Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
BANKERS MEET At LINCOLN
Nebraska Association Will Have
Charles N. Fowler as Guest.
JAMES J. HILL WILL BE THERE
Annual Convention Promises to BE
Fun OF Interest TO the
F~inancIers of Tbis
state.

The twelfth annual tDllht0NiNN w 'h'
Nebraska Bankers association will be held
at Lincoln September a and p, with It's
b~eadouarters at the Lincoln hotel The SEES
sion Of the association will be held in the
convention room Of the hotel. The officers
Of the association are J. p. a. Black Of
Hastings. president. F. T. Hamilton OF
Omaha treasurer. and William 3. Hughes
Of Omaha secretary.
The program contains many interesting
features. among which is a paper by J. j.
Hin, the railroad magnate, and an address
by Charles ~. Fowler, congressman from
New Jersey, who is also chairman of the
congressional committed on banking and
currency. Mr.. Fowler's letter Of acceptance
is terse and tells in a way the needs OF the
hour. lie says:
WASHINGTON u. C.-My Dear Mr..
Burnham: Just returned and wired as FOL
lows: "ACcept with pleasure
I have read you letter with much interest
and pleasure. You may rest assured that
l shall only fight the harder for ms great
spiracy to keep up and extend bond specu-
1ations at the expense OF American COM
merce; at the expense Of the farmer, manu-
facturer. merchant and every legitimate
producer, Including railroads which trhle-
port the articles of trade and the banks
which assist from tho first step TO the lasl
IN this world of creation and consumption
OF goods. We must more ana more from
this time forward be pa III sharp com
D%etition with other nations Tor our ever II
rreasInR share of the worlds markets.
What shall our equipment be, or
the best In the worldf
II now seems to me as though we hau an
opportunity 10 have the very best banking
system in the world II only we seize pres
ont opportunities and prevent further coui-
plicatlons that may lead us into ineXtrlcaple
our task Is distinctly twofold: First, to
bring the government back TO It's constltu-
Es A,I no nrpnn rod TO Use lE
credit with the greatest efficiency In case
Of war. Second, TO establish a banking
system which is sound, efficient ana eco
THE contest is on and will not be settled
until It is settled right. Very slnGeEeIv
Yours. CHARLES n. FOWLER.
Program.
THURSDAY, 1890 A. NJ.
Invocation-Rev. f. S. stein, d. D.
Address Of Welcome in Behalf OF CITY
Mayor Il. w. Brown.
Address of Welcome in Behalf OF Lincoln
Banks-Governor George /. Sheidon;
Response-George l.. Meissner, Crete;
Annual Address of Presldent-J. Il "A
Report Of secretary-William b.; Hughes
Report OF Treasurer-Frank T. HaInlltoh
Report Of Executive Couhcl-O' f. NJ
Appointment Of committees.
Adjournment.
THURSDAY, 2 p. M.
MANIFESTATION. Charles n. Fowler, con.
gressmau- from New Jersey, chairman ol
Congressional committee on banking anc
currency. u,ot,trr =.
Ninth and o streets to visit F'airvlew, thu
country home of w. j. Bryan
THURSDAY. $3.50 P. M.
The Lincoln Clearing House association
invites the members and guests 10 a pan
quet at the Lincoln hotel
FRIDAY, 1880 A. NJ
Group reports. -ru
the Great Northern railway.
Address-Guaranty of Bank Deposlts
Prof, j. Laurence Laughlin OF chicago uni
FRIDAY, 2 P. M.
Hd1 Gilbert. president O
Market and Fulton National bank, NeN
York City, and ex-president New AorI
Clearing House.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Nominating report.
Election and installation Of ottlcsrss
Adjournment.
hFter the session Is over cars Will be wal
ing at Ninth and o streets to convey IN
delegates to the State Agricultural EAper
mental farm, where Ihe iatereSHns ~"i
Member executive council America
Banker association, for Nebraska ). /
Durham, Lincoln. ..,
H & DLNaAhNhA
citation, for Nebraska, George L. Melsshe
Crete.
GROUP OFFICERS FOR 1sOS-O9.
Group One-J. r. Cain, jr, stella; pres
dent: c. l.. Rothell, Crab Orchard WI
president; X. 9. Boyd, Auburn secretar'
treasurer.
Group Two-F. NJ. Weitzel, Albion, pres
dent: Julius Beckman, Fremont, Vice pres
dent: Henry Wehner, Cedar Bluffs, seer
tary. Gu c.otr
ton. president; George n. seymour Elgi
vice president; Charles Atkinson; Creis
ton, secretary; w. J., Mote FlalhVle'
treasurer.
Group Four-F. L. B%ottenfield, Nelso
president; j. M. Riley, Lawrence secreulr
treasurer,
Group Five-Mfred Z; Granlham, Lexin
ton, president; j. w. Vicregg, Central GU
Vice president; L. R. Green, Overton, secI
tary-treasurcr. -,
Group six-W. a. Bucklln, Long PHI
president; G. A. MiniCk, Crawford, vi
president, w. h. Mcqueen, Hay Sprini
aecretary-trcasurer.
A BRIDGE TO EVERY NIL