Milford chronicle., 1915-06-25
RIVNERs URGED TO
COOPERATE WITH
FARMERS
MATERIAL HAS ENTERED
wv THE BANK VAULTS OF
THE NATION.
e.rk a Financial Power House
" TO the Community.
BY Peter Radford.

Py FN%Nt
o,o of the greatest opportunities IN
AZ business life Of the nation lies
H' ,.octical cooperation of the coun-
- hanks with the farmer in building
.s.;culture and the adventure is laden
-;,b Greater possibilities than any
onward movement now before the
American public.
a few bankers have loaned money
:. farmers at a low rate of interest,
"a ofttimes without compensation, to
Snv I Hooded livestock, build silos,
SsrtiIize sa the land, secure better seed,
bold their products for betetr mar
tst nrice etc. The banker in con-
,ributing toward improving the grade
of livestock; the quality of the seed
and the fertility of the soil, plants in
,bs agricultural life of the community
fountain of profit, that, like Tenny-
son's brook. runs on and on forever.
community Progress a Bank Asset.
The time was when money loaned
nm sucb a basis would severely test
,be sanity Of the banker; such trans
actions would pain the directors like
blow in the face. A cashier who
vould 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 is
being imbibed more freely by our finan'
eers. It indicates that the bankers are
getting wiser, becoming more able fin
anciers and the banking industry more
competent The vision of the builder is
crowding out the spirit of the pawn
broker. A light has been turned on
a new world of investment and no |
usurer ever received as large returns |
On the investment as these progress
siye bankers, who made loans to |
uplift industry. The bankers have
always been liberal city builders, but
they are now building agriculture.
A Dollar With a Soul.
It is refreshing in this strenuous
commercial life to find so many dol
lars with souls. When a dollar is ap-
preached to perform task that does
not directly yield the highest rate OF
interest, we usually hear the rustic
Of the eagles wings as it scars up
ward; when a dollar is requested to
return at the option of the borrower
it usually appeals to the Goddess OF
Liberty for its contractural rights;
when a dollar is asked to expand in
volume to suit the requirements OF
industry, it usually talks solemnly of
is Tedeemer, but soul material has
entered into the vaults of our banks
and rate. time and volume have a
new basis Of reckoning in so far as
the ability of some of the bankers
permit them to cooperate in promot'
ing the business Of farming.
God Almighty's Noblemen.
These bankers are God Almighty's
nobemen 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 new vision, and
wisdom has visited upon them busi.
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 and the shrewd banker knows
mat he can more effectively increase
his deposits by putting blue blood in
'le veins Of livestock; quality in
the yield Of the soil and value into
agricultural products, than by bust
ness handshakes, overdrafts and
gaudy calendars.
Iaking the community into part
lership with the bank, opening up a
eager account with progress, making
-lrlIt and enterprise stockholders and
me prosperity of the country an
'sset to the bank, put behind it
stability far more desirable than
euerhead bearing the names of all
ue distinguished citizens of the COM
HunlIy. The bank is the financial
'o"er house of the community and
uesSed Is the locality that has an
Ipto-date banker.