The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
A. L. BABCOCK
is I1ONORED
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF
STATE BANKERS.
A SUCCESS
Resolution Adopted Favorins New
Money Order System in This State
Livingston Thanked for Entertain
nent Provided.
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| Livingston, Mont, Aug. 15.-A. L..
Babcock of Billings was honored by
the state Association of Bankers at
the convection today, electing him
vice pr. ident. The other officers
chosen were: President, John G. Nor
oney Of Butte; secretary-treasurer,
Frank Bogart Of Helena, present secre-
tary and treasurer. The selection OF
the next meeting place was left to the
executive board, composed Of A. L..
Smith, Helena; George Cox, Bozeman,
and e. "A. Newlin, Missoula. District
vice presidents elected @9g0a 0a. q
| Gould, Helena; ]. S. Dutton, Butte;
3. j. Bowen, Anaconda; M. "a. White,
Hamilton; G. L. Stone, Dillon; D. A.
McCaw, Livingston; E. r. Meyerhoff,
Forsyth; A. E. Schwingel, Great
Falls; 3. W. King, Bozeman; L. Rot
witt, Townsend; d. R. Peeler, Kalis-
pell o. R. Bergeson, Chinook. B. A..
White of Dillon was chosen as dele
gate to the Bankers National conven.
| tion
| The retiring president, A. J. Bennett
of Virginia City, expressed his appre-
citation for the Office he held by say
ing: "The highest honor that has
fallen to me has been the honor Of
being president of this association
| for the past year." After introducing
Vice President D. R. Peeler to pre-
side temporarily till adjournment, Mr..
Bennett retired amid warm applause
for his past services. The services OF
Mr.. Bogart as the continual secretary
| of the association since it foundation
were appreciated in motion of w. M.
McCracken to increase Mr.. Bogart's
small salary. The motion would have
prevailed to the limit of the funds OF
the association had Mr.. Bogart permit
ted such. He disapproved Of the
motion, preferring the surplus funds to
go for some other worthy cause.
Resolutions of sorrow on the death
at Basin of Lynn d. Kent, a promis-
ing young man and member of the
| association, were adopted.
Resolutions on the death Of A. J..
Campbell of Butte were adopted and
ordered framed.
Resolutions were adopted voting the
convention a success in every partic-
ular and complimenting Livingston
/ and the local bankers on their efforts
in making it so. The distinguished
gentlemen from Iowa and Colorado
who delivered addresses on important
topics were especially thanked.
/ The currency commission as outlined
by Mr.. Reynolds of Des Moines was
favored Dy the convention and the
stamp Of approval placed upon the pol
icy defined. The money order system
adopted by the American Bankers as
sociation at San Francisco in 1908
was advocated for adoption here by
Newcomb Cleveland Of Denver, Col.
The adoption was put to vote of the
convention and carried. The system
/ is similar to the one in operation by
| post offices and express companies.
Important among the papers read
during the closing session was the
one by D. w. OShea on "Montana's
Coal Supply" Dealing with the burn
ing question Of the hour, it naturally
was granted an attentive audience.
| Among the well known bankers of
the state who attended the convention
/ were Thomas Smith, First National,
Denver; S. S. Cook, National Bank OF
Commerce, Minneapolis; Frank H. FL
/ more, Continental National bank, Chi
cago; Frank Boyd, Omaha National,
Omaha; w. e. Brings, Stock Yards
National, Chicago; w, T. Bruckner,
/ Commercial National, Chicago; b. &.
Chapman, Eugene Evans and Co., Min
neapolis; r. w. Hoyt, Merchants bank,
Portland, Ore; Bert Clark, National
/ City bank, New York; G. H. Bates,
washington Trust Co., Seattle; ]. w.
Johnson, First National, Omaha; 3. Q.
J Brown First National, Minneapolis !;
In. B. Geary, Capital National bank,
| st. Paul; D. S. Culver, National bank,
st. Paul; ]. s. Pomeroy, National
bank, Minneapolis.
Il The Montana delegates are as fol.
lows: H. 8. Clark Miners Savings
bank, Butte; Samuel A. Hall, Butte
} ! Commercial, Butte; e. F. Meyerhoff
3 First National bank, Forsyth; Louis
Bernheim, Miners Savings bank
j Butte; A. L. Stone, State bank, Dillon
J L. A. Walker, Miners Savings bank
Butte; ]. r. Haslett. w. A. Clark 8
Bros bank, Butte; A. L. Smith, Ma
Il tional Montana, Helena; w. A. Conrad
J IComra& National. Kalispeli; u. A. New
81 lin, First National, Missoula; H. "A
] Wo1coaAs, Bank OF Twin Bridges; 9
4 iw. Butler. Miles City State bank. Mile
City; II. A. yaeger. Lewistown; II. a