The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-09
MONTANA FiNANciERS ELECT A.
/. SMITH OF HELENA As
THEIR PRESIDENT.
M|SS0U[A MEN H0NORED
Monetary Plan Of AIdrieh 10 lndorssd.
Resolutions Adopted on Death Of
James A. MeGewan Of PIains-Ei-
more and Oahlsrsn Of Garden City
Are Chosen TO Office for Next Year.

Anaconda. Aug. s.--The Montana
State Bankers association concluded
Its annual sessions today with the
election OF officers. Kalispeil will se-
cure the 1919 convention. The bankers
went on record for the Aldrich plan
for monetary reform.
The election resulted: President. A.
L. Smith. vice president OF National
Bank OF Montana. Helena: vice presi-
dent. w. J. Johnson, cashier of First
National bank. Lewistown; secretary
treasurer. Mark Skinner. cashier Of
First National bank. Great Falls.
Executive council-A. J. Davies. prest-
dent OF First National bank, Butte,
chairman: F. II. Elmore. vice presi-
dent Of First National bank, Missoula:
c. w. Butler. cashier. State National
bank, Miles City.
Vice Presidents.
The vice presidents follow:
First Judicial distrlct-P. h. BARLEY.
cashier OF Conrad Trust 4 Savings
bank. Helena.
Second Judicial district--H. p. Ben
nett. vice president OF Silver Bow Ma.
tional bank. Butte.
Third Judicial distrlct-C. r. Farms
worth. cashier OF Anaconda National
bank, Anaconda.
Fourth Judicial district-John Dahl
gren. cashier OF Scandinavian Ameri-
can State bank. Missoula.
Fifth Judicial district--R. w. Rossi.
ter. cashier of Sheridan State bank,
Sheridan.
Sixth Judicial district-Alex Living.
ston. cashier Of First state bank, LIy-
ingston.
Seventh Judicial district-P. A.
Fischer. cashier Of First National bank.
Wibaux.
Eighth Judicial dlstrict-Patricx
Kelley. vice president OF Ponderay
Valley State bank, Conrad.
Z Ninth Judicial district-I. A. Grote.
cashier OF Three Valleys State bank.
Three Forks.
Tenth Judicial dIstrict--A. w. War;.
cashier Of Bank OF Fergus County.
Lewistown.
Eleventh Judicial distrlcs-R. L.
Taft. cashier OF First National bunk,
Cutbank.
Twelfth judicial district-T. NJ.
Everett. president of First National
bank. Harlem. tilH
Thirteenth Judicial district--R. J.
Covert. cashier OF Merchants National
bank. Billings.
Member OF the executive council OF
the American Bankers association. E.
J. Bowman. vice president OF DAILY
Bank 4 Trust company. Anaconda.
Vice president of tho American
na kaW .
soula.
Member nomination committee
American Bankers association, d. II.
Peeler.
The resolution IN part follows:
Resolved, That we urge upon our
members of the legislature the neces-
sity for further laws regulating The
banking interests, the creation of a
state banking department. which shall
have under its supervision matters
pertaining only to banking. The pass
Ing OF laws providing for the punish-
ment OF persons making false state-
ments to banks for the purpose of OBJ.
tanning credit BE II further
Resolved, That this association in
dorse the plan of the national monetary
commission and the American
Bankers association for the perfecting
OF our Laws regulating our banking
system.
Whereas, James A. MCGOWAN, presl-
dent and founder Of the First National
bank OF Plains, Mont, has been called
to the great unknown, II becomes our
sad duty to pay JUS. and proper trib-
ute to his memory; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That in the death OF
James A. MCGOWAN this association
loses a valued and honored member an
the state of Montana at large an es-
teemed citizen