Arizona republican., 1903-11-14
ARIZONA BANKERS
Organization of a TerritOr-
 iaI Association
All of the Thirty Eight Institutions but Five Were Represented and All the Counties But Three.

The Arizona Bankers association was organized in this city yesterday The n nvcment was begun some weeks ago by MT. A. G. Smith of Clifton. cashier of the Gila Valley Bank and Trust company. He addressed letters on the subject to all the banks and trust companies in the territory sug- gesting the formation of a territorl association. The subject was also be- fore the National Bankers association and was there given d further in.- petus.
 The representation of bankers yes- terday was much greater than had been expected. In fact, every banking iE- stitution in the territory but three, was represented and also every county but three, one of which has no bank.
 The gentlemen who met at the board of trade rooms yesterday morning az 10 o'clock composed an unusually fine looking body and the number of them gave rather surprising impression of the extent of the banking business in Arizona.
 The meeting was called to order by Mir. Smith of Clifton who was made temporary chairman and J. J. Sweeney of the National Bank of Arizona, of Phoenix, was elected temporary secre- tary. TEe following committee on credentials was appointed: R. N. Frcdericks of Prescott, II. J. MClung of Phoenix and H. E. Penney of Tucson. The committee shortly afterward sub mitted a report showing the following representation in the convention:
 Bisbee, Ed RI. Blake of the Bank of Eisbee representative and J. v. Hood of the Miners & Merchants Bank. cashier; Clifton A. c. Smith of the Gila Valley Bank and Trust com pany, cashier and P. P. Greer of the First National Bank cashier; Flagstaff. C. O. Robinson cashier of the Arizona Central Bank; ?. r. Greer representa- tive of the First National Bank and also representative of the Miners and Merchants Bank; Jerome, M. B. Hazel tine, cashier of the Bank of Arizona; Kingman, c. O. Robinson, cashier Of the Arizona Central Rank;; Mesa, John l.. Waring, president of the Mesa City Bank: NacO. Ed M. Blae, man. ager oc the Bank of Bisbee; Nogales, Lloyd B. Christy, representative of the Sandoval National Bank; Phoenix, Frank Ainsworth, cashier of the Home Savings Bank and Trust company, Emil Gang, president of the National Bank of Arizona, J. J. Sweeney, cash fer of the National Bank of Arizona, H. J. MClung, cashier of the Phoenix National Bank, Lloyd B. Christy, as- sistant cashier of the Valley Bank; Morenci, A. G. Smith, cashier of the Gila Valley Bank and Trust company; Prescott, NJ. B. Hazeltine, cashier of the Bank of Arizona, E. N. Fredericka,
 IL j. J. Hawkins. representative of the Commercial Trust company; Stafford, P. P. Greer representative of the Bank of bury, president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and C. G. Jones, president of the Tempe National Bank; Tombstone, T. R. Brandt cashier of the First National Bank; Tucson, J. M. Ormsby, assistant cashier of the Arizona National Bank and H. B. Ten ney cashier of the Consolidated Ma tional Bank: Williams, c. O. Robinson, cashier of the Arizona Central Bank; Winslow. M. B. Hazeltine, representa- tive of the Navajo County Bank. It will be observed that some of the bankers are representative of more than one bank. In these cases all but one are branch banks. There are thirty-three banks in the territory and five branch banks.
 The banks not represented at the con- Vention are the Bank of Yuma and J. w. Thornton & Son of Yuma, The Graham County State Bank of Thatcher, the Bank of ConCho of Concho and the First National Bank of Douglas and the Bank of Douglas. The report of the committee having been adopted the following gentlemen were appointed q committee to draft constitution and bylaws John M. Ormsby, M. E. Ha1eltine, Ed M. Blake.
 The constitution gave the name of the Arizona Bankers Association to tie organization and declared that it's ob- jects was to promote the interests of banks and banking institution. to se- cure uniformity Of action together with the practical benefits to be derived from personal acquaintance and from the discussion of subjects in which the banks of the territory are interested All the banks, trust-companies, savings banks and branch banks in the terri tory are eligible to membership and