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THE CHICAGO BANKER
December 25, !pop]
names of Edward D. Stevens, John F. Wallace, Geo. F. Harding, Jr., T. E. Hoskins, and Fred’k H. Bartlett. Investments in the syndicate are exempt from taxes.
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proceedings book, covering the October 6-7 convention for 1909 at Louisville.
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on the Pullman company by getting a reduction in berth rates. For some reason the Pullman pull, so successful in other states, failed for twice in quick succession to work. Lower Pullman rates will likely prove more popular in other states than has the bank deposit mania.
DAB COCK, RUSPITON & CO., of the A-A Rookery, has made a big hit with their customers this year, by sending out a really useful bill roll in natural pig skin. Oh, yes, you can get one by calling for it.
i^THE bank where you keep your account—-A or where you are invited to keep it,” is the under signature line used this year by J. M. Dinwiddie, of the Cedar Rapids Saving's Bank, in his holiday greetings to the public.
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for collection. W. E. Lawson, of the Bank of Acadia, says: “This is how we handle an unprofitable part of our business.”
“for” and “against” figures on the number of banks in the United States, which favor a central bank. Capt. Loose should have been called in.
“59 13־־ Per cent answer our questions in the affirmative.” Not having the papers before us, we should have accepted this as‘correct, but for the percentages shown when our good country was “divided into sections.” The affirmative percentages given are New England and the Pacific states, each “for 73 per cent.” Southern and Western states each “for 60 per cent,” and Eastern states “for 62 per cent.” Must have been a wonderful allowance for “compass variation” to get “59 1-3 per cent” average out of this. Looks more like 65.6 per cent to us.
׳׳"TAKING the states and territories, with the A “for” and “against” percentages, as stated, and still another result is obtained.
Gramatan observatory will be required if the report is to be accepted.
affairs of the defunct Columbia Bank and Trust Company of Oklahoma City has reached such confusion that many are wondering what it is all about. The Oklahoma guaranty deposit law, whether it be good or bad, encountered the early misfortune of being made a partisan campaign measure.
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the insurgents—awake, but insensible.
Cashier.
York City, addressing L. W. Gammon, manager protective department. The association has made an arrangement for fast, able service from a specially organized bureau of detectives, and if any “stool pigeons” are put to work on “scare duty” the answer will be “mailed same day.”
JUST temporarily, we hope, the A. B. A.
has fallen down on having its telecode words accepted by the telegraph companies, as such. ,Kindly note a few which the American Lumberman’s Association put over and then, Col. Farnsworth, try it again. When they are not in the standard dictionaries, the tip is to establish an “official vocabulary.” Here are the words which go as “one word” each in the lumber telecode: Jawfall, shutter-eye, jawlever, lookdown, ladykiller, curtaildog, squareman, taurid, jakinthebox, wardcorn, thickst.uff, suitlike, and sumhow.
CHICAGO city fathers continue to try to get 3 per cent for city balances by the savings bank route, while they continue to pay $3.50 per ton for coal which others get at $1.15 per ton. They continue to pay $75 per ton for iron castings which can be had at $25, and 23 cents for 13-cent oil. Why so particular over the bank rate? If they would take the graft out of the coal bills for one month, it would pay that extra one per cent for ten years.
WE learn that Capt. Cook is over in Hoboken, accompanied by a skilled navigator “discovering” the South pole—but, of course, by the inverse method.
INDIANA bankers and others appreciating a good thing in print, should get “Abe Martins Brown County Almanack by Kin Hubbard.” Rural philosophy of the Josh Billings type, but brand new and full of amusement describes the little book, which McClurg, Chicago, sells at only one dollar.
HERE are two samples:
“Th’ only time some fellers er ever seen with ther wives is when they bring ’em downtown t’ sign some property away.”
“One o’ th’ worst o’ th’ fifty-seven varieties o’ undesirables is th’ feller that asks you a question, an’ then don’t pay no attention t’ your answer.”
BROKERS on the Produce Exchange, New York, had a lot of fun in getting up a birthday celebration for their “oldest member.” In a most formal way they presented him with “a sum of money,” but which turned out to be nice new pennies—one for each year of his age.
IT appears that the Central Bank hookworm has a stronger hold upon the Washington correspondents than it has upon the bankers of the country, or, their representatives in congress.
ZERO weather in Chicago banishes the stove-pipe hat from all heads, but those of the mining promoter, the quack doctor, and the junior dentist. With them it is a sort of trade-mark and indicates that it still is possible to look prosperous while being both uncomfortable and execution proof.
BARTLETT SYNDICATE NO. 5, Chicago, is reported as nicely on its way. It deals in real estate and divides the profits, writes Mr. Bartlett. The other syndicates are said to have divided profits of from 18 to 33 per cent. The subscribers’ committee contains the
DON’T buy stock from the man who offers you only a few shares to keep J. P. Morgan & Co. from getting control of his concern. He tells you: “If Morgan gets it you make money; if he don’t you double it, and any way it goes it is a cinch (for us), don’t you see?”
CE. AURACHER, out at Cedar Rapids, • has what the old medical almanacs called the “Bad Complaint,” whatever that is. He has repeatedly charged C. D. Seurer, of New York, with stealing his “stuff,” and the New Yorker admits he “stole” the story, but concludes his letter: “The writer had never noticed (sic) that your publication was copyrighted, or he would not have used the article.” It was a darky who said: “Had I’se known you all kept a dog I’d never gwine in yo’ hen coop.”
SO painless appear to have been the operations of the Fire Appliances Company in separating the city from its money that it seems likely stovaine was used at the City Hall long before Jonnesco’s arrival in America.
FOR a newspaper to recommend newspaper advertising is like a grocer recommending groceries. As occasionally patrons try a raw food diet and eat fruit and nuts exclusively, so business men try advertising wagons, billboards, store windows and circulars; but just as the groceryman’s patrons come back to flour, grits, sugar, rice, etc., to the experimenters in other lines of advertising return to the newspaper. Newspaper space is indispensable in business just as the grocer’s wares are necessities of life.
BANKERS yearn for a directory with all advertising left out, and the A. B. A. has half a mind to give it to them. It is thought that a free directory would bring in a host of new members. If you believe in this give your member of the executive council a hunch. This will be a reform worth talking about and oh! such a relief to the overworked solicitors on the present competing directories—and to their victims.
AT last, the Clearing House Section has gotten down to work in an attempt to secure uniform reports from all clearing houses, reported through the credit agencies. What is wanted is that the total clearings from all points shall be standard as to indications of business actually done.
WE are advised that the American Bankers Association has terminated its contract with the “Pinkertons,” and that there is a possibility professional crooks may become more active if they learn of it before other plans for protective service are announced.—R. L. C. to Illinois Bankers.
AN old philosopher was about to die. His friends gathered about as he solemnly
raised upon one elbow. “What a--------of a lot
of things I’ve believed in my time that weren’t true,” was his last message. We are sure that Mr. Crampton’s fears are groundless and that some day he will remember the Pinkerton “pipe,” as did the old philosopher in former days.
1^1 EMBERS of the A. B. A. are requested that in cases of crime perpetrated on them, such as forgeries, sneak thefts, burglary, attempted burglary or hold-ups, coming within the^ category of the work of the protective committee, to at once report same direct to the general offices at 11 Pine Street, New
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