The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23
PETERSBURG BANKS
SHOWING PROSPERITY
Representatives of Bureau Of Applied
Economics Announce Interesting
Results of Survey.
MAToACA ELECTS DELEGATES
Dinwiddie School Receives Diploma.
Mrs. Mary b. Chambers Dead--Rev.
w. c. Moffctt, OF Richmond. to Of
ficiate at Funeral This Afternoon.

Special to The Richmond Nirginiau)
Petersburg, Va. May 22-Repre-
sentatives of the Bureau of Applied
Economics, Of Washington, y. G, VIII,
are engaged in making an Industrial
survey of Petersburg for the Cham.
Der of Commerce have made an in
Vcstigauon of banking conditions in
tho city and with the assistance of
Cashier Wallace D.. blanks, of tho
American Bank and Trust Company,
nave compiled and made public inter-
estlnR facts concerning the increase
ana growth of the local banks bust
ness y comparative table compiled
by Mr.. Blanks. shows that the total
bank resources of Petersburg i'm
March, 1914, amounted to less than
$9,oVpoo0 Us against nearly $4,000,
ooo at THIS time or IN increase in two
years of approximately Is per cent.
In 1914, the re grCes Of the four
Petersburg bar ~ combined represent
ed 80 per cent Of the banding strength
or the state as against &c per cent
at this time. The deposits i'm the
petersburg banks in 1914 amounted TO
SIS, 9o.o00. Today they exceed $40
600, 900, an increase Of approximately
Sc per cent. Many other details as %
the growth an dprogress of the Peters
burg banks which are of Importance
are given in the able
AlonE With the inVestiEa ton of the
banking situation the Bureau has oh
tanned from Postmaster r. Z. Bar
ham statement showing the increase
in the business of the local postotfice
during the past two years. During the
year ending March 81. 1915, the total
postal savings department in the Pc.
tpTEDlTR office RI npt,
sS,7l0 with wtthdra walls of s4s2S
During the past year the deposits in
creased to Si73.1s6. or Ills per cent.
Other statistics concerning the condi-
ton Of the office will be given out as
soon as me table is completed
NatOaca Fleets Delegates.
At meeting of the Democratic
voters of Matoaca Magisterial Dis
trfct, Chesterfield County. held Friday
afternoon last, delegates to the county
convention to he held at the county
courthouse this week were elected as
follows: Messrs. " w Worley, James
T. CLAYTON and +. l.. Mann
School Receives Diploma.
School No. II. in pinwiddie County,
has heen awarded q diploma of stand
ardization by the board OF education
The diploma entities the school to a
prize OF $50, and patrons and teachers
VINO nave worked faithfully for the
diploma are much gratified. The
school is taught hu Mrs " W Deih,
Mrs. VI. n. Chambers.
Mrs, Mary b Chambers, wife of T
T. Chambers. died at S:35 o'clock last
evening at her home on Woo 1pocker
Road Chesterfield County, FOLLOWING
an Illness Of several months. Mrs.
chambers was ffty-fve years Of age.
She is survived by one son and two
daughters, George W. Chambers and
Misses Margaret and Violet Chambers
both Of Chesterfield County, The flu
neral viii he conducted from the :esi- ,
dence at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Rev. w c. Moffett of Rich (
mond, will officiate
b. r. Pcrduc.
Benjamin franklin Perdue. aged f..
two years. three months and eight |