The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-06
ANNUAL SESSION OF FINAn-
clERs' ORGANIZATION is
A SUCCESS.
A DOWNWARD REVISION v. c. CONRAD PRESIDENT
Officers Are Elected on Last Day or
State Convention and Interesting
way of University of Montana Is
Among Spsakers-visitors See City.

With the election nf W. q Conrad
OF the Conrad Banking company 1T
Great Falls as president and Joseph
kountz Of the Commercial bank nf
Bozeman as vice president, and Harry
Yaeger of the First National bank 1T
LewistoWn as secretary treasurer aud
i3 district vice presidents. the coHyen-
tion OF the Montana Bankers assccia-
tion, which had been in progress for
two days, came to an end at | O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
Yesterdays session was opened i'm
Odd Fellows hall few minutes be-
fore IL o'clock, with President w w.
Mecrackin in the chair and. after
the opening prayer by Rev. Dwight :.
Rayley of the Congregational churcn,
an address on a Bankers Moral Rep
utation as an Asset of His Bank was
delivered by George f. orde cashier
of the First National bank of Mime
apolis. Mr.. Orde was listened III by
his audience with great interest, as
his subject was an interesting one and
handled in an instructive manner.
After the address by Mr.. Orde. the
committees on resolutions and audit
ing gave their reports. which were
unanimously accepted by the conyen-
ton Next was the address on Pos
tai Savings" which was written by q.
+. Morris, cashier of the Security State
bank Of Havre. Mr.. Morris VAS un-
able to be present, 50 his paper was
read by Secretary Bagart 1t also
proved to be an important one.
\ long address on "The Resources
/ of the State waa delivered ny 4. T..
Stone. cashier Of the State bank OF
+ Dillon. This paper went into conslt-
erahle detail about the wealth Of Mon
tana, both developed and undeveloped.
showing that the author Ind made n
thorough research of many statistics
and other authorities III order to com-
pile 50 many interesting Items.
Or. Du7iway Speaks.
/ The last address # the session was
by Dr. e. \. Duniway. president Of
the University of Montana. who haa
for his subject Education for Rasi-
ness" DR.. nuniway's address vas a
most interesting one. He told ot The
various needs In business for men Of
education. especially "A business educa-
ton. going also into the matter Of diff
ferent business schools Of the country
and their courses. Ke encouraged the
parents In the matter o. sending their
children to the university. The al
ways eloquent educator was well re-
eeised and rounds of applause greeted
him ut the close Of his address.
FlNA.
nations was next in order. After it,
reading and adoption, the newly elected
president. W. G. Conrad of Great Falls
was escorted To the chair. where he
addressed the delegates and thanked
them for the honor conferred upon
him by choosing him tn guide the des-
tinies Of the association for the ensu-
ing year After shaking hands with
his successor. Mr. Merraekin took his
seat among the delegates. TIE report
of the committee on nominations il n
follows:
The Officers.
We the undersigned committee ON
nominations. respectfully submit the
following:
For president. ". q, Conrad, presi-
dent Conrad Banking company. Great
Falls.
For vice president. Joseph kountz.
president Commercial National bank.
Bozeman
For secretary Harry Yae-
ger. assistant cashier First National
bank. Lewistown.
For members Of executive commit
tee A l. Stone cashier State hank
Dillon: Z. \. Banker, cashier Ex-
change bank. Gtendiye and T. T. sTar-
ris, cashier Security State hank. Havre
For district vice president: First
district \. ]. Gould. cashier American
National bank. Helena: second district,
H 7. Bennett. assistant cashier Silver
Bow National bank. Butte; thirI dis
trict. E. ]. Bowman. vice president
DAILY Bank < Trust company, Ana
conda; fourth district Frank Cannon,
president Mi~sauta Trust Il Security
bank, Missonla; fifth district, l. =,
SkelIon. cashier Bank af Boulder: sixth
district. Charles mcdonnell. president
Citizens State hank. Big Timber: sey~
enth district. ii. h. Wiley. cashier First
National bank. Miles City. eighth dis
trict, II. =. Peckards. cashier Grsat
Falls National bank. Great Falls. ninth
district, L. RotWitI. assistant cashier
state hank af Townsend: tenth dis
. trict. ]. f Wood. cashier Fifst M
tionai bank. White Sulphur Springs
eleventh district e. Il. Harris, prast-
dent kalisrst National hank FSatis-
peu: twelfth district, J. NJ, Lewis. prss~