Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-10
1000 ARE EXPECTED today
MORE THAN 800 VISITING BANK
ERS had REGISTERED YES
TERED At II O'CLOCK.
FIRST Session 10 O'CLOCK
Headquarters At the Hotel Tulaa Were
Busy Places At All Hours
Yesterday.

With a registration at II o'clock
last night of over 800 visitors, the six
teenth annual convention of the Okla
homa Bankers Convention, which
starts today, bids fair to eclipse in
attendance the convention of 1911 at
Oklahoma City which that year was
the largest state bankers convention
held in the United states, with the
exception Of those in the states of
New York and Texas.
The registration books We're opened
at Z o'clock last night in the conVen-
ton headquarters, at the Hotel Tulsa.
Six girl stenographers and several
clerks were kept busy until a late
hour attending to the registration,
the issuing of concession books and
badges, and the other important pre-
liminary work that is being ably sup
erintended by w. b. Harrison Of
Enid, the secretary of the association,
and the man upon whose shoulders
rests most Of the real work of the
convention. Mr.. Harrison was on the
job early yesterday. Last night he
predicted that there would be a total
of at least 500 bankers in the city by
noon today. Most of the bankers are
bringing their wives with them.
1900 Visitors Expcctc ).
a. G. Marr, of Vinita, editor Of
the State Bank Guarantee Journal,
said that he had received enough as
surance from all parts Of the state to
guarantee an attendance by tonight
of at least 1,2OO visitors to the con-
vention.
At o'clock this morning special
train bearing bankers from the west
ern part of the state and south of
oklahoma City, will arrive over the
Frisco. Another special train will ar
rive this morning from Kansas City,
1t was chartered by Kansas City bank
ers exclusively.
Hotels Arc Crowded.
Every hotel in the city is crowded
to capacity. The Robinson, Brady and
Tulsa all announced last night that
no more sleeping accommodations
were available. Five hundred and
fifty-seven guests will be taken care
of at the Hotel Tulsa alone, while
the normal capacity of the hostelry Is
$50 under the number. Private resi-
dences are being thrown open to the
visitors and it is thought that they
will all be taken care of by tonight.
Prominent Bankers Here.
Among the prominent out of state
bankers who arrived last night might
be mentioned r. b. Minis, cashier OF
the National Reserve Bank of New
York City, NJ. r. Sturtevant, vice
president of the Central National
bank of st. Louis; Charles Moore,
vice president of the National Bank
of Commerce of Kansas City; K. c.
Menefee. treasurer Of the Commercial
Trust company of Kansas City. and
many others of equal magnitude.
There are only 29 banks in the state
of Oklahoma that are not members OF
the state Bankers Association. ac-
cordng to Secretary Harrison. Nine
hundred and twenty-five banks hold
membership in the association. A
gain of 16 members was made during
the past year.
The report of the secretary today
will show a balance on deposit, TO
the credit of the association, OF 81
0Sf.46. The balance on hand at last |
years convention was $5.557.s2.
The Association Officers.
r. ]. Hartman. president Of the
state Bank of Collnsville. is presi- I
dent of the association. The other /
officers are as follows: Vice Presi-
dents-Asa f. Ramsay, Muskogee: G. !
r. Dowis. Blackwell. Treasurer.
II. Nakidem, Sallisaw Secretary--W
b. Harrison, Enid. Executive vommit-
tee-W. 6. Guthrie. Oklahoma City; |
A. 4. Patrick. Chandler; o. j. Flem-
ing. Enid; T. J. Dwyer. Chickasha: d.
s. Dill, Hobart; J. II. McBirney. Tul-
sa; II. NJ. Spaulding. N. Enid; b. r.
Brundage, Tishomingo: A. U. Thomas.
McAlester.
The convention will be called to
order at 10 o'clock this morning at
the Grand opera house. There will be
q vnootlnO NJ tho members Of the AM