The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-30
RUMORS OF BANKS
BOTHOLD and new
NEW BANK TO BE ORGANIZED
AND CHANGES IN OLD
ONES SAY RUMORS.
Capital News Dope Cannot be Con
frmed and You Can Take Story fc,
What 1t Is Worth.-Clark Said to
Be Slated For Position In West
ern National.

What 1t Is Worth. Said to
Be Slated For Position In West
ern National.
Since last Saturday the atmosphere
of Caldwell has been surcharged with
rumors of changes in two banks Of
his city and of the organization of
fifth bank The rumors cannot be
confirmed by the people directly in
ttrested. AS Consequence TIL
tribune gives out the rumors simpl,
IS rumors. Time may or may no
ontirm them as time is not talkin'
much these days we cannot guaran
&c the accuracy of the news. On thi
occasion Messrs. d. D. Campbell
'ohn c. Rice and F. A. Clark arc
bout the same as the aforesaid time
They amt got nothing to say to no
body.
Saturday morning, as aforesaid, the
rumor gained currency that synd;
ate of Commercial bank stockhold
RS, consisting in the main of John c
Rice, F. H. Plowhead and J. H. Low
ell had purchased the bank stock Or
F. A. Clark. The rumor continued t.
the effect that Mr.. Plowhead would
succeed Mr.. Clark as cashier of this
Commercial bank, and that Mr.. Rice
would gradually quit the practice of
law in order to devote his entire tim
to the business of banking. The TIL
NOR very CONSIDERABLY voted Mr.
Rice a salary of 100000 per year
Up to this stage in the rumor Mr.
Clark was unprovided for. Rumor,
make good provision for the rumoret
il nothing else, consequently Mr.
Clark was invested with a goodly
share of the capital stock and the
vice-presidency of the Western Ma
tional Bank The foregoing is >
synopsis of the rumor as published by
the Capital News Saturday.
The Tribune took occasion to inter
view a number of the gentlemen SC
handsomely disposed of and, strange
to say, they would not talk for publ
cation. 1t is getting so that newspa
pers are not taken into the confidence
of bankers. If there is anything OF
earth newspaper needs it is the con
fdence of a banker, usually two OF
three. If they haven't got that they
are up in the air for fair. But fact
are facts and when not merchandising
in rumors and hot air The Tribune
deals exclusively in facts. If there
are any facts in the foregoing all i
we'll and good, If there be none ne
harm is done
The Capital News is of an inventiv
turn of mind. Having settled the al
fairs of the Commercial and Western
National banks to the eminent salts
faction of itself and we hope to a
others, it proceeded to organize an
other bank and trust company with
capital stock of $3000000, fully sui
scribed and paid up. In this cas-
rumor did not furnish the names
the new bankers. The overSigl
should be looked into. Whenever III
= Tribune starts a rumor we furnish a
! the details. We don't leave anythlu
g to guess work. There is no use
0 turning loose any half-cooked rumor
t Whoever the organizers are they w
a engage in the banking, trust and re
e estate business. "Ha! thought!
k use an expression coined and elrc
IT lated by Editor Burroughs, perha
/ the new bank will be baptized a.
} christened the Murphy Orchard Ban
Al ing & Trust Co. What think yo
If An answer is not required. Think
lie YOU please and keep the thought
lie yourself
n, Having bercaved ourself OF the
Or runners and tidings of rumorS We IA
III proceed If Mr.. Rice devotes III
w ,elf to the Commercial bank it will
a good thing for the bank. If
= p,owbead becomes cashier it will
ed fine thing for the bank. If J
Clark quits the Commercial bank a
connects with the Western Natlo
ed II will be a bad thing for the Co
&C. morciaI bank but a good thing for
.al Western National If the West,
or National keeps all it has and adds
clark it will gain by the deal. II
m il seems to be a good thing all alo
ii II all depends up" he increased
he yotion of Mr. Rice to the Comm