The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18
FARM LOAN BANK

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| like Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Kan
sas and Oklahoma for here agricul-
| ture is established and certain in
dustry. Here it is that men are sue
ceeding in agriculture and here it is
that others will want to engage in the
industry and plan whereby money can
be borrowed on long time with easy
payments
| Other good arguments are present.
ed in the petition. 1t shows that il
Missouri and Kansas comprise fed
eral land bank district, the territory
would include:
One-twentieth of the rural popula-
ton.
One-sixteenth of the total value of
all crops.
One-twenty-second of the country's
live stock.
One-tenth of the total value of farm
land.
One-ninth of the aggregate amour;
in farm mortgages.
Endorsements for Topeka.
In addition the petition shows that
Topeka has been Endorsed by Con-
gressmen Connolly, Doolittle, Helver-
ing, Anthony, Ayres and Senators
Curtis and Thompson. Letters of in
dorsement by the following Kansas
bankers appear in the petition:
| o. A. Simmons. president First Ma
tional bank, Atchison; William A. Mat
son, president Citizens State bank,
jewell Sheffield ingalls,, president
Commercial Trust company, Atchison;
/ E. r. Fulton, president First National
| bank, Marysville: w. L. Payne, vice
president, Pioneer State bank, Bur-
| lingame; Sidney L. Lindscott, cashier
Lindscott State bank. Holton; four
Pittsburg banks; B. A Flack. cashier
Dickinson county bank, Enterprise; H.
| c. Perry. cashier Marion National
| bank; Burt E. Brown, secretary of sem
ate; f. H. Cron, cashier Citizens State
bank, FL Dorado; J. A. Kesler, cashier
Kansas State bank. OverbrooS; L. I.
Wulfekuhler, Wulfekuhler state bank.
Leavenworth, twenty-five miles from
| Kansas City; Thos. B. Kennedy, presi-
| dent First National bank, Junction
| City: Otis L. Benton, president Oberlin
| National bank; J. L. Raines, president
Kansas State Bankers association; NJ
| B. Light, president State bank, Win
field; H. S. Martin, State Bank of
Commerce, Marion; c. L. Burns, cash.
| Ter Burns State bank. Burns; Lamb
| and Hogueland. Yates Center; George
S. Murphy, president First National
bank. Manhattan; A. W. Fielder. vice
president Wilson State bank, Wilson:
! Frank S. Morrill,. vice president Morris
and Names bank, Hiawatha; Josiah
Good, State Bank of Commerce, Ma
rion; C. F. Classen, president Kan
sas State bank. Newton: r. C. CAT
| ford, cashier Minneapolis National
bank, Minneapolis; d. MCGOWAN, jr.
cashier, First National bank, Newton;
Louis Leach, cashier Kaw Valley State
and Savings bank, Wamego: W. J.
Bailey. vice president, Exchange Ma
tional bank. Atchison; j. W. Leporin
president state Bank of Ottawa; A. \
Allen. president First National bank
Chanute; c. H. Newman. vice presi-
dent Citizens National bank, Emporia;
F. f. Clark, cashier State Exchange
bank. Barnes; A D. Jellison, president
Central National bank, Junction City
w. F. Weienzeumeyer. cashier Home
State bank. Junction City: F. NJ. Per.
kinS. Perkins Trust company. Law
renee; William Johnston. cashier FRS
National bank. Eureka: C. H. Tucker
cashier Watkins National bank Law
renee; George w. Hanna. Farmers
State bank. Clay Center; Senator J. D
Joseph. Whitewater. Fred H. Quincy
president Plants State bank, Salina
j. c. Laming, cF/hier Tongano-it
State bank. TongInoxie: Harry Raul
president Kansas State bank Holton
NJ. ]. Coolbaugh. ir. president Nation.
al State bank. Stockton; Elmer J
Nance. cashier C NJ Condor and Com
'pany State bank, Oswego; A. H Den