The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-16
WOMEN AND BANKING
ODD NOTIONS OF SOME OF THE FAIR
SEX ABOUT FINANCE.


Course of Business.
Business women of course" said a
veteran banker, understand the rou-
tine Of banking from the customers
side Of it about as well as men, but
the queer IDEAS the average woman
aot IN business has about a bank would
make totem pole laugh.
II lost an awful good account once
because 1 couldn't convince woman
that note put in the bank for collec-
ton is not money. She came in one
day. made out deposit slip and tried
to deposit note just due. The teller
told her that he would forward it for
collection. That seemed to strike her
as all right, and she kept on writing
checks against her account.
''She overdrew In a day or two and
we sent her notice. She came down In
towering rage and asked me what
my bank meant by insulting her. Over
drawnf RidiculousI Why, she had
deposited $1,000 only q few days ago.
What had we done with that money?
Il tried to explain to her that the
deposit she referred to was only a
note sent out for collection; that it had
not been paid and might be returned
unpaid. She flew into passion. What
did she care about it? She had given
it into the bank, and she meant to have
the money on 1t.
What were banks for? / cautioned
her against checking against the
amount Of the note until it had been
paid, but she went away in huff and
kept right on making checks until we
had to stop her. We refused her
checks, marking them No funds, and
then she withdrew her account. II
turned out to be dandy afterward,
but to this day, understand, she can't
see any difference between notes,
checks, drafts and currency.
Strange as it may seem, the number
of women-honest, absolutely guileless
women--v7ho write other persons sig
natures to checks Is large. Only to-
day, for instance, the daughter Of one
Of our best customers came into the
bank with a check for $500 made pay
able to herself
Her fathers name was signed to 1t,
and he had plenty of money in the
bank, but his daughter had signed his
name herself. We explained to her
that we couldn't pay out money on
such an order or request.
But said she, we haven't cent
of money IN the house. Papa is on the
train somewhere between here and
he'd hesitate to give us $500, do your
"That young woman did not and
could not understand why she didn't
have as much right to use her fathers
credit at the bank as she had to use
1t at the dry goods stores and the
butcher shops. l wanted to tell her
that abe had really committed forgery,
but I didn't I advanced the money
on my personal account, and she went
away d bit miffed and fancying that
we were fussy, unreasonable lot of
money eatherers.
Things like that are always coming
up In every bank We had one depos-
ttor, an inexperienced young widow.
She had over 1000 in the bank. One
day she came In and wrote check for
the full balance, payable to herself.
The teller stared and asked how she'd
have It Any way would suit her, she
said, only she wanted the cash.
"He sent word to me ana began to
count out the money In 800 and $500
notes. After counting them over she
wrapped the whole sum up in news
paper and went out We were all puz-
zled, and we were afraid she might
be robbed, SO sent two Of the clerks
after her to see what she did with the
money as well as to protect her. She
walked through the crowded streets
about trix blocks to another bank and
deposited the whole $4,000 to the cred
1t Of poor young lawyer to whom.
we afrerward learned, she was en-
gagged 70 be married.
II don't think he was then aware Of
her intention to transfer her money to
his account or he would have advised
her to get certified or cashiers check
instead Of Juggling her fortune through
the downtown streets Of city like
this.
"The woman depositor who can't I'M
derstand why other persons checks de-
posted by herself are deducted from
her account when they are no good is a
familier character In nearly every
bank
when such check comes back and
they are asked to take it up they will
look unutterable scorn at the teller or
collector and say: put 1t backl Well,
guess not. Why should pay itf
didn't make 1t out Mr.. So-and-so gave
it to me, and If it isn't good that's his
lookout. Go after him. The ideal
Surely you don't expect me to pay out
my own good money for Mr.. So-and-
sor
"By drawing several diagrams, exert
ing much patience and diplomacy, you
may convince such a woman that she
has to cover the bad checks she de-
posits, but very often she refuses or
fails 10 be convinced. She will prob
ably insist on realizing on every cent
the teller gives her credit for In her
bank book, and If she doesn't get it
look out She'll take her account to
some other bank and resume her deter
mination to have her rights Oh, the
inexperienced woman is almost as an
noying and far more numerous than
dishonest women, so far as banks are
concernedw - Cincinnati Commercial
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