Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-25
Bankers Discuss
Business Needs
at Kearney Meet
Present and Probable Future
Conditions Are Considered
Next Session to BE
in Lincoln.

KeaFnsy. Aeb., May a'-tspeels'
Telegram Members OF group five
OF the Nebraska State Bankers as
ISOLATION met in convention at kear'
ney Wednesday, The day was de-
voted 10 speeches and instruction
with comparisons by prominent
speakers OF pas, and present bank
ing conditions and advice on how
present and probable future condi'
lions should be met.
Several speakers stressed the sue
cess OF the Nebraska state bank de-
posit guarantee law and made favor
able comparisons 10 prove their state
menis. Protection OF national bank
deposits by similar measures or com-
mereial insurance was advocated by
Dan Stevens OF Fremont.
John NJ. Flanagan impressed his
hearers with the fac, tha, all com-
meree begins with the farmer. that
the farmers woodpiles are OF great
er value than all the couniry's stand
ing lumber. and his cattle more
valuable than all OF the railroads.
Review Years Work.
Charles 5. Randall. president OF
the Nebraska Bankers association.
reviewed the accomplishments OF the
organization in the past year. After
a luncheon at the Kearney Country
club, a, which J. s. Donnell. presi-
dent Of group 5. presided. William
Grant Edcns. vice president of the
Central Trust company OF Chicago,
addressed the younger bankers espc-
cially. with the emphatic statement
that there is room at the top in
banking. and only efficiency is need
cd to get there. He named a dozen
men, now presiding over great
banking institutions, who were once
penniless boys in small towns in
Nebraska and Iowa.
Clarence A. Davis. attorney gen.
eral OF Nebraska, spoke, mentioning
especially the highway system which,
by connecting all county seats will
bring about closer cooperation.
Fred Thomas, chairman of the
war finance committee. made ar
instructive speech. in which he adj
vocatcd the st. Lawrence deep water.
ways project and other measures.
Year of Competition.
The minds of those who had here
tofore failed to characterize this
year in business were relieved by
Thomas calling it year OF intense
competition, as compared to 1918, a
year OF victory; 1919, a year Of spec.
ulation and initiation; 1920, a year
OF decline, and the year l92l,a period
OF failure and loss.
A dance at the Elks club concluded
the meeting in Kearney, the special
train moving on to Lincoln for the
final session.
The following were registered: l.
A. Holeman, II. E. Holeman, D. H
Thompson and Arthur Helm oi
Ansley; George J. Saumete. w. B
Lyons, P. L. all, Cave We'll, z. W.
Warner, F. E. Brammont, George
w. Moore, Stanley Maby and H. D
Lutte of Lincoln; c. ]. Cloassen, ]
D. Desmond, H. D. Bentley. E. F
Jepson, A. L. Road. R. F. Wright
c. F. Brinkman, c L. Owen, L. H
Mattson, J. R. Cain, F. w. Scheibel
F. w. Holmes, R w. Donahue, Ear
B. Gaddis, John N Flanagan, w
D. Cameron, E. F. Folda and Viii
liam Hughes of Omaha; A. R
Brownfield, Hershey; R. S. Britain
E. M. Vanhorne, J. A. Greenfield
and R. E. Lacy of St. Joseph, Mo
Fred Burrow, Giltner; F. L. Gram
mer, Hazard; w R. Seribcner ane
H. A. Grammer, Pleasanton; c. E
Butler, Weeping Water; c. H. Bore
and w. B. Pierce. Cozad; Claude F
Anderson, New York; E. F. Seeber
gen. F. L. Pielsticker and w. H
Mcdonald, North Platte; Dan v
Stephens and George c. Cage, Ere
mont; G. A. Perkins, Arnold; H. B
Roper, Sumner;C. E. Clarke. Poole
Joseph, Oberfelder, Sidney; J. H
Hall, Brady; John Thompson, Aida
G. S. Adams, Lemone; c. H. Ran
dali, Randolph; Ross Brown, Miller
R. A. Hall, Sutherland; Gus G
Hampton and ]. H. Kelley, Gothen
burg; c. l.. Canhymer, Ogallalla
Ben E. White, Kansas City, Mo-; c
A. Kark, Gibbon; S. Bonsall and J
B. Wood, Lexington; George Web
ster and Victor Johnson, Shelton
Harry Erickson and A. F. Nelson
Boelus; A. F. Foreman, T. H
Boyles, C. F. Boyles and Herber
Olson, Overton; r. H. Thompson
and A. E. Razim of Ravenna.
It is estimated between 50 and q
others arrived later in the afternoon