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THE CHICAGO BANKER
August 28, !pop]
Chicago Visitors
J. A. Goodman, cashier Germania Savings Bank and Trust Company, Memphis, Tenn., and R. S. Scrivener of the Mercantile Bank, Memphis, were Chicago visitors last Friday. Both of these gentlemen report business conditions as improving in the South.
John W. Staley, assistant cashier First National Bank, Detroit, Mich., called on Chicago bankers last Thursday. The consolidated First and Commercial National banks show deposits now of around $20,000,000.
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State Bank Examiner
Indianapolis, Ind.—John C. Billheimer, before leaving for Seattle and a month’s tour of the West, announced the appointment of . Charles C. Kelly, formerly clerk of the building, loan and savings department in the office of the auditor of state, as state bank examiner, to fill a vacancy which has existed for several months. Governor Marshall, who is at Petoskey, Mich., ratified the appointment and forwarded the ratification to his secretary, Mark Thistlewaite. Mr. Kelly, who is now at Milwaukee being treated for rheuma¿-• tism, will qualify to begin his work SepterrF
General Grant at the Ball
Gen. Fred D. Grant and staff will attend the A. B. A. ball, in full dress. Every indication points toward this being a record over anything ever held in Chicago of its kind.
A Hint to the A. B. A. Vice-Presidents
Secretary Farnsworth has sent out the following:	־‘As has been the custom in the past, the
general program for the Chicago convention will embody the roll call of vice-presidents for five-minute speeches. In the past, many of those five-minute talks have been along lines that were far from banking topics; some good stories have been told, and advertising of states indulged in, eulogistic of its citizens, beautiful scenery, etc. At the last meeting of the council at Briarcliff the secretary was instructed to communicate with the vice-presidents on this subject, and the following is published for their information: It is desirable to make the five-minute reports of state vice-presidents a symposium of banking and commercial conditions. Each state is noted for some particular industry, or class of industries, which can be discussed in an interesting and instructive way. For example: what is there new in manufacturing that might affect the value of products and plants? How much of our bountiful crops may be due to improved agricultural methods? What will be the effect of irrigation projects now under way ? Are municipal bonds and farm mortgages conservatively issued? Are modern improvements making rural life sufficiently attractive to decrease emigration to the cities ?”
Andrew Smith
Secretary Andrew Smith of the Indiana Bankers was in Chicago, this week, en route to Mackinac to join the hay fever colony.
Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Capital and Surplus, $285,000 Deposits, $2,317,110
Solicits Accounts and Collections from Banks, Firms and Individuals on Favorable Terms.
WM. BUTTERWORTH, PRE8.	NEL80N H. OREENE, VICE PRES.	C. W. LUNDAHL, CASH. AND SEO.
R. L. Rinaman
R. L. Rinaman has been elected a vice-president of the Title Guaranty Trust Company of St. Louis, and is to have charge of the banking end of the business. His election took place at a special meeting of the directors this week and he will assume his duties on October 15th. It is the plan of the company to cater to the business of out-of-town banks and Mr. Rinaman has been selected to work up the business.
Mr. Rinaman is at present secretary of the Bankers Association of Illinois, with headquarters in Chicago. He will sever his connection with that organization early in October, and give his entire time to the trust company. He was formerly a resident of St. Louis, having been for several years manager of the American Surety Company there. When J. C. Van Riper,
L. RINAMAN Chicago
president of the Title Guaranty Trust Company, established the Illinois State Trust Company in East St. Louis, eight years ago, Mr. Rinaman was chosen vice-president of that institution and served in that capacity for seven years. Last year he was elected to the secretaryship of the Bankers Association of Illinois. He has a wide acquaintance in St. Louis.
The banking department of the company was opened several weeks ago and has been successful, the directors state, beyond expectations. On Thursday, August 26th, a special meeting of the stockholders of the company was held, at which it was proposed to increase the capital stock of the company from $1,500,000 to $2,500,-
W. F. Whitcomb, O. C. Trowbridge and John Dassow are planning to reorganize the Dairyman’s National of Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Joyce & Company
(Incorporated)
General Agents
The Rookery Bid¿.	Chicago, Illinois
ILLINOIS ADVISORY BOARD
Charles G. Dawes, Resident Vice-President A. J. Earlin¿	Da vid R. Forgan	John A. Spoor
Walter H. Wilson	M. 3. Kirkman
COUNSEL
Calhoun. Lyford & Sheean	Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw
National Surety Co.
Of New York
Fidelity and Surety Bonds Burglary Insurance