Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
BANK EXAMINATIONS.
[Davenpart Times.l

Both the republicans and democrats
of Illinois have declared in favor of de-.
vising some better way Of protecting
depositors from dishonest bank offic-i
ials. This was done because of the re-
cent series of failures in Chicago in
which depositors have been victimized
more or less. But it is a significant
fact that neither the republicans nor
the democrats in their platforms UNI
dertook to say in what way the i'm
provement could be made or should be
made. They have left that detail with
the legislature and very properly, too.
II is therefore probable that when the
of two parties will be able to work to-
gether in harmony in enacting bet
ter banking law for the state.
Among the things that the Illinois
legislature will have to consider will
be some method by which the directors
will be compelled to give more atten-
ton to the affairs of the banks with
which they are connected. The peo-
pie have no use for the bank director
who is director in name only. The
man who lends his name to a'bank
to be used as means of getting bust
ness and who at the same time does
not assume the responsibility of care
for the depositors money which they
think they are getting by reason Of
the fact that he is advertised as
director, is but little less guilty than
the man who gets money under amy
other scheme of false loretenses. The
new laws of Illinois ought especially to
be arranged to compel he directors Of
a bank to direct. If any additional.
duties should be IMPOSED upon bank
examiners, that may be DONE but so
far as the protection Of the public IS
concerned, that phase of the situation
is secondary.
IN THE MIDST OF PROSPERITY.
[Cedar Rapids Gazette.]
The other day the people of Blairs-
town, and vicinity held harvest home
celebration.
Did you ever attend (, harvest home
celebration? If you have, you know
that it is one of the most enjoyable
events in the history OF small COM
munity of town of moderate size. All
the people of all the surrounding coua-
try attend, and the occasion is one
never to be forgotten, or at least until
a bigger and better harvest home" rs
held year later. In recent years the
harvest home celebrations have been
especially great events. Such crops as
have been produced on Iowa farms in
the last three or four years have never
been excelled anywhere, and the farm
ers and their town friends have had
plenty of reasons for celebrating to-
gether.
The harvest home celebration at
Blairstown the other day was sample
of the kind that has been in evidence
in many communities. Everybody
within a radius of many miles was
there. Scores of farmers brought their
families to town for the entire day,
and as result of their presence the
spectator from the village or from the
city was given ample proof of the fact
that he dwells right in the midst of
prosperity
A Cedar Rapids gentleman who at
tended the Blairstown harvest home
was wonderfully impressed with the
sight. There were scores upon scores
of vehicles that carried the farmers
families to the celebration And those
vehicles were not lumber wagons. They
were modern carriages. The farmers
and their families had ridden to town
in style There was only one vehicle
that was not a covered carriage or
buggy, and the owner of that one prob
ably did not bring his best rig out for