The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03

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the county, saying that he believed
the money rate would continue strong
throughout 1919 and that the banks
of the county would continue to pros
per.
Following Mr.. Brownlow, Hon. G..
T. Hughes, nestor Of the board Of dir
ectors and one of the organizers of
the bank, paid glowing tribute to
the bankers for the part they had
played in helping to finance the gov.
eminent and conduct the numerous
war beneficencies. He thanked the
directors for box of Christmas cigars
and said that in the smoke from one
of them he had seen vision of the
future of the bank, it's present quart
ers outgrown and modern building
occupied, with all modern equipment,
the present staff of the bank, some
with locks silyered in the service, and
an increased force handling the bust
ness entailed by continuous stream
of deposits being placed in the vaults
of the best bank in the country. He
said that one of the reasons for the
success of the Maury National was it's
responsiveness to the small borrower
and that the records show that it has
more small borrowers than any other
bank south of the Ohio river.
]. A. Sloan then spoke of the bank
from the standpoint of a business
man, paying tribute to it's accommoda-
lions and its assistance in helping
to establish and make successful his
wholesale grocery business.
Tributes to Bank
w. M. Chaffin, assistant cashier of
the bank, finding that duty called him
back to his desk, departed with a
beautiful tribute to the institution
which had constantly grown in
strength, and proposed a toast to its
future prosperity. His brief address
was considered the chit" of the hour
w. B. Cochran, assistant cashier
spoke of system as an essential feat
ure of successful business and said
that he believed the Maury National
had the best system in the country.
M. E. Allen, director and one OF
the largest live stock dealers in the
county, said that the past year hac
been most prosperous one for him
and that he had handled from 5000,
900 to $1,000,000 worth of business
largely because of the assistance
given him by this bank
Jim Andrews, another director pait
a similar tribute to the bank, and Di
rector w. V. Thompson followed with
praise for what the women of the
county had done toward winning the
war and maintaining the prosperity O.
the country.
Appropriate remarks and witticismi
were made by Judge w. C. Salmon
Judge w. B. Turner, J. o. Cheek anC
others, while F. S. Wheeler, of Mt
Pleasant, complimented the loca
bank and gave figures showing tina
the First National Bank of Mt. Plea
SAINT with which he is connected, like
!! wise had shared in the prosperity o
Maury county. Others present with
stood the clamor for speeches ant
evaded utterance.
Those who attended the dinner
were: President C. A. Parker, Cashier
J. F. Brownlow, Directors w. NJ. Tol
ley, James Andrews. Austin Harlan
W. p Ridley, Shelby Coffey, ]. o
Cheek, R. L. Mckinney, E. E. Nc
Lemore, w. B. Turner, ]. A. Sloan, w
C. Salmon, W. Vance Thompson, M
E. Allen, B. A. Satterfield, G. T
Hughes, w. B. Cochran and F.
Wheeler, Banking Staff W. M. Chat
fin, F. E. Ramon, ]. Louis Hughes
and A. P. Morgan and press repre-
sentatives A. B. Sowell and R. H
Clagett,