The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17
A Gard to the Public Of Custer County

For a quarter of a century, or
more, the county seat of Custer
county, has had nc banking in
stitution. The many that have
had business dealings in this
country, have had to pay a sub
stantial tribute to outside insti-
buttons. In the past, high rates
of exchange have been paid, and
your money, deposited outside OF
Challis, has gone to develop the
business interests of every place
but your own community. The
earnings of the money that you
have sent out of the county, here
tOfore, would have built you a
railroad in this county several
times. 1t is estimated that the
citizens Of Custer county have
have from 100000 to $500, 900
working for number of other
towns and communities outside
of the county. This is making
developments for them, and leav-
ing your own county, with it's
wonderful resources. FRUSTRATED.
for the want of funds to open
them up. The vast mineral
wealth of Custer county, is so
great that the wealth of a Stand
ard Oil company is a mere baga-
telle compared to it. The untold
wealth, to be produced from the
soil OF Round valley and PAN
samaroi valley, with the floods
water always ready to turn on
and irrigate it, is hard to esti-
mate, AZ the productiveness OF
this soil is so great. With all the
range for grazing, look at the
wealth producing that this item
brings to Custer county. There
is fabulous wealth yet to be pro
duced from fruit growing in this
valley. Bee culture is another.
Why should some other commun.
ity grow at the expense of Gus
ter county ? With a soil that
will grow to perfection all the
cereals, most all the fruits, all
the root crops, all the hay crops,
and | am told hops do we'll here
with millions OF tons of rich ore
to be smelted, it does not take
much of a statistician to figure
out Custer county to be one Of
the richest counties in the State
and, for that matter, in the Pac
itic Northwest. 1t is now up tc
the people of this vicinity t6
change the situation. Keep your
money in your home institutions
where it can be used to develop
the resources at home, Custer
county should now have the at
tention you have neglected tc
give her all these years. The
First National Bank of Challis
has been organized and has the
authority OF the National Gov
eminent to begin business ir
your community. We have q
strong board of local business
men as directors, the majority OF
the stock is owned by Challis
citizens. 1t is a strictly home
institution. II you will come and
open an account, and everybody
will do the same it will create a
fund here at home that will dc
wonders in the way of up build
ing your town and developing
the resources of your county
We will pay interest on time de-
posits, and are prepared to make
loans to all who have reasonable
security to offer. We have 800,
600 to loan and when that is gone
we will increase the amount. We
expect to take care of every
legitimate demand, and aim tc
give Challis and Custer county
every possible inducement to get
busy that is consistent with safe
and conservative banking meth
DDS. We advise every one, who
has bills of any kind to pay, tc
deposit your money in the bank
and give checks for it, as this
check is always receipt for
your payments. If you once get
the habit, you will never do il
any other way. You are all cor
daily invited to join the Challis
and Custer County Booster Club
d. G. SMUTZ,