The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-27
Money MAGhAT[s
hntl6IMA1E HERE
MEMBERS OF GROUP No. z.
STATE nANtfHs
MET.
MANY MATTERS
ARE DISCUSSED
Finnneiers Decide to Make
Cbarges on all Foreigp Col
leotions Handled.

Tn ty-fiye prominent financiers
from various cities and towns
throughout this section attended the
annua, meeting Of Group No. 2, Of
the Miss sippi Bankers Association
which was held here Thursday, and
many important matters were dis
cussed. he convention having proved
both pleasant and profitable to all
who were in attendance.
The meeting was held at the city
hall, and was presided over by Mr..
r. B. Clark, cashier of the Bank Of
Tupelo, vice-president of the organ
ization. Mr.. Ira l.. CASTOR, ssistant
cashier of the First State Bank in
this city officiated as secretary, and
was assisted b. Mr.W. H. Carter, see
retary Of the Chamber of Commerce,
while the address Of welcome was
delivered by DR.. j. w. Lipscomb,
president of the same organization.
who in well chosen words extended
the visitors cordial welcome to Co
lumbus and assured them that it was
great pleasure to have them here.
This address was responded to by Mr..
Clark, of Tupelo, with graceful
little speech ia which he thanked
DR.. IDscomb for his kind words and
said that the hospitality of Colum-
bians was so well known abroad that
he AM his fellow delegates knew
they We're welcome and were exceed
ingly lad to be here.
| The o,ficirl program opened
with discussion of Demonstration
and Economic Work." which was
participated in by Prof. r. Fl. Pate
of the a. and NJ College, who rep.
resented the state farmers cooper,
ative demonstration bureau, and Mr.
s. j. High, of Tupelo, who repre-
sented the bankers.
The next speaker introduced was
Mr.. r. II, Temple, of Oxford, whc
extended the financiers a cordial in
vitation to attend the meeting of tn,
jefferson Davis Highway Associa
ton which is to be held at Grenadi
Thursday, March 2, and then cam,
an address by Mr.. H. M. Cottrell o.
the Memphis Business Mems Club
who spoke on "Pig Club Work"
| Mr. Cottrell was followed by Mr.
r. II. Dixon, Of Vicksburg, wh'
spoke on Taxation" and then cam,
a discussion of Banking Under Bol
Weevil Conditions" which was par
ticipated in by Mr. w P. Tate, pres
ident of the Union and Planters
Bank, at Memphis, and Mr.. f. /
Lucas, cashier of the Merchants an
Farmers Bank at Koseiusko.
An extended discussion of "Cred
it Inquiries and Collection Business,
was lead by Mr.. J. C.. Mcfarland
cashier of the First National Ban
at Aberdeen, and at its conclusion
resolution providing for reasonabl
charges on all foreign collection
was unanimously adopted.
, The bankers raised the sum of So
as donation to the Mississippi
Girls Canning Club, and agreed t
employ Attorneys Mays and May
of Jackson. TO look after their inter
ests in all back tax collection suit
They also endorsed the "Negotiabl
instruments" act now pending b,
' fore the Legislature, and those pre-
ent promised to do everything i
their power TO secure its adoption.
1 Mr.. W. A. Bowen, Of Pontotoc, an
Mr.. J c. Mcfarland, of AberdeeI
were named to represent the loo
group on the nominating commit,
A when the Mississippi Bankers A
q sociation meets in annual session
= Laurel next May, and after havir
I selected Tupelo ..as their next poll
I of amalgamation, the money ma
h mates adjourned.
! The following gentlemen attends
;. the meeting:
w. A Boone, First National Ban
Pontotoc a. VI. Cottrell, Busine
Mems Club, Memphis; f. c. Cha
man, National Bank of CommerC
Columbu r B. Clarke, The Bank
= Tupelo, Tupelo; T. II. Dickson, seci
'e tary Mississippi Bankers Assoc
T. ton, Vicksburg; NJ. W. Erwin, Ba
u of Crawford, Crawford; B. r. Ell
T Okolona Banking Co., Okolona;
u d. Guerry, Bank Of Artesia, Artes
: T. A. Goodwin. Verona Bank, Vel
10 ma; |. l.. CASTOR, First State Bar
: Columbus; George 4. Hazard, Fl
u National Bank, Corinth; G. w. Ha
ston, Bank Of Crawford, Crawfol
s. ]. High, Peoples Bank and Trl
Company. TupeIo. I Franz Fl;