The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-01
ALLIANCE WITH SHER|fFS
Bankers Association of Illinois Nov.
ing to Garry Into Effect 5uq.
sestion by Cairo Member.


The Chicago Banker of recent date
contains the following editorial com.
ment on what Is considered an i'm
portant movement for the protection
OF banks In the state:
Plans are maturing for the selection
OF local bankers protective commit
tee in each county of the state by the
Illinois Bankers Association. This
movement began officially in Group
Ten meeting at Metropolis last year
The subject was ably and effectively
introduced by Colonel John S. Ais
thorpe OF Cairo in a talk on the bank
ers' bugaboo--the yeggman. He offer
ed statistics to show the extent OF
their recent depredations, and sug-
gested a formal and pecuniary alli-
ance with the sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs in the state for the better pro
lection of banks and other property
interests from burglarious attack.
the fidelity and security compan,e,
and the safe agencies both are taking
all active interest in the matter. II
all work tremendously there should
be more adequate insurance carried
better safes installed; more burglars
captured and put At hard labor on tfc
zone nile. The plan as outlined by
Colonel Aisthorpe was:
Il suggest that our protective com
mittee taFe up for consideration :
plan of Alliance with the sheriffs Of
Illinois. Perhaps this can be done
through tho state organization Of
sheriffs. | would suggest that we
pay tc sheriifs, when actively engaged
in work of this kind for banks VINO
are members of the state association,
the expense properly incurred, also
offer a specific standing reward for
the arrest and conviction OF bank safe
breakers and burglars We have 102
sheriffs in Illinois, each sheriff as a
rule appoints deputy in each pre-
cinct in his county for the proper
conduct of serving papers and mais.
ing arrests. Thus we have seven
hundred or more men scattered over
the state of Illinois, composed o(
sheri.fs and deputies. We have 1,S4s
banks in the state and all should be
members of our association. ! am
pleased to say that 1896 OF these
banks are enrolled as members.
would suggest that one banker IN
every town or city where bank Is
located shall be designated as a
member of this special protective
committee. This can, in my opinion
be properly conducted by having a
roster of banks in each group and
where located, and also Of the sherilfs
anu us uttutltSt NHh bHAo AOotNl
placed in the hands OF bankers, sher-
ifs and his deputies throughout the
state. We then have a system In
augurated, that by telephone and teie-
graph we can start a movement by
every protective man in the immed
ate district in which crime has been
committed Every railroad line or
other avenue of escape. can be under
the surveillance of a large number of
men"
The executive council took up the
matter and at the last meeting auth.
orized the protective committee 80
appoint local protective committees
in each county. A sort OF ballot by
mail was adopted in selecting The
right persons. Probably the Ais
thorpe plan may be carried out In ar
form, but the general result
ought to be good. Non-member banks
should be ignored, for Iowa tried this
costly treatment of treating all alike
TO a fare-you-w In the banking
business, as In every other, there are
those little souls who pay for nothing
they can get by cheek and assurance.