The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
BANKERS APPLAUD
ASSEMBLY ROAST
Bryan Calls Legislature Grandcst
Graveyard in Vir-
ginia.
BIG WORK IS LEFT UNDoNE
Group No. OF State Association
Holds Meeting at JET
ferson.
BIG WORK IS LEFT UNDoNE

THE grandcst graveyard in Viz
slnia to-day is the state Capitol
! Peace be to the ashes or tho l9l2 Gen
eral Assembly" said George Bryan
| counsel for the Virginia Bankers AS
| ISOLATION, in addressing Group 30. >
! OF the state Association at the iiftl
annual meeting last night. in the Jcf
fcrson Hotel. Gales of laughter ant
applause greeted Mr.. Bryans sally. anc
! several other gibcs at the unconstruc
tive work OF tie 1912 session. which
followed Mr.. Bryuns remarks, wcr,
received in the same strain. There /.
nc gathering in the state which at
tracts such II notable concoursc oi
bankers, except the State Association
as the annual meeting Of Group No. =
| and the meeting last night was de
clarcd to be the greatest ever held by
this division.
While tho technical papers read ii
the meeting received the closest at
tcntton and the warmest appreciation
Mr.. Bryan's jabs at the record of tho
General Assembly aroused the highes,
possible enthusiasm. In referring IL
tho happy adjournment Of tho Cen
ernl Assembly" Mr.. Bryan took pains
TO emphasize that nc intended no re-
Election OH the individual merits oil
/ the men who composed the Assembly
but merely tho met results accomplish
CT In reviewing its record, Mr.. Bryan
stated his belief that the trouble lay,
not with the incn themselves. but with
the prevalent sentiment of local in
lercsts In preference to Statewide in
tercsts. In other words, he said the
reformation of the tax system, or the
state banking laws, was of no account
compared 10 the question of having n
new fish dam in Carroll county.
Mnuy Able Addresses.
Comprising in Its boundaries the
territory from Fredericksburg on the
north. to North Carolina on the south.
from Suffolk on the cast, to Charlottcs-
Vile OF tho west Group No repro
*cnts Iii" strongest banking, interests
"t the state. When Chairman Thomas
L. McAhnms called The meeting to
order in the Flemish room of the JEFF
tersou last night the hall was crowd
ell with bankers of this division.
While technical addresses were the
natura! order of the evening. practical
matters did not interfere with I.
genuine social enjoyment Following
the addresses. humorous and technical.
came the buffet luncheon served by the
klchmond members OF the Group No
The election of tho following officers
!vf Inc coming year. as proposed by
The nominating committed wa the
n'sl business taken up by the gather
ing Il 5 Vance, Of Waynesboro. chair
man, Joseph NJ Hurt OF Black stone.
H v, chairman and w 2. shelton, Of
l,i"hincnd, secretary The program in
GUIDED addresses by the following; ".
/. shelton, assistant cashier OF the
lrsi National Bank Richmond. on
- ladtuseeyer': I. Porter, cashier
Bdnf Of Louisa, on THE Country
GanlI l.. j. Miller president of the
Virginia Bankers Association and II
! the fIrst National Bank of Lynchburg
or iopularization of Banking. Her
pert w Jackson president Of the Vir-
gina Trust Company, on ''I3enehcial
TefNices OF Trust Company: J. NJ
iHrt cashier Citizens Bank, az Black
stone, on Bankers and ASriculture' -
ana - Grattan Price. OF liarrisonbure
secretary Of the Virginia Division, Ma :
,icnal Citizens League Tor a Better
ranking system. Last but not least
appreciated, was the quartet composed
Of W. y. Watkins. G.. jeter Jones, L. j..
Under and i. t. White, who disnensed
sweet harmony between technical ad-
dresses.
President Miller Spcnks.
The address OF President Miller. of
the Virginia bankers Association, car.
fied perhaps the greatest Significance
Of any addresses delivered last night,
! inc most striking recommendations
carried in his able address were: First.
, me desirability OF establishing 4
FARMERS Credit Guide: second the
need Tor a reformation in the matter,
I OF exchange and collection charges
since the stability and strength of the
palNin2 power, said he. depend on the
| farmer and his products, it hehooves