The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21
THE ARIZONA CENTRAL BANK
Established 1887


Established 1887
The growth and expansion of the
entire Southwest within the last half
century has been one unrivaled in
the history of this Nation. Disraeli
has said: individuals build COM
munities but institutions build ma
tions." And in the history of the
Great Southwest there have been in
stitutions, manned by the hardy
pioneer type, which have exerted a
sustaining and progressive influence
upon the community in which they
operate One of the best illustra-
tions of the above assertion is had in
this city in The Arizona Central
Bank, established in Flagstaff in 1887,
and with branches at Williams, King
man, Oatman, and Cooley, Arizona.
This financial institution is one of
the oldest in Arizona and for a per-
iod of thirty years it's destinies were
directed by T. E. Pollock, who retir-
ed two years ago. Mr.. Pollock was
originally from Iowa and at present
is resident of this city. To him
goes much of the credit of the admir-
able record and extraordinary ex-
pansion achieved by the bank.
The present history of the bank
dates from February 1921, when the
Citizens Bank here was consolidated
with it. Present officers are: H J.
McClung, President; J. P. Wilson,
Vice-President; E. A. Haight, Cash
ier; P. H. Nelson, Assistant Cashier.
Directors are: H. j. McClung, G. J.
Walters, G.. B. Wilson, M. l. Powers
H. H. Watkins, and j. P. Wilson. The
personnel of the Kingman Branch
is: c. ]. Walters, Manager; c. A.
Warren, Assistant Manager; H. l.
Horner, Assistant Manager. W. L.
Lindblom is Manager of the Williams
Branch, W. H. Long is Manager of
the Oatman Branch, and j. H. Brown
is Manager of the Cooley Branch.
President McClung is President of
the Phoenix National Bank, President
of the Apache Lumber Company at
Cooley, Arizona, President of the
Diamond Coal Company at Gallup,
New Mexico, and President of the
Flagstaff Lumber Company at Flag
staff, Arizona. He is one of the
best known capitalists of the South
west and divides his time between
his different enterprises. He has
been head of the Arizona Central
Bank since November, 1921. Cashier
E. A. Haight has been with the bank
for about two years and is active
with the institution. He came here
from the Federal Reserve Bank of
Los Angeles and prior to this time
he was in the banking business in
Missouri for eighteen years. Mr.
Haight is very efficient banker
Assistant Cashier Nelson is also act
i've and came to the institution at the
time of consolidation. He is from
Colorado here and has also had ex-
tensive banking experience. Director
Powers was formerly President of
the Citizens Bank and was also Pres
ident of this institution from the
time Of the consolidation until Nov
ember 1921. He is a prominent live
stock man and capitalist and has
been associated with, and was Pres
ident of, the Arizona Wool Growers
Association and Vice-President of
the Nationl Livestock Association
Director Watkins was formerly Man
ager of the Kingman Branch and has
been merchant and druggist at
Kingman for thirty years. Director
C. B. Wilson is also the banks legal
advisor and is one of the most pro-
minent attorneys in this section
Vice-President Joseph P. Wilson,
has charge of the affairs of the bank
in an active managerial capacity He
has been resident of the state since
1903 and is a native of Illinois. Mr.
Wilson was formerly connected with
came to the bank in 1917. He
devotes all of his time to the banks
affairs as administrative head. He
was formerly member of the City
Council and City School Board, and
is member of the local Chamber of
Commerce and Rotary Club, holds
membership in the Arizona Industrial
Congress and is a fraternal man.
Not only is Mr.. Wilson an astute and
capable executive officer but he
knows local conditions and needs as
they apply to financial and CONNER
cial lines from practical contact with
this territory through a period of
over sixteen years consecutive SER
vice with the bank. Then too, Mr.
Wilson is that rare combination a
trained and efficient administrator
and at the same time a man with an
inherent spirit of good fellowship
and a splendid personality. No one
who comes in contact with him can
fail to note this rather unusual
(nowadays) and pleasing quality.
The Arizona Central Bank has it's
headquarters here and holds mem
bership in both the State and Ma
tional Banking Associations. Mr..
Powers was formerly President of
the State Association Mr.. Walters
is now on it's Executive Council and