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THE CHICAGO BANKER
September 4, 1pop]
			
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Banks Asked to Co-operate
Washington, Aug. 30.—The comptroller of the currency has mailed to the cashiers of national banks a request to co-operate with his office to advance the publication of the report of his office for the year ending October 31st, which will be sent to congress early in December. That a condensed statement of the condition of the banks may be included with the report instead of being delayed until February, the comptroller desires to have the banks send such condensed statement with the report of condition for the next call to be used as printer’s copy.
The letter reads as follows:
The text of the annual report of the comptroller for the year ending October 31st, will be sent to congress early in December, but the publication of the completed report containing a condensed statement of the resources and liabilities of each national bank will be delayed, as usual, until February unless the banks co-operate with this office in the preparation of copies of their statements for the printer. As it is the desire of all national banks to receive the report as promptly as possible, I trust that your bank will send with your report of conditions for the next call a condensed statement therefrom on the accompanying blank to be used as printer’s copy. This will hasten the publication of the report at least two months.
It is hoped that every bank will prepare this copy, and that great care will be used in the preparation so that errors may be avoided.
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Farmers State Bank
The Farmers State Bank of Hazelton, N. D., with a capital of $10,000, is being organized by A. P. Lenhart, Geo. H. Biles, and others. It will be ready for business about the first of September.
State Banking Notes
The new Waushara County Bank building is one of the finest blocks in Plainfield. The build-ing is 30x60 feet, two stories high, with basement and is built of concrete and stone. The total cost of the building is $10,000.
Ihe Bloomington State Bank of Bloomington, Grant county, was granted a charter by State Bank Commissioner M. G. Bergh. The capital of the bank is $15,000. W. Morrison is its president and S. E. Pearson its cashier.
Personal Mention
Oliver C. Fuller, president of the Wisconsin I rust Company, will be among ‘,those present” at the Chicago convention.
Charles E. Arnold, second vice-president of the Wisconsin National Bank, is spending a delightful outing with his family touring the Berkshire hills in a motor car.
Fred Vogel, Jr., president of the First National Bank, who is at present in Europe, is expected to return in about one month.
Louis J. Petit, president of the Wisconsin National Bank, is enjoying a moose hunt in the wilds of Canada.
Grant Fitch, vice-president of the National Exchange Bank, is at present “seeing the wonders” of Alaska.
H. Spaulding Coffin, of the firm of Wm. R. Compton & Co., St. Louis, was a caller upon Milwaukee bankers during the past week in the interests of his house.
Banker and Mrs. T. S. Saby, Alma, Wisconsin, have returned from an extensive tour through the Canadian Northwest.
“raise the limit of our bonded indebtedness and enable the city to sell more bonds.”
“Why is a Tickler?”
The above is the caption of the leading article in the Tickler, a four-page paper which Secretary Bartlett, of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, assures his readers will appear once a month. The paper is intended for circulation (free) among the bankers of the state and is to be a “reminder” of many things pertaining to the general banking business. One of the bon mots contained therein is found in the description of the new association headquarters in the University building, 111 Mason Street, as follows : “Located as we are with a buffet on the first floor, a bank outfitting firm on one side and a Sheldon correspondence school on the other, our offices would seem to be convenient for most any possible assistance the country banker may need when he favors us with a call during his visit to Milwaukee.”
Rumor without Foundation
Mr. A. T. Van Scoy, assistant secretary of the International Harvester Company, is authority for the statement that the recent article published in Chicago papers to the effect that the Harvester Company was contemplating the erection of an additional Milwaukee plant costing $1,000,000. is without foundation.
Voluntary Advance in Wages
The prosperity of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company was recently emphasized when President John I. Beggs announced at the company’s annual picnic that a new scale of wages would go into effect September 1st. The new wage scale shows an average increase for all motormen and conductors of one cent an hour.