The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-12
GEORGIA BANKS
 ARE PROSPEROUS Deposits In State Banks Are Nearly S1OO,OO0,O00 BIG INCREASE IN YEAR. National Banks Also Make a Fine Showing With Deposits of Nearly seo,ooo,ooo, Very Heavy
 Increase.
BIG INCREASE IN YEAR.

Atlanta. December 11.-tSpeciaL)-1n approximately 300 state banks doing bus mess in Georgia today. there is deposited to the credit of Georgians nearly aoo,oo,- oO0 an increase in deposit accounts of more than 100 per cent in F months.
 This marvellous increase in actual cash wealth in the state is indicated in the of- ficial bank statements showing the condi- ton of the Georgia banks at the close of business on November IS, the majority of : which have been received in the office of State Treasurer and State Bank Exam iner J. Pope Brown
 The last official statement of 1908 bore the date of November 27, some ten days later than that of the statement called for this year, but the dates are close enough to admit of interesting compari- son
 The total deposits in state banks No vember q, 1908. were s4s. .s7O. .5os. eS. The ac- curate figures for 1909 will not be avail able for several weeks yet, as all of the statements have not yet been received, and the compilation of them is a tre- mendous work after they are all in hand
 But from the figures furnished the bank examiner it has been found that the total deposits subject to check in 128 state banks, about one-fourth Of the entire number. aggregate s25. 77,o5S. These 12s banks were selected at random. and each of them is in different Georgia county; so 1t win be seen that the states pros perity is widespread and general.
 Upon the basis of these figures which do not include deposits in the shape of time certificates, amounting to a con- siderable gum. 1t is appafent that the to- tai deposits in Georgia's state banks will reach the figure stated-exaotly s1O0. 0.0Oo,- 600.
 In addition to the foregoing Georgia has about no national banks. In 1908, No- vember 27, the total deposits in these national banks approximated $s0, ,0O0,000. There Is every indication that their de- posits have increased in like proportion, and that the total deposits in Georgia to- day, or upon November Is to be more ac- curate. aggregated the magnificent sum of S160 100000.
 In other words Georgians have just about twice as much available cash to- day ss they had 12 months ago, all of which is a remarkable tribute to the aggricultural productivity of the state.
 This growth is not confined to any one section The bank whose deposits do not show a healthy increase, take it wherever you will in the state, Is a rarity. Naturally, however, the greatest percent age increase Is found in some sections of South Georgia where crops met with no unfavorabls conditions, and there was a full yield Of cotton ready for the market at highest cash prices.
 Comparatively slow progress is being made with the memorial fund to the late Joel Chandler Harris, better known as Uncle Remus."
 This Is due in part to the fact that for a time there was a considerable ex- pense attached to the work in connection with which has now been eliminated and the Atlanta women have taken hold of 1t with a purpose to carry out the original intention and acquire MT. Harris home, '"The Sign of the Wren's Nest" and make of it Q public memorial
 i The fund so far raised is slightly less ] than e2so1, much of which has not been collected, and to which must be added the receipts from the performance recently given at the Grand Opera house here by the Atlanta Players club, amounting to S1200
 1 This win bring the fund, when all col l Iected. up to about $500 The Atlanta women have taken hold of 1t upon new 1 lines. and are now working in the direc- ton of making the movement a national one