Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-23
Pine Bluff Bank President in Atlantic City With Many Financiers to At
 tend Bankers Convention
FROM MANY LANDS
One of the Most Important Questions Up Is the Uniform Bill of Iadinp Which Railroad, Commercial and Banking Interests Are After,

w. H. Langford, president of the Citizens Bank, of this city, accompan- jed by Mrs. Langford, are in Allan tic City, where leading bankers from every state in the Union and from Canada, Cuba, MeXico Porto Rico and Hawaii, representing untold millions of wealth, are assembled in the Marl- borough Blenheim hotel, ~hare the American Bankers association has established official headquarters. The general convention will be called to order at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Special sessions were held today by the trust company, savings banks and clearing house sections. and the or ganization of Secretaries of State Bankers association will hold a meet ing this evening. Speakers at today's sectional sessions included Charles Emory Smith, eX-postmaster general and eX-ambassador to Russia Festus IJ. Wade of St. Louis; John T. Wood ull VI cpl lllShClu. -hO, bCuJdnllu !. Cohen of Portland, Ore Frederick Philips of New York; George B. Pen dleton of New Bern, \. C.; F. A. Scott of Cleveland; Charles K. Zug of Phil adelpbia, and J. w. Cleveland of New York An amusing feature of the day was roller chair parade on the fam ous board walk, in which all the dele gates and visitors participated.
 Speakers on tomorrows program include Governor Edwin c. Stokes Of New Jersey and Governor Claude Swanson of Virginia. A reception and grand ball will be given at the Marl borough -Blenheim in the evening.
 The currency commission, of which Hon. 4 Barton Hepburn is chairman, will present it's report Thursday, and this will likely lead to spirited discussion. \ clam bake will be the principal amusement feature of the day
 etriday will be devoted to a dis
 cussion of practical banking ques- ti0ns, the transaction of unfinished business and the election and install ! lation of officers, after which the convention will adjourn.
 One of the most important ques-
 tion to be considered during the meeting is the uniform bill ladins
 which railroad. commercial and
 banking interests are seeking to bring into harmony with their views preliminary to it's being finally pass ed upon by the interstate commerce commission and made effective by that body. It is stated that bank
 CTS advancing money upon bills of lading must today look. to the standing and character of the ship per rather to any supposed security of the Dill of lading. Improvements such as advocated by the American
 Bankers asociation, it is aid, would benefit not only the banker, put
 also the producer and consumer, since it would add to the facility and economy of marketing the agri- cultural products and manufactured goods of the country.
 Presidentltheime ETA SHRDL.L
 Present officials of the American
 Bankers association are: G.S. Whit son, New York, president; J. D. Powers. Louisville first vice presi- dent; George M. Reynolds, Chicago, chairman executive council; James R. Branch, New York. secretary;
 A. A. Crane, Minneapolis. treasurer,
 Wiliam G. Fitzwilson, New York, assistant secretary.