The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-18
BANKERS MEET
PROGRAM ISSUED
WEST VIRGINIA ANNUAL CoHVER-
TON TO BE HELD THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.
President Bray Confined At BIS Homo
With RheumattTm-Major Al
shire May Preside.

prrhaIS q business man or two VIII
attend the twcnty-fuurth annual con-
vcntlun OF the West Virginia Bankers
association at White Sulphur Springs
Grecnbrier county. Thursday anu FIJI
day Of this week. II was learned yes
tcrday that President a. 3. e. Bray O:
Ronccvrrtc, who Is confined 10 his ped
with rheumatism. may not be aple 10
attend TO preside over tho convention.
1t is likely that Major II. 0. Aleshlre.
Vice president OF the asso alton and an
officer of the Day and Night bank az
Huntington. will preside.
The program Tor the first day VIII
be opened in the morning at 10 O'Clock
with q prayer ty Rev. Selwyn Is. Cuid'
we'll. pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. Of Lewisburg. The re-
port Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., J. ).
Hin, will be read. With the appoint
mont OF committees and an address on
Money Savings and the War;, by N.
W. Harrison, SECRETARY of the savings
bank section of the American bankers
Association. the convention Will recess
until 2:3o In the afternoon.
An address by Herbert Quick. of tho
Federal Farm Loan system In West iFr-
GINA will feature the first days aft
ornoon session. The reading OF COM
munications and the reports OF the
group chaIrmen will follow. The group
chaIrmcn are: ". Wylie Bcall. Wells
burg; Edward Nelly. Fnrkersburg: A. e.
Thomas, Huntington i. u. Drumheller.
Thurmond; .. il. SarGcr. Matoaka; w.
J. McElhiney. West Union. and w. W.
Woods Thomas.
Governor John J. Cornwcll will i'd
dress the members of the association
In the morning CT the second day. An
informal discussion On the liberty loan.
the sale Of bonds by members OF the
banks and the publicity methods en-
ployed, will wind up the morning scs-
sion.
Aside from an address by Hon. w.
C. McAdoo. secretary of the treasury,
the afternoon session. on the last day
will be devoted To the reports OF COM
mlttees. election Of Officers. the taking
up OF unfinished and now business and
the selection OF the place OF meeting
TOR next year.
W. Va. Branch OF A. B, A
In response 10 IL call issued by w.
j. McElhiney, vice president OF the
West Virginia branch Of the American
Bankers Association. u meeting OF thal
body Will be held Friday afternoon.
September 81. Immediately following The
adjournment of the West Virginia
Bankers Association convention. The
meeting has been called tor the pur-
pose III clectinG the following officers
A member OF the executive commit
tee. to succeed Edward Nelly. of Park
crsburg; vice president Of The ASSOC
citation from West Virginia an alter
nate member OF the nominating COM
mittce; vice president for West virginia
for the trust company section. savings
bank section. national bank section ana
the state hank section.
The following table shows the In
crease in banking capital and deposits
of the banks of West Virginia from
1895 TO 1917.
Comparing 1898 with 1917.
The amounts shown tor 1898 are
from report OF the secretary, J. b
Hill, CT this association IL meeting
held in Carkshurg that year. Inc
amounts shown Tor this year are from
reports to the comptroller OF the cur
rency. and state banking commissioned
a. of June 90. 1917. Surplus in the
1895 report Is taken to moan actual
surplus. not including undivided prof
It's. and for this reason the surplus
fund proper in the 1917 report IS useo'
state Banks.
lSeS-Numbcr banks. -; capital So
L73OuU: surplus. Sl,lG3,QVO deposits
Sl2,91O.000.
lgl7-Numbcr banks ?Q5; capital
s13.S5G, 900; surplus, SS.j4",OO0 deposits
$ll@.2lU.00O.
lncrcase-.Eunpcr banks 1881 capltal
s10.2S3. 000: surplus. $T.379,OOU; deposits
99,3UO,UVu.
National Banks.
1SNS-Numbrr 3unks. 3S: capital. S3'-
1856 600: surplus. $l.liS,uOO; deposits
$g.O73.O 900.
1gl7--Numh.r banks rs; capital,
SIO.uS7 600: surplus. 5G.73l,O0O deposits,
$93.G4j.UnQ.
IuCreaSc-Numter banks 81; caplla:'
$G.73l ,uvn surplus. $I,jS3.UUU; deposits
SSi.j72.G0U.
Reca pitulauon.
Total capital ana surplus ut all banks
June 20. 1911. $3g.2lG.vuO: total de-
uosits of all banks. June 20. l?lI, SeUo.-
S55,O nn: increase IN capital AMI surplus
s2l9TG. 900: increase in deposits SlS3'-
S72,OuD. increase IN number ot oanks'