The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-02

WHO Just now il q gnest OF the Sea
side ial and Who Is an old friend o.
Landlord ] +. Glenn. says he like:
newspaper men and is always glad &c
visit with them. After meeting Mr.
Johnston IL Is easy 10 conclude thai
every newsps per man who has had
abe privilege q visiting with him en-
tertains for him a reciprocal feeling
II Is proverhlal feeling among r.
porters that The greater the man tbs
easier he is 10 approach and the more
democratic he IS in his manner. Mr.
ghonsion certainly has the ''e2I
mark" of . great m2a. IS he erg.
talnlg knows how 10 make the per,
son approaching him, no matter low
humble, feel perfectly at ease ana rn.
tirely welcome 10 his time aud atten
ton.
Not many years ago ii Was conced.
ed that England had the gre4t dnsn.
ciers OF the world and was the finan.
cial center OF the earth This was
even true after II was acknowledge ed
that the Unite States Was the great
producing and industrial center ,1f
the universe. Now. however. this cosin.
try leads in ina noes A. well ss in pro
duetion. To-Day this. nation possesses
the big captains OF finance as well as
The big captains of Industry.
Mr.. Johnston. who is Dsytons
Beach's welcome guest today. is one
Of the recognized big captains OF
finance in America He j. The presi-
dent of ths Chemical National Bank
of New York. Many people know
this as the institution OF the late
Hcity Green. who died the riches,
woman in the World and who doubt
less Was the richest business Woman
who ever lived.
Mr. Johnston was not New York.
eT- He was born and bred near Lex
ington. Ky. rear the old home town
is another evidence that "blg bust.
ness" of the East has found il worth
while to so out West and get the rug
gel lads OF The Blue Grass rc.io1,
and the wide prairies to help max. Il
still bigger Frank Van Deriin. who
made himself famous as president OF
The National City Bank. was At the
time of the Worlds Fair in Chicago
husiling reporter Tor tho Chicago
Tribune. earning possibly salary az
$50 per week. while now h- is r-sor
nized as one OF the master finsncicrs
81 the world Mr. Johnston oalv :
few years ago vas called FROM his
western bone 70 take charge Of What
was then about a fourth class iusn-
ci7l institution and now amer frr
years Of his management il hss Sruva
immensely and IS now well az ~ no
top and has the respect Of the sblsst
bankers of the world Aud yet Mr.
Johnston Is still young man In
lsct. he looks to be on the snnpy s4lo
of ~ and if he has ever auovci anv-
thing 10 worry him. his appearance
docs rot indicate it.
mother thing about Mr. John ;nu
he is not oil1y a personal optimist bat
IS well financial uptlmisi whom
somc otber big business men arr wor
ried about the after var rNs5JUsi
msut
we have no rca sou ~ 30 stvtliHE
but t,ie bappiei and mos eputcpted
people in The world. said Mir JOHN
sion. deepiy In earnest 70 . Mas rep.
resentatiye. and W bguld be thipb
3pE ~ helping our struggling I'D
sta r. ng brother across the sea- la
stead of worry ing about getting more
Tor ourselves Think OF e. ihe United
State has national wealth amour ia :.
to hyr hundred billions al dollars ard
an indebtedness Of twcnry-fi-e I'D
lions Great britain has nations
wealth amounting to about TWO hun
arel and twenty-five billions of dol
Lars and national Indebtedness ii
forty seven billions France has ua-
floral wealth amounting To ore hun
jred billions OF dollars and mar on
Al Indebtedness OF fortY-nine billions
Germany has twenty billions oi
NSealih aHs owes sixty billions. 0I
three times more than She j. Horsh
TO-DAY Iialy has wealth amounting I'd
forty billions and nineteen billion.
six hundred millions Of jndebtt mess
Russia has sixty billions OF wealth
aud al Indebtedness Of twenty -ioai
billions Poor Austria Hungary +.
bankrupt. owing more than twenty
billions and having but one billion
hese figures show how much D-ttai
on NJ are than suv people in tht
wor.A We certainly hiUe every r-8
son 10 feel thankful and happy tot
the position We are in financially
Now IL does Hot Gem 80 ma that we
can ESCAPE our duty la ths premise,
br pleading that we are BOT 0ul
brothers keeper. I hc.IeNe We Shouts
De glad 10 help ;hosa who nee j
when VS. are $50 rieb and prosperous
We must got forget JRp time oI uul
War with England when Frsuet
loaned ia ffty millions 0f dollars aur
tbe resi- al the world laughed u I'll,
security We gave her Tor it and a s.