, 1922-09-18

counties should not Be represented
Al these conventions that are only
held twice a yesr. 50 A. matters
per.afnfrE to the interest Of the
bankers and the people Of these ooun'
ties and the state az large should be
plarsd befire ea.h and every banker
and receive the Consideration they
ara entitled 10. ara we have the right
10 feel that The other fellows views
on tho different subjects brought Up
Tor discussion should be heard and
in that manner get union OF action on
what should be done and what not
20 be done. The period OF reconstruc-
ton is not entirely passed and the
banker have yet many problems TO
solve and IL we do not get 100 per
cent attendance at these meetings We
are failing in u purpose. therefore
I urge every banker in this group TO
make il a point to attend the meet
inEs and n necessary we Will get men
well verssd in the things most vital
and OF the most Importance 10 us and
address the meetings.
The above nentiment was the key
note Of the bankers meeting which
was held in connection with the State
Fair.
Mr.. r. o. Carson OF the Glenrock
state Bank was in the chair as the
presiding officer and called the meet
ing TO order. The minutes Of the
last meeting held IN Casper were read
by W. !. Bailey, secretary and cashier
OF the Citizens National bank OF this
city.
NJ. 4. J. Eggers OF the Converse
County National bank made the ad'
dress Of welcome in n well relieved
and pleasing making the
bankers feel that Douglas vas glad
10 have them in their city and IN ad-
dition thereto gave a very good out
line OF the banking business during
the past year and the problems that
are before the bankers for the coming
year.
The response was made by Presi.
dent Carson in behalf Of the visitors
who then called upon the different
speakers who made up the program
for their talks.
w. D. Alley. secretary OF the Wyo-
ming Building and Loan Association
Of Casper, cad a paper on the rela-
tions OF building and loan associations
10 commercial banks. Many points
of interest were covered in the paper.
The next speaker spoke upon a sub;
ject that later was thrown open for
discussion. C. c. Muirhead. repre-.
senting the Stockgrowers' Bank Of
worlend. Wyo. Mr.. Muirhead gave
in detail the problem confronting the
irrigated farmers in his district and
she subject OF his paper was Drain
age and Needed Legislature"
The overhead per acre for these
farmers in trying to drain their lands
is placing them in a hazardous posi-.
ten and II some legislative remedy is
moi forthcoming they are gong to fail
and We as bankers in the Big Horn
Basin do not want TO see the men who
pioneered these projects 80 under
stated Mr.. Muirhead. THE situation
IS not by any means HOPELESS and II
we can get the relief we 'desire
through legislative action the farmers
IN the Basin will come out all right,
They arc not asking charity or to be
exempt from taxation. but desire a
new and better way OF financing drain
ing bonds. so that the bonds may rur
n longer period and the rate of inter
est reduced, thereby cutting dowr
their overhead per acre and giving
them a way out. The lands in the
Basin district around yorland Il
properly drained are unexcslled in tn,
state for agricultural purposes br.
due to the fact that no adequate
system Of drainage was installed
along with the irrigation bitches tbs
land has gone Doggy and only .soot