New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

Ing the ,S cry EaE and that Il F must cross the
president the latter road charge % the location
~ It's stations. he placed his town IN accordance
growth. though. until the Gulf and snip Island
81 ~. 90 ana is sSs5 i l.rres or, -7.
ar . per cent When bonds we're issued Tor public
Chpol buildnEs ETC. fEeN we're readily SOLD ip-
caliy- The municipal tax is l. mills
BANKING FACILITIES.
EIattiesbur- IS fortunate in having its financial
institutions managed 10y wealthy men OF affairs,
largely Interested IN her industries as well as by
trained bankers.
The oldest Of these institutions. the National
Bank OF Commerre. was organized September =.
lsi5 a State bank. with capital o, $4,000:
was converted February ii l-'s'. into a nauona!
S15vgH It's growing business has compelled from
sai,Tcs ana r. nov, has $50 olS spiaI $50 900
surplus and S3Uopn undivided prohts-aImost TWO
with nerir $500 osin deposits It's ownership com
5ines southern and Eastern capital. and IT II
United States depository. It's president. Captain
J p Carter-self-made. highly educated. retired
Iie-anant Governor II the state. its -presi-
dent. john Ks@mPer Ok MTrdian IS said 10 2 2 me
.ts cashier has had siXtee9 years and X. ::
experience IN national ana 0laIs saIhs. =
Two last named come % eE'Fl-nt Iali it ~
tho bank are the Chemical National and the orien-
The next oldest the First National Bank which,
hy the way. owns the handsome brick and stone
Main ana pine sts-an office building 30xlO0 feeS
and three stories high. ~hcn Is caIhieu 10 90
the best In the State. and which is steam heated
ana lighted by electricity-was organized April
3. 1929 With caplial OF S1ouy1. S.,cs IiI 49,
800 900 is pTese E's"tI ges .i ut.s
streng7 neTed by the surplus ana UNDIVIDED pronIs
is best shown. however. by the fact that II now
carries lire Of deposits OF over StVo sis a-'ilhst
mis- section 10 be made "A depository OF the United
9,1s fv-o f-nifed states repositories in the same
town by the way-and also has the dlsSlnGtion OF
having placed many. ana among tnein the largest
bond issues OF the municipality So prosperous is
ms hank and 50 apidly Is its business growing
that its stock. the fare value or winch - 500
sbare Is quoted AZ $751;. though. as matter OF
Il pavs semi-annual dividends Of per cent Mr.
George / Hawkins its president Is well in
a~tiveIv gagged we'll as financially Interested
IN verv many OF HattiesburEs greatest industries
ana e 6,,ite wealthy. Mr. W 5. i. Tatum. the
vice-pr-sdent. IS also prominent man OF nnairs
tratTe5 banker Of fifteen years experience. and
nas ha9 5 STATE banks throughout the country
The Ne,v-York correspondent Of this bank is the
The cirizens I3aak Cstate,, ORGANIZED IN October
having gained more than 10 per cert net during
the past six months and aiready having deposits
Bankers. lumberrnen nnd msrehants 8I this and
sbas It's fine three gtorv stone and brick build
fng ar Main and Front SITS boasts a banking room
hanaso % furnished having ali modern con8en
fences It's presdcnt Mr John n "A AiG t is
Brooklyn. Miss. its vce-Dresident DR. g w. Buf-
kin is graduate ~ Bellevue Hospital. New-yorx.
IS considered Of the leading physicians Of South
Mississippi and is the senior OF Bufkiu a Caden-
head here sIr u r Phillips its cashier. organ
wed H. For several years he was In charge Of
FIattfcshurE's public schools the excellence Of
which is annie testimony as 70 his organ iZin and
mann gfng ability Tie banks New-YOrk CORE
spOndent Is the National Bank or commerce.
MANUFACTURES
The HattiesburE Eight Wheel Wagon Company.
organized in 1904 Capital OF S30.0oo, with George
NJ. Foote president and s. l. Heidelberg vice.
president manufactures the unique "elght-w heel'
logging wagon so extensively used IN Southern
Mississippi While traction Increases with The
number OF wheels this wagon. loaded is lighter
draft than any other. the eight broad wheels
offer so much more bearing surface they do not
cut into the soft soil Ct forest swamp il sur
mounts obstacles more easily. only cne-fourth
~ the load tas against One-haf with a four
vyheeler) encounters these at time: IL is so low
IL ~ easily and quickly loaded as there