The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-08
THE LARGEST BANK
IN THE WORLD IN
A COUNTRY
VILLAGE

Elmer E. Adams of Fergus Falls,
Minnesota, Is one of the abIest and
most progressive of the many bright
younq men that Vermont has given
to the West to aid her in building up
her new and prosperous cities.
His early life was spent on what is
known as Mckinstry Hill In Hyde
park--one of the highest occupied
areas in town, and we might add
truthfulIy, one of the bIeakest, cold
est, windiest spots in town.
Adams is the editor and proprie.
| tor of the Fergus Falls Journal, the
leading daily of that city, and Presi-
dent of the First National bank, the
leading bank of that city.
A few months ago Adams happen.
ed to discover the fact that Hyde
Park, his former home, enjoyed the
4 unique distinction of having within
its borders the largest bank in the
United States in a country village,
and he so wrote his old friend, Sena-
tor Page.
The Seuator--who, counting his
hides, skins, Banking, fertilizers and
poultry food is probably the largest
advertiser in the world in a country
tNiIIage--was quick to see the value
of Adams suggestion for an adver-
Users standpoint.
He reasoned however, that its value
would be substantially increased if il
should prove on investigation that
/ Hyde Park had the largest bank not
only in any country village in the
United States, but in any country vii
| laee in the whole world, and the
Senator at once started an investiga-
ton as to the banks of other coun-
tries.
He found from reliable data
that it is only in the large central
cities that the banks in other parts of
the world have their homes, the
banks in the outlying districts and
villages being only branches of the
large central banks.
AS illustrating this fact 1t may be
said that there are only % banks in
Canada holding Dominion Charters,
but these banks have 3,245 branches.
The Senator's Investigations were
convincing and showed that Hyde
Park really is the home of the arg-
est bank in the world, in country
village.
Vermont is not slow in heraldine
the fact that she produces more and
better marble, more and better gran
lite and more and better scales than
any other state.
May she not now take justifiable
pride in the further fact that she
takes the lead in the matter of coun-
try banks?
We think this question may be
safely answered in the affirmative.
Further than this it may safely be
assumed that SO long as the Hyde
Park bank maintains its Well-knoWn
reputation for conservation; SO long
as it retains its policy of seeking on
Iy the highest possible grade of in
vestments: so long as it can truthful
ly claim as it does to day, that it
hasn't a single dollar of poor assets,
it may rest assured that the good peo-
Pile Of Vermont will see to it that this
proud prominence which Vermont
now enjoys in the banking line is
maintained.
To do this means of course that
depositors throughout the state hav-
ing no local or especial preferences,
will be inclined to deposit in the
Hyde Park bank so long as 1t pays
the highest rate that can be paid con-
sstent with absolute safety.
The Hyde Park bank invites inves-
tieation and criticism from any of
its depositors, present Or prospective.
If any information as to its invest
ments or methods of business is de- |
sired write to its President Carroll S.
Page or it's Treasurer, F. M. Culver, |
and prompt reply may be expected. |
News and Citizen. !