard Duty Of Bank Officers
Among the visitors Is c. c. Hay rep
resenting the American Bankers Maya
zine Aside from representing his pub
ncation he is man with a purpose. and
that il TO find ancient volumes Of Thomp-
sons Bank Reporter. which the American
Banker absorbed several years ago. A
complste file Of this publication IS de-
sired. as IL is regarded as & coriplete an
alogy OF banking in this country from
thu start OF the Reporter-lSsS. The only
known ccKplete file extant is owned by
an old banker in Msine. who refused
81 Loco which the Banker offered for II.
II is more perfect report than that
OF the government.
Mr.. Hay il well acquainted with the
feadlnz fnanciers or the country and
takes great rl.srure in introducing 70
them the newspaper man whenever he
appears. Mr.. Hay is one of the busiest
men at the convention.
James c. Stream. cashier 81 the City
National Bank OF Kansas City. IS one Of
the prominent bankers OF that city In at
tendance CT the convention. Mr. Stream
cams yesterday and vas seen at the
Les last evening BY a representative OF
this paper. In reference TO money mat
tiers. he said; There Is a good demand
for money AT good rates and the indiea-
tons are that the rates viii De IN force
until after the first OF the year. Three
weeks cgo I had formed an opinion that
we would have panlc II was then that
the money market shot up twenty ard
thirty per cent. but this Is past now
The advance was caused by New York
fnanclers in order 10 stop the specu'R-
ton. Some Of the New Workers stated
that the heavy demand was due to the
West IN order To move crops bat that
<as a mistake a. tho money was drawn
A. home n order to hs ndle tho crops.
I am a great friend Of and believer n
Oklahoma. IN r. the garden spot OF the
world OklahoniS l. wonder from b.-
ginning 10 end and tn people OF this
territory csr get anything Kansas city
has Coming down on the train today !
nsent n mar from Kentucky who has
been in various parts II the territory for
the first time He seemed greatly sur
pri-ed and stated that the people could
raise crops here that were never dreamed
OF in the Blue Brass region he stated
that he would shortly come back 20 Okla
hona with party OF farmers. who
would invest their money in Oklahoma
farms This Is the greatest country
ever saw