The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-27

the Protective Features Of the As
ISOLATION and Referred to the Good
il Has Accomplished for the Com
n.rc;aj NortG-Other Speakers In
Guided j. ID. walker, W. S. Lee, w.
A blair. T. h. McAdarns and OH
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ESPECIAL to News and Observer.)
kanuga Club, Hendersonville, June
24-Las1 night the fifteenth annual
convention OF the North Carolina
Bankers Association ended With q
brilliant banquet, the members OF the
association and guests being enter
tanned by the Lake Kanuga Club. The
banquet was Oh the same elaborate
scale as all the forms Of entertain
ment planned here by George Steph-
ems. founder of the club.
Such thanks and expressions Of
appreciation as were given by the
bankers to George Stephens and his
capable corps Of assistants at kanu-
ga are seldoul equalled. Lake kanu-
Cd and kanuga club, have made an
impression on all visitors similar to
that the rugged mountains made on
Stephens When he conceived the nam
ItC silly u Ia -
formed the wilderness into a garden
spot nestled in the rugged Allesha-
MES.
Preceding the banquet had been a
busy day. The program was the most
important of the week, made espe-
ciaiiy so by the action OF the conven-
ton on yesterday providing for the
election Of officers and mem bers of
the executive committee by conven-
tia, 2SSero hlo2 and doing au-nN with
the custom OF by a com
7nittetn AIMED for that purpose
scenes From last Days Session.
IodaN's program opened with an
address by Mr.. I. r. Preston. presi-
dent Of the Hamilton National Bank
of Chattanooga. Tenn. on THE Work
OF the American Bankers Associa-
ton Mr.. Preston outlined the pro
tective features of the association and
what good it has accomplished for
the commercial world by legislation
suggested and urged before various
legislative bodies. His address was
heard with keen interest.
Mr. John ID. Walker. of Sparta, Ga.
discussed The Guarantee of Bank
beposits.2. covering the subject thor
oughIy from the bankers standpoint.
He Was frequently applauded and
made a great impression on the Tar
Heel bankers.
An address of unusual interest Vas
that on Some Fundamental Princi-
pies Underlying the Commercial De
Veeopment of the Piedmont,' by Mr.,
". :. Lee, Jr., vice president of the
Southern Power Company of Char
iotte. " lille Nv. Lees address. in the
main. concerned the Piedmont section.
suli this application to other sections
OF the South and North Carolina IN
particular was brought before tn.
bankers.
Ri. w. A. Blair, Of Winston-Sa-
lem, could not attend the convention
ana 40 one too his subject, The At
lanta Plan of Collecting Out-of-Town
Items for discussion.
Not on the program. but proving
ore of the gems of the convention
Was the speech of ThOmas b. Nc
AcamS. cashier of the Merchants Ma
tlonal Bank. of Richmond. who took
as MS subject If Mr.. McAdanis is
one Ct the Younger generation who
nave risen rapidly and done much
lof banking. His address was a rhet-
"f1c&} gem and in handling kipiing
mes he Won his audience.
y. {. Division A. b. \. Meets.
FciioNjng adjournment the mem
beFS Of the North Carolina Division
Oh the american Bankers Association
met to elect the Vice president fol
w ,dIoilha, Il meOlEer OF the eA-
e'utNe cOunci and also a delegate as
d member Of the nominating nm
zee of the next convention of the Am
tflcan Association. The fol
lowing were elected. as stated III yes
'efdays News ard Observers:
Vice president for North Carolina
d, +. Sawyer. AsheVi}le; member exc
cutNc council, :. ElWOod Cox. High
iolnt; delegate to 1912 meeting: as q
I1efIlDCf n"GnlIn2tjnS mi t6e- .J0fY
T. Wiley, Durham.
At the banquet, which was pre-
Sloed over by ex-FFeSident Wilkin-
Son dc ta2Stc reSIAauGod to Mora: