The Ordway new era., 1913-08-29
SHE RUNS A BANK. .
Nine. Kin Seno Manages Big
Toxic Institution.
First and Only Woman to Attain Po-
sition Of President In Japanese Fl
nancIaI Depository-Is a Great
GRANDMOTHER.

Tokio.-Mme. Kin Seno Is the first
and. SO far. the only woman in Japan
to attain the rank of bank president
Besides calling attention to her bust.
ness achievements her fellow coun-
trymen are always careful to have
the stranger understand that she Is q
model wife and mother. Progress in
Japan, SO the natives assert. includes
both men and women. To be account
ed new woman" in Japan is con.
sidered high compliment. SO. when
the citizens of Toxic point to their
woman bank president as their lead
ing new woman" they feel that all
Is said.
Nine. Seno. when talking OF her suc-'
cess In business. is careful to attribute
1t all to her last" husband. "On Sep
tember 16. 1912. the Dank Of which
l am the president was founded by in
vesting part of the property of my
family" said Nine. Seno, in interest
ing English. And thus my last hus-
bands aim was realized on the re-
lapse OF about twenty years after his
death. He always said that his prop
SASy wan tho iCbuiL Vi lio o"A iuooA
and saving. SO that 1t must be safely
preserved generation by generation.
On this point OF view he felt assured
that the bank business was the most
appropriate occupation in the world.
because the aim OF the bank in gem
eral exists in the safeguarding Of the
property of all people"
Nine Seno is u kindly appearing
elderly woman-at least. one knows
that she must be elderly, having been
informed. almost before her greeting
is returned, that she was born De-
cember 2s. 1912. Then there are the
great-grandchildren and the two
grandsons. both officers of her bank.
Without this knowledge 1t would be
easy to believe her scarcely in middle
life. Her complexion is the color Of
q ripe olive. and unwrinkled and her
eyes are bright. Though she has ac-
qutred many European customs. she
still clings to her native costume. 1t
is easily understood why her fellow
countrymen take pride In her appear
ance. as well as her character and
bushes ability.
''The busines method OF my bank
is negative. but reliable" she con-
tinued, after few minutes thought.
Moreover, the peculiarity OF my bank
10 revealed In such organization as
that all the members of my family
are shareholders. My grandson Isuke.
and mis- wife are directors. His young
er brother. 1saburo. is auditor So to
speak. my bank is purely domestic"
In spite of. or. It may be. because
OF. this domestic quality which Amer
leans would call private. Mime. Seno's
reputation for probity and shrewdness
being well known and highly es-
teemed. her bank has a large business.
Her negative policy" which nn
American might call conservative. is
considered by her fellow countrymen
the best of all methods when It comes
to handling their hard-earned cash.
''She is no wildcat trader they as
sure you with evident pride In their
American slang as well as In the
shrewdness Of their woman finan.
cier.
Speaking OF her early life. still care
fully exact with her English words.
She said: II was born In Hokkaido,
the northern insular island Of Japan.
Ny last husband was born at the dis
trict Okayama In the house In which
he lived during his early time as a
farmer"