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Based . on Experience and Good Faith with Patrons
CITY NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
Statement of Condition August 9, 1913
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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1913.
"Dad" and Gus
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Wherever the "winds oj heaven havo
blown the fame of Ak-8ar-Ben, there, too,
are known "Dad" Veavef Juid ''Ous'
Hence. No workers for the JcltiB have been
a untiring nor as inseparable as this
pair. Mr. Itcnre and he'll balk If ho ever
sees that, "Mr." In front Of Ills name
has been artificer and general superin
tendent of everything about the Den. that
has needed superintending since the-very
first. UCi designed and constructed the
first' floats made in Omaha, he helped
oijapt the system of electric lighting that
has made the Omaha parade famous, and
he has been the moving .spirit In the plan
ning of all the initiatory ceremonies that
Save marked the course of the kin? for
nineteen seasons. No one for years has
questioned the genius of Gus, nor disputed
his authority. For several weeks pro
ceeding the big parade Gus Is so busy
that he talks only to himself, and speaks
Gerfhan whm he does that. He has
trained a force of men to be mlnd-read-eraj
and tho J;now by the look on the
boss' face what is expected of them, and
jlly and Joulo and the others hustle
with 'him during those days and nights
when the , biff fl6ats are being finished
and' the pen is being' transformed from
a, great arena with its stage and other
paraphernalia of Initiation into a beau
tiful ball room. They don't talk, ' they
Just work As'.do .from his .connection
with Ak-Sar-Ben, Gus is an all-right
hombre, as .wo say on the Pacific coast.
fand when he gets mixed up In a lom-
mers, or a clam, bake or, a beefsteak dln
ner, he's Just as good a fellow as any
one wants to meet. He. helps out when
It comes to decorating, the Auditorium
for any big occasion, doos stunts for the
Elka and the Masons, and has never yet
been found 'too busy tb give both advice
and assistance. After the Ak'-Sar-Beu
rush Is over he generally slips away to
San. Franctsqo, where ruTand- AJ, Itawluer
and the Muller boys and' a few other''
spend the time In resting When they can,''
think of any. place. to go.
John .D. Reaver bega.n.-with the. non
com. staff of the king about the time
Gus started In to .be generalissimo, and
soon after was given the title qf J'pad"
by the "boys," who have put on the
show for all these years,' Tender the old
reglmo "Dad'', was rlght-hqnd man for
Gus around the Pen, and on the outnldo
was a member of the hustling ctommltteo.
and generally active, until sometimes..
strangers looked on him as proprietor of
Ak-Sar-Hen. But he woa -modest through,
it all, and. Just worked. x Last year he
was made secretary of the Ak-Sar-vBen,
and given official recognition by be.
ing placed on the. pay roll., He has so far
proved the wisdom of his selection by
showing the limit of efficiency in mani
agement. Just as Gus I busy at the Per)
these days, so Dad Is' busy at the carnival
grpUnds and elsewhere,- but. the .two .work
together like the ,- blades of a pair, of
shears. '. '
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts . $2,164,958.91
Bonds and Securities ....... 473,474.04
U. S. Bonds for Circulation 202,625.00
Furniture, Fixtures, Vaults and Real Estate .... 65716.22
Overdrafts 3,238.43
Cash and Sight Exchange . V. 1,036,495.76
LIABILITIES v
Capital .' ;.:..........$ 500,009.00
Surplus and Profits, . , '. . i. ...f... ;.. . . 89,898.00
Reserved to Pay Interest on -Deposits;. ':,. ..... 8,000.00
Circulation Iv. 200,000.00
Deposits 3,148,610.36
$3,946,508.36
$3,946,508.36
We solicit accounts of banks, corporations, firms and, individuals and give prompt and efficient
" service by personal and courteous attention to our customers.
JOHN F. FLACK, President.
JOHN F; HEOOX, Vico-President.
W. D. MOORE, Cashier.
J. D. UTENDORFER; Ass't. Cashier.
The New Rooms
recently opened en jhe ground
floor for the Yfc
Departments
is another indiemtion of the
growth of this, the oldest Na
' tional Bank in Nebraska,'
rdtn ana rarnam otsi '
Capital and Surplus
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$i;soo,ooom
Deposits'
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Merchants National Bank Makes Enviable Record
ESTABLISHED 1882
CAPITAL AND SURLPUS OVER $1,200,000.00
DEPOSITS NOW $7,000,000.00
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Prsldtnt Merchants National Bank
From the day of its or
ganization, Octobsr 1st,
ightsn hundred and
eighty-ttwo, until today?
ths Merchants National
bank has evsr bssn on
the upward climb and
its present record of de
posits and surplus is a
tribute to the men who
have aocomplished this.
Several factors have
entered into the secret
of this great financial
institution's success.
Foremost among these
is the calibre of men
who have headed the
bank. In the thirty-one
years, of its existence,
the Merchants National
bank has had but two
presidents, Frank Mur
phy and its present
head, Luther Drake.
There is probably no,
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better banker in Omaha
than Mr. Drake. Honor
ed twice by the Bankers'
Association of America,
once as a member of its
executive council, and
again as one of the
currency comissioh
when that body was es
tablished, and upon
which he is still serving.
Mr. Drake stands high
among the bankers of
the country. His ac
quaintance among the
bankers extends all over
the United States, and
his knowledge of the
banking business is con
sidered profound. -.
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Another reaspn for the
success of the Mer
chants is the fact that
it has never bought out
o r co n s o I i d a ted with
any other bank, but has
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biiilt up its large busU '
ness alone. Also it has"
the smallest list of
stockholders of any
bank in the city. All or,
the present officers
worked' their way up
from minor positions In
the bank, and all had
practical opportunity to -learn
the banking busi
ness thoroughly.
Frank Hamilton, presi
dent of the Omaha as
Co., and vice-president
of the Omaha & Council
Bluffs Street Railway
company, Is vice-president
of this bank, and
that he has figured in its
success goes without
saying. The other offi
cers are: Fred P. Hamil
ton, cashier; B. H. Meile
and C. B.. Dugdaley, as
sistant cashiers.
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