Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-11

or collapse or one or more OF these
wildcat institutions.
Legitimate banks which are In
themselves a guarantee Of security,
Are passed by by thousands Of sim.
pie and gullible people who are
charmed by the advertisements and
cunning allurements Of men who
never did any legitimate banking and
who never intended to do any.
The Chicago Eagle has often re-
ferred to this matter before and II
again urges upon the legislature and
upon men who are seeking seats In
the general assembly. the necessity
for passing a law protecting legiti.
mate banks anG prohibiting illegiti.
mate ones.
MIR. WILLIAM F. VAN BUSKIRK,
chosen as President of the Bank of
Commerce e Savings, has been con.
tinuously engaged in banking since
1888, when he became cashier OF the
Bank Of Odell," Odell, Illinois. a pri.
vate institution owned by John Nc.
Williams. one of the very large land
owners Of Central Illinois.
In 1899 he associated in the organ.
ization OF the Pontiac State Bank,
Pontiac, Illinois, and operated 1t with
marked success until 1907, when he
sold out his interests and removed to
Chicago, where he has since resided,
in the meantime serving as vice pres.
ident of two loop district banks.
Mr.. Van BuskirK is member Of the
Union League Club, member and ex-
treasurer of the Hamilton Club, pres
ident of Mems Club Of Hyde Park, and
n member of the Board of Manage
ment of Y. NJ. c. A., Hyde Park Divi.
sion.
A few excerpts from letters written
by men who know Mr.. Van Buskirk
best show how he is by them regard
ed.
Mr.. John McWilliams, formerly of
Odell, Illinois, now of Pasadena, Cal
ifornia, says:
Have known Mr.. Van Buskirk from
childhood, was my cashier sixteen
years. He Is truthful, trustworthy,
and always of pleasing address. He
is honorable and capable, man you
can always rely upon. This Ia as
much as any one can say for anoth-
err"
Mr.. o. p. Bourland, president Ma.
tlonal Bank of Pontiac, Illinois, says:
"Mr. Van Buskirk Is a high grade
gentleman IN all respects, was with
Pontiac State Bank, our competitor,
many years and regarded as an au'
thority In this district. He is a man
of large experience and unusual ca
pacity az banker"
Mr.. Chaplin A. Day, formerly treas.
urer of Marshall Field & Company,
says;
81 have known Mr.. Van Buskirk for
more than twenty-five years and there
Is no one among my friends of whom
can speak more highly in every re-
spect, He has the broadcast kind of
banking knowledge, good judgment
and sterling character His standing
among all his friends Is the very
best"
Everybody should boost for motor
trucks" says Mr., T. J. Hudson, man
ager Motor Truck Department, Little
Giant building, 1915 Michigan avenue
Every motor truck installed by 6
merchant, every motor truck installed
by farmer and in fact, every motor
truck installed by anyone who has
hauling to do, lessons the high cost O.
living for all of us.
1T costs the producer A cents t.
haul 100 pounds of wool from tn,
ranch to the shipping point with horse
drawn vehicles. A Little Giant trucl
could haul the same load for 10 cents
This is an unnecessary waste of 3.
cents on every hundred pounds ofwoo
shipped. Everyone who wears clothe,
must help pay this loss.
ut costs 9 cents to haul 100 pounds
of potatoes from farm to shipping
point by horse and wagon. A Littl,
Giant would do the same work for
cents. Everyone who eats potatoe
must pay their share of the z cent