The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
Kansas Reserve Building and
Loan Ready for Service.
Association Organized Last
Month, at S24 Kansas Ave.
OFFICERS ARE WELL KNOWN
Walter E. Wilson, State Bank
Commissioner, President.
Charles e. Eldridge Is Selected
as the Secretary.

The Kansas Reserve Building and
Loan association, which was organ
lied last month, is now open for busi-
ness at S24 Kansas avenue. The au-
thorized capital of the association is
$4,000, 900. The place of business is
at the banking rooms of the Kansas
Reserve State bank.
The mahogany partitions and mar
BILE counters in the banking rooms
have been changed about by workrnen
for the purpose of providing facilities
and adequate space for the conduct
of the new business. The room for
merly used by the bank as a state
bankers room and another room used
for ladies' rest room have been
institution, the state bankers being.
given the use of the directors room
when they so desire, and the ladies
rest room made smaller.
A neat sign half way down the cor
ridor will show the kansas Reserve
partment and the office of Secretary
Eldridge.
The officers selected for the first
year at the time the articles of incor-
poration were filed with the secretary
of state, namely on January 81, are:
The Officers and Directors.
President, Walter E. Wilson. bank
commissioner of Kansas and president
of the Farmers State bank of Wash
ington.
Vice president F. A. Anton, presi-
dent Topeka Tent & Awning Co.
Secretary, Charles E. Eldridge, who
resigns as assistant insurance commits
sioner and was formerly manager of
the insurance rating bureau.
Treasurer Earl Akers, former state
treasurer, and now cashier of the Kan
sas Reserve State bank.
ca1o
time are:
w. T. Newman, expert in charge of
the building and loan department of
the state banking department.
H c. Prfbble, general claim agent
of the Santa Fe Railway company.
DIR. c. B. Van Horn, physician and
surgeon.
c. S. Huffman, lieutenant governor
of Kansas. @
f. A. Anton, president of the Topeka
Tent & Awning company.
David ]. August, clothier.
Frank p. MacLennan of the Topeka
State Journal.
w. B. Col1inson, chief clerk of gen.
eral manager Santa Fe Railway com
pany.
W. r. Carrie. secretary Topeka
Cemetery association.
o. j. Wood, attorney.
f. NJ. Spencer, contrac ctor-
The permanent stockholders who
have supplied the capital to start the
institution and are back of it with
their ability and means include sixty
among the best known professional
men, business men, craftsmen and
shopmen in the community.
The Various Shares.
The different classes of shar S that
may be obtainable thru the Kansas
Reserve Building and Loan association
are five, as follows:
1. Thrift installment stock.
=. Reserve deposit stock.
3. Liberty full paid stock.
4. Victory rural credit full paid stock.
j. Equity rural credit installment stock.
g. Guarantee permanent stock
The bylaws, carefully adopted by
the organization at its meeting last
month, are said by experts to be mod
ell ones in every respect. The business
of the association will be the same as
that of the building and loan associa-
tions generally and will serve both
those who are building, erecting
homes or business houses, or making
| improvements on city residences OF
farms in such a way that the loan may
| be paid off in installments. The op-
portunity is also given investors who
| desire a fair rate of interest with the
best of security an opportunity fol-
placing their surplus funds.
! The demand for apartment houses
and modern dwellings in Topeka is
| such that the association from the
very beginning has started with good
business.
. E. D. McKeever was selected as
attorney and Frank Spencer, contrac-
| tor, as chairman of the appraisal COM
| 1nittee.
Committees Selected.
The following other committee:
/ have been selected:
! Executive committee: H. C. Prib.
BILE, chairman; o. j. Wood, w. T
Newman, DR.. C. B. Van Horn AND
David J. August Walter E. Wilson
president, and Charles E. Eldridge
! secretary, are ex-officio members o.
this committee by virtue of their of
flee.
| Appraisal committee: F. NJ. Spen
Ger, F. A. Anton, w. r. Carrie.
! Building committee: Frank p. Mac
Lehman, F. A. Anton, F. M. Spencer.
Office supplies committee: Charlie
E. Eldridge. w. T. Newman, w. B
Collinson.
Business promotion committee: W
B. Col1inson, Frank p MacLennan
DR.. C. B. Van Horn, Charles E. Ed
| ridge, David J. August.