The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-06-14
BANKERS MEETING
HIGHLY BENEFICIAL
Largest Attsndanes Of Banker
oreanisAkion Convention Since
Its Inception Entertained
Here Last Wesd-End


Delegates to the Nevada Bankers
Association convention, held in this
city, have come and gone and Win
nemucca has again proven herself
capable Of entertaining all who may
be her guests. The meeting Of the
bankers last Friday and Saturday
was declared to have been the larg-
est since that organization was estab-
lished thirteen years ago, and that
1t was successful is unquestioned.
During the meetings of the asso-
citation it was brought out that an
outstanding fact is that of the
thirty-six banks in Nevada there was
not one failure during the postwar
period, and this can be credited to
the able management of the heads
Of Nevada's bank institutions. The
finances of the state are in the best
condition possible.
The principal speaker of the
meeting was President Walter E.
Clark Of the University of Nevada,
who spoke on Immigration. Presi-
dent Clark In his talk favored
restriction Of immigration for this
country for all time.
Governor Scrngham spoke on If
rigation matters and referred to the
fact that land was to be taken up
by ex-soldiers and that they would
need money to prosecute their work
to the utmost and that the banks
would be asked to loan them the
money required.
Elko was the city chosen for the
next meeting of the bankers in
1924, John Henderson Of that city
promising that the city would CO.
operate in every way to make it a |
success.
Senator J. Sheehan of this city |
was named to represent the bankers |
on the state survey commission
which is to investigate the condition
Of the various state and county
Offices and too report its findings
at the next legislature.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows:
L. w. Knowles of Reno, president;
J. Sheehan of Winnemucca, vice
president; L. s. Reese of Reno, sec
rotary; George F. Willis of Yering-
ton, treasurer; L. w. Knowles, W.
C. Pitt and John Henderson, execu-
tive committee.
Following b list Of those in at
c. w. Napes, Reno; W. H.
Bridges and wife, Reno: Mayor C.
e. Hayiland, Winnemucca; j.
Sheehan, Winnemucca; Nose Rein
hart, Winnemucca; John Henderson,
Elko; w. C. Pitt and wife, Love-
lock; r. J. Pierson and wife, Love-
lock; n. w. Robinson, wife and
daughter, Lovelock; Booth B. Good
man, Loyelock; George F. Willis,
Yerington; J. E. Beaupert and wife,
Yerinston; j. H. HauschiI&, Reno;
c. e. Miller, Reno; James G. Moore,
Winnemucca; v. Hursh, Winnie
mucca; E. Reinhart, Winnemucca;
Q. Reinhart, Winnemucca; Arthur
Smith. East Ely; N. McRiltchie, San
Francisco; O. w. Adams, Salt Lake
City; N. s. Eccles, Ogden; Carol
Henderson, Goldfeld; E. W. Blair,
Tonopah; A. D. Oliver, San Fran
cisco; Walter MCGEE and wife, San
Francisco; J. I. Brunschwiller, Sac
ramento; c. B. Austin, Fallon; J.
0. Walther, Reno; F. w. Simpson
and wife, Yerington; A. H. Onthank,
San Francisco; A. C. Sullivan, Salt
Lake City; D. R. Dean, San Fran
cisco; w. J. Hunting, Carson City;
>. n. Kitto, Oakland; C. F. VIII
liaps, oakland; Vernon Metcalf, |
Reno; A. B. Woodward, New York
City; James s. Rogan, New York
City; r. B. Palmer, Salt Lake City;
J. A Burrows, Salt Lake City; W.
H. Hood, Reno; H. A. Hand, Berk-
ley; L. s. Reese, Reno.