Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-27
HIGH FINANCE IN SOUTHLAND
 COMPLICATED
Oversight in Providing Cash For Proposed Bank Results In Complications, Humorous and Otherwise

Courtlana is just now recovering from a terrific excitement resulting from 8 novel experience of frenzied finance. The only difference between this and high finance is that there was no finance of any kind connected with the affair. in fact there are several who WCuid ike to see a little finance Of -oIe kind. even 4 il $ the pre- verbal tlirtv ceCts Mex
 It would seem that 8 combination who decided to associate themselves together for the purpose of establish ing 9 banking house had eYeFyth ng to
 begin business with but money. This particular asset. which the banking fraternity consider indispensable when launching upon an undertaking cf
 this magnitude, for good taste, if nothing else. was absolutely over looked. And this seems strange. es- pecially tO some of the creditors who are wondering what to do. since these
 same members Of high finance have
 wholly abandoned their project.
 To begin with, they needed a build
 ing where this great banking house could properly conduct a business of this dimension B. c. Musgrave, being an old contractor and probably so years old, was selected as the proper
 man to handle this end of the busi- ness. so he erected a building. But when be presented his bil duly itemized to the enc upon
 whom was to deyolye the arduous duties of cashier, he was promptly "jacked lp' and told that there was as yet no money in the eXchequer, but that he was to receive the first draft upon opening At this juncture, Q fierce draft whipped up the main street from the Sulphur Springs val ley and simply blew his bill over the house. But the veteran of the jack plane would not be outdone, and af- ter consulting counsel. placed a Her upon the building to protect him self from loss.
 But the directors of the company felt that nc well regulated banking house could oTen its doors to the dear people without having a safe-if only to carefully lay away the bills of their creditors. Sc they bought a safe. This was easy. Star Williams had one of the best in Bisbee This was to b. paid by the second draft issued Williams strictly specifying that # would not be 'jawbone." But this had to be moved 10 Courtland. and as the Kinney Transfer line was considered 6rst-ciass, this company was given the contract for the haul. This was to be paid by draft No. 3 on the Valley Bank of Courtland.
 But as soon as the freighter found that there was no coin forthcoming for the delivery of the safe. he put the bud to the mules and headed to- ward Bisbee at 8 break neck speed. with the avowed intention of attach ingythe safe. But as soon as Williams heard of this he lit out for Courtland to get back his safe which he found stored in Masgraye's building and which the latter was seriously con 8 dering gobEling for storage.
 But where were the bankers or where was the head of the embryo financial institution. No one seems to be able to locate any one who wiII admit that he ever had the faintest idea of entering the banking business. All that can be seen there that would suggest a bank is the safe which just now is the bone of contention, and will probably be badly battered be- fore this tug of war ends and it is hauled back to Bisbee. The officers and directors Of the proposed Valley Bank cf CourtIand just nov resemble. ! rairie dogs as they have jumped into their holes and have disappeared.