Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-19
PROBLEM OF THE BANKERS.
How to Coax Hoardinss From Insecure
Hidinu Places.

How to Coax Hoardinss From Insecure
Hiding Places.
IT have had some novel experiences
since I became cashier Of the Bud
Vile bank said the young fellow
with the beaming countenance and
the twinkle in his eye.
This thing Of coaxing money out
of old socks, cracks In the wall and
knot holes in barn logs is an interest
ing business. II a fellow likes to
study human nature he could find no
better field. Look at David Harum.
one Of the cleverest books that has
been written in years! The author
was a bank cashier or teller, I have
forgotten which. He had his charac-
ters down pat.
"Budville is In the heart Of a fine
farming section and two-thirds Of the
tillers of the soil are well-to-do
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians and the
other third is composed largely Of
thrifty Dutchmen, who followed the
partridge pea from Pennsylvania to
North Carolina. have but little
trouble with getting Scotch-Irishmen
to deposit with me, when they And
that 1 am all right, but the Dutch,
who have more money than they
know what to do with, are sometimes
pretty tough propositions. They al
ways have the dough, but they want
to keep it close at hand. Half Of my
spare time is spent in trying to tempt
the good old rusty gold out of its hid
ing place. I send them circulars TO
let them see how much money we
have and how much interest We pay
on money. II we do not hear from
the first circular we send another and
another until we make an impression.
Sometimes I follow the circular with
a personal letter.
IT have found gold that has been
boarded in Budville township for twen-
ty-five years. If the country round
about the village could be worked
| like a mine 1 believe that one would
find more of the yellow metal than
has been taken from the Klondike re-
gion.
II had a fellow make me a PROPOSE
tion that took my breath one day.
The offer struck me speechless. Ear
ly in the morning when 1 stuck the
key in the door and started in the
| bank, l saw a bewhiskered son of the
soil watching me from across the
street After I had entered the build
ing and opened up the fellow crossed
over and looked through the window
and as 1 brought out several large
rolls of greenbacks his eyes became
larger. His curiosity and earnest in
| terest amused me. 1 had seen people
do that before. Finally, when I had
everything ready to begin the days
visitor with cordial Good morning.
Its a fine day. said l.
"'Yare,' was the reply.
"'How are the crops in your neigh
borhood this year?' I asked.
"'Only tollerable, sir. Too much
rain
"'Have you begun to gather your
cotton yet?'
"'Yare-a little
Turning as If to go, 1 said. Come
| in and look around, won't you?'
Air you the bank feller?'
"'Yes, one of them
"'Well, 1 was jist thinking as how
1 might do a little business with you,
If we could get together
"'Come right in! I'd be delighted
to talk the matter over with you. We
are here to do business
81 have found that the best way
to do Is to come right down to the
point. 1 want to borrow 5000 for
about 80 days. If you kin let me have
It you will help me out of a hole. I
want to make the last payment on a
little piece Of land
IT knew the farmer, for l had seen
him before. He sells all sorts Of farm