Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

IA by virtue of his presidency of the
i influential bank.
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ably the supply companies would have
withdrawn their credit and support,
and things would have gone to smash
We didn't lose any money
I'm the east such deprcssioLs are
seized upon by many institutions 10
close down on borrowers, squeeze
them out and seize their securities. We
have never done this. II is hDt the
spirit Of tie Exchange National. our
best wish for all our customers is that
they succeed and make their businecs
succeed"
Here, thcp. was one of the Cogent
reasons for the extraordinary success
that has come 80 this wonderful bank.
that boasts total resources which top
$20.OC0 1000. Jsn5t tire success natural
ard logical? | asked nyselt
And then came the personal cqua-
sion OF the banks life--of the spirit
Of the men who direct Its destires
MY theory Of n successful bank,
said Mr.. Sinclair is its sphere of use
fulness and influence. A banks in
fluence will not reach beyond that OF
its officers and It's board of directors.
and its usefulness cannot go beyond
the boGnds OF its influence. Every
nan on the directorate of the k,N-
change National has an influence IN
this community They are men who
are vitally Interested in the success OF
the bank. They are not directors for
ornament or because they own ten
shares OF stock. but because heart and
soul they are interested in the pros
perity of Tulsa The Exchange Ma
tlonals directors take fully 81 much
interest In the success of the bank as
the management itself The best
work | get for which | pay tho Least,
is from the board of directors When
we get them interested and enthused
II is easy To do things. and that's the
reason we've done things: we have al
ways had their enthusiastic support,
advice and announcement.
ut really isn't any fun to merely
lend money and make notes and col
lect interest. Banking would indeed
lie stale and Improbable game did
not the personal element enter, anc
there is no other line of business In
which this element enters In such n
large degree as oil. We look 1t the
man, what he has done and what VIC
believe he can do"
Always was Helpful.
II is such willingness to hclp and
sympathetic support as suggested ia
N'iN oNANtAfNliA VI us lli0A blA'fl lutNN
has made the Exchange National
rank what II IS. It has always been
ready to assist every man that was
worthy of help and every institution
| that deserved It. II has fostered aud
encouraged new industries
"Oh, we haven't done any more
i than any Of the other banks IN that
/ line intelposed Mr.. Sinclair. when I
mentioned this IAN the other banks
u M. g.. "a al :
we are"
This shows the spirit OF sympathy
] with and cordial support of its COM
2 petit'vc institutions which has been
another Exchange National character
/ latic. II has always been on the hest
| Of terms with its neighbors ard they
/ arc equally as proud of It's wonderful
/ achievement and progress as the EN-
! change NauonarS officers and direc-
tors themselves.
The scope Of the Exchange Nation
! ais operations embrace all lines of
/ business and the very smallest doposi-
tor is made to feel that he is lust as
| welcome to any and every facility NJ
the banks command rs the largest de-
] positor
! In fact, the bank officials and their
! customers are one big family. with
! mutual interests and ambitions, each
striving TO help the other Hand for
such bank 50 managed to miss sue
| cess
The Exchange National has always
| stood for Tulsa and the interests OF
| this community; has bean first in do
nations to every campaign for chart
! table, religious md public enterprises.
! drawing no distinctions and asking
only II the cause is good
Helped Community.
TnrIl the nEENpiuflnn and IN flmnnHn
o; its officers with civic organizations
OF the city and county II has had a
marked influence in purifying credits
| ard placing them In high regard in
the commercial life Of this section
Altho the largest financial institu-
tlon IN the city, IL has alwayo wei
comed and IN several instances en-
courased legitimate competition ami
used It's Influence for complete CO.
operation by all banks in the city
T.. W. Sinclair Is a sclf-madc man
aud topped his public school education
with n business college course. lie be-
| gan his banking career when Notr~s
man as cashier of small state bank
at Independence Kan, his home. The
| First National Of the same town saw
his ability and took him over" and
ho became president From there ha
came To Tulsa FIVE years ago. He has
/ achieved as great n personal success
| as his bank has I'm the financial world.
/ From a small Sunflower towa he has
! become the chief executive officer of
| a $4,000, 000 institution. IN the big
| gCst financial center considering rul-
/ 81 5 size in the world
But he is so modest that he didn't
want to talk about himself and insist
! cd that everything written be devoted
| &c "the bank.