The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16

was, something like u dozen or flfteer
years ago. when Emporia and all O.
this section did all tho banking II
Petersburg and Richmond. Now thil
business is done at home, and foul
strong banking concerns meet tho dc.
mands
Tho Oldest financial concern is the
Greenesvil1e Bank, which was estab.
lished In 1897. and has been doing O
good business ever since. The busi.
ness Is now done In the banks own
house. ana a splendid brick building
1t Is. equipped with all of the modern
safety vaults, burglar-proof safes
etc. The officers are w. Samuel Good.
| wyn. president; b. W. Wyche, vices
president: w. r.. Harding, cashier
Jesse Lee. assistant cashier. The cap
ital stock of the Greenesvllle Bank is
100000. and 1t has surplus of $40,-
600 The deposits amount to $225,000
and the loans and discounts amount to
$240.00O.
The Greenesville Bank is an au-
thorized State depository and handles
not little OF the Commonwealths
funds
The Second to start Up,
The next banking institution to
come along for business and to erect
It's own building was the Merchants
and Farmers Bank, Which was estab.
1ished and commenced business In
1909. The capital stock OF this In
stitution, held entirely by Emporia and
Grecnesyille county men, is $4,000. The
surplus is 100000, and the undivided
profits that will go to the surplus fund
now amount to $3.50. The deposits
amount to 100000. and the bank has
loaned out on good paper $195, 900. The
officers are Fl. w. Hall, president; g. e..
Goodwin. vice-presidcnt; P. w. Turner.
cashier. This bank makes a specially
Of helping along the business man and
the investor who is doing business
looking to the upbuilding OF Emporia.
In North Emporia.
And still the business OF the town
grew. and when the necessity for an
other bank became manifest the wide
awake folks on the north side IT the
river bfougLt into existence the First
National Bank of Emporfh, which
threw It's banner to the breeze in 1907.
The officers are W. r. Cato. PRESIDENT;
j. D. PEBBLES and John Chaplin. ST.,
vice presidents S. II. CruiTSshank
and although the bank is young 1t has
a surplus fund Of s10.5o0 and has
bonds to guarantee circulation to tho
amount of $4,000. Last year the bank
erected an $4,000 building, which Is
the handsomest business house on tho
north side of the river.
The youngest Of tho banks is the
Planters National. which commenced
business only last April. It's capital
stock is $4,000 1t is too young yet
to have surplus fund. but with
good line OF deposits and substantial
clientele 1t is building UP good bust
ness. w. w. Green Is president. and
j. L. Suffer Is cashier.
The Fair and the Newspapers.
One of the things that Emporia is
proud Of. and, as for that matter, SO is
all Of the surrounding country. is she
annual agricultural fair that is held
here every fall. and this, too. shows
the pluck OF the Emporia people. but
will have to write another chapter
about the Emporia Agricultural Asso-
citation. and the same may be found in
another column.
A live town like this one must needs
have It's newspapers. and there an,
two here that are credit to the
place. The Messenger is one OF yir-
gin!as wide-awake weeklies. and Is