The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-11-25
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Strong Financial Institution. With
Capital Stock of 100000.

Capital Stock of 100000.
The banking interests of city are
the principal index 10 its prosperity
The remarkable increase in the de
posits of the First National Bank in
the past few years is an evidence of
the prosperous condition of Monroe
county as we'll as of the substantial
reputation of this institution.
The First National Bank was char
tered May 1. 1887 1t is the only ma
tional bank in this county and was
among the first national banks estab-
lished in Mississippi. For seventeen
years the First National operated with
capital stock OF S5o.ooo. but its
growing resources demanded a larger
capitalization and in May of this year
the banks capital was increased TO
100000 The last published state
ment shows s33 600 in surplus and IN
divided profits. while the deposits al
the pro sent time amount To $425.oo0.
Notwithstanding the increased bank
Ing facilities OF Aberdeen, the depos-
It's of this bank are S1oo. GOO larger
than At this time one year ago.
The attention of the bank is con-
ined T. a general commercial bust
ness. Drafts and letters Of credit are
issued and domestic and foreign ex-
| change bought and sold
Prompt attention is given to all
collections, both local and foreign for
which the bank is especially we'll
equipped.
Note should be made of the fact
that during the monetary disturbance
begun in 1898 this was one of the
few banking houses that did not limit
the extent of its Withdrawals. When
older banks We're failing on every side
this bank. while only in the sixth year
of its existence. went on successfully
and uninterruptedly, each year adding
TO its strength.
The long record of the First Nation
al and its standing among the people
| of the county have placed the names
of over thousand depositors on its
| books
Since its organization the bank has
! lyeen owned and controlled by practi-
! cally the same capital. Its first Off
| GERS and organizers were: F. r. jim
kins. president; B. c. Jinkins. cash
J Ter. and J. c. Wicks. assistant cashier
| Mr. Il. C. Jinkins held the Office of
| cashier till 1891. when he was sue
| ceeded by Mr.. c. r. Sykes. who con
| tinued as cashier till May. 1904. when
| he was elected vice-president. and
Mr. WickS bpcame his successor as
, cashier Mr. A. ]. Brown has been a
| vice-president of the bank for the
| past eight years. The present Off
| GERS of the bank are as follows: f
| p. Jinkins. president: A. J. Brown
vice-president; C. r. Sykes. vicepres
| ident; ]. c. Wicks, cashier; J. c. Me
| Farlane. Jr, assistant cashier: c. f
Hamilton. assistant cashier; Neil Nc
| Caskill. general assistant.
In its board of directors are mum
bered the most substantial men OF
| Monroe county and nonresident CAPT
talists- Mr. Samuel Haas is a CAPT
| talist of conside rable note in New
York City: Mr. p. c. JinkinS is ,
prominent broker of ST Louis. and
Mr.. Leonard Burke wholesale dealer
| the board are ]. NJ Acker 4 J
| Brown. T. S. Cunningham. T. A. Fer
/ guson. c. f. Hamilton, f. p. Jinkins
| Baxter Mcfarland, j. c. McFarlane
| Jr.. G. c. Paine. ]. F Plant Abe Ru
| bel. Jr.. c. r. Sykes W. G. Sykes. c
r. Smith c. II. Watkins and ] c
| Wicks. The interior of the bank is
/ among the handsomest in the State.