Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-17
THE BANKERS
4 Great Gathering Of Moneyed
Men Arriving in San
Francisco.
THREE DAYS SESSION
Many Addresses an.l Papers
Dealing with Finance Oh
the Program.
ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Oct 7
Strangers Of dignifiea aaaring and
prosperous appearance are much In
evidence today about the streets and
public places Of San Francisco and
page after page OF the hotel registers
is filling with the names of men whose
signatures are good for millions The
pisistors from the advance guard of
dlegates to the twenty-ninth annual
convention OF the American Bankers
association To be held here during the
coming week. The first 0f the dele
gates put in an appearance this morn
ing and from now until Monday night
all regular trains and numerous spec
eials will arrive filled with delegations
from the east, south and middle west.
The membership of the association ex-
tends to every prominent financial
center in the country and represents
ID larger aggregate of capital than
any other organization in the world.
The business sessions Of the con
vention will be held in the California
theatre and will last from Monday
until Saturday. Speeches will be made
by many prominent men. including
!, the governor Of California, Hon. VIII
liam b. Ridgely, comptroller Of the
currency, ana Hon Ellis II, Roberts,
treasurer of the United States, One
Of the chief features of the conven-.
ton will be the report of the special
committee appointed last year to pre-
pare plan of currency adjustment.
This committee will report On the
first day Of the session, and II Is ex-
pected the report will form the basis
for thorough discussion Of the cur
rency question. The special commit
tee consists Of Charles S. Fairchild,
former secretary Of the treasury; II.
c. Fahenstook of New York, Homer
S. King of San Francisco, Myron 7.
Herrick of Cleveland and j. J. Nit
chell OF Chicago
The interesting features Of the
three days program will be as follows.
First day Convention called to ord
er at 10 a. m, by the president Cald-
well Hardy of Norfolk, Va, prayer by
the Right Rev. William Ford Nichols.
bishop Episcopal diocese of Californ-
la address of welcome to the city of
San Francisco by Mayor Eugene Il.
, Schmitz; address OF welcome to the
state of California BY Goyernor. George
G. Pardee; address Of welcome on be
half OF San Francisco bankers by Hon.
James d, Phelan; reply TO addresses
Of welcome and annual address by the
president of the association; annual
report OF the secretary, James r.
Branch of New York: address by L..
r. Hillyer, cashier Of the American
National bank Of Macon. Ga Then
will follow meeting Of the delegates
from states and territories to appoint
nominating committee.
Second day--Practical banking
questions discussed. Address by
Comptroller Ridgely on the subject,
Currency" An address by Homer
s. King. president q he Wells, Fargo
bank, San FranciFta. Address BY }.
E. McAshan cl ine subject, Money
Supplies of Tic United States State
ments will then be made by the bank.
ers as 10 The business conditions Of
1.-The various states.
Third day-General discussion Of
practical banking questions; an ad-
dress by Hon. Ellis II. Roberts on the
Effects Of the Inflow of Gold" ad.
dress by J. D. Finley. president Fifth
National bank, Pittsbnrg, on the sub.
ject, Education Of Bank Clerks" re-
port Of the committee on nominations;
election and installation of officers.
The trust company section will hold
It's convention In the California the
atre. beginning al 10 a M, Tuesday.
The convention Of the savings bank
section will be held The same day IN
ihc academy ~ science building.
Thc scenic beauties surrounding
san Francisco has enabled the com.
mittec on entertainment TO prepare a
program Of unexcelled attractiyeness.