Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-11-18
GROWTH OF BANKS SHOW
PROGRESS OF THE COUNTY
Our Banks are the Indicators Show
ing Growth of County--Deposits
Multiply Rapidly 90 Bankers and
Farmers Friendly.

Farmers Friendly.
The banking institutions of community possibly much
than any other line of business reflects advancement
depression in the community The following interview with Mr.
L. Wngate of the oldest bankers in the county, gives
very good idea of the banking conditions county and
to prove that have forged ahead remarkable during
the past few years:
"A days ride through the farming sections Of Williams Coun
N viewing the immense wheat fields the houses and barns
Section i'm barn.
yards pastures skepican
the attained only little than ten and
forever settles in his mand the fact that the immigrant
and the OK team, is now a relic of the past
THE BANKERS PART
While doubt every has contributed towards this
wonderful development by wisely constructed dcpne and
Gill; other Business Enterprise have done played
important part in the drama Of constructing Williams Coun
than her many strong and well managed Banks No doubt t
Banks will play that part the next ten
come
GROWTH OF BANKS
Nine years ago. Williams County with total de-
poss aggregang $615ooo0o Today Williams County has,
twenyone Banks with deposits aggregang $3,25000O0G In
comparing the deposits with the deposits Of today
necessary consider the actual of that been
CATTLE machinery breaking farming etc. and not least
the Thousands and Thousands of Dollars that has been back
Investors in the East for interest payments
borrowed for these improvements of these
mortgages have maued the last three and have
been paid off full from earnings made these farms and nice
percentage of the mortgage Indebtedness has been each
year.
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT
In referring the excellent showing made by the Banks of
Williams County be that they have been wisely
and conservaey managed Eight nine and ten the
Banks and the customers strangers While the Banker who
not able Judge Human Nature had missing link in his
faculty when applied to the granting of loans
could only be considered secondary Importance Only the Chat
tel Mortgage mile long considered true medium of
change Sometimes these reinforced by Real Estate
mortgage that the Banker would take special pains seeing
signd, sealed and delivered. f.
NEW CONDITIONS
While that conservative attitude the Williams County
Banker has not changed materially conditions here changing
just the they changed in Minnesota Iowa. Illinois
and Wisconsin To-day the old Iron Rule of handling
strong and weak alike does not did ten
discarded the the Ok team the
schooner Today where than Williams County,
The separated from the wheat No where in America is;
ABILITY and HONESTY" respected than in Williams
County, To-day the Farmers and the Merchants and the Bank
longer strangers but what farther than
hey fiendeach taking keen interest the others well
razne that the prosperity of few will eventually the
bundant prosperity Of the No where the real Western
Spirit of friendship and cooperation evident than it is
Williams Countrywide place where able wearing
Ills just big and just much respected by all able
wearing silk hat and Prince Albert suit That the Real
Western Spirit IAN Ideal in Twentieth Century
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
In Williams County in Eastern Counties while they
new, the prices commodities depend largely
pom the supply and demand Men with money Bank Deposorsp
rule do very little pioneering Williams County has been de-
eloped by of small Our farmer five
ago borrower and not depostor Since the
enage compared with the percentage of dpsors
one money naturally became commodity and
Banker who keen interest the development of his
ommunity forced make little reach far
the this for actual necessities
athe than for speculation and expansion business While this
seemed hard and unjust the theory proved to be wise
encourages thrift and sefreance The plans that
sonal then real It the thing that started to-
ta and poultry the Williams County farm It.
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