The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-22

war, those who stop tO take account
Of conditions In the United States
stand ready to express their everlast-
Ing thanks to the banking fraternity Of
the nation. The bankers by their
skill. knowledge. ability and readiness,
have made this nation the financial
rock OF the world.
Never In history have men In any
line Of service shown such q marked
spirit Of cooperation and fairness. As
q group, the bankers have stood firm
~ to stay the growing tide Of ultra
radicalism which, for a time, threat
ened to enEulf tho nation. Because of
deflation-whlch was natural and had
10 come after a great war - the
hanks were maligned, abused, and
charged with all the economic Ills Of
the nation. Theorists took advantage
Of the feeling OH the part Of many, and
sought to interest the people In some
new financial schemes, and many per.
sons, because Of their individual II.
nancial troubles, were ready to listen
to the siren OF radicalism.
Now there is q marked change in
sentiment, however. Men In all walk.
of life are recognizing that banking, as
conducted In the United Suites, Is Il
rock OF firinness and protection that
good bank In community Is the
greatest asset of that community; that
~~,I,< 1,~ t,. Rfsn
c!al matters are better able to sug.
gest the cure for economic Ills than
are the quacks, unskilled. who come
with cure-alls OF every description,
none OF which have ever proven sue.
cessfuI. True II Is. that here und
there and now and then, II man will
be- found In the banking business who
pOssesses undesirable human traits,
md has abused his position In society
md the confidence repOsed In him by
the people. But these cases are rare
indeed.
Up to the 10Th day of December,
1921, the War Finance Corporation
has supplied the agricultural and live
stock industries OF Colorado total Of
S3.l6O,OOO. Aud this Is but u starter.
1t IL estimated by those In position
to know, that the total amount fur.
nished through this medium by next
full will not be less thnn $4,000, 900.
No other system could have financed
81 perfectly, nor could this have been
accomplished without the hearty and
unselfIsh cooperation of the bankers
of the natiOn-bankers both large and
small.
And yet In nearly every community
today will he found men who neglect
their private affairs. stand around OH
the street corners and give their time
to finding fault with Others-with all
lines Of business activities. These men
have solutions for every mans prob.
lens. Unsuccessful as RUE them.
selves, they know Just how to make
all others successful. They see no vir.
tue, no hope. no good. In the time tried
and proven methods. but would cxper.
inlent ns readily with the system now
n vogue In Russia. as they experiment
with any well advertised patent medl.
cine.
These peOple-and you all know
tlem--are not students along any lines
They merely accept the suggestions Of.
fcred them by others without seeking
to ascertaln the correctness Of these
suggestions. They wRnt to put the gov.
ernment In control Of all the leading
lines Of business--in the banking bus.
iness, In the Insurance business, In con.
troll Of all utilities and the railroads,
would have tho government dig the
coal and make the steel. cut down the
trees and manufacture the lumber.
Many who have ~ readily adopted the
suggextiOns Of those who have Interior
motives. are honest enough. They
merely do not s.Aek to inform them.
selves. All these schemes nre sOciai.
lstic and the propaganda for then,
emnnate from sources which have re-.
Gently been denounced and exposed
by the attorney general Of The United
States.
The man with honeyed words and II
smooth tongue ought never to catch
the same fellow twice-nnd seldom
dWs. The safe and sane man when
he buys stock In some wildcat concern
and lives on hopes Of great profits for
u few months only to have these hopes
destroyed by word his get.rlch.sci,eine
has gone by the boards. the next time
seeks advice from those who are In II
position to aid In guiding him.
There is one rule every man cnn
follow 10 his advantage when business
matters are invOlvch-ihat In, 20 and
talk 10 his local bunker. He is In n
position 10 secure Trustworthy infor.
nation. II a man should come into the
office Of any banker and seek 10 sell
him some seesl I" ls planted on n farm
he owns. this seed belng In the nature
of mn experiment, the first thing the
banker would dO would he 10 consult q
uu,phr>r ~ snrrsanful P,,es,0es su,h>t /.