The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25

prairies on which great crops OF
wheat and oats are produced that
rival grains grown In Kansas; on the
west by uubrokcn prolries which
produce rich crops of native nay
that is unsurpassed for fattening the
thousands OF carloads OF beef cattle
thnt are shipped from Okcmah each
year: on the south by tho Canadian
river bottoms on which cotton is
grown that Georgia might well os
proud 20 raise, and on the east by
fertile farms on which any fruit,
veg, table or grain grown I'm any part
uf tho United states can be pro-
duonl. uLou1h has been since Ns
earliest settlement a center OF wealth
and prosperity.
Three banks with an aggregate
/ dDponlt of &..GNo 900. IN a small city
OF 1000 inhabitants, and this, before
/ oil was ever discovered In these
parts. ls wonderful asset 10 the
! city aud Il credit TO the banking In
/ E'ltuiiOus
Tho million Dollar BanS." a
l marvel ~ strength that Ia made
! douhIy strong by reason OF its splen-
! tioual bank, which has deposits alone
| amounting 60 almost exactly
| $1,000. 900.
( \, j. Martin, president. r. termed
/ "iho best human Investment that
/ Okomuh can boast of and is eyery-
thing the term implies.
GIis official staff of V. X. Chown-
ing vlco president; II. II. Law, cash-
ior: T.. 4. Mitchell aud Walter Nich-
N..f I..F .FsttF a n
directors composed Of Burr Randlos,
v. Is. Chowuing. T.. Y, Miller. G. J.
Millor aud President Martin. are all
respected citizens and mon OF wealth
and sterling qualities In tho COM
murity
Tho First National bank Of which
e. q. Walker. one OF Okcmnh's most
Il popular citizens and I'm all probable
itv tho busiest, is another institution
OF which the city Is very proud. An
Increase I'm deposlta OF more than
S300 900 since January I, 1929, gives
an idea of tho popularity OF this
bank, and brings tho total OF capital
mrplus and deposits just past the
100000 mark.
II. A. Dolnn. cashier, n most per-
sonablo gentleman and n real credit
to any bank. adds to the popularity
OF this institution. Z. ". Gihson,
vico president; @. L.. Clowers and Joo
Miller, assistant cashiers, make up
strong staff OF officials. f.
To complete tho trio Of banking
houses which are perhaps Okemah's
strongest assct. the Citizens state
bank Is last but not least. President
a. Is. &. Bontty, who came TO Oke-
nah from Antlers, Okla, In 1919.
whore no wne president and manag-
, ing official of the Antlers National
bank, purchased tho Citizens Stats
bank OF Major Alva j. Niles. now
, well known to all Tulsans as presi-
don't OF the Security National bank
, OF this city. g..
I Precedent Bontty has proved him
I self one of tho most able financial
. men In the state by his management
b. OF this flno little institution. Under
y his capable management the do
q posits have increased and doubled
}, elk times--during its growth tho
|, banks capital stock was doubled OUT
OF It's earnings without moleBting its
= regular dividends. la7
|, Associated with Mr.. Bontty In the
Z Citizens State bank liz Il. v. McMn-
4 han, vice president, photographs of
4 both of whom appear on this page
= Mr.. McMahan is one of Okemah's q
, pioneer merchants and owner OF the
. | land which Is soon to be incorpor-
' nted into the city as MoMahan adj
r dltion. Oscar M. Ross. cashier, v
= also popular and respected citizen,
g and with the following official board
= make UP a banking personnel that
, cannot be duplicated, Directors A. ID.
. s. Bontty, Il. V. McMahan. ID. Rep
logic and oscar NJ. Ross. el
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