Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-17


prises and who hold us,in their bust.
ness confidence. "A strict observance
OF these first considerations OF sound
banking rules will more firmly es-
tablish the banker and his business in
the confidence OF the public and Of in.
vestors than any other qualification
or advantage he may offer.
Clearing House.
In recent years a changing relation.
ship between the public and the
banks is plainly seen. The fact that
the bank now serves as a clearing
house for thousands of new deposit.
tors who pay their bills and settle
other transactions by check, and who
never did so before, shows the use.
fulness Of the banks as a community
necessity. 1t also indicates the in.
creased confidence in the bankers
themselves. The good business meth.
DDS involved in this closer relation
ship between the public and the
banks is manifestly helpful and ed
ucational to the public itself; besides
stimulating habits Of thrift and econ
omy and teaching the folly Of i'm.
provident spending.
Business Prospects. 4
1.-THE business prospects Of the cur
rent year are bright in North Dako.
Ia, an increased acreage Of all kinds
Of food products has been planted;
at present the promises is for a
bountiful yield and a profitable year
for our people. Their prosperity
means greater banking activities and
a corresponding increase of our own
responsibilities; also requiring a clos
or acquaintance with the capacity and
needs Of our own customers, and the
resources Of the state, whose fullest
development largely depends on the
intelligent but conservative use Of
the banking capital we represent. Let
us hope the year 1915 will still fur.
ther extend the knowledge in other
communities and other states that
our state Is the one Of greatest op-
portunities in the union for the poor
btu industrious man, who would es-
cape the thrall Of tenancy and be.
come an independent home and land
owner Or successful business man in
the growing towns Of our splendid
commonwealth 1t is a matter Of gen.
eral comment with the residents Of
this state who have visited other
parts Of the country during the past
year, that there is less complaint
among our farmers and business men
over the stringency of the times than
in any other part Of the country. This
indicates a substantial condition Of
prosperity for the residents Of North
Dakota that must make itself known
abroad to our great advantage.
In addition to the demands upon our
time nd efforts in advancing the spe-
cial interest Of our own localities and
state, we must remember that there
are other claims upon our citizenship,
claims of a still greater degree and of
more far reaching consequence. AS
loyal citizens Of the United States
we have a first duty to perform in
s~teadfast allegiance to u W flag
and to what it represents to us as
we'll as to the world at large. We
look with profound anxiety upon the
terrible conflict now raging in Euro
pean countries-a war whose after
math will be a burden on the genera
lions to come, and whose present con.
sequences reach into the transactions
Of our daily business affairs. We de.
plore the great loss of human life,
the suffering Of the living, the des-
truction of the earnings of industry.
in this terrible adjustment of condi'
lions, which we may be thankful,
does not yet apply to US. AS a peace
loving nation pledged to extend the
greatest individual privileges and lib
critics to all our. citizens consistent
with national safety, we cannot but
contemplate the results of this pres.
ent gigantic struggle as a threaten
ed danger to ourselves, and to the
ideals Of civilization and peace which
have become a part Of u national
existence, and on which foundation
Liberty has raised its proudest pedes.
tai. Through our regard for the high
est standard of civilization there are
sympathies that appeal strongly to
us for the exercise Of humane con-
%siderations in the conduct of war, and
any proper protest upon our part that
might lessen the atrocities and hor-
rors of warfare we need not hesitate
to make. But manifestly, the first
duty of American citizenship in col
nection with this foreign war, in
which all combatants are our friends,
is to maintain the impartial neutral
ity of our government in every public
act and purpose.
"In conclusion I wish to thank you
for the honor conferred upon me in
the election Of president of this 'asso-
citation, and desire to say that after
discharging my official duties. if I
can be of any further service as a
member in your organization, I hope
to have the privilege of rendering it.
BISMARCK DRUGGIST PLEAsEs
CUSTOMERS.
Jos. Breslow reports customers are
greatly pleased. with the QUICK &C
ton of simple ,buckhorn bark, ely.
cerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka.
rh;c c;un1o ron1pdv drains the old