Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
bANlERS IURGED 70
COOPERATE WITH
!. FARMERS
ooul MATERNAL HAS ENTERED
TIE BANK VAULTS or
THE NATION.
The Bank . Financial Power Hovoo
70 the Community.
sy Pstsr Radserd.

oy Peter RadSord.
One Of tho greatest opportunities N
the business Me Of the nation lies.
IN practical cooperation Of the coun-'
try banks With the farmer in building
agriculture and the adventure 10 laden
With greater Probabilities than any
forward movement now before the
American public.
A few bankers have loaned money
% farmers ct low rate Of interest,
and Outlines without compensation. to
buy blooded livestock. build silos.
fertilixe the land. secure better seed.
hold their products for . betetr mar
ket price, etc. The banker In con-
tributing toward improving the grade
Of livestock; the. quality Of the seed
and the fertility Of the soil, plants in
the agricultural life Of the community
. fountain Of profit. that. like Tenny-
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 q the banker: such trans
actions would pain the directors like
. blow IN the face. 4 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 . more capable
man. This does not necessarily mean
that the bankers are getting any better
or that the milk Of human Kindness 10
being imbibed more freely by our imam
ciers. It indicates that the bankers are
getting wiser, becoming more able nm
anciers and the banking industry more
competent. The vision Of the builder -
crowding out the spirit Of the pawn
broker. A light has been turned on
Z new world Of investment and no
Insurer ever received - large returns
on the investment ~ these progress
sive bankers. who made loans to
uplift industry. The bankers have
always been liberal city builders. but
they are now building agriculture.
A Dollar With . Soul.
It Is refreshing in this strenuous
commercial life to hnd 90 many dol
lars with souls. When . dollar II ap-
preached to perform task that does
not directly yield the highest rate Of
interest, We usually hear the rustic
Of tho eagles wings - Il scars up
ward; when . dollar Is requested to
return At the option Of the borrower.
It usually appeals to the Goddess Of
Liberty for IT, contractural rights;
when . dollar u asked to expand in
volume to suit the requirements Of
industry, It usually talks solemnly OF
it, redeemer. but soul material has
entered into the vaults Of our banks
and rate, time and volume have .
new basis Of reckoning in 20 far -
the ability Of some Of the bankers
permit them to cooperate in promot'
ing the business Of farming.
God AlmIehty'e Neblsmsn.
These bankers are God Almishty's
noblemen. Heaven lent earth the
spirit Of these men and the angels
win help them roll in place the
cornerstones Of empires. They arc
not philanthropists: they are wise
bankers. The spirit Of the builder
has given them Q new vision. ana
wisdom has visited upon them bust
ness foresight.
The cackle Of the hen. the low
Of kline and the rustic Of growing
crops echo IN every bank vault In the
nation ana the shrewd banker knows
that he can more effectively increase
his deposits by putting blue blood IN
the veins Of livestock: quality In
the Yield Of the soil and value into
agricultural products. than BY busi-
ness handshakes, overdrafts and
gaudy calendars.
Taking the community into part.
nership with the bank. opening up .
ledger account with progress. making
thrift end enterprise stockholders and
the prosperity Of the country IN
asset to the bank. put behind It
stability far more desirable than .
letterhead bearing the.names Of al
the distinguishsd citizens Of the com
munity. The hank u the financial
power house Of the community and
blessed u the locality that has IN
up-to-dato banker.
Particular pTlntefS, Abefaeon
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