The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
PETERSBURG BANKS
SHOW GREAT GROWTH
Increase in Deposits Twenty Per Cen,
In Year, as Shown BY Official
Reports.
SPLENDID PROFITS EARNED
touching Scenes at Funeral of La.
nientcd Miss Nellie Alice Suther-
tnnd-Richmond Officers NOW on
Duty on HopcweIi Road

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o"'s On iopc"eil Road
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etefspufg, Va, Sept. 2o.--The fl
t'"Hciti condltion or the four Peters
puIs naHks as SHOWN IN their state
hleI'ts at the close of business Septem-
Der and compiled by Wallace ID.
blanks, cashier Of the American Bank
/ ano trust Company, is the best for
several months. The aggregate de-
posts are shown to be $500, 41l.95,
as compared with S5,91S,30+17 on
me eoniptroiier's CALI of September
- - :, an increase OF Sl,2o2.lo7IS,
or zV.Si per cent.
Aae loiai reserve of the four banks
a. tie can OF september z, 1915.
M@S Sltt 80, l6z. u. belng IN excess of
I the regal requirements
ne amount OF redlSeounts, hor-
foWeu money, SHOWN at the "calf' in
Septeh!bef' i9l4, was 1856, 2o6.95,
pei1k a.es per cent OF the aggregate
/ Oils ss,toS, @ss-te whlle only $780,
! Nv pf L.Ie per cent OF the aggregate
loahs, $"43S'e4o.o9 was provided by
Fealscohnts at the time Of the last
@did.
ne statement SHOWS the combined
taPltaf' surplus aud profits of the four
+'t'-- '"'YHt tffN Ntfi4A-
olned capItal being 81 o.o0o, giving an
average book value Of $3.50 per 500.
Inc aggregate undivided profits
nave increased within year SI7,-|
33p.t2 and dividends amounting 10
$Se40 were paid the stock holders
during the same period, making the
aggregate profit for the year $780,
390.72.
In addition to the redlaetion of
k.s ax-.y 4. s,s+
Of redistcouuts, one of the national
banks retired 500, 600 of its circulate
ing notes.
The banks represented In the state
ment are the Petersburg Savings and
insurance Company. the National
Bank Of Petersburg, the Virginia Ma
tt4iaa4 Bank and the American Bank
and Trust Company.
Funeral Of Miss Nellie Alice Suther-
land.
The funeral service of Miss Nellie
Alice Sutherland. AN account OF whose
sad and sudden death has been pub
lIShed ia The Nirginian, was conduct.
ed from the West End Baptist Church
at 3 O'Clock this Afternoon The at
tendance Was the largest that has been
seen at the West End Church In scv-
erat years. The spacious auditorium
was taxed to it's capacity and not
fore the service was commenced.
The floral tributes were numerous
and rare. attesting the esteem in
which the YOUNG lady was held in
the community. The large choir gal
Terry at the rear OF the chancei was
draped in mourning in respect to the
departed member of the choir and
members of the choir were seated
with the family, while "A substitute
choir rendered appropriate music
one Of the most touching scenes OF
Grace" by Miss Mary Baxter The
pastor. Rev. Alonzo II, Love. offlciated
aud delivered a touching euiogy off
the life on the deceased as a consistent
lnetnhe!. al the congregation. a teach
or in the SUNDAY school and mem
her of the church choir.
The pallbeare-s We're:
Honorary: Masters Russell Walsh.
Bernard Maitland. Clifford Andrews
Lawrence H. Walsh Marshall Jordan
Herbert Thayer Leslie Thayer, Robert
Maitland and 0tha Kirkland mem
bers Of Miss Sutherlands' Sunday
School class: Drs. j. q. Rennie and c
:. Dodd Messrs w. M. Rycker w
!. Crowder r. r. johnson, II. A
Sayorg and w. H. Mackasay
Active: Messrs +, r. Goulder. 7
Douglas Watkins. Allan p. Perkins
James d Mckinney. q Wallace
Rucker. Idttleton Mayes and Remrhie
L. Arnold Interment was made in
the family section in Biantlford Gene
terry
Court Gonvcnes This Morning
The September term of the lust
inEs Court Judge Mullen presiding
viii convene at 10 o'clock tomorrow
,,,orY,iuts Tho court .ras m have