Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-02
SEEK TO BRING
BANKERS HERE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO BE
IijVITED
CLEARING HOUSE MEMBERS IN
BOOSTERS CAMPAIGN
Los Angeles Financlers Lay Plans to
Gain for City 1910 Convention of
Money changers-Aggressive
Committee Appointed

Los Angeles bankers are determined
to bring the 1910 convention of the
American Bankers association of 10,200
and to that end are preparing for a
vigorous campaign at the Chicago con-
vention that opens September II.
For several months leading bankers
in this city have been laying plans.
Vice President Joseph d. Radford of
the German American Savings bank
first brought the proposition before the
Clearing House association, where 1t
was warmly received. Mr.. Radford
and j. NJ. Elliott, president of the First
National bank, were appointed a COM
mittee to take the matter in hand. ana
they have laid careful campaign.
Literature is being published to place
before the Chicago convention the
charms of Southern California and the
advantages Los Angeles offers as
convention city. 1t is probable COM
mercial organizations will be invited to
lend aid in securing for Los Angeles
this important gathering.
One of the most encouraging assur-
ances given the committee since the
project began to take shape was that
given by the secretary of the national
association, F. l.. Farnsworth of New
York city Mr. Farnsworth was one
and his hearty promises of support for
a 1910 convention in Los Angeles gave
added impetus to the movement. So
pleased was the secretary, not only
with the city and it's many advantages
as a meeting place, but with the hos
pitality extended the visitors, that he
bound himself to the enterprise as an
enthusiastic ally. His friendly influ-
ence in the national organization is
considered invaluable.
Large Attendance Certain
Last year the convention was held in
Denver when over $500 bakers attend
ed. The Chicago convention will, of
course, be more generally attended, as
ii is nearer the center of population;
but it is confidently estimated a con.
vention in this city would attract at
least as large an attendance as Dem
yer boasted
The class of men interested in the
association and its work is necessarily
very high, and the matter of travelling
expenses is not nearly so vital as that
of time required to make the trip.
With the idea of enabling many to
combine their attendance on the ses-
sions of the convention with Vaca-
tion. however, the date of gathering
is each year set early in September.
The Chicago convention will be at
tended by at least dozen Southern
California representatives. The mem
bership of 10. 200 now on the rolls of the
organization is not In terms of indi-
viduals but of banks. 1t is necessary,
then, when computing the number of
persons vitally interested in the work
of the association to multiply the num-
Der of members by the average number
of officers and directors of the institu-
tions. Some idea of the Importance
to Southern California of such gath
ering here next year can be gained
from this statement
I'VE are going to Chicago determined
to bring the 1910 convention here" said
Mr.. Radford yesterday. Los Angeles
would be an ideal gathering place, and
the advertising it has received in bank
ing circles through the recent flotations
of large bond issues, and through the
enthusiastic reports made by returning
delegates to it's big conventions of the
past few years, make our success ap-
pear certain. While it is customary to
leave the matter of selecting a meeting
place to the executive board of the as
sociation, we hope to so strongly in
terest the delegates 20 the Chicago con-
vention that they will adopt resolutions
favorable to the choice of Los An
geles."