The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

acquaintance which may later on be Of
value in business way The crusty
man behind the bank counter is a de-
cidedly different fellow when he is not
busy watching for. bad money and
guarding against mistakes in the ac-
counts.
Most of the bankers here to attend the
Sixteenth annual convention of the
Kansas Bankers association have got
ten past the stage of the business where
they count the money at the window.
The big per cent of them own banks or
parts of banks and devote their atten-
ton to Vegetables and dividends. The
Kansas Bankers association is mu-
tual benefit concern and its meetings
are largely attended because OF. the op-
portunity for correspondents in business
to secure the mutual understanding
which lends confidence in business rela-
tons
That is why there will be large at
tendance of Kansas City bankers a. the
Topeka meeting. There are also bank
ing men from Chicago and farther east
here The financial newspapers have
men here to hustle news and business
and several Of them have made arrange
ments for verbatim reports of the gath
ering, which will help keep the wolf
from the threshold of the shorthand
man who is to take the proceedings.
To be sure these financial people watch
other states just as closely as they do
Kansas, but when Kansas thinks of her
former reputation as a bowling wilder
ness she has some cause for self con-
graduation at the attention she is re-
ceiving now.
But Kansas has gained her foothold
and has begun 10 climb. The eyes of
they opened faster when the last bank
they opened faster hen the last bank
commissioner report, showing a gain
of three million dollars of bank de-
posits in a year, came out. As vice
president, G. O. Austin - the National
Bank of North America, Chicago, who is
here says, the time has gone by when
eastern capital looked upon Kansas in
vestments as unsafe. Eastern capital
is not making the investments in kan
sas that it formerly did. The state is
putting its own money into manufactur-
ing and mining enterprises. OF course
the rapid development of mineral re-
sources in the last ten years is largely
responsible for the change. but agrlcui-
turally, Kansas is making faster pro-
gress than other states. She is learning
how to farm.
one of the best known and most sue
cessfuI Kansas bankers here is C. O.
Chandler of Medicine Lodge. He owns
a little string of about twenty-five
hanks through his part of the state. He
appears to be wearing the burden OF
prosperity easily. Like all the otner
banking men so far arrived, he is at the
beginning of his prime There are rev
are on the nimble side of forty VIII
liam o. Jones, who used to be in To-
raalxa bank but went to New YORK III
1899. is here. He is now securely con-
nected with the National Park BANK OF
New York city. Another visitor Is
Iohn b Arnold of the Third National
hank Of ST Louis Although there are
others from st Louis and Kansas CITY
these two delegations will be sWelieo oy
this evenings arrivals
have 0GeD
answered. and c. L. BrolSaw, OF Kan
sas city. secretary of the Kansas asso-
ciation, thinks an equal NUMBER o. peo-
ple will come without the formahty 81
an acceptance Until this afternoon tn
secretary made no attempt to MAINTAIN
a sernbIance of his official headquarters
a desk has been fitted up Tor his use ~
the Copeland. and this afternoon tAe
visitors are being registered and glVci-
badges. From to 6 p. m the delegates
and their ladies will gather at the Cope
land for a brief reception The wives
of the delegates viii be taken care Of
bv the wives of the bankers of Topeka
The first session viii be held this ever
The officers are all here. They are.
President, J. T. Bradley. of Sedan; vice
president. G. ". Mcknight. of Junction
city: secretary. c. L. Brokaw, of kan
sas city. and treasurer ]. N McDo2-
aid. of Chanute- 1t is probable thai
Senator G. w Mcknight viii be chosen
TO the once OF president III the election
tomorrow evening. The Office is not
ore for which there is camDaign. but
it is very honorary one among the
banking fraternity of the state
While the preparations for the gath
e1ing have been principally in the
hands of Secretary Brokaw. the local
bankers have lent all the assistance in
their power in arranging details for the
entertainment of their guests P !.
Bonebreak. of the Central National
bank Of Topeka. said about the meet
ings