Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02
BANKERS URGED TO
COOPERATE WITH
FARMERS
SOUL MATERIAL HAS ENTERED
THE BANK VAULTS or
THE NATION.
The Bank a Financial Power Hevoo
to the Community.
BY Peter Radford.

One of the greatest opportunities n
the business life of the nation Lee
In practical cooperation of the coun-
try banks with the farmer in building
agriculture and the adventure Is laden
with greater possibilities than any
forward movement now before the
American public.
A few bankers hare loaned money
TO farmers ss q low rate Of interest,
and ofttimes without compensation. 70
buy blooded livestock. build siloss
fertilize the hand. secure better seed
bold their products for q better mar
ket price, etc. The banker IN con-
tributins toward improving the grade
OF livestock; the quality Of tho seed
and the fertility OF the soil. plants In
the agricultural life Of the community
q fountain Of profit. that. like Tennyi
sons brook. runs on and on forever.
Community Progress . Bank Asset
The time was when money loaned
on such basis would severely test
the sanity Of the banker; such trans
actions would pain the directors Ike
q blow In the face. A cashier who
would dare to cast bread upon waters
that did not return buttered side up
In time for annual dividends would
have TO give way to Q more capable
man. This does not necessarily mean
that the bankers are getting any better
or that the milk Of human kfndnesss y
being inbibsd more frssfy By our fnan-
ciers. II indicates that the bankers arc
getting wiser. becoming more able IN
snciers and the banking industry more
competent The vision Of the builder =
crowdins out the spirit Of the pawn
broker 4 light has BEEN turned on
. new world Of investment and 10
usufsr ever received - laseS returns
on the investment - these progrso
sive bankers. who made loans %
uplift industry. Tia bankers have
always bean liberal city builders. bue
they are now building agriculture.
A Dollar With . Soul.
It Is refreshing In this strenuous
commercial life To find 90 many dok
lars with souls. When dollar Ia a.
preached to perform task that does
not directly Yield the highest rate Of
interest. We usually hear the rustic
Of the eagles wings as Il scars up
ward: when Q dollar Is requested 70
return at the option OF the borrower,
It usually appeals to the Goddess d
Liberty for its contractural rights:
when dollar Is asked to expand Ia
volume to suit the requirements Of
industry. II usually talks solemnly Of
its redeemer. hpt soul material hss
entered into the vaults Of our banks
and rate. time and volume have &
new basis Of reckoning In 90 far ~
the ability Of some Of the bankers
permit them to cooperate In promot'
ing the business Of farming.
God Almlehtyt hoblemen.
These bankers are God Almighty's
noblemen. Heaven lent earth the
spirit OF these men and the angels
will help them roll In place the
cornerstones Of empires. They are
not philanthropists; they are wise
bankers. The spirit OF the builder
has given them o new vision. and
wisdom has visited upon them bust
ness foresight
The cackie OF the hen. the Low
Of kline and the rustic Of growing
crops echo In every bank vault In the
nation and the shrewd banker know
that he can more effectively increase
his deposits BY putting blue blood II
the veins OF livestock quality II
the yield OF the soil and value into
agricultural products. than by busi
ness handshakes, overdrafts an'
saudy calendars.
Taking the community into part
nsrship with the bank. opening up
ledger account with progress. making
thrift and enterprise stockholders ant
the prosperity OF the country al
asset to the bank, put behind !
stability far more desirable than
letterhead bearing the names OF al
: the distinguished citizens OF the com
munity. The bank is the nnaneia
power house ot the community an'
blessed Is the locality that has al
up-to-date banker.