Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-28
NEW OFFICERS GRANT
co. BANKERS ASSN.

in Grant county of any size, and the
larger places each support two, three !
and as many as four banks. The de- |
posits are something enormous and
reach the almost unbelievable sum of
about 100000.
''ThiS proves to the world what a
strong and wealthy county we have
a leader in everything, and absolutely
unsurpassed i'm its rich prOductiyeneSS.
Where does this huge sum of money
on deposit in the banks come from?
The greater part of it comes from the
farmers. And how does it come that
they have money to put in the banks
and in such large amounts? When
only twenty-five years ago they had
TO do their store trading on credit;
run an account for the whole year and
pay it in the fall when they sold their
hogs or other stock-and, if they
couldn't pay all, would have to give
their notes-before starting the next
years account.
well, for one thing, the big increase
in the price of land made some of
them rich, and the others have be-
come well-to-do through the large re
turns of late years from stock raising,
/ and their labOrs, and again more i'm
/ proved methods have helped very ma
/ terially, but above all else, the de-
veIopment of the dairy industry is
what | would ascribe Grant coGnty's
wonderful prosperity to.
"'You can all remember when farm
ers made their own butter and sold 1t
for &c to 1Oc per ID. 1t was all good
IN their eyes, even if wrapped in
lIurkey-red handkerchief, as some wo-
men used to bring it to our store. The
i low price they received hardly COM
pensated them Tor their work, and
i they got no money either, they took
+ it out in trade.
"NOW the average farmer can pay
his entire grocery bill for the year
with one months cream check.
"ThR establishment of creameries
and cheese factories in our county
keeps him in ready money-all the
year round. And he can put the pro
savings deposit account, and soon
be independent.
SO, when IL is simmered down, the
phenomenal development of the bank
ing industry In Grant county is due d.
rectly and primarily to the farmers,
who now have the cash to support the
banks, keep Them going, aand as the
g If
their COWS, so the fl0uriShing cOndi-
ton OF the banks of Grant county are
i'm, must be laid to the cow, and at
our bankers banquetS everyone ought
to drink milk to her homer as our
great benefacbOr."
! E. C. Amann of Prairie du Chen, a
visiting banker, was called IpOn and
made a brief but interesting talk. He
was followed by w. H. Doyle OF Platte
vile, who took up matters of general
| banking interest.
] B. c. Berg OF Hazel Green, told of
some OF the hazards and conveniences
of living in dry town, and how the
snaredrum of visiting band man had
cracked while playing at Hazel Green's
A -
clan attributed the mishap to playing
IN dry town.
Hal Murley of PlattevilIe, made
some humorous remarks and told
some funny stories.
! The next meeting of the association
will be held on June 81, 1917, and the
place of meeting will be announced
later.
Those present were:
Platteville-George Harms, H. Klar
man, Will Bentz, Hal Murley, A. E.
Rundell, H. D. Ritter, A. W. Kemler,
C. A. Alexander, Eugene Lambin,
Frank Whitcher, j. r. Spear, w. H.
Doyle, Ira Poller.
Fennimore-C. p. Him, Roy Vile
bont, T. H. Corfield, L. G. Brechler,
Will Mauer, DR.. T. H. Marsden, A. E.
Keller.
Bloomington-A. E. Budahn, L. P.
BARLEY, VIM. Morrissey, A. c. Bishop.
Cassville-G. A. Stevens, ID. Rupp.
Prairie du Chien-E. c. Amman, F. |
S. Clinton
Patch Grove-M. j. Duffy.
Hazel Green-B. c. Berg. E. Stadel. /
LANCASHIRE. H. Basford, L. A. |
Clark, L. H. Stevens, L. o. PennOck, |
c. H. Baxter, Robt BroOker, V. L. /
ShOwalter, r. Meyer, j., George A. |.
Moore, A. L. Sherman, y H. Gerber.