The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-22

One OF the most interesting fami'
lies in Imperial Missouri, and one
now intimately connected with the
| development of Greater Guthrie, Is
| the Perry family. which is composed
of eight children, six boys and two
girls. The parents are fortunate in
| living TO see the family occupy po-
stions of prominence in the busi-
ness world, Four of the boys are
bankers, one Is lumber dealer, and
one is engaged in the business OF
manufacturing structural iron.' The
parents OF this fine old family mainl
tain home in St. Louis, Mo-, where
each child Is expected to give an
account Of himself or herself and
report regularly, The four members
of the family who have done unus-
ually we'll in the banking business
attribute their success to hard work
and straightforward methods. The
bankers OF the family are j. w.
Perry, president of the National
Bank OF Commerce in Kansas City,
Mo-; G.. 0. Perry, president Of rhe
Moberly Trust company of Moberly,
NiOsS H. ~ Sii - pitpAuthb VI 'H'
First National BaBnk of GRANVILLE,
ILL.,, and b. l. Perry, assistant secre-
tary of the Moberly Trust company.
All of these men were born Ber-
nard, Mo, in the following order:
J. W., Dev, ~, 1871; G, o., Jan. /,
1877; IL. c., July 10. 1881; B. l..
Sept. %, 1887
j. w. Perry, president of the
National Bank of Commerce, OF
Kansas City, Mo, resigned the pres
idency of the National Bank OF
Commerce in st. Louis in April,
1909, to accept his present position.
His principal duties with the St |
Louis bank during the seven years |
he was connected with it were the |
of lines of credit of |
financial and mercantile Institutions |
in oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Mis- |
souri,, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Mis- |
sissippi, Colorado and New Mexico. |
This experience has proven TO be |
very valuable to Mr.. Perry, as it has
given him deep insight into the |
workings of many large Industrial
and financial concerns in a wide |
and varied scope of territory He
has achieved noteworthy success
as collector, and as an adjuster
Blessed with powerful physique,
ne is a tireless worker and is very
aggressive
G. o. Perry, president of the Mo
Derly Trust company, entered the
banking business at Dewitt, Ark,
-en years ago in September as a
Jookkeeper in the Bank of Dewitt
lis salary was the munificient sum
If s25s per month Within a year
ne was promoted to the position OF
cashier. Two years later
ne purchased an interest in the
state Bank of Gentry, Ark, with the
,ffice of cashier. After a period of
wo years he organized the Moberly |
Trust company, in July, 1908. A
otal stranger in Moberly when he
.ot off the train in that city five
'ears ago, he has been able to build
Ip deposits for his company of
lalf million dollars in the face OF
trong competition. The increase
n the past year alone was $3.50 900
IB. Ii, Perry, assistant secretary
If the Moberly Trust company, OBJ {
aimed his first experience in the
banking business as a remittance {
lerk in the National Bank of Com
nerce in St Louis. which was six
ears ago. After serving in that
apacity for one and half years,
le was appointed assistant cashier
n the First National Bank OF Wells 4
on, Mo, and in May 1910 he was
appointed to his present position
Fl. C. Perry, cashier of the First
National Bank of GRANVILLE, H., was
elected cashier of the Bank of De
Witt Ark, twelve years ago. Not
the fact that Dewitt
las population OF but five hun
Ired, Cashier Perry succeeded in in Z
reasing the deposits of the bank
Turing the six years he was identi- /
led ewith it from $4,000 to $120,0O0
3ix years ago he disposed of his in {