New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Bankers Leave
For Conference
With Canadians
Gathering Of Financiers at
Montreal Expected TO Es-
iablish Closer CO-opera-
ton of Il. :. and Canada
Have No Definite Program
Added Development of Re
sources of Both Govern
mcnis Object of Meeiins

Closer cooperation between Amer.
can and Canadian bankers in DEVELOP
ing the resources Of the two eountrie
is expected 20 be established by the
delegation o. twenty American bankers
which left New York la7t night FOR
Montreal. where they will hold a confer
cnce with the leading Canadian bank
ers The delegation. which is headed
by Thomas y. McAdams, president Of
the American Bankers Association. in
ciudes the administrative committee OF
the association and representatives OF
the various activities Of the organiza-
fion from different sections Of the
United States.
"lt is the FIRST time American and
Canadian bankers have met in an or
gan'zei conference" said McAdams
last night before he left The Amer
lean Bankers Association has long felt
the need Of more active co-operat on
with the Canadian bankers. and while
this was impossible ~ sporadic and
often impromptu meetings, the COM
rr conference. which was planned
months ahead. viii accomplish just
that need.
Have No Definite Program
ave are not going 20 Montreal with
any definite program. but shall discuss
vita the leading Canadian bankers the
commercial and financial relations he
tween tho Dom MON and the United
States. and We shall also sttemp. n
brig about q closer co-ope r1l.on be
tween tho Canadian Banker Assgcia-
ton and the American Bankers Asso-
cigtion in developing the resources Of
the two countries"
While in Montreal the admir- str'.iro
committee Of the American Banker
Association viii hold its quarterly
meeting. taking advantage ~ tho fact
that ali members o. that committee " id
be- present az the conference. the dele
rauon viii be the guest ~ the Ca
madam Bankers Association. or which
Sir Frederick Williams -Iaylor is pre7-
dent. while in Montreal.
The conference viii occapy two days,
July "a and Is.
Leading Bankers TO AtteRi
The American delegation inclgdeg
Thomas b. McAdams, president. Amri-
can Bankers Association AID ice
president. Merchants Nat.ona. 8.nt,
Richmond. Va. John II. Pucictcr. r..
weep president Of the association and
president Marshall & llslcy EanE. BILL
waukee, Joseph Wayne g.. president.
Girard National Bank. PHILADELPHIA.
Prank T. Hilton. vice-president. Bank
Of Manhattan Company, New York
City. J. A. House, president, Guardian
Savings and Trust Company. Cleve-
land: John W Barton. vicc-preside nj.
Metropolitan National Bank, Mime
apolis, Samuel H. Beach. president,
Home Savings Bank. Rome, n. Y, X. S.
Hecht, president Hibernia Bank and
Trust Company. New Orleans; Fred l..
Kent. Weep president. Bankers Trust
Company. New York City; VI. a. Tray
lor president. First Trust and Savings
Bank. Chicago: Francis II. Sisson. vice
president, Guaranty Trust Company,
New York City; Lewis T.. Pierson,
chairman. Irving Nationa. Bank New
York City. +. C.. McDougal. president.
Marine Trust COMPANY, Buffalo; Frank
vs. Blair president, Union Trust Com
panv Detroit; Walter Lichtenstein,
executive secretary, First National
Bank, Chicago; +. r. Rooney, vice
president. First National Bank. Bos-
ton, and OF the American Bankers
Association headquarters stan; f. ~.
Shepherd, executive manager: Thomas
y. Patton, general counsel; William g..
fltzwiison, secretary; Gurden Ed
wards. Secretary. Public Relations
Commission, and Lewis l.. Strauss. Of
Kuhn, Loeb e. Co., secretary Commerce
and Marine Commission.