The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-21

HSHIS ana the streets tnat lcSd fr0m the
depots are blinking electric legends OF
welcome,
Warmly Welcomed.
Each delegation upon its arrival Is be-
ing received at the hotel by the local
bank clerks with royal acclaim. All res
ervations were made in advance and full
accommodations were awaiting the visit
ors as fast as they registered their
nance 81 the institute headquarters on
the mezzanine floor OF the hotei-
The delegations arriving yesterday
were from San Francisco. Portland Sc
attic, Spokane, Oakland, Sacramento.
Denver New Orleans. Pittsburg. PhiIa-
delphia, New York and Chattanooga,
Tenn. Nearly 100 delegates had regis
tered up to midnight With the arrival
OF the official bankers special train from
Chicago at 7 o'clock this morning, car
ryiDG about 400 delegates. representing
most of the eastern chapters, and spe-
cial train from Los Angeles bearing
about sevcnty-fivo delegates from the
chapters of southern California. the repre-
sentation will be almost complete, though
IL Is expected the influx of delegates will
Splendid Special Train.
The special train from the east is rum
ming in two sections over the Denver &
RIO Grande railroad. 1t left Denver at Z
o'clock yesterday morning. The train is
palatial In every way. 1t was equipped
entirely by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad and consists OF thirteen
cars all draped in yellow. the official color
OF the institute.
Raymond B. Cox, assistant cashier OF
the Fourth National bank OF New York
city. and president of tho institute, ar
rived last night in time to preside over
the deliberations of the executive coun-
Gil, which went Into session at 10 o'clock
and continued until after midnight.
Mr. Cox is an energetic person as yet
unburdened with years, and bearing all
the ear marks Of banker to-be. He Is
typical of the membership OF the nsti-
tute.
"ThIs is not a meeting OF bankers" he
said. "but an institute of students of
banking, gathered together for educational
purposes solely. We, the underings Of
today, will be the bankers Of tomorrow
and we propose to At ourselves for the i'm
portant positions that many Of us will
undoubtedly hold In the future. That is
the prime aim Of the institute In fact II
has no other except the social and fra
tcrnal features that naturally enter into
our association together.
See Great Future.
You will soc gathered here tomorrow
+ro,a.rJ youOr mon xuboce NOT ON
| tial Importance In dhc national life OF
America is almost incalcuiable. Thoy are
men who will come into vast responsible
| ties and will control the financial IL not
the commercial life Of the nation in the
wears to coma. For this reason we believe
| A. is more than fitting that we should en-
| ter with all seriousness upon study OF
the work that lies ahead OF us, Hence
the Institute. Undoubtedly banking will
be moro scientific, more systematic and
more complete in the next generation than
at present through the efforts CT the In
| stitute to train Its members
7. w. Bradley of Spokane. vice presi-
den of the institute; Carroll Pierce, chair
man Of the executive council. and Others
prominent in the association, are among
tho early arrivals. All expressed them
selves az delighted with the prospects for
Yhe convention and confident that II will
he one of the most successful gatherings
In the life of the institute from every
standpoint.
Philippines Represented.
Felipe Perez, an official Of the Banco
| Nacional De Cuba. Havana. arrived yes
| tcrtIay and will stay throughout the con-
| veutIon as the only representative from
| the island republic MI Perez represents
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