The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-26
BANKERS IN CONVENTION
NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA RI.
NANclERs HERE.
AN EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE

eastern Nebraska Bankers Were
Welcomed to Norfoik-Mr. Durland's
Welcoming Address Starts.
With ideal weather conditions and
with an attendance that met the ex-
pectations of the officers, the tenth
annual convention of the Northeast
Nebraska bankers convened In Nor
folk at IL o'clock Monday morning.
At this session the bankers were for
mally made welcome to Norfolk, the
annual address of the president read
and an adjournment taken until 2 y
m, when the main session of the con
vention was opened for the afternoons
business.
Meeting hearty welcome In Nor
folk on Arbor day, the financial men
of northeast Nebraska arrived in Nor
folk on the early morning trains. With
the bankers of the district came rep
resentatives of the larger city banks
drawn here by u fraternal feeling and
a desire to keep in touch with the
banking interests of the prosperous
northwest While the number of
bankers in the city was augmented
by the noon trains, over hundred
bankers had registered with the sec
rotary before the morning session ad-
journed.
The Northeast Nebraska Bankers as.
ISOLATION, technically known as group
three" of the Nebraska Bankers asso-
citation, was called to order by Presi.
dent G. E. Burnham, of the Norfolk
National bank, at II o'clock in the
lodge room of the Elks. The large
assembly of bankers stood while Rev.
w. J. Turner, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church of Norfolk, invoked
the divine blessing on the meetings.
The Neighborly Art.
Hon. A. j. Durland introduced as
the vice-president of the Norfolk Com
mercial club, formally welcomed the
bankers to Norfolk The address of
fered hearty and eloquent welcome
to the city and closed with an invita-
ton to put a permanent Norfolk day"
on the associations calendar. There
were no keys to offer, no gates to
open, Mr.. Durland said, because all
keys and gates were brushed aside
when Norfolk's neighbors were due to
come to the city. Norfolk in the forty
years of her life had sought to learn
the art of being neighborly. Mr.. Dur
land in his closing remarks touched
on the long period of prosperity
through which Nebraska is passing
unmindful of the financial tempests
that in the east alarm the -four hun
dred' for the safety of their riches
Mr.. Moore Responds.
The hearty thanks of the associa-
ton to Norfolk were expressed by j..
K. Moore, cashier of the Bristow State
bank, in responding to Mr.. Durland
Mr. Moore commented on the method
ical way in which the arrangements
for the meeting had been made. The
bright Arbor day suggested a tribute
to the late J. Sterling Morton, whose
aim had been to beautify the world
and render the life of man more pleas
ant. Speaking for the bankers" said
Mr.. Moore, Il think that the city lin
it's of Norfolk have been broken down
until they extend all over northeast
Nebraska"
President Burnham, who followed,
was afforded careful attention as he
delivered the annual address as presi
dent of the association
Presidents Address.
Mr.. Burnham said: Gentlemen of
the Northeast Nebraska Bankers as
ISOLATION: Agreeable to the estab-
lished custom, as president. | have
prepared a brief resume of the condi-
tions, financial social and otherwise,
that have surrounded and influenced
group three" since the successful and
extremely pleasant meeting held one
year ago at Oakland.
But first, | wish to congratulate you
upon the attainment of your tenth
birthday. Your apparent robust, glow
ing health would indicate that none of
the ailments incident to babyhood had
in any manner. impaired your consti-
tuition, and must cause your younger
sisters to look upon you with interest
akin to wonder. Possibly the parent
age has more to do with it than any
thing else, for when | look upon the
bright, smiling and benevolent coun-
tenance of Mr.. Henry Yates, to whom
believe is given the honor of having
caused the birth of the Northeast Ne
braska Bankers association, ! have
been more and more impressed with
the law of heredity Again, under his
watchful care the first steps were tax
en- the first faltprinp words SnOl,an
and now a birthday without his pres
ence would not seem at all like a
birthday.
Having started right and being held
strictly to the lines of correct finan-
cial life, environment has done the
rest. This group being the best and
most productive part of the state must
of sheer necessity reflect the growth
and development which has taken
place within the territory which it
comprises.
Just prior to our meeting one year
ago the entire world was startled nv