Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-16

California: is shown as an island and
Alaska does not appear at all. At
the time. of original publication. its.
publishers described h map asl"new
and most accurate The bulletin !
frequently publishes such %curiosities
OF, special interest on the Pacific coast.
One of the liveliest and most read
able of the bank bulletins, from a hui
man interest point of view. is that
monthly by the Northwest
,ern National Bank of Minneapolis. It
is smaller in size than either. Of those
named above but always brims over
with interest, not only to bankers and
business men but to everyone who Is
interested in the way human beings
live. While it contaipS serious dis
.cnssions Of business a1d fiDanciall con-
ditions 1t does not exclude an occa-
stonal story about bank robberies, NOR
does it scorn anecdotes. Always these
are connected smoothly with the point
of the, main discussion. H.
The Guaranty Survey is another
monthly published by the Guaranty
Trust company Of New York. Com
m@rce Monthly is quite 4 pretentious
publication issued by the National
Bank Of Commerce, in New York.
Both, Of these are invariably serious
in tone and prepared in a style unlike
ly to captivate the casual reader.
The; Girard Letter, published by the
Girard National Bank Of Philadelphia
Is a small pamphlet but invariably
ness which vie In interest with the.
pest published in the commercial.
magazines.
Each OF the Federal Reserve Banks
publishes d monthly bulletin, report
ing In careful detail the condition Of
BUSINESS, industry. trade and finance
in its district. These are rather heavy
publications, thai published by the
F'aderal Reserve Bank OF Cleveland
probably being the only n which.
occasionally prints matter Of general
interest. !
Editors Are Unknown. 4
These bank publications are anonyd1
nous. The articles are not signed
and usually no editors name II. given.
The men who makeIthem get no glory
out. Of their work excepting within
Their own organizations. but Nthe pub
lie gets the benefit Of their beat ef-
The Inst could be continued almost
Unfortunately. There are hundreds Of
such publications, most Of them
lies. Many q stheIn are merely small
1.-TWO. or four page pamphlets Of purely
ilo%cals interest.
The purpose of the banks IN spend
fInk. the large sums OF money which
these iss uass is@to keep their cus-
TONERS and .depositors accurately In
formed on BUSINESS conditions a
bank will be pfospsroussit ita custom
fers are prosperous. Bank officials
trealize the value OF %education,
Especially current educations which
means reliable and prompt informa-
ition about important occurrences In
the economic life. OF tho country. The
business d who does not Under
stand what relation the German reps
larations or the Near Eastern ssttuation
fbears to his pockethook can lind ont
by reading such publications al those
msntioned above. He VIII know
WHIST effects various kinds Of lcSiila-
ton arc l,sving On the country ana
what production andNnrices are Id i
number OF fieldss The banks, consid..
afsstiiat tllsy spend theifX mohhy wisely
sEhsn3tiaey educate the bislResa people
1Mtth whom tnsY deal and therefore
lsthcy spare no Gxpenae In issuing pe.
r~iodicalSsspf genuine merit.