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from all over the world coming in free,
with the duties laid precisely the same, re-
gardless of the distance travelled by the
ship, how system of discriminating duties
could be devised which would be workable.
Merchant Marine Needed.
"Our league was not formed to support
the action of the congressional commission,
but we find ourselves really in the con-
dition of mind of the majority of the COM
mission. with perhaps little more free
dom of expression. That commission went
all about the United States, invited express
sion from every one willing to come before
them, sifted 1t all and reached the conclu-
sion unanimously that we need q merchant
marine possibly less for the purpose of in
Producing trade abroad, important as that
is, than for the general safety of the coun-
try, In having "a fleet of our own to carry
our goods independent of foreign complica-
tions, reliable for the continuance of our
trade under suitable naval protection IN
case we. might be involved in war and fur
nishing those adjuncts OF the navy which
every nation In the history of the world
has found to justify all the other expense
of navy-that is to say, auxiliary ships
and sufficient resource Tor seamen Wnen
the test should come.
THE commission, apparently regardIul
of the hobgoblin of subsidy, has provided
for only few lines. and these only TO
South America, and to the orient. But they
have needed the cry which went over this
country when other projects were before
Congressional what we most need is the
delivery wagon style of ship, and provided
a general subsidy. The price OF single
battleship for the navy would more than
meet the expense of thorough experiment
in the rehabilitation of our foreign. mer-
chant marine. and compared with the ex-
pense which we are approving In connec-
ton with the Philippines, for our navy and
army establishments and In the puiiding
of the world canal, the cost of a thorough
test might be described drop in the
bucket "
Thanked Local Bankers.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Goulder's ad-
dress Mr.. ]. D. Powers of Louisville, KY,
presented a resolution thanking the men,
bers of the District of Columbia Bankers
Association. The resolution stated that
free from all commercial alliances or
business industry, with nothing to gain
from the bankers personally, the enter
tainment furnished was the best the as
ISOLATION has ever had. The resolution
was adopted by rising vote. Mr.. l.. Z.
Murray was recognized to present reso-
luton which provided that the American
Bankers Association shall never enter
into agreements with criminals to keep
them from preying on the bankers of
the country. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted. Mr.. Murray called at
tention to a newspaper paragraph in
which announcement was made that u
criminal named Becker declared he had
been put on salary by the Bankers As
ISOLATION on his signing an agreement not
to operate against it's members. Mr.. Muir
ray said the statement was false, and that
the association has never entered into
such agreement.
After the auditing committee had made
its report the report of the nominating
committee was presented.
Report of Nominating Committee.
Following is the report of the nominating
committee:
THE American Bankers Association ten
ders you the name of Mr. John L. Hamil-
ton, vice president Hamilton Il Cunning
ham. Hoopeston, Ill. for president
For first vice president Mr.. g. S. Whit
son, vice president National City Bank,
New York city.
For members of the executive council for
a term OF three years: George M. Reynolds,
vice president Continental National Bank,
Chicago, H.: Milton e. Allies, vice president
j. L. Edwards. President Merchants Ma
.tonal Bank. Burlington, Iowa: II. b. VIII
cox, cashier First National Bank, Balti-
more Md: J. J. Sullivan, president Central
NaLOndt BANK, ESteNtidiku,
Joseph Chapman, jr.. vice president
Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis,
Mimi; A. G. Lupton. Hartford City, In
diana; H. P. Hitler, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
National Bank, st. Louis, Mo-; L. A. Pier
son. National Exchange Bank, New York
city, and j. G. Brown, Raleigh, N. c..
For vice presidents of the different states
alabama, E. J. Buck. president City BANK
Bonnifield, president First National Bank.
Fairbanks; Arizona, P. P. Greer, cashier
First National Bank. Clifton; Arkansas, s.
s. Faulkner, cashier First National Bank,
Helena; California, P. E. Bowles, president
American National Bank, San Francisco;
Colorado. Irving Howbert, vice president
First National Bank, Colorado Springs;
Connecticut, Mr.. A. Chamberlain, presi-
dent Home National Bank, Meridian Del
aware, John Richardson, jr., president Ma
tional Bank of Delaware. Wilmington; Dis
trict of Columbia, John Joy Edison, presi-
dent Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, Washington; Florida, E. w. Lane,
president Atlantic National Bank. Jackson
Vile; Georgia, w. F. McCauley. vice presi-
dent Savings Bank and Trust Company,
Savannah; Idaho, NJ. J. Flohr. cashier First
National Bank. Wallace: Illinois, L. A. God
dard, president Fort Dearborn National
Bank. Chicago Indiana. w E. Springer.
cashier Farmers and Merchants Bank,
Eliza BEETHOVEN; Indian Territory, G. w.
Barnes, president Commercial National
Bank Muskogee; Iowa, T. l. Einsteimer,
Glenwood; Kansas, E. b. Stevens, cashier
First National BANK, ParSon, kentucky,
Owen Tyler, president Third National
Bank, Louisville; Louisiana, H. H. Youree.
vice president Commercial National Bank,
Shreveport: Maine, c. E. Parcher. cashier
York National Bank, Portland; Maryland,
Nathan H., Bale. cashier First National
Bank, New Windsor; Massachusetts,, Fl. M.
Batchelder president Merchants National
Bank, Salem; Michigan. Daniel Mccoy,
president State Bank of Michigan, Grand
Rapids; Minnesota, Q. III. Haveli. president
Merchants National Bank, st. Cloud; Mis-
sissippi, B. w. Griffith, president First Ma
tional Bank. Vicksburg; Missouri. F. w.
Hixon, assistant cashier. Hannibal National
Bank, Hannibal; Montana. A. B. Clements.
cashier Aetna Banking and Trust Company,
Butte; Nebraska, George B. Bell, president
Grand Island Banking Company, Grand
Island; Nevada, d. S. Nixon, president
First National Bank, Winnemucca; New
Hampshire, Arthur NJ. Heard, president
Amoskeag National Bank Manchester;
New Jersey, William Schoerer, president
Union National Bank, Newark: New Mex
leo, Joshua s. Reynolds, president First Ma
tional Bank, Albuquerque; New York, Led
yard Cogswell. vice president New York
State National Bank, Albany; North Caro-
lima, 4. G. Brenzer. cashier Commercial
National Bank, Charlotte; North Dakota,
Mrs L. A. Batchelder, vice president First
National Bank Fingal; Ohio. Z. R. Sharp.