The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-28
BURKS HEADS BANKERS.
Wellington Man President Kansas
Body-Bowman Reelected.

Security State bank, wellington.
Vice president-John R. Linburg,
president First National bank, Pitts
burg.
Treasurer-W. H MaIott, cashier
Citizens State bank, Abilene.
Secretary-W. w. Bowman, Topeka.
These are the men who will guide
the destinies of the Kansas Bankers
association during the coming year.
The selection of officers and the adop
ton of resolutions was the business
transacted at the close of the twenty
citation which was cOnsederd in every
way success, both in regard to at
tendance which was bout $50 and the
nature of the addresses.
Below are the resolutions:
Resolved, That the Kansas Bankers
association is unalterably opposed to
any system of postal savings banks
that does not provide for the holding
of all its funds for the sole use of the
community from which they are receiv-
ed by the redeposit of such funds with
the local banks, both state and national
of that INN edlate community. That the
capital thus accumulated may he avail
able at all times for the use and needs
of that locality, thus avoiding the i'm
poverishment of one community for
the benefit of another.
Resolved, That we favor a central
bank of issue. the business of which
shall be confined to the handling of the
Frances, Of the government, and as the
business of the country may require to
issue currency against approved securi-
ties of both state and national banks
with power to fix the rate Of discount,
as general conditions may warrant.
Resolved, That we heartily 1ndorse
the work of the committee on bills of
lading of the American Bankers asso-
citation looking to uniform bills of lad
ing and safeg harding such instruments
as to make it possible for bankers IL
all parts Of the country to assist ship
pers by advancing money against them
and do so without being subject to the
enormous risks they row assume when
making such advances.
Resolved, That the secretary of this
association send a copy of these reso-
lutions to our senators and representa-
tiveS and express our wish that they
give careful consideration to such as
apply to national legislation
Resolved, That we believe that
peace and harmony should exist at all
banks and to this end we recommend
that a committee composed of three
state and two national bankers be ap-
pointed by the president, whose duty
to care for and harmonic the interests
of both state and national banks and
report to the next annual meeting.
Resolved, That we greatly appre-
cate the generous and genuine hos
p1tal1ty uniformly extended by the
citizens of Topeka to the members of
the association and their ladies, and
that we especially appreciate the con-
siderate attention of the Topeka bank
erS and the splendid entertainment bv
them provided, but deplore the fact
that Notwithstanding ample notice of
our coming your weather man has
shown utter disregard for our con-
Venience, comfort or pleasure in his
col ion
this occasion
George A Guild, E. r. Moses, Jno.
H. Pritchard, L. A. Morgan and c. E.
Denton formed the resolution COM
mittee.
]. R. Bradley offered resolutions in
memory of the following members of
the association who have died since
the last meeting in Wichita a year
ago; Edwin Tucker, Eureka; John
Breidenthal. Kansas City, T. P
Moore, Holton; Major Calvin Hood,
Emporia.
1t has been an unwritten law in the
association to promote the vice pres
ident to the presidency when election
takes place, but E. LobdeIl of Larned
who would have stepped into the Of
flee declined to do so.
Vice presidents for each of the six
different groups of banks were elected
as follows
Group 1, E. r. Fulton of Marys-
Vile; group 2. Charles w. johnson
of Dwight; group 3, ]. w. Lewis of
Sedan; group 4. Frank Hageman Of
Salina; group 5, R. B. Christy of
Scott City; group 6, E. M. Carr of
Cheney.
Before the final business session
was held A. A. GODDARD of Topeka
gave an address on Some Advantages
of Uniform State Legislation"
eff the states are to retain their
powers to legislate and reinforce their
own statutes on these subjects which
are of general and common interest