The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-14
BANK OF COMMERCE
ELECTS OFFICERS
PROVlNE is NEW PRESIDENT
AND BOATLER NEW
CASHIER.

AS with every we'll; ordered concern
which has to do with the public, the
Bank of Commerce of Grenada de-
sires the public to know something
of the plans it has in mind for the fu-
ture, and that it has recently elected
new president and new cashier.
Mr.. c. C. Provine was chosen pres
| ident at meeting of the stockholders
and Mr.. f. L. Boatler was made cash
icr.
| Mr.. Provine is an educated gentle
man and a, progressive farmer. He
is a graduate of the University Of
Mississippi and was educated for the
law, but he saw such an opportunity
to serve his fellowmen by giving a
practical demonstration of running
farm without binding himself to all
cotton, that he abandoned the law.
About fifteen years ago he purchased
a tract of land just below the corpo-
rate limits Of Grenada and his farm
has furnished and object lesson to a
| great many He WAS born and rear
ed IN the western edge of Calhoun
| county, being son Of that honored
and widely known citizen, Capt. r. H.
Provine
Mr.. Boatler has been a citizen of
district two of this county for several
wears and those who have had the
good fortune to make his acQuain-
tance express the greatest confidence
in his ability and business integrity.
The Sentinel understands from the
new officers. both of whom are di-
rcctly from the farm, that it is going
to be The policy and thesaim Of the
! Bank of Commerce to specially cater
70 the needs of the farming class and
| to try TO make the Bank meet ne
cessity in the economic needs Of the
I county that shall redowh TO the good
of all classes. They no doubt have
given the banking business as related
! tc the farmer and farm life much
| thought and have their purposes and
plans well developed. In this regard
they certainly deserve the well wishes
of everybody for the reason that when
1, the farmer prosperS, he helps TO
sweel the business and the purse of
!, everybody else along up or down the
line. In this connection it is well to
consider what a revolution ther has
been during the past Fifteen years IN
the dealings of banks with the farmer
he has gotten recognition that
even ssventy-tive years ago would have
been regarded as reckless business.
The Fedora! Government by the
! creation of the Farm Loan Banks has
extended helping hand to the farmer
throughout the country. The Farm
Banks meet a necessity that private
banks would not venture on. 1t Is
the purpose Ol iIle DdJk VI SOiliiiCi X
as The Sentinel understands, to fol-
low up the Farm Loan Bank idea just
as far rs possible and to even find
other avenues of extending the stock
raiser and the farmer banking accom-
odations-
Of course they want il understood
that they are seeking business from
everybody and earnestly ask those in
the commercial world TO think their
plans over These new officers ex-
pect to put new life along new lines
into the Bank of Commerce and they
respectfully ask a share of the banking
business of the county.
J. T. Mason was made vice presi-
dent and the following constitutes the
iboard of directors: G. R. Goza, }. L.
Mason. C. C.. Provine, T. A. Billups
and F. l.. Boatler.-