Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-11
What An Important Meeting
Has Accomplished for Fitzgerald.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First
National Bank, of Fitzgerald, held in the directors
of that institution yesterday large majority of
the capital stock represented the meeting which
was harmonious, and to certain extent enthusiastic.
The old board of Directors we're reelected and they
elected the following officers for the ensuing T. W.
Garbutt President; M. W. Gabutt, Vice President; E.
K. Farmer, Vlce-President and Cashier j. c. Haynes
Asst. Cashier.
FIFTY PER CENT. DIVIDEND.
The report of the cashier gratifying, prob
ably the best in the five prosperous years of thensttu
tion and which dividend of Fifty Per Cent.
declared
cAPlTALrINcREAsED TO s1oo.ooo.oo.
The camor for stock in the First National, by new
comers we'll as old citizens in Fitzgerald land vicinity,
including the stockholders themselves and large in
of business made necessary increase the cap
a stock of this reliable banking house to OneHun
dred Thousand Dollars, thus giving Fitzgerald the
strongest financial institution between Macon and Savan
naho
DEPosIToRs' SECURITY.
For thegbeneft better security of those who de-
posit their money this bank the directors contracted
with the Bankers Financing Co., which, under the
tract, puts emergency fund o$2oOoOO 90 behind this
bank pat its foreign. financial backing.
HALF MILLION BACKING.
This company, and the regularly employed financial
agent Mr.. W. S. William. guarantees this bank
round Half Millont Dollars endorsement its
transactions, thus making the First National Bank,
of Fitzgerald, the strongest financial institution in this
part of the state This bank is able to handle
counts large any bank in the city of Atlanta Sa
vannah and it's credit good in all financial of
the United States bank within the borders of this
imperial commonwealth. Fitzgerald has number of
good banks, all with par excellent credit in the money
and the absolute confidence of home constituent.
ces, to be congratulated that have such
large capitaliz ID institution the First National.
STOCK DISTRIBUTION.
The distribution of the new issue of stock is in the
hands of the President and Cashier, and will be proper
toned of all concerned 1t could be
subscribed several times the stockholders
it will be the policy to take in blood with
this stock.
STATE DEPOSITORY.
The bank has recently been reapponted for term of
four years state depository for this section of the
state confidence reposed by the Governor all APP
precate.
500 PER CENT. PROFIT IN FIVE YEARS.
The First National Bank is F'zgeralds oldest. and
we might say original bank having bought out and
coed the private bank of Bauder & Bowen, little
five years ago. Then it bank, known the
Merchants and Planters and since its organization Give
years. made in dividends five times its original capital
FITzGERALD'S BANKS.
The true history of the evolution of Fl zgeralds bank
ing Institutions reads like the extravagaut stories of
the Arabian Knights than the cold facts Starting with
100000 less than six ago. the capital of sole
private bank have four strong banking houses
with aggregate capital and surplus OF $24OOO0,OO.