The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-13
By BANKERS, CONVENTION AND
DELEGATES ARE TOURING
CITY as GUESTS OF
3 BOARD OF TRADE.
WILsoN RLnoTEp rREsIpENT
CHARLESTON CHOSEN AS PLACE
FOR NEXT MEETING-H. G.
DAVIS DELIVERS INTER-
EsTTNG ADDRESS.

After, electing new officers to serve
for the ensuing year and selecting
Charleston as the next place of meet
ing the West Virginia Bankers AS
ISOLATION adjourned its annual con-
yention in the Waldo assembly hall
Thursday at noon. The new. officers
are as follows:
President-W G.. Wilson, Elkins.
Vice-president. First District.
Ross Turner, Jr, Warrington.
president, Second district-o.
g. Crane, Terra Alta.
vice-president, Third district-T.
T. Falor, Redwood.
Yiee-president, Fifth district-U.
swisher, Sutton.
Viee-President, Fifth district
James Fowler, Bluefieid.
secretary-treasurer-W. B. Irvine,
Wheeling
Delegates to American Bankers
Association conventIon-C. T. Hite-
shew, Parkersburg; John L. Dicker-
son, Charleston, and Glen Barnes,
FaIgmont
The final business session of the
convention was called to order by
President Hiteshew Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The Rev. S. X.
Arbuthnot offered prayer and the
president introduced Henry C. Davis,
the venerable capitalist and banker
on tilkins, who delivered a highly in
gteresting address on Fifty Years a
Bank President. in which he told OF
his experience in the banking busi-
ness and of the development Of the
states financial business for the last
half century
Mr.. Davis was followed by Ed
ward Nelly. of the Wood County
bank at Parkegsburg. who delivered
an address on Interest on Deposits. :"
His remarks were to the point and
covered the subject In an able map
ner. So well was his speech receiv-
ed that several admirsgNf friends pre-
sented him with a huge bouquet of
carnations after he had con sluded.
Chairman F. N. stauA Aton. OF
Charleston, read the reporA of the
delegates to the American bankers
Association convention at SIT. Louis
and the committees of the convention
then presented their reports which
were accepted and ordered printed in
the minntesG
RepoF Of Resolutions Committee.
1sesolyed, That the City OF clarks-
burg its bank and its people as a
whole, are fully up to the statewide
reputation she has in the past borne
for wholesale hospitality. We have
been met in the most cordial spirit
and royalty entertained. and we
thank her for the kind consideration
we have received at her hands.
Resolved. That the thanks of this
convention be rendered the Honor
able Charles H. Treat for his most
admirable address on the subject,
Emergency Currency" 1t has
rarely been the pleasure of this con-
vention to listen to speech Of
greater merit. His talk was indeed
of an educational character, and the
bankers here assembled feel that as
an outgrowth OF said address, we
have been greatly benefited.
Resolved. That 1t has been a great
s4lnaeure N hava with nc West Vir-
ginia's Grand Old Man, who has CON
tributed so greatly to the States
progress and Advancement, and We
tender him our sincere thanks for
his excellent talk on banking.
Resolved That we congratulate
ourselves that we have had the pleas
ure of listening to the very forceful
talk of Mr.. william P. Hubbard, one
OF West virginia's most forceful
men, on the subject, Bank Taxa
tion.r
Resolved. That the thanks of the
convention be rendered Messrs. Arch
er. sayre and Nelly, for their admir-
able and instructive talks.
Resolved, That we recognize our
retiring president. Mr.. c. T. Hite-
shew, as one of the most earnest and
Efficient presidents that this Asso-
station has ever had, and the thanks
OF this convention are rendered him
Tor his indefatigabIe efforts for the
turtherauce Of the Associations in.