The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1904-05-13
Mississippi Bankers
Association.
Sixteenth Annual Meeting. ureat
Interest Manifested.
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opened in the Opera House here
at 10 o clock Wednesday morning.
The stage was tastefully decorated
with potted plants and lovely
! flowers in rich profusion.
The meeting was called to order
by President Thomas, of Grenada,
after which fervent and impress
sive prayer was offered up by Rev.
j. d. Hunter, Of this city. Mayor
Anderson then delivered felic-
itous address of welcome, tender
ing the hospitalities of the city 10
the bankers, which was eloqusntly
responded to by Mr.. r. L. Beunett,
of the First National Bank OF va
zoo City. The addresses of each OF
these gentlemen were appropriate
and splendid efforts and elic,ed
frequent bursts of applause from
the large audience which was COM
posed Of visiting and local bankers
and business men Of the city. A
resolution offered by Mr.. r. l..
Bennett, was adopted by rising
vote, rendering the sympathy OF
the Association to Hon. John III
Allen, on account Of the deep be-
reavement which he has Just suf-
fered through the tragic death of
his brother, Walter Allen, at st
Lo lis. Capt G. A. johnston, of
Columbus, presented a telegram
of sympathy to Mr.. Allen which
was adopted and ordered sent to
him at St Louis where he now is
After these opening proceedings
President Thomas ordered a call
of the roll, which being made,
President Thomas read An elabo-
rate address which was thorough
Iy business paper abounding in
timely suggestions upon the broad
subject of banking. He reviewed
some of the needed changes in leg
islatlon in ordet to enable the
banks to more fully meet the de-
mands of the business world. He
was in favor of Z money ord, r sys-
tenn like that of the Government
and express companies and believ-
ed it would add greatly to the ad-
vantage of the banks and business
public. He spoke of the state de-
pository system and claimed that
it would be to the advantage of the
state to have such system. He
also referred'to the measure bo-
fore congress to insure clean mo-
ney and referred to the system
practiced of sewing bills in ex-
press packages which tended to
destroy them. He recommended
district meetings for the purpose
of bringing bankers together often
,er thereby insuring a fuller under
standing of the needs of the bank
ers and the people with whom they
transact business.
AT the afternoon session MIR. w.
E. Savage, of Okolona, read a very
fine paper on the "Banker-His
Moral Responsibility" Mr.. Saw
ages paper was all exceedingly
strong one. He portrayed, in his
model of banker, the upright
man, the neutrality-suspicious.
the cautious financier who doesn't
speculate-one who recognized the
claims of society on him and pur-
sued the steady and straightfor-
ward ways Of integrity. honor and
fair dealing at all times. Mr.. Saw
age enjoys the distinction of be,
ing the only one of the many bep-
edicts of the Association who
brought his wife with him. Mrs.
Savage is an attractive and pretty
lady and received many attentions
from the ladies of this city who
made her scquainte nee.
Mr.. ]. NJ Taylor, of the First
National Bank of Port Gibson,
read a very interesting paper on
the "Country Banker" which was
replete with common sense and
proper judgement Of this impor-
tant factor in the business Of the
State.
The secretary then began the
call of districts and requested in-
formation relative to the general
business of each district. Respon
ses were made by bankers OF each
district OF the state and III every
instance most faitering repori-
were made Capt. T.. A. Johnst .,
the sparkling widower of the As
sociation, spoke for the first dis
trict and said that the farmers t
Columbus, last fall, hauled in wat-
on loads of corn for sale and car
ried back wagon loads OF none :.
Some representatives from t e
delta gave glowing accounts of co.,
dltious down there; but one geu-
tleman said that last week busi-
ness was n little dull in his count i. !.
There had not been a new bark
started that week and he felt ua.
easy about the supply OF monty
giving out. The COW counties (r,-
ney woods) had several represe :
tatives io talk and each Of the n
told about the same story of pro :