The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-19
APPRECIATED COMPLIMENT


Kansas State Bankers association,
J. W. Bergman, president Of the
association and president of the
Stockgrowers' National bank OF
Ashland, paid compliment to the
press that should cause a thrill of
pride to run through the veins of
very Kansas editor. Mr.. Berry
man is not only banker but a
public man of experience and judg-
ment, having served in the lower
house of the Legislature, where he
was leader of recognised ability,
and such compliment coming from
such man is enough to make the
average newspaper mans heart swell
with pride, and will certainly be aP
preciated by them. The reports
sent from the bankers convention
did not carry the whole of Mr.. Ber
ryman's speech, SO this part of it Is
herein presented as it appeared in
the official report in the "Americar
Bankers"
"There is one matter which
aust mention in connection will
the recent trouble, and that is the
intellectually valuable assistance rem
dered during that most trying tims
by the metropolitan and local news
papers.
''Too much credit cannot bt
given them for their good judgmen
and wisdom and calm, dispassionatt
way in which thay handled thu
situation from its start to its close
Their issues everywhere were free
from color or sensationalism, neve
for 4 moment did they lose faith i,
the integrity and soundness of ou
institutions or cease to counsel calm
ness and pour oil on the troubled
waters, aRd it was due more to then
than any other agency that the acute
stage of the trouble was soon over,
the timid ones reassured and a wilC
stampede prevented.
1--WE should take off our hats
every oae of US, aud the country a.
well, to the newspaper fraternity
and never forget the invaluable ser
vice they on this occasion rendered
ourselves and the entire nation
DON'T target it, you country bankers
and in the future remember how
your little struggling local pape
and its poorly paid editor stood By
you like brother in your hour o
trial Loyalty and steadtastly, and,
hereafter, see that he gets the sup
port and encouragement which ht
usually merits, but seldom receives.
Give him your printing, yoar job
work and your advertising, and
don't send off to Kansas City or
somewhere else for it, because with
better facilities, they msy he able to
do it little cheaper, but patronizs ?
your local paper all you can and try
to show him you appreciate the
loyal support he has disinterestedly
gwen you IN the past aad on every
occasion, without expectation OF
,4ward other than the consciousness
Of having served his communi y
best and we'll and in which expscta-
ticn be has 10 our deere dit too
often nj bsca dissPp2iaisd.'
We are glad to note that at least
one banker appreciates the stapd
the newspapers of the state took
during the late financial furry. TIE
only bank Of this city, that seemed |
20 manifest any appreciation what
svsr of the columns ofg3od sensib
matter there were published by the
ChsRute papers during those cri,i.
cal tines, vas the First Na;Ion.i, |
and that came in The shape of au
ad for one month, when the banks
of this city want printed matter Of
any kiAd the rule is 10 send it away
from town or ask the local printer
to furnish it at prices that would
soon starye out church mouse.
II there is any bank in the city
hat is an exception to this rule, We
would like to have it speak up.
We believe In patronizing and