Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-01

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Nebraska National. 2,S59S36.22 1856, 1874
Totals ............s1, 17656lS7 $88, $50, OO5.9l
The figures for the '- United State Ma
tional for 1904 are the combined figures for
National and the Union National, after
National.
On November o, 1906 the National banks
at South Omaha made the following show
ing:
DEPOSITS.
Union Stock Yards National. go. 81, S54, 81
South Omaha National. ............ 1892 1856. 70
Packers National ................. 1,545 $50. 80
s7,682,1R.
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS.
Union Stock Yards National. ... 81, iS2, 1857. so
South Omaha National. ........... ,414, 766. 81
Packers National. 1,S0O,215.9J
s4,547 $4,000
The following figures show the condition
of the City Savings bank and the ]. l..
Brandeis bank, according to the statement
of November 9. as compared with August
rs, 1906 and November 10, 1904:
Nov 8. Aug. 25.
Deposits .::.a. 1872 0s sl,165 S2l76 67,457S,.
Tot. resources 1,4OO, 46767 1,SSi,5lO57 66,i27.iO
COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR.
Nov: 9. Nov. Is.
Deposits ....a, 232 7S2Os s si5, as2s s2S7, ESQ
Loans and dis S99,50667 74i,575.H 154,931. %
Cash on hand 255. 7So45 a6.3S5.S4 4s,445.ll
Tot. resources 1, 400, 1917 1.l06lS97 2S9,SiS.70
A most important bank merger took place
during 1906 by the consolidation Of the
United States National. Commercial Ma
tional and Union National banks, under the
name Of the first mentioned.
The consolidated bank started with a cap
ital OF 100000 and a surplus of $500. 900. The
combined capital of the three banks was
N,05O,000. According to the report OF the
comptroller of the currency at the close of
business May 20. 1906, the three banks had
deposits amounting to $S,0 "A, loans and
discounts of IS, Gel, O6127 and a total volume
Of business of $685. 79.65.
Three building and loan associations
have their headquarters in Omaha The
Oldest saving institution of its kind in the
state Is the Omaha Loan and Building
association, with offices at 1904 Farnam
street. 1t was organized in 1883 and has
total resources of $945, ISL. In twenty-one
years 1,542 homes were acquired by mem
bers.
The Nebraska Loan and building asso-
station is quartered in Room of the New
York Life building and was organized in
1885. 1t has total resources of $12O. 9Os, ac-
cording to the report OF June 2s, 1906.
The Conservative Saving and Loan asso-
citation was organized in 1891 and has
offices at 206 South Sixteenth street. Ac-
\ cording to the report Of September 80.
| 1906. 1t had total resources amounting to
$142.57%
| First Natl Bank, 18th a. Farnam SITS.
The First National bank is the oldest and
| one. Of the strongest institutions of its kind
In the middle west 1t sprang from the
pioneer private banking and gold and silver
| buying firm of Kountze Bros, which was
| founded December 10, 1857, by Herman and
| Augustus Kountze. BY reason OF their long
4 and early connection with the banking bus
mess the Kountze family is identified with
the occupation in a national way. a large
banking house being maintained in New
York. besides a national bank at Denver.
This bank opened its doors for bust
ness August g. 1868, with a capital of So, 900
| in one-story frame building at the north.
| west corner OF Twelfth and Farnam streets
\ Edward Creighton, who built the frs
| transcontnental telegraph line, was presi
dent; Herman Kountze who has long beer
| at the head, was vice president; Augustus
Kountze. cashier.
In 1885 the present five-story brick and
stone 1reproof building at the southeas
corner of Thirteenth and Farnam streets
was built at a cost of $4,000 and the entir,
nrst floor occupied by the bank. In 1906 tn,
deposits were SlO551. 562; loans and dis
| counts, s6.0SS, III; cash on hand, A,439,l7a
and total resources, sl1. 62s. S6S. The presen
officers are: President. Herman Kountze
vice president, John A Creighton; cashier
II. III. Davis; assistant cashiers, c.
, Kountze. l. L. Kountze and p. w. Kuhns
Omaha National Bank, 2O2 s. 18th So
The second Oldest banking house in tn
city Is the Omaha National bank. capital
lied for 81 100000. 1t was organized July
1866. by Ezra Willard, the greatest of tn
, early bankers, who came here from Siou
tCity. 1t had an original capital of $1,000
Ezra Willard was the first president and !
H. Willard was practically the first cashier
. assuming such duties in January, 1867.
, Business was first transacted in q one
story frame structure. 2Ox4o feet In size. q
the northwest corner OF Fourteenth an
Douglas streets-a remarkable contraI
with the present large ONCE building Of II
a own on Thirteenth, near Douglas stree
! Through all periods of good or bad time
Q the bank has held firm and steadily II
: creased its business and it's prestige.
n According to the last report OF 1895 II he
5 deposits of sl0.O13l1s; loans and discount
n Sc. Az lO2; cash on hand s256s. S2S. and tot
h resources, sll.S7e.4O6 The present oficsl
: are: President. J. H. Millard; vice pres
! dent. william G. Wallace; vice presiden