The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-10
THE BANKERS IN SESSION
a Representative Gathering Of tht
National and State Bankers
in Mitchell.

Wednesday morning at the hour for
opening banks the South Dakota
Bankers Association met in Its
twelfth annual convention, the de-
alterations being presided over by
President L. X. Lord, president Of
the First National bank Of Parker,
and Secretary E. L. Abel, president
Of the State Bank of Bridgewater.
The session was held in the Mitchell
Club rooms and the attendance was
representative of the bankers of the
state.
A mixed quintet sang the opening
Rumber for the bankers and it was
heartily %applauded. The quintet was
composed Of Misses Gertrude Becker,
Ella Preston, Merle Tillotson and c..
". Downey and Fred Kratz, with
Mrs. Cora Boice-Crow at the piano.
Rev. Il. H. Youngman read a por-
tion Of the scriptures and offered a
devout prayer. The Nichols mando-
I'm club favored the bankers with a
splendid selection and received a
generous approval.
The address of welcome was de-
Iivered by Geo. A. Silsby, mayor Of
the city. 1t was particularly graft
Bying to the mayor to welcome the
bankers, inasmuch as he holds the
position of national bank examiner
eor South Dakota. The mayor said
IN part as follows:
Knowing that each one of you is
above par, that there is no discount
On your manhood, your virtue or your
characters; realizing that the inter
est you will take-on this occasion
IS not and will not be uSu1ous; as
alIed that none Of YOU will o%verdraw
Or on our generous hospitality; posi-
sive that you will not issue a note
while here that is discordant. or
allow your paper to so to protest:
arusting that the exchange of court
estes will prove a blessing both to
you rs members of the banking fra
sternity and to our citizens; believe
ing that your reserve will be
strengthened by contact with each
otEer, aud with US; positive that
Jour assets as expressed in the know
ledge galned at this meeting-will
be augmented; sur that the undi-
1ided profits will be ample to declare
Especial dividend to all who paItici-
pate in your deliberations: and that
5rOln the rich resources Of our mem
bers new and larger bonds of friend
SHY will issue: all of these make it
5artisularly pleasing to extend to you
y most cordial welcome to the
freedom and hospitality of our city
and. its patriotic people.
There shall not be any limit to
your circulation among us: and we
will not require the deposit Of bonds
for its redemption. In this greeting
we Ssure you there is no limit and
Youtcan check as long as you can
ind paper or which to express yolr
desires, and all shall be honored.
Our welcome is a full legal tender
and extended without reserve.
We trust that your gathering here
wiA~yie46 rich returns on the invest
nent, and that the profit and loss
account will appear on the right
side of the ledger: that the undiyld-
ed protits-as expressed by the gems
Of wisdom with which you will 1egale
each other may enrich every one
lresent, and exceed in amount youl
capital stock.
In some respects you are especially
ortunate, and to be heartily con-
graduated for 1 do not believe any
other Bankers Association, any
where on earth, can justly claim
shat the ''Lord'' is It's president.
The good book tells US that Cain
Killed Abel, but that statement is
now in doubt, for we all know that
the very efficient secretary Of your
association is the original, dyed-in-
good and immensely popular Abel.
Eor.alf Of these and many other
reasons, it is with the greatest pleas
use / now extend to you our most
cordial welcome, which includes the
trsedom of the..--city, and you can