The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
NEGRO BANKERS MEET. n
Oil Mill Ways and Means Committee
Holds Session.

Mound Bayou, Miss February s.
The Mississippi Negro Bankers Assoc
citation has closed a successful ses-
sion lasting two days. The Associa-
ton was called to order by Chas. |
Banks, cashier of the Bank of Mound |
Bayou, and President of the Missis-
sippi Negro Business League Prayer
was offered by Rev. G. S. Bowman
After some preliminaries II was ascer-
tanned that representatives from all
the ten Negro banks in Mississippi
were on hand. Prominent among
them were H. H. King, Yazoo City;
]. H. D. Robinson, Durant; w. w.
Cox Indianola; T. G.. Ewing, Vicks-
burg; DR.. J. B. Banks and Rev. M. f.
Davis, Natchez; w. e. Mollison, Vicks
burg; H. L. Slaughter, Vicksburg; DR..
w. w. Manaway, Jackson; John W.
Strauther, Greenville, and DR.. H. f.
Conner, Brookhaven. DR.. w. R. Pet
tiford, President of the Penny Savings
Bank of Birmingham, Ala, was the
guest of the Bankers Association, AMI
his counsel was sought and words re-
Ceived with marked earnestness and
helpfulness. 1t will be remembered
that Dr. Pettiford is the founder of
the first Negro bank in America On
Thursday night welcome addresses
were delivered by Hon. I. T. Montgom-
cry, founder of the town of Mound
Bayou. and by Rev. A. A. Cosey. Re
sponses were made by Rev. H. H.
King and DR.. L. w. w. Manaway. An
address was also delivered by DR.. Pet
tiford upon the subject, "Banks as
Agents in the Development of Negro
Enterprises" which was full of infor-
nation and also full Of hope for the
future of the race. On Friday the eX-
ercises were held at Green Grove Ban
fist Church. Among the subjects dis
cussed during the two days session
were Directors and Their Duties.
Securities" "The Negro Banker,
SHOULD Mississippi Have Bank Fix
aminer?" "Panics and Negro Banks
The people of Mound Bayou turned
out in great numbers to all Of the SEES
sions. and they are loud in their eX
pressions as to the good they derived
from the meeting of the Association
here. The following named officers
were elected for the next year: u. X
Atwood. President, Jackson; w. w
: Cox First Vice President Indianola
: IT G.. Ewing, Secretary. Vicksburg
: IT. H King. Treasurer. Yazoo City
: Executive Committees DR. w. A. Alta
] way. Greenville; John w. Strauther
] Greenville: J. B. Banks, Natchez; w
: T Mitchell. Columbus: Chas. Banks
+ Mound Bayou; M 2. Mollison VickS
Il burg. and S. D. Redmond, Jackson
The next annual meeting Of the AS
sociation will be held at NatcheZ o,
9 the 2nd Wednesday Of February, l9O'
3 The chairman Of the Ways an
Is Means Committee Of the Mound Bavo
IT Oil Mill and Manufacturing Co.. Ho1
S 7 n. MONTGOMERY had issued ca
VI for q meeting of the Committee n
1t February 6. and upon the calling
e the roll by A. A. Cosev Secretary
It the Wavs and Means Committee tn
e. following named members were four
# present. I IT MONTGOMERY Fl. +
zinc John w. Strauther T. G. Ewin'
j., w w. Cox. 7. Fl. D. Robinson M.
y, Davis. 7. TT. Bufford The Treasure
u Tohn w. Francis, came forward an
=, made a very encouraging renort suoN
;, ing that several thousand dollars M
OF been subscribed and collected.
g. All of the members Of the Comm
10 tee EXPRESSED themselves as beinP we
es nleaeed at what had been dnne no
ID w w. Cox said he wanted an Z
h Mil meeting held at Indianola rs so'
"a &c nossible and that he was oerta
20 NJ large results. Rev. J. Fl. Rnffor
If Rosedale. gavn' his check for o.
NJ hundred shares ($1oo). Mr.. s COY.
-, 1aroe nIanter at F1taw w's int'
- duced 70 the Committee and he 90
a. II was not the time for spee"hmo AKIN
- hut gave his check for f1ftv shNr
w ts5O). The Committee transA"t
nj much imnortant business. To SOW
IN 1nas+ the Oil Mil is a nonular enf'
on mise among all classes Of neonle. -
ist Tho financial leaders Of the ro"o in W
ID. eissinni have resolved that II must
wv milf Those DESIRING informant
err oorcorrioo tho oil Mil w'"' "ooetve
he INV oddroeeinr Pow A. A. Ccsey, Sec
m tary Mound Bayou,
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