Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-02-22
WELL PLEASED Il
WITH FITZGERALD
Almost 100 Prominent Bankers
Meet in Annual Session
MEET HELD AT LIBRARY
Pass Resolutions Asking. for Eli
mination Postal Savings Clause

The Carnegie Auditorium was the
scene of the greatest gathering of
the Banking men of South Georgia,
whose, leadership in the upbuilding of
their sections is evidenced in the great
development which has placed the
aatire wirgrass country among the
leading sections of Georgia. Much, if
not all, of this development is primar-
lily due to the active cooperation of
our bankers with the producers and
south Georgia bankers have made for
themselves name for progressiveness
and constructive cooperation.
President Kittles Presides.
Hon. Peter R. Kittles, president of
the National Bank of Sylvania, chair
man of Group l of the Georgia Bank
ers Association, called the meeting to
order at II A. M. and introduced Rev.
Whitley Langston of the Central Meth
odist Church, who delivered an impress
siYe invocation after which, CHAIR
man Kittles introduced Hon. J.E. Tur-
ner, vice-president of the Exchange
National of this city, who welcomed
the citys guests in behalf of the banks
and the municipality. Mr.. Turner
drew clear and impressive picture
of the reasons for the discovery and
building of Fitzgerald, the Colony
City, setting out the fact that this
movement was the beginning of the
movement of northern people into
Georgia for year around, and especial
1y, winter homes.
He pointed out a marvellous growth
of city and section and the prominence
attained throughout state and nation,
with the peoples assembled from all
she states of the Union and foreign
country, harmonizing, cooperating and
loving aid developing.
You are today tie guests of bank
ers who Eve at the crossing of two
great National highway Central
Dixie Highway i-:,m the frozen North
to the Land OF Flowers AID the Jeffer-
son Davis Highway that carries from
Mississippi via Irwinville, where the
onorable Jefferson Davis was captured
9 miles from here to Richmond, Va.
These Cosmopolitan people put a
proper estimate upon men of banking
fraternity because of their high person
atty, business integrity and the meal
culable help they have rendered in
every movement for civic welfare.
growth and development of our Sec
ton and nation in times of peace and
in times of war.
Bankers are now more than ever pub
lie servants and benefactors using their
institutions not so much for personal
gain for shareholders but to further
and prosper public interests
We count on no one so much as up
on the bankers for initiative and lea
dership in future development of the
untold wealth and opportunities of
our great southeast.
a is fine compliment to us to be
given the honorable opportunity of
providing meeting place for the
study and deliberations of men of
brain, foresight, initiative and honor
like you bankers today.
YNNr problems are the problems of
the whole public and we wish much
good to come from deliberations here
today which being for your owl good,
rebound also to the good of every
community from whence you come.
Mr.. Turner's address rang with
spirit of sincere welcome and was in
terspersed with proper degree of good
cheer, wit and humor.
Sec. ]. E. Turner introduced the
following resolution which was imme-
diately passed and wired to the sena-
tors and representatives in Congress
from Georgia:
Resolution.
Whereas it would be unjust, unfair
and burdensome for the government
of the United States to become an
active competitor for the savings de-
posts of banks established under the
authority of the several states, and,
Whereas, it is the understanding of
this body, that such would be the eff
feet ofSteenerson Omnibus Bill now
before Congress-,
Therefore be it resolved that we
urge the Georgia delegation in Con-
gress to oppose the Stevenson Bill
unless the same is amended and the
postal savings provisions eliminated
!, And be it further resolved that a
ca of this resolution be transmitted
to the Georgia senators and represen-
tatives by telegraph.