The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-09

ANY doubts tina; mlsu. have evwed
in the mlnds ~ p"ssir'i7tr ss - the
stability cT tho C'tizc1s and People
National bsnk aad tne Americsr Ns-
tional barE were d!sr,.''s5 vesto~ds,
when those tWl ataureI .~st'tut.crf
emerged ~ the Cl"7" oG t1e dave aue'
ness with fiyinF coiors ave w'ta nal-
ances larger than when Sine days
business was oeg7Ir.
a run or the American National
bank was due to ti.. suspension Of 'N-
First Nationai bank and 1~C ocr-, au-
Gcip9tcG oy he officials OF fnl 1isf.-
tuition, WI" haC prepared fs- am .u.-
erRCucE thar nigh, arise. There vas
10 unczs.ress OF the part az tns ia-l
deposirors ar1 business weu as 90 rG'",
10, TIC sv:trcraWiIs were couhlcd a.-
-rOst cugres- to tho small deposItor
snc tins sro~us that collected at tho
DanE- siiaW.a that tWo-thi~ds uf choea
c.oslng their account were anlai aaT-
!5g. deFos4tors who hac become reed
@4nssaI Of Greeks a"G f"r-igr-rs wh"
.v0ia no. undefStauc tGs -.taati,u aul
T7,lo wanted their mUue
EVERY FACILITY AFFORDED.
IN two oanas aroru,a e,.ry fac.'-
Ils Tor those DESIRING Sc Withdraw tile.r
deposits and oven went 7n 'a- as go
convert ofhgr depaItHs ms Intg paEInF
window 80 that anxiCue 0epusltnrH
s'Elo seogrs ther money Nitholi any
l1',-s5de't =. W. Lamar - .ra af7
erIcan %sts3nai l,. uE Elerr man.
yV'oras'. arid s11ai, 0eDositOr. ra1 tiafr
sapi1ss and Hatur airy whert tns .lr--
esr crowd cDlie,ted, Uade "a snoit state
msut shortly attrr door "9 the hauiS
OUeuc0 rio tuld the p8,T.1r crowd
that ric- Ja-nk Vac iu pDsltiUi, 60
yas ever. dollar tha, sas uu dsprsit
aEd thag Il would dc So i4s' as lrlss
as ooa,-i9le. l4c asse3 tie Leoplc r~p
had cJue 10 the bank solely yuf rI
curiosity - withdraw and Jhus trl.
nit those who haG come to s-aurr su,.g
money 10 az 80 without amy anu,nr.-
~ary delay M. Lamar said Tie 'l'a.
had over 5000 CDg ON do susit tn .li4
vaults and no one need tecl alarmed llt
tire least.
His remarks 10, cnly aad 4u -.t..
upon those HGO he'd Dvncy go i.a
bank. bur were met WIZ ,tagi.- fr..1
those who aad o. ff.sGeu"C thal t..r %
couio STAND alE ruin uJ arut-
ter how prolonged.
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
While the small depositora we've ..-
eeiving tier money sE 1ast as tIt ,a..
ING telleTs could hams d. over d.. l''-u
the receiving teiiers WrrH e5yslis .a5
busy receiving deDOsita aud iacr nt..
Of no small amounts BtslaHs- s4H. f
which had not banked EIe da. pIrn
JUS poured their deposit .u.r iE, DlIr..
some oG tho firms bringing 40 SUM. .r
nigh az 1000.
The fact that firms .u Pnu-anull
known To- ye sound 5ul W.ti. ample
,apital were putting money iu large
sums into lie DalL r,assIIcd W4ur
and by noon there were. only 70 few
people about the oauk making with
lraW ais. And the small crowd az tina.
lour soCu drifted away when President
lamar again mounted tho cashiers
iesk and lcld the deD6sttoT5 thai 3D.
,rder 10 Accommodate all ulO uuatrH
heir money tHc bank would not close
.ecp the paying tellers on duty until
O'CLOCK in the afternoon if nsCcssIy-,
o accommodate the patTong. But th.1
vas not necessary. for bv O'ClO,,
mere wa aardIT- a person iu the build
ng VINO wanted to take his money car
" the institution.
CONFIDENCE RESTORED.
Whatever confidence was laChua
turing the earlier hours OF the day had
-een restored. and bank Oii ri8lg and
he public felt better when the after
loon hours found both banks ln su
ven better condition than when the
lays business began.
I'VE passed through the dav without
ny trouble whatever" said President
:. ". Ba!nar 70 q Journal representa-
i've late in the afternoon. 'Somc small
epCsitors closed their accounts, but
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