Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-29
news TOPICS FROM OLD new YORK

Special to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, June 29.-Although
thirty-three new postal banks were
opened in New York the other day,
this fact does not seem to worry the
other banks not connect directly with
the government. The National City
Bank, which recently celebrated the
centennial of its foundation is doing
fairly we'll with deposits of more than
1907 100000 and the officials of the
bank did not show the least concern
or apprehension when at the postal
substation at so Wall Street, across
the street from the National City
Bank, a postal savings bank was open
ed the other morning. The total de-
posts received at the new postal bank
on the first day of its existence
amounted to total of SO. The clerk
in charge of the bank contributed ~
of the deposits.
The employees of the National City
Bank Jared fairly we'll at the centen-
NAL celebration of the bank. James
Stillman, now chairman of the board
of directors, but for many years presi.
dent of the bank, cabled gift OF
! s1O0, 900 for a fund to be used for the
banks employees. The directors ap-
propriated another 100000 rom the
SUI plus of the bank. With the money
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held by the Treasurer of the City
Bank Club, and only the income is to
be used. The club is composed of the
$50 employees Of the bank and none of
the officers is eligible for membership.
In addition to this generous gift to
the employees the directors are con-
templating a pension plan to provide
for aged and sick employees. No part
of the 100000 dorated to the en-
ployes is to be used in endoving the
pension fund.
1t has often been stated during re-
cent years that the art Of letter-writ-
ing has become one OF the lost arts.
1t is undoubtedly true that the art of
writing letters as it was practiced
fifty or hundred years ago, has al
most died out from neglect, especially
in this country, but there are still a
few men left who may be considered
past masters of the art. One of these
men is Col. Roosevelt, another is May
Or Gaynor of New York. Like the
former President Mayor Gaynor does
lot trust his correspondence to a Sec
'etary. He writes his own letters and
every one Of them reflects the strong
Individuality of the writer.
Some time ago the foreman of May
n GaynOr's country estate, a we'll edu-
:ated German, was refused natural
cation because he did not know how
many members composed the National
House of Representatives. When the
nan appeared before another Judge
he other day to apply for citizenship
)apers, he submitted to the judge a
etter by Mayor Gaynor which was
luite characteristic. The Mayor, in
recommending his foreman said of
i'm among other things: "He is able
o hold his tongue in all the languages
Without the least difficulty, which is
more than can be said of most of us
n St. James,"
In explaining the absurd reason for
7hich the foreman had been refused
naturalization, Mr.. Gaynor remarked,
I could not help but sympathize with
I'M, as did not know the number of
in Congress myself"
The secretary of the International
Iotel Workers Union was indignant
ecause the police had arrested about
ne hundred of the striking walters
Tho started riot in front of the WAL
while the dinner to the
Ulcers of the German squadron was
/ progress. He sent complaint to
[ayor Gaynor and the latter told him
l his reply that "the action of the
oters showed them to be mean, low
len." The secretary of the union
ent another letter of complaint, to
'hich he received the following de-
ghtfully direct reply: IF you have
ny specific complaint to make, shall
eceive it and enter into it. Otherwise
gu will be so good as to let me alone
[y judgment is that you aren't lead
r but misleader"
Even more terse and to the point
as the answer which Mayor Gaynor
mt to a politician in Tennessee, who
aims to be Gin charge" of the Ten
essee delegation to the Baltimore
Ind who appealed to May
: Gaynor for funds, suggesting that
lch a contribution would help the
-ayor's interests should his name