The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
cOCHRANE STATE BANK
 OPENS FOR BUSINESS

rochtane, Dec 6-(SpeciaL) )-This town is booming. The Cochrane State Bank. whose building was completed last week, have now installed their handsome screw daOr burglar proof safe, which is placed inside the large roomy vault; also the handsome ma hoRany fixtures, which present better appearance possibly than any small bank in the State, have been put in place and the bank opened for business
 Immediately on the opening of the doors. the genial cashier, MT. A. J. Staub, Jr., began to receive deposits which have been coming In steadlly ever since the bank opened. The neat brick building and fixtures, ana Tn tae., the entire outfit. is a credit not only to the officers and directors of the bank but also to Pickens County.
 President John T. Cochrane, TOT whom this town was named, and who is also president of the Alabama, Tennes- zee and Northern Railroad, was here to start the bank up last Saturday ana was also in town again last Thursoay' and stated that the start the bank mas made and the prospects are much more fatterfng than even he expected and as he has had experience in other banks of this character, Mir. Cochrane says he feels safe in saying that the Cochrane State Bank will do a nice business from the start and will certainly be greas help .4o Southern Pickens and Northern Sumter Counties, and Rs its stockhold- ere are composed not only of the best men of this community, but some citl- zens of Sumter County and East MS aissippi. all of whom are interested in the hanh and giving 1t their enthusias- tjc sunport. 1t is believed that the in- ..i+,,tior starfed off with an unusual bright prospect.
 The town of Cochrane. which Is oi course a new town, the railroad having hesn in operatton to It for only few months, is progressing in many, other ways.
 The hotel was completed and opened some weeks ago, and MT. D. s' curry whose wife being rennesseean, kho"s how is Keeping a first class place ana one that IS attracting the travelling public. r,.v
 rane Gin Company, and also pr. T. II | G Cooks new fire proof warehouse have made it possible for the handling of good deal of cotton. and even now there is a lot of cotton stored await | ing shipment as soon as sold. 1 Former Senator W. D. Windham'' new brick store-house is nearing com nIetion. and he expects to be in thu building selling goods within the mex, 1 few days.
 Dr. J Moody and Mir. S. T. Shaw ot | Alfceviile. are also building a drui store which will be opened for bust
 ness shortly and the other merchant say that business Is thriving and theI welcome the new stores since there Il | enough business for many more thai l they have.
 Probably the residence portion of thi
 town is growing faster than any othe part. as a number of the wealthy Tar mers in this section are moving in tn
 town with their families, being attract ed by the beautiful site for the town healthy conditions. etc.. hut more es
 pecially by the good school facilitie
 that are offered at Cochrane. Coch
 rane has a large public school fund an an
 it is expected to build up one or th
 best schools in the county at this poin'
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