The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-16
! Mr.. GEORGE sLlTcH PROMOTED
Is Elected President of the CONNER
..cial Bank-WilI lnauqurate
Several Improvements

/ The stockholders meeting of the
Commercial Bank was held Tuesday
at noon in the office of Mr. II. NJ.
Hampton. this city. the banks attor-
ney.
True to his declaration made more
/ than six months ago, Or. J. c. Boozer
rendered his resignation. and Mr.. Geo.
j. Bitch. who has been with the bank
almost since its inception, was pro-
noted from cashier to president
DR. Boozer made a most wise and
splendid counsellor and under his
leadership the bank has grown in
strength, popularity and standing
among the people. While he has care
fully looked after the banks tinan-
cial affairs he has encouraged and
promoted a more intensive and pro
gressiye system OF farming among the
boys and girls on the farms, as well
as the adults by Offering attractive
prizes for the best yield OF various ar
ticles, and the Commercial Bank has
been veritable agricultural eXhibi-
ton.
DR. Boozer has an unfaItering faith
| in our agricultural possibilities, and
! is anxious to see these possibilities
made actualities, and the prizes he Of
fered as steps in this direction We be
/ lieve will stand out as index fingers
pointing to better things.
4 While resigning as president, Or.
/ Boozer will still remain with the bank,
and will serve on its board Of direct
ors
Mr.. George J. Bitch, the banks new
/ president. belongs to the well known
Bitch family, noted pioneers of the
county. He was with the bank when
DR.. Bitch was manager for DR.. lily.
Robinson. its former president, and
has held most every position in it, SO
he assumes the duties of president
thoroughly cOnversant with its duties,
responsibilities and needs He is per
haps the youngest bank president in
the state-certainly the youngest one
in this city or county.
The bank owns its building, and
will carry into effect at an early date
many changes in it's construction, and
will keep thoroughly abreast Of all
the up-to-date movements that have
been so manifest in Ocala for so long
a time.
He expects to make some notable
improvements in the conduct OF the
bank itself, which it is believed viii
add to its fame and usefulness as a
fiscal institution
Mr. D. c. Styles, Jr.. succeeds Mr.
George Bitch as cashier Mr. Styles
is an expert accountant. and came to
Ocala while an attache OF the Ameri-
can Audit Company, His Introduction
to OcaIa people was through his au-
diting the city books. Besides being
with the audit company he was also
connected with Savannah banking
concern, and has large experience in
banking circles.
We welcome him to the city with
the hope that he will give his quota
OF new impulse to it's growth and that
the benefits will be mutual.
i Mr.. Donald f. McIver, of the firm
Of McIver & MacKay, was honored as
vice president of the bank.
+ Mr. McIver has grown up with the
town, and is now recognized as one
of its old landmarks He has built up
a great business for himself from
very humble beginning and what he
has done for himself he will be able
to do for the bank. His advice, at
least. will be most helpful
Mr.. Bradford c. Webb of Kendrck
has been made chairman of the board
OF directors. He has also inscribed
his name in red letters on the calen-
dar of success.
The bank is reaching out its tenta-
cles, and has for its directors Mr.. w.
H. McRainey of Wildwood, who is
pIODdDiS Oue Vi JIG iilCSI SANNCScl 0I
men in the whole of Sumter county;
Mr. J r. Williams of Citra, one whose
success has been phenomenal, and
Mr. Osborne Of Morriston, another one
whose success has been of the strong,
stalwart kind
Mr. H. W. Hampton, who more and
more is climbing the legal ladder TO a
greater aud greater height. is contin-
ued as the banks attorney.
We hope that the bank and the city
will prosper more than ever under its
!, newly elected officials.
Huerta says that there are 10000
hacien3os in Mexico LANDED estates)
from which he can raise $t75,000,0o0;
that Woodrow Wilson knows nothing