Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-16
BANKERS MEET IN
FIRST CONVENTION
Representatives of
Institutions of the
Territory.
FORM AN ORGANIZATION
Officers Elected and Other
Business Done --- Major
Palen Gives Address.

The first meeting of the bankers OF
New Mexico for the purpose of form
ing an association opened In AlbuQuer
que yesterday A representative was
present from every banking lnstitu
ton in the Territory
c. N. Blackwell, Of Ration, opened
the meeting and Rev. A. C Harrison
offered prayer.
Mayor Mckee, of Albuquerque, de-
livered an address Of welcome. o. N
Marion then delivered an address Of
welcome In behalf of the bankers OF
albuquerque c. N. Blackwell replied
in behalf of the visitors,
Those Present.
Those present were R. j. Palen.
president First National Bank of San.
ia Fe; E. A. Cahoon, representing the
First National Bank of Roswell, the
First National Bank of Artesia, the
First National Bank Of Portales, the
First National Bank OF Carlsbad, and
the Hagerman National Bank; Nathan
Jaffa, Citizens National Bank, Ros-
we'll; H. B. Saunders. American Ma
tlonal Bank, Roswell. W. s. Strickler.
Bank Of Commerce, Albuquerque; 0,
N. Marion and ]. B. Herndon, State
National Bank, Albuquerque G. N
Blackwell, First National Bank, Ra'
ton; Joseph Price, Price Brothers, SO.
corro; H. B. Jones, First National
Bank, Santa Rosa; II. D. Bowman,
Bowman's Bank, Las Cruces, and the
First National Bank Of Ell Paso; D. T.
Hoskins, San Miguel National Bank,
Las Vegas; T. NJ, Wlngo. vice presl.
dent American National Bank, El
Paso; Solomon Luna, Bank of Com,
merce. Albuquerque; Lon H. Brown.
Bank Of Demiug, Deming; H. j. An
derson, president First National Bank,
Alamogordo: W. r. Buchanan, First
National Bank, Tueumcari; John Beck
er, First National Bank, Belen; W, D.
Murray, Silver City National Bank, Sill
yer City; A. P. Coles. president Amer
lean National Bank, Ell Paso; A. F,
Kerr, American National Bank, Silver
City; W Fl Gillenwater, Montezuma
Trust Company, Albuquerque; Frank
Mckee, First National Bank, Albuquer-
que, First National Bank of Las Vegas.
Exchange Bank of White Oaks; 7, L,
Love, Silver City National Bank. Sill
yer City
Temporary Officers.
A temporary chairman and secre-
tary We're selected. Mr.. Blackwell
was selected as temporary chairman.
H. d. Bowman Of Las Cruces, was
selected as temporary secretary
Chairman Blackwell appointed com
mittee on order of business and com
mittee on constitution and bylaws.
They were as follows.
Order of Business--W. 8. StrIckler,
Albuquerque, chairman; R. j. Palen.
Santa Fe. Joseph Price, socorro.
Constitution and By-laws-E A. Ca
hoon Roswell, chairman; j. r. Hern,
don, Albuquerque D T. Hoskins, Las
Vegas.
On motion of Fl. D. Bowman vote
of thanks was extended to Chairman
Blackwell for the interest he has taken
In organizing the association and the
trouble he has been to. Another mo.
tlon, just before adjournment, instruct
ed all delegates to enroll their names
on the official register,
Officers Elected.
At the afternoon session the constl.
tution and bylaws were read section
by section and adopted. Officers were
elected as follows
President-C. n Blackwell, Ration
Vice President--R J. Palen. Santa
Fee
Treasurer. B. Herndon, Albu-
querque.
All of the members attended the re-
ception to Governor Hagerman last
evening. There was a general discus
sion, limited to five minutes, by each
of the delegates today A banquet this
evening will conclude the convention
At the afternoon session Of the con
ventlon Major Palen gave a very In
teresting address dealing with the
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