Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-25
BUILDING AND LOAN MEETFG
State Association which Meets a
York is Largely
Attended.

YORK. Neb., May A-(Special.\-d
bers Of the Nebraska State League Of Lo-
cal Building and Loan Associations, com
ing from all over the state. gathered in the
parlorsof the York Commercial club rooms
to participate in the sixteenth annual meet
ing. The ohacers Of the association are:
G. NJ Nattinser, Omaha, president; A.
Truesdall, Fremont, first vice president; H
A. Graf, Seward, second vice president;
George A. Scott, Columbus. third vice pres
ident; Elmer E. Bryson, Omaha, secretary
treasurer.
The delegates were met at the depot by
the reception committee and escorted 70
the Commercial club rooms. At 8 p m.
the meeting was called 10 order by the
president. Hon. William Cotton, mayor OF
York, IN an address Of welcome asked the
members to consider that they were at
home. A Truesdale Of Fremont made q
happy response along the line Of workings
and benefits Of building and loan association
work.
The report Of the secretary treasurer
showed a healthy and substantial growth.
The paper Of William Baird wRs read by
George F. Gilmore OF Omaha and the gen.
eral discussion of the same wes led by O.
w. Nsttinger, president; @. f. Gilmore Of
Omaha, A TFuesdale Of Fremont, w. q.
Harrison of Blair and G. r. Read Of YOsk.
Hon. E Royce, secretary OF the Nebraska
Banking and Loan Association board OF
Lincoln, prepared a paper on the Merits
Of Loan and Building Associations" which
was read by his secretary. n. r. Per
singer Of Lincoln
This was followed by a paper by W. W.
Wyckoff Of York on the Benefits Derived
From Building and Loan Associations"
Mr., Wycko1's paper reviewed the twenty
years work OF the York Building and Loan
association, in which hundreds OF homes
have been built by wage earners who pre-
viousiy had not accumulated any surplua
but who were assisted hy the Building and
Loan association and today. II iE asserted.
there are more property owners living in
the city Of York than IN any other city
IN the United States Of rs size.
The evening session Of the meeting was
called 20 order by the president, who asked
B. HOFFMAN Of Havelock 70 explain 20 the
association how Lancaster's assessor as
sessed theloan association at Havelook The
taxing of building and loan associations
is a subject that every association Is IN
terested in and delegates from different
associations over the state told their ex-
perience with assessors II seems that no
two assessors have the same idea IN ar
riving al the valuation.
The paper Of F. II. Gaines on 'ExsminA-
ton Of Titles" read by c. f. Bentley Of
Grand Island, was one Of the best papers
ever read al any meeting. After the read
ing OF this paper came the election OF ofIi-
GERS. G. NJ. Nattinger OF Omaha was
elected president; c. W. Briuinger. frst
vice president; II, A. Gran, second vice
president; X NJ. Gillian, third vice preEi-
dent; Z L Bryson, secretary and treas
urer. On motion the election Of delegates
10 tho United States ieagEe was 10 b. left
20 the executive committee ana an Rppro-
priation Of So was made for expenses.
After the meeting the York Building and
Loan association invited its guests 70 a
banquet held In the dining room Of the
Fratsrnal hall where q siX-course dinner
was served After the banquet Hon. o.
W. Post Of this city acted as toast master
and nearly every member T-ls called upon
for a speech. u was quite late before the
meeting adjourned. Delegates were loud
IN their praise ~ tLe Hospitality and en-
tertainmsnt received al York and state that
they would alEsys havs ths bsst peOnIsO-
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