The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
ALABAMA BANKERS
TO MEET MAY 10
Prominent Financiers Will Al
tend the Sessions
THE BILL OF LADING LAW
This Subject Will Be Discussed by
Lewis E. Pierson of Ewing Ma.
tionaI Exchange Bank of
New York.

Montgomery, April 1.-(Special. Some
of the strong men in national banking
circles of the whole country will be
with the Alabama bankers at their annual
meeting in Montgomery May 10 and 49,
This is shown in a tentative programme
prepared by L. b. Farley, president of the
New Farley National bank and chairman
of the local committee on arrangements.
Among the notables will be William B.
Ridgeley, eX-comptroller of the currency
and recently elected president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce.
Along with Ridgeley will be the follow
ing equally as prominent in financial cir
cles: A. ]. McGrath, vice president West
ern National, Philadelphia; Sol Wexler,
vice president Whitney Central, New Or
leans; s. ID. Scudder, International Bank
ing corporation, New York; George E. Al
len, secretary of the American Institute
of Banking, New York; Marion M. Jack
son. American Surety company, New
York; Lewis E. Pierson, president Irving
National Exchange bank, New York.
Bill of Lading Law.
With the ruling of the Alabama courts
that banks assuming bills of lading on
shipments must make good the shipments
in case of loss the speech of Mr.. Pierson
of the committee on bills of lading of
the American Bankers association, and is
we'll posted on that feature of the bust
ness. Mr.. Wexler will talk of the recent
panic and some of it's lessons; Mr.. Seud-
der ON international banking; Mr.. Allen
about his nighbors, the subject being,
"Our Opinions of Others,s' and Mr.. jack
son on 1.-THE Legal Aspects of Bonding
Insurance."
OF the Alabama men who will be feat
ures there are the following: S. S.
Broadus, Merchants bank Decatur. Our
State Banks" ]. II. Crawford, First Ma
tional, Jasper, Banking From Both Sides
of the Counter Thomas o. Smith, vice
president of the Birmingham Trust and
Savings, on a subject yet to be assigned.
Gen Robert r. Ligon of the First Ma
tional of Montgomery will welcome the
delegates his address to be responded to
by John H. Frye of the Traders National.
birmingham Mayor league will well
come the guests on behalf of the city.
The Entertainment.
The meetings will be held in the E,x-
change hotel and the Commercial club,
the session at the latter place being in
the evening and in the nature of a smok-
err The second day will be spent at Jack
sons lake. where an old-time southern
barbecue will be given. The Commercial,
the Beauvoir and The Elks' clubs will is
sue invitations made as souvenirs of the
occasion. Complimentary admissions to
the Majestic and Theato theatres will be
given.
Handsome souvenirs have been secured.
which will be distributed to the members,
consisting of a paper knife of special de-
sign. A silver button with ribbon for the
lapel will also be given to the members.
1--WE are going to have great meet
ing" said L. B. Farley head of the COM
mittee of arrangements and former presi-
dent of the state association Our list
of speakers will be among the most In
f1uential that has ever been brought to
state meeting. and we expect to have
session that will return the largest portion
of value in the way of information"
Mr. Farley is being assisted in general
way by Secretary McLane Tilton of Pell
city. and these by President e. ]. Buck
of Mobile and Vice President w. P. G..
Harding. Birmingham. Mr.. Farley is also
vice president, being in charge of
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