San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
SAYS too MANY
BANKERS ARE
INEXPERIENCED
Harry Rogers Declares
Charters Granted to Those
Unfamiliar With Business.
TOO MANY BANKS, TOO
Second District Texas
Bankers Convention
Ends Friday.

The convention Of the Second Dis
trict Texas Bankers Association was
called TO order at the ST. Anthony
Hotel Friday morning at 10 80 with
n large number of prominent bankers
in attendance. Entertainment fea-
lures of the afternoon were called off
owing TO the extremely bad weather.
They were 10 consist Of an automobile
trip to Kelly Field, a visit through
out the camp and a demonstration of
aerial maneuvers.
A very interesting talk was made
by Harry II. Rogers in an address of
welcome in which he pointed out that
there are entirely too many bank
charters being issued 10 people who
did not understand the banking bust
ness and were not familiar with
banking trade. He also stressed that
there are too many charters being
granted in communities where there
is not sufficient business 10 warrant
more banks.
.McGoldrick Named Chairman.
Owing to illness. T.. NJ. Prescott,
cashier of the Charles Schreiner Bank
of Kerrvillc. was absent. He was to
have delivered a talk on "WoOl and
Mohair." Walton ID. Hood of the
Texas State Bank & Trust company,
substituted and gave an interesting
talk.
Others TO give talks were: ]. L.
Chapman. commissioner Of insurance
and banking; Sam W. Brown. vice
president of the Laredo National
Bank. who spoke on Border Bank
ing and NJ. c. Driscoll, vice presi-
dent Of the Yoakum State Bank.
An election of officers was held
with the following results: II. W.
McGoldrick, of the Nichols National
Bank of Remedy. was elected chair
man and Walton d. Hood was elected
TO serve as secretary. Franz Groos.
OF the Groos National Bank. invited
the association to meet in San An
tonic next year and the invitation
was unanimously accepted.
A great many members OF the ia
nous Flying Squadron" were present
and will remain in San Antonio until
Sunday night, when they will leave
for Houston 10 attend a similar con-
vention in that city.
The association will be entertained
with a stag banquet at the st. An
thony Hotel ballroom Friday night.
\ number of vaudeville acts and other
forms Of amusement will be presented
as a closing feature Of very sue
cesstul convention.
Flying Squadron Personnel.
Members Of the flying squadron pres
ent at the convention:
Ter, Chase National Bank. New York /:
X. s. Baetjer. Hibernia Securities Com
pany. New orleans; p. II. Blankenship.
cashier. American Exchange National
Bank. Dallas; w. J; Bramman. assistant
cashier, Mer.-Baclede National Bank, ST.
Louis; +. L. Brown, vice president, Ala
mo National Bank. San Antonio: Oscar
Bruce, vice president. Dallas National
Bank. Dallas; Randolph Bryan Jr.. as
sistant cashier. Second National Bank
Houston: J. W. Butler, vice president,
Texas Bank and Trust Company. Calves
ton; Farris Campbell, assistant vice pres
ident, National City Bank, New York;
Charles Cason, Chemical National Bank,
New York; G. J.. Chapline. General Mo-
tors Acceptnce Corporation, Dallas; Os-
car l.. Cox. second vice president Ma
tionRl Bank OF Commerce, New York:
II. l.. barton, Federal Int. Bank, Hous-
ton; II. T. Deane. Con. and Commercial
National Bank, Chicago; NJ. c. DTis-
coll. vice president, Yoakum State Bank.
Yoakum: George Ellis Jr., assistant vice
president. South Texas Commercial Ma
tional Bank, Houston; Roger Evans, II.
c, Burt and Company, Houston: Frank
+. Fowler, assistant cashier, Union Ma
tional Bank. Houston; L. F. Gossett, vice
president, South Texas Commercial Ma
tonal Bank. Houston; Ed Hall first vice
president, Mercantile Bank and Trust
Company, Dallas; Marshall Hall. Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce, New York;
". y. Hayes. vice president. Republic
National Bank. Dallas; c. S. f. Hol-
land. vice president, Second National
Bank, Houston; J. w. Hopes. vice pres
ident. Central State Bank, Dallas; \. \.
Horne, vice president, City National
Bank. Galveston; Sam r. Lawder, vice
president, First National Bank, Hous-
ton: W. b. Machado cashier. Hibernia
Bank and Trust Company. New Orleans;
X. c. Martin, cashier. Fort Worth Ma
tional Bank. Fort Worth; W. NJ. Mas
sic, vice president Fort Worth National
Bank Fort Worth: r. 7. McNally, vice
president National Bank Of Commerce,
ident. Citizens state Bank, Austin; w,
W Messersmith, assistant cashier ca
nal-Commercial Bank, New Orleans; W.
II. Moseley Jr.. American Exchange Ma
tionaI Bank. Dallas Ray Nesbitt. vice
president City National Bank, Dallas
w L. Nieman, Empire Trust Company
New York: !. J. Paro. assistant cashier.
National Bank OF Commerce. 81. LOUIS
W. \. PnllpOlt dt.t SECRETARY AtAa9
Bankers Association. Dallas: F. c. Pom
drom. assistant cashier. American EX-
change National Bank. Dallas: J. a.
Pondrom. president. city National Bank:
Dallas: d. p. Reordan. assistant federal
reserve agent. Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas; J. D. Rising. vice president Ma
tional Park Bank, New York; Dan D.
Rogers, vice president. Southwest Ma
tional Bank Dallas: Melvin Rouff. vice
president, Houston National Exchange
Bank, Houston: w. ID. Sanders. presl-
dent: DeKalb Exchange Bank, Dekalo;
Ford Scale. cashier, state National Bank.
Garland: John r. Shepley, First Ma
tioual Bank, st. Louis: \. D. Simpson
cashier, National Bank OF Commerce
Houston: ". h. smith, assistant cashier
Hanover National Bank, New York; r.
T. Titus assistant vice president. LID
sTty Central Trust Company, St LOUIS
W. W. Woodson, president, First Ma
tionaI Bank. Waco; i'll. Wright. res. vice
president, Cleveland Discount Company;
New Orleans; Sam ID. Young, Clevelanu
Discount Company, Dallas; II. c. Burke,
Fort Worth: W. ]. O'Neil. New Orleans;
p. L. GIL, New York, and John z. Ow-
ems, Dallas.