The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
DEPOSITS JUMP OVER l9 MILLION
 IN STATE BANKS
Six Months Increase Is More Than $19,000,O 900,
 Report Shows
DEPOT ACCOMMODATIONS
 AT CALERA REQUESTED
Hayden On l.. & N. Main Line Assured Of A New
 Station
STATE CAPITAL BUKEAO

STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 MONTGOMERY,N Ala. Feb. 15,- The 25i state banks in Alabama, with their 19 brnaches. increased their de posits by S19,477 ,351.S in the period between the calls for statement issued as of June 30, 1923 and as of Decem- Der 31. 1923. according to figures pub lished late Friday by J. D. Elliott, <as- sistant superintendent of banks.
 The banks total resources and liabilities as of December 3l were S146, ,176. .S9O.S1. representing an in crease of SA3,629, ,0OS.53 of the corre- spending figures of the June call.
 Following is the full comparison Of the business of the state banks as revealed by the December and June calls of last year:
 Resources Loans and discounts S96, ,S61 ,6O1.I1 including loans on cotton; increase $4.1S0, 15219.
 United States bonds and warrants, S2. 523. S4232: decrease, S255, ,76O. F Other stocks mad bonds, Sl,426,- 44Q.S5; increase $227 ,923.OO
 Cash in vaults. $5,4SS,S11.O4; in- crease $l .S27 ,407.04.
 Due from banks and cash items, $22, ,7SG. .297.91: increase $7,923, ,594.S5.
 Due from federal reserve banks (Only state banks are affiliated with the fed eral reserve system), $4,625O67 .31 ; increase $241 ,62097.
 Banking houses, furniture and fix lures and other real estate and assets, S8, ,464 ,S23.47; increase 16 ,279.24.
 Liabilities Capital stock paid in $12,52o ,2OO in pcra.sa RORY MlO
 Surplus fund. $6,5l7,610.66; in crease 53,507.21.
 Undivided profits, S2,61 5,696.6I; de crease $5S7 ,032.12.
 Reserve for taxes, S334, ,329.69. No corresponding tabula ton is previous summary.
 Deposits payable on demand. SSlO,- 299. .S32.72; increase $19,417 ,351 so.
 Savings deposits, S3S, ,577 ,422O5 de- crease 6.171.16.
 Bills payable. $2,3OS, ,43l.32; de- crease S1 .427 ,2SO.S5.
 Rediscoumts. $1.317 ,469.S S1 increa SC $235, ,01 .S6; decrease S121,32S.11. Calera Wants Station . The Alabama public service commis- sion was urged to take informal ac- ton for better depot accommodations at Calera by petition received Sat urday from citizens of Anniston. Syla- cauga, Talladega and Gadsden. No for mal proceedings against the railroads 1 are contemplated. but the commission is asked to use its good offices with them looking towards the construction of an umbrella shed all dother facil ities.
 All of these cities are on the min eral division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad that joins with the main line at Calera. and Talladega and AnnistOn are likewise are on the Southern railway that also runs to Calera. It is represented that the build- ing of this umbrella shed near the rail road tracks would be a great benefit to the travelling public. as it is said that there is distance of jOW feet from the present station to the rear end of d nOrthb0und Louisville and Nashville train coming from Mont gOmery over the main line.
 The people of Calera have interested themselves in this proposition at t previous date.
 Hayden To Get Depot
 The Alabama public service commis- sion gave approval Saturday to plans for depot at Hayden submitted by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. Hayden is station on it's main line between Birmingham and Cullman. It is understood that the rail road will proceed at once with the con struction of the depot. .
 The structure will be frame build- ing, one story in height with cement floor Separate waiting rooms will be provided for white and colored pas sengers, and there will be freight of- flee, etc.
 Keller Back Home w. 5. Keller. state highway engineer, was back at, his office Saturday after noon having delivered an address Fri- day at the University of Florida on sand clay roads. His talk was made before a gathering of men from the state engineer forces, the county engl- neers, members of the county commis- sions and other interested in highway dvelOpment. Mr. Keller explained that these meetings are held every year at the University of Florida by men inter ested in the promotion of modern high ways.
 Admitted To Practice Orpheous Pierre Lee of Elba, and Orben Maynard Rainer of Albertville were Saturday admitted to practice law in Alabama on certification from the University of Alabama being filed with the supreme court.
 To Instruct Guards
 Maj. F. c. Phelps, instructor of the Thirty first street division of the na- tional guard, will leave Sunday night for Florida, where he will instruct guard units at Jacksonville, St. Angus tine and Tampa.