The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1904-05-13
NUMBER 7.

interests, the syrup reduction,
The oysters shipped and packed
and many other wonderful things.
The people down there don't use
pine knots for lights any longer
and instead of using sorghum for
"sweetnin' actually use the y od-
uct OF the ribbon cane in their
families while the better class of
hotels use fair article of clarified
sugar. These reports We're very ill.,
teresting and show wonderful
advancement in all lines of busi.
ness IN our great state. All of
them were made in plain, practical
statements and without attemp
at oratory.
Following the district report+,
there were calls made on the Wis.
ltlng brethren, all of whom respon-
ded IN brief, terse and happy lit
tie speeches of few minutes All
OF them said nice things about IT,
pelo and not one of them forgot to
throw bouquets to the ladies
OF whom there were a few pre-, If.
Mr.. Eugene Snowden, of the NJ
chanics National, st Lonis, was e.
pecIaily happy in this. He had the
advantage over the others of b.
Ing the second and lesser half If
life partnership with Que Of
Mississippi's fairest aud loveliest
daughters. He spoke under the in
spiratlon OF this fact Mr.. McCar-
thy, of the Continental National.
Chicago; Mr.. c. l.. Merrill, of the
National Bank of Commerce, s.
Louis; Mr. j. F. Allen, of Orien-
tai Bank, N. Y; Mr.. John r. Pen
per, OF Tennessee Trust Co. Mem
phis; Mr.. Sam Williamson, Of the
Memphis Trust Co.; Mr.. Z. l. Cir
ault, of Hibernia National, New
Orleans; Mr.. Lynn II. Dnkins
of Interstate Trust Co., New Or
leans and Mr.. Albert Breton and
Mr.. r. J. Kennedy, of Germa,la
National, New Orleans. This balA
was admirably represented by
these gentlemen who must hate
been sent out to show the wide
range of natiouaIitieS included on
the banks ledger. Mr.. }r TON
spoke iu the court language OF Ia
tlons. emphasized by the ehrus al
the shoulders used by polite peo.
I pie WLere he came from. while NJ.
Kennedy used the soft aud surrt
accents of ''the fine old Irish gen
tlemau' that he is. This pair made
the hit of the day.
Mr. Frank w. Foote, of HIT
tlesburg, one of the rising yourg
bankers Of the state, offered the
following resolution which wt<
adopted: Resolved, That the Aul-
itor of Public Accounts of the state
be respectfully pctitioned to make
his calls on state banks for state
ments of condition On days and
dates called by the comptrolI + OF
the currency for statements from
National Banks
The committee on neurology -
ported the death of Frank B. Nenl
of Jackson; Bem Price, of Oxlor.i
and |. N. Vauardo, of Osyka, tu-
ring the last year.
Owing to illness, Mr.. Tom Roach
of Rosedale returned home Tnurs-
day morning and his paper, 20
ty Years In Banking" was rea i
by B NJ. Griffith, The secretary
Mr.. McGrath, of Brookhaven,
read a paper on "The Banker ia
Politics. in which he strongly urs.
ed that all bankers should take il
haud in current politics so as 80
assist in shaping the policies uf
government. Mr.. Calhoun, ot
Memphis, made an interesting talk
on the subject of organizing the
Bankers Trust Co., in which he
gave many reasons why This should
be done. His argument was a very
strong presentation of the advau
tages to be derived therefrom.
A committee On nomination was
made the, report of which was il
troduced by Mr.. G. 7. Hard, Pres
ident of the Bank of Brook,ville
In compliance with this Frank W.
Foote, of Hattiesburg, was elected
president, N B. Potts, of Kpaci
usko, vice president and B NJ
Griffith. son of the retiring stcre-
tary, was elected in his father,
stead. Capt. G a Johnston Offered
a resolution Of thanks to tbe off.
GERS which was highly euiogi>t'"
OF their delicate and arduou Ia
ties.
a number of new hauh, were
added 10 the rolls of the a. 5uui
alton.
he committee of ARA ge
ments, on whom he duty Of or
ganizlng and perfecting this clah-
crate entertainment, was comoos-
Ell OF Messrs s. L. Harkey OF The
First National Bank; G.. w. 'ro;
If the Bank of rupalo anl ). j
lligh of the peoples Ba / aud