El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-17

IT. e. Lowe, vice president Silver
City National bank. Silver City. n NJ
". H. Land, cashier Tucson Ma
tional bank
W. G. Logan. vice president Citizens
bank. Albuquerque. n. II.
John T. McCabe. president First Va
tiOnsl bank. Lordsburg. y. NJ
@. 2. Mitchell president Alamo
State bank. Alam0gordo, y n
W ID. Murray, president Silver City
National hank.
John Metz. vice president 1Ie--
chants Bank & Trust Co., Tucson,
Ariz-
Albuquerque. y n.
2. =. pearmau. president Peoples
State bank. Alamogordo. y n
II. r. Robertson. cashier First Va
tional bank. Santa Rosa. y NJ
j. B. Roberts. president Lakewood
National bank. lakewood. y. n
j. II. Rhea. president American Ma
tional bank. Roswell, n. A.
L. r Silliman, cashier Sierra
Blanca State bank.
H. P. Sanders. cashier American Va
tional bank Roswell
A c. Smith. Cochise County State
bank. Benson. Ariz-
Jas J. Strain. assistant cashier
Citizens National bank. Odessa. Tex.
G. r. Scott. cashier Union bank, Las
L r Taylor, Union bank. Las
Cruces.
Geo. r Van stone. bank examiner
Of New Mexico.
J. z. Wise. director Nogales Ma
tioual bank.
Tour Valley and Fort.
Sunday afternoon. A. F. Kerr. A. p.
Coles. T. S. Stewart W W. Turney
and sam r. Lawder. directors OF the
local reserve bank. we're hosts to the
visitors on an automobile tour Of
points in the lower valley. The party
also visited FORT Bliss and points Of
interest in FL Paso city proper.
Officers Of New Bank.
Officers and employees OF the bank
are sam r. LaWder. manager J- ~
Proctor, cashier Paul S. Miller, as
sistaut federal reserve agent and
auditor; 81 Crump. chief clerk. r. c.
kirkpatrick. district clearing house.
R. A Bell. teller. u. T. Naples. book
keeper; Ross Simpson. stenoErapher-
Edna T. Bush. stenographer; Mrs. L
T. Freeman. telegraph operator; Miss
Emily Kemp, clerk; Miss Mary S
Dewey. clerk; Joe Amstedter, messen-
ger.
". T. Gentry. manager Of the dis
tric- clearing house at the head Of
flee. in Dallas. is assisting in the in
itial operation. and VIII be here sew
eral days.
Great Day For Fl Puso.
To-day is one OF the greatest days
IN the history OF FL Paso.' said sam
LaWder. manager Of the bank. The
directors at Dallas are for Fl Psso
and are going 10 do all they can for
IT, The Institution belongs 10 the
banks. both large and small. in this
territory and much depends on them
as TO the future Of the bank.
"By noon about 5000 checks had
passed through the bank We have
private wire betW cen here and the
parent bank at Dallas. and at Dallas
they have a private wire with Wash
inEton and all OF the different fed
eral reserve banks in the country.
This means that this city can get in
instant touch with the heads OF all
the big financial interests within
few seconds
Judge Ramsey said the branch
bank was as well equipped as the
parent Institution at Dallas.
New Yorker Complimentary.
A letter received by AR. Lawder
from B. ID. Harris, vice president OF
the National City bank Of New York
was particularly pleasing TO Mr-
Lawdcr. He congratulated Mr. Law
der, and speaking OF the city Of FL
Paso. Mr. Harris said ~El Paso is
delightful. its climate is wonderful,
and 7 always feel good there, Il is
one Of the most uptodate towns on
the map. and no finer people are TO
be found on the EARTH
A letter was also received from C.
NJ Cooke. president Of the State bank
Of Carlsbad. n NJ. announcing that
IL would be impractical for him TO be
present at the opening, but extend
ing his sincere well wishes for the
future Of the bank. A telegram, sim
HNH- in received from U
j. Jaffa. vice president OF the Citi-
zens, bank OF Roswell. y n