Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-10
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK,
Los AnueeS. Cal.


Los Angeles CAL
MISUNDERSTANDING TO your request for information
IN regard to business standing OF the Officers and Directors
OF the Lake View No. Oil Company we beg leave to report
as follows:
The President Of the Company. Mr. Irving l. Pruyn. is
man OF wide business experience who for eight years Serv
ed as cashier and director in the First National Bank Of
0neona, New YORK. For fourteen years he was cashier and
director in the FIRST National Bank OF cambridge, New York.
and during that time he was President of the 0neonta Mill
ing Co. of 0neonla New York His late efforts have been
and Largest Stakeholder in the Queen City Dairy Company Of
Buffalo, New York. the largest Milk and Dairy Company in
the United States. Mr. Pruyn has lately moved to Los An
gees and has become identified with the Oil Industry Of Cali.
orna, being Of the Stockholders in the famous LAKE
VIEW GUSHER. As President he will bring to this Company
the benefit of THIRTY YEARS Of active business experience
with corporations that have been universally successful
BANK REFERENCES: German American Bank Bank
of Buffalo, Union Stock Yards Bank. All Of Buffalo, N. Y
First National Bank, Oneonta N. Y: First National Bank
cambridge, NJ.
The Vice-President of the Company is Dr. Clarence H.
White of Los Angeles, CAL, formerly of Grand Rapids. Mich
gan For fourteen years the Doctor served as President of
the Grand Rapids Medical College Of Grand Rapids, MCh
and the Doctor points with pride to the fact that three OF his
former students successful practitioners OF Los Angeles
Doctor White for fifteen years, served as Division Surgeon
for the Pennsylvania Railroad and has had the following hon
ors conferred upon him. due to his high standing as pro-
fessonal man Of affairs in the community in which he lived
United States Pension Examiner: United States West
Point Examining Board; Chief Surgeon Reed Cy Hospital
Reed City, Michigan; Surgeon Of the ByerWorth u B. A.
Grand Rapids. Nch City Physician and member OF Board
of Health, Grand Rapids, Mich; President Michigan State
Medical Society," President Osceoo Med cal Society; VICE
President Fort Wayne Medical College Alumni Associations;
President White and Bra;nard Lumber Company, Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Dr. White has been identified with the Oil Industry of
of the LAKE VIEW GUSHER Bank References: State Bank
Of Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan. Peoples Savings
Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fourth National Bank Grand
Rapids Michigan. Commercial National Bank Los Angeles,
California.
Mr.. Floyd White, Secretary of the Company, is a
young business man of this city, who before coming to Cali
fSna served three years as Secretary Of the Valley City
phamaca COMPANY Of Grand Rapids Michigan and four
Company of Benton Arkansas. Since coming here he has
been dealing in Lumber and Timber Lands. Mr.. White al
So Ste in the LAKE vEW SeSEs and s resides
y Bank, Benton Arkansas Peoples Bank, Benton Arkan
sas. Kent County Savings Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Security Savings Bank Los Angeles, California. Commercial
National Bank, Los Angeles, California.
Mr.. Fred D. Griffith, Treasurer of the Company, is a
praccng attorney Of this city, and is of wide business
experience having served SIX years as President and d.
also o' Stakeholder Of the Union Bank Of that city. Mr.
Griffith for five years President and General Manager
Of the Southern Foundry and Machine Company" one of
the largest manufacturing concerns in Knoxville, Tenn. This
concern opered two Foundres and large Machine shop
extensively engaged in the Manufacture of Car Wheels and
heavy castings. He identified with number of business
banking and manufacturing interests OF this CITY, He is
Stakeholder in the Home Savings Bank OF Los Angeles. Mr.
Griffith is also fortunate in being Stakeholder in the LAKE
VIEW GUSHER. Mr.. Grths resides at No. 1923 South Bon
ME Brae Street. Los Angeles Calf.
BANK REFERENCES: National Bank Of Commerce,
Broadway Bank and Trust Company Commercial National
Bank all of Los Angeles, California, and Commercial Bank
of Pasadena, California.
Mr.. Chas F. Off, Superintendent and Field Manager Of
the Company is gentleman who has applied the greater
part of his life in developing the Oil Industry of Southern CAL
ona. Mr.. Off is the gentIem who located promoted and