The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
Representative Of the
Bankers Magazine on
Travels to See Things.
NATIONS BANKERS
ARE COMING HERE
Big Work Done in Securing
Great Convention to Assemble
in Great Gate City of the
New and Progressive
. South-Things on
Ahead.

Sometimes we hardly know Just how
we'll We have done along certain lines
and often It takes quite "A while fo- us
to get onto the bearings and find out
just for fact where VIC are.
When the Richmond rcprese n tatives
went after the 1919 convention OF the
American Bankers Association. and
went for IL with a determined idea
OF having the next years convention
I'm this town, or bust. It Is probable
that The average Richmond citizen did
not think Of tho Importance of the
movement. Eow that IL IS n settled
fact that the convention viii he held
in this city next autumn. tho i'm
nensity of the proposition begins 10
dawn upon our people The bankers
OF the city ,hourht Il well enough TO
beEiu rnrl@ in the matter of arranging
for tIa Welcoming and entertaining OF
tho or ave thousand people that
xiii iDto Richmond next fall 70
a'teua ihc great meeting OF tho bank
crs o. an az tho western Hemisphere,
and SO there was little meeting the
other night that was attended by bank
e-s and other business men. and while
tho proceedings were some what on the
secret order, & has already leaked out
that some OF the biggest bankers went
right down TO the heart Of the propo-
sition ana insisted tha5 tho nrst thing
10 be looked after IS Tho entertainment
90 tho several thou-and visitors who
will get in here on the carly trains
OF the days that the bankers conven-
ton may be In session Well Il has
already been settled that there shall
be no shortage on the line or entcr-
tairlncnt VIXEN the bankers come Rich
nond IS always ready TO 10 tho hos
pitahle ara tho social stunts all right.
and tho biggest convention that all
- 90 ~
set out would hardly strain Rich
inonds hospitality cable tow That
cable tow is always thrown out and
can always be counted upon.
Previous Benefits.
Tho coming OF the bankers conyen-
ton 10 Richmond I'm its next years
session IS already doing n great deal
81 advertising FOR this good town on
tho banks Of the raging James River.
For instance. the October number OF
Tho Bankers Magazine. in announcing
the next meeting OF the national bank
ers. 10 be held in this city. gives Rich
mond quite "a little send off. and tho
same is erbcll!shcd with a number OF
splendid cuts and illustrations OF the
banks and banking facilities OF the
good old city. and incidentally several
historic scenee are brought 20 the front
Tho Bankers Magazine Is perhaps
one OF the most influential OF all tho
trade and business periodicals OF the
day. Tho headquarters Of the great
concern ARC in New York. but the
magazine ia published simultaneously
in New York. Boston. Chicago and Lon
don. and It's constituency being world
wide. its influence Is also world wide
Richmond is indeed lucky that in nm
rouncing the next annual meeting TO
ho held IN this city the Bankers Maya
zine devoted several pages OF Illus
tho wonderful development Of the good
Ole city by the James
Not only did the magazine have cuts
~ n half n dozen or more banks and
hank scenes, but it had a special write
NJ OF the financial conditions Of Nr
pinia in general, and Richmond in par
ocular in whcih II gave a compare
live statement OF the resources of the
Richmond banks for thirteen years
past.
Great Edition Coming.
The Bankers Magazine has already
announced n special edition for next
year. probably about month before
The assembling of the great conVcn-
lion i'm this city. in which Richmond
and Virginia viii play a very large
part
Already data is being obtained for
this special edition OF II great maya
zine and TO that end william II Butts.
tho vice president OF the Bankers Pub
fishing Company, IS spending quite
while this winter In the South gather
Ing data and cast-iron facts TO en-
able him and his editorial and re-
portorial associates to give the real
facts rs TO Southern development.
4 Richmond Boy He liz.
Mr.. Butts is Il Richmond boy. so
10 speak. having been born over on
Church IIill and having spent his boy
hood days on tho seven hills. When he
grew UP no went with his folks to the
North, and has made his mark in New
York city, as several other Virginians
have done ahead OF him. Since no got
20 the journalistic field he has often
made his little trips down to the Old
State. and he rejoices cvermore in tho
prosperity OF tho old town. Mr. Eutts
sill be IN Richmond off and on from
now until the assembling OF the
bankers. almost year hence, and
Every issue Of his magazine Will have
somo things good to say about old
Virginia in general and Richmond in
particular Mr.. Butts and his wife
spent last week in the city. and he
illed his note book largely. But"
said he. "Richmond Is hut an Indicator
IF all tho great new South. [ am GO
ing further down the line, that ] may
% able TO know tho whole story and
.cll ii as IL Is"
COMING. m VInGINI&