Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-23
The Meridian National Bank
SAFE. SoCvD AND CoNsEav ATIvE
MANAGEMENT IT'S FEATuREs.
It's Organization, and the Beautiful
Edifce It Occupies.


when he asks what are the NUMBER
and conditions OF tho banks. These
institutions are the pulse OF every
community. Through them the life
blood of commerce flows, and when
the fluid OF industrial existence be-
comes inadequate to support the
main body, nowhere win it be quick
er shown than by reference to the
business OF banks of that particular
community.
Meridian has long prided herself
in her banks, which weathered the
greatest financial storms that have
been visited upon this country and
out of these financial disturbances
l----~ come better and stronger than
ever. Among these financial lnsatu-
tions, meme stand happier in the pub
lie mind, or enjoys a more prosper
Gus business career than the Neridi-
an National.
The Meridian National Bank was
organized in the spring of 1884. It
embraces in its list of shareholders
the leading financial interests of Me-
ridian and vicinity, coupled with
some of the most prominent names
of New York and Philadelphia.
Among its organizers were l. Marks
and NJ. Winner, senior partners re-
spectively in the wholesale and retail
houses of Marks, Rothenberg s. Co.,
and Winner & Meyer;-J. A. Wether-
bee, a retired lumberman;-L A.
Ragsdale, now deceased j. c. Wood
ruff, at that time secretary of the
Mississippi Cotton Oil Cor E.
Harris, of w. S. Harris & Bros. =
B. T. Ormond, OF Breach, Ormond
& McIrnis;-A Threefoot, of A. Three
foot s. Sons;-L. Lowi, OF LOW Bros.
j H. Wright, at that time cash
ier;-M. Lowenstein, at that time
engaged in dry goods business at Me
ridian, ana now of LoWenstein Bros.
of Mobile;-David Rosenbaun, prom
inent merchant w Lowry, of
Forest; W. P. Davis, of Enterprise;
]. E. Buckley, OF Enterprise; and
some thirty others living in Meridian
and vicinity.
To these are added the names Of
S. G. Bayne, nov president of the
Seaboard National Bank, N. Y. City;
Daniel 0 Day and Joseph Seep, of the
Standard Oh Company; T. Wistar
Brown, of John Farnum & Co, and
the Provident Lie & Trust Co., Phil
adelphia; Geo. NJ. Troptman, presi-
dent of the Central National Bank,
Philadelphia; John McKeown, Of
Pittsburg, and others.
On such a foundation the bank
naturally took front rank among the
financial institutions Of this section,
and from the first has enjoyed an
unbrolen career of prosperity and
usefulness.
The Board of Directors is compos-
ed of T. Wistar Brown, Of Philadel-
phia; ]. a. Wctherboe, Of Waynes-
boro, Miss; I. Marks, II. Winner,
]. II. Wright, O. L. Mckay, S. A.
Neville, a B. Wagner, and E. B.
McRaven, of Meridian.
The officers are: j. H. Wright,
President; o. L. Mckay, Vice-Pres-
ident; z. B. McRaven, I'd Vice-Pres-
ident; f. L. Carter, Cashier; and
Geo L. Adsit. Assistant Cashier.
All the officers except Dir. Mckay
have been connected with the bank
since its opening, having been adj
vanced from lower positions to those
they now occupy Mr.. Mckay was
elected Vice-President in June of
1902, resigning the Office of Freight
Agent of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad
at Meridian. AL give their whole
time and attention to the bank.
The Meridian National Bank has a
capital OF $lo0, COO with surplus OF
$50, 600. It has for the past several
months occupied its own home, one
of the handsomest buildings in Mis-
sissippi, having one OF the most mod
ern of bank interiors. The immense
room set apart for the use OF the
bank officers, the clerical help, and
the public, is a model OF elegance, its
marble wainscoating, natural oak
finishing, and brass and bronze dec
orative effects, being particularly
pleasing to those who have an appre-
citation fer the artistic side of archi-
lecture. There are ample waiting
rooms for patrons, Q reception par
lor. private rooms for depositors or
patrons who desire to look through
their papers or accounts; and indeed
every feature Of the interior fitting
carries with it feeling of pleasure.
There are very few banks anywhere
better arranged or prepared to meet
the convenience and comfort Of pa
irons, even to the privilege of speei-
ally made safety deposit vaults for
those who desire to leave valuable
papers and jeselry TO the bank s
keeping.
The executive work OF the bank Ge-
wolves upon President Wright and
vice-President O. Z. Mckay, both
of whom give their entire time and
attsption to the voluminous business
that must be daily transacted by and