The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-17

gress and our senators to oppose the
passage OF this bill. You know the
vast amount of business that the most
omces now take from US In the way
OF selling money orders; when II It
were not for these money orders, the
people would come to our banks and
buy drafts: and 80 l believe that in
the matter Of this postal savings bank.
we would lose large amount of the
money that we have on deposit with
us In the shape Of certificates, and
which Is the NOSE permanent money
that we have in our banks and the
money which we can best rely upon,
and which with the establishment of
the postal bank would in very large
amounts leave us and go to the gov
eminent.
And now in closing; let us encour-
age the bankers Of our state to join
our association; for in union there Is
strength. and as body our fraternity
working unitedly together can ac-
compltsh so much more than would be
possible for us to do acting as in
dlviduals.
Our secretary during the past year,
as In the preceding years, has done
splendid work in caring for every
detail of our association, and bring
Ing and keeping 1t in close touch with
our membership.
For myself. wish to thank you for
the honor which you conferred upon
me IN making me your president for
the past year. and to assure you that
l have appreciated the honor to the
uttermost.
IN the future years, may the bank
ers and the bankers association of our
state prosper as now, Is my earnest
and sincere wish and hope.
Reports of the secretary and treas
urer were next in order. The form
err was made by w. G.. Macfadden OF
Fargo and read as follows:
Report Of Secretary.
To the officers and members of the
North Dakota Bankers association.
Gentlemen: Our fourth annual con-
vention finds the North Dakota Bank
ers association in an increased con-
dition of prosperity and review of
the work accompanied during the past
years shows growing interest in. and
a larger degree of usefulness for the
association.
We have in the state at the present
sAA'S iAc AoSOuuls QUO Sldl0 UdukS ana
one trust company. total of 469
banking institutions against total
OF $50 one year ago. Our member
ship has increased fifty-one for the
year being now 258 as against POI a
year ago.
have collected for membership
dues during the year $1,435, which
amount has been turned over to the
treasurer and have drawn orders on
the general fund amounting to ST.
OO7.65 divided as follows: Expenses
OF last convention $147.35, printing
and mailing proceedings of last con-
vention $319.5O, postage, printing, tel
ephone. telegraph, ETC., during the year
$22l:so, expenses of meeting of ex-
ecutive council $1,000, Incorporating
expenses $23, refund bank of Mohail
81 for dues paid twice S., secretary
salary 5000.
have drawn orders on the protec-
tive fund during the year as follows
Theil Detective Service Co., $3.50.
Fullerton National Detective agency
1920: G. A. stubbins cashier for
sherih's fee, account apprehension of
h. s. Massingham $65.1O. Frank
Nealy Marshall, Hankinson, N. d..
account expense in the matter of the
arrest of Ray Coonan $1O.35, telephone
and telegraph charges $500.
The Theil Detective Service Co.. was
employed in an attempt to locate n.
S. Massingham, who was renorted 40