[Volume XXV THE CHICAGO BANKER 2 The Commercial National Bank of CHICAGO Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $7,000,000 Deposits, $40,000,000 OFFICERS GEORGE B. SMITH . . Ass׳T Cashier HARVEY C. VERNON . Ass׳t Cashier H. ERSKINE SMITH . . Ass׳T Cashier WM. T. BRUCKNER . . Ass-t Cashier GEORGE E. ROBERTS . . . President JOSEPH T. TALBERT . . . Vice-Pres. RALPH VAN VECHTEN, 2nd Vi;e-Pres. DAVID VERNON . . . 3rd Vice-Pres. NATHANIEL R. LOSCH . . . Cashier This bank is pleased to place at the disposal of its customers the facilities gained durin¿ forty years of continuous service and ¿rowth Deposits $65,000,000 THE CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO Capital, Surplus and Profits $7,000,000 OFFICERS GEORGE M. REYNOLDS, President ALEX ROBERTSON, Vice-Prest. WM. G. SCHROEDER, Cashier BENJAMIN S. MAYER, Asst. Cashier HERMAN WALDECK, Asst, Cashier F. H. ELMORE, Asst. Cashier WILBER HATTERY, Asst. Cashier J. R. WASHBURN, Asst. Cashier Respectfully Solicits the Accounts of Banks, Bankers, Corporations, Mercantile Firms and Individuals AMPLE RESOURCES COURTEOUS TREATMENT SUPERIOR SERVICE The Live Stock Exchange National Bank of Chicago Capital - - $1,250,000 ־ Surplus - - - 250,000 OFFICERS S. R. FLYNN, President J. A. SPOOR, Vice-President G. A. RYTHER, Cashier G. F- EMERY, Ass’t Cashier DIRECTORS 3. A. SPOOR ARTHUR G. LEONARD SAMUEL COZZENS GATES A. RYTHER EDWARD MORRIS J. OGDEN ARMOUR JAMES H. ASHBY S. R. FLYNN R. T. FORBES, President WM. A. TILDEN, Vice-President GEORGE M. BENEDICT, Cashier JOHN FLETCHER, Assistant Cashier J. C. MORRISON, Auditor DIRECTORS: Edward Tilden M. F. Rittenhouse R. T. Forbes Wm. A. Tilden Wm. H. Brintnall THE FIRST NATIONAL BANE OF MILWAUKEE UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY Capital - $2,000,000 ־ Surplus 500,000 ־ ־ FARMERS 6 MILLERS' BANK, 1853 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, 1863 FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Reorganized), 1882 FRED VOGEL, Jr., President WM. BIGELOW, Vice-President OSCAR KASTEN, Asst. Cashier FRED T. GOLL, Vice-President A. W. BOGK, Asst. Cashier HENRY KLOES, Cashier E. J. HUGHES, Asst. Cashier W- C• HAAS, Mgr. Foreign and Savings Dept. DIRECTORS CHAS. F. PFISTER FRED VOGEL, Jr. H. AUGUST LUEDKE GEO. P. MILLER JOHN I. BEGGS CHARLES L. McINTOSH WM. BIGELOW WALTER ALEXANDER ROB’T NUNNEMACHER NATHAN GLICKSMAN ALBERT O. TROSTEL FRED T. GOLL A. K. HAMILTON EDWARD A. UHRIG WILLIAM WOODS PLANKINTON Bankers National Bank MARQUETTE BUILDING, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Capital, Surplus and Profits $3,250,000 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING INCREASE IN DEPOSITS: MAY 14, 1900 . . $9,465,695.70 MAY 14, 1904 . . $13,431,017.80 MAY 14, 1908 . . $20,248,161.43 OFFICERS EDWARD S. LACEY . . President FRANK P. JUDSON . . . Cashier JOHN C. CRAFT . . Vice-President CHAS. C. WILLSON . Asst. Cashier ROBERT M. WELLS . Vice-President RALPH C. WILSON . . Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS MILTON H. WILSON DANIEL H. BURNHAM CHARLES H. WEAVER MICHAEL CUDAHY RICHARD C. LAKE CHARLES T. BOYNTON HERBERT F. PERKINS ROBERT M. WELLS FRANCIS A. HARDY JAMES W. STEVENS EDWARD S. LACEY JOHN C. CRAFT FOREIGN EXCHANGE, COMMERCIAL CREDITS, CABLE TRANSFERS, CIRCULAR LETTERS FOR TRAVELERS, AVAILABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD New Business Desired and Une xcelled Facilities Offered