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Geeorgia Southern and Florida WrecK.
The south-bound passenger train of the Georgia south¬
ern and Florida Railroad was derailed this morning at
Alapaha. The wreck was a disastrous one, and as the
debris is being cleared away the fact is disclosed that
there are a large number of passengers injured, beside 8
dead, A number of our citizens have gone to the scene of
the disaster in automobiles, and will bring back the full
details with them.
iccessful
Specialist
Here is what one of Dr. Keunon
Mott’s home papers say:
KEPT BUSY
Dr, Kennon Mott, the well
known eye specialist, was kept
busy yesterday, with eye patients.
The public generally realize that
Dr. Mott is a specialist of unusual
ability and are taking advantage of
his presence in the city to have
jtheir eyes attended to. The doc,
tor will only be here a short time
this trip and eye sufferers should
not miss the opportunity to con¬
sult him.—Brunswick News March
11 .
CAPITAL
Pratt’s Digest, relating to laws on National Banks, and proba¬
bly the highest and most frequently consulted authority on National
Banking, says the following as to Capital:
“The capital of a bank should be a reality, not a fiction, and it
should be owned by those who have money to lend, and not by bor-
rowers. No bank can have a prosperous career if its stockholders
take out in loans the money they have put in as capital, for such a
bank, being rendered unable to accommodate the business public
•outside its owners, deprives itself of one of the principal means of
success.”
We believe that the Exchange National Bank capital stock is
owned by just such financially strong people as Pratt refers to.
Our stockholders are, for the most part, natives and well estab¬
lished people, who are large land owners, and for the other part
they are people who by well directed efforts have carved out snug
fortunes in this section of Wiregrass Georgia, and altogether they
are a liberal-minded, conservative, friendly set of people, who
stand very high financially, morally and socially in this section.
To illustrate the foregoing, the President of this bank has
never borrowed one cent from this institution. Our stockholders
are small borrowers.
A person said a few days ago, that one explanation of the fact
that The Exchange National Bank had so much more de¬
posits than any other bank in this section, was that its stockholders
left more money on deposit than do most other stockholders. This
is true in a large measure, and at the same time, the fact is one of
the greatest evidences of strength that we can publish to
- the world, for banking authorities say, “Give us a strong set of
stockholders, and good business men for directors, and you give us
a strong bank.”
The Exchange National Bank
THE FITZGERALD LEADER, SATURDAY, MARCH 25. 1911
Tax Receiver’s Round
I will receive State and County
Tax at the following places on the
date named.
FIRST ROUND.
Ashton, Monday, April 17th,
9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
Dickson’s Mill, Tuesday, April
18th.
Bowen’s Mill, Wednesday, April
19th.
Vaughn, Thursday, April, 20th.
Williamson’s Mill, Friday, April
21st.
Will be at the Court House each
day from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. begin¬
ning, days April 3rd, excepting those
when advertised to be at pre¬
cinct.
J. B. F. Dixon,
R. T. R. Ben Hill County.
23-St,
The Harem Skirt
The management of “The Man
on The Box” company, which
plays an engagement here at the
Opera House Thursday March 30th
have secured the first Harem skirt
imported into this country from
Paris and exhibited at the National
Dressmaker’s Convention held in
Chicago a short time ago.
This skirt, which is the most
radical departure from the conven¬
tional ladies costume attempted in
the last century, and when first
worn in Paris created a profound
sensation. V '•
This skirt will be worn during
the second act of the performance
here, thus giving the ladies of this
judgement community an opportunity fir.-t hand to pass
at on the
merits of a dress that is sure to
bocome a fad in this country.
Millinery Stores
Have Opening
The three Millinery stores of the
city, Miss Alexander. Mrs. Walker
and Mrs. Russ, had their Spring
Openings yesterday, continuing
through today, and needless to
say each store has been besieged
with callers since the doors opened
yesterday. Doubtless there are
very few ladies in the city who
have not been to each store ere
this and had the supreme pleasure
of admiring herself in every hat.
It seems to be the general opinion
among the ladies that the fashions
in held-gear this season are ex¬
tremely as well as
ly simple. All three of our
Milliners have been to the leading
markets and there can be no doubt
but that they have everything in
the very latest, and really they all
have such beautiful hats on display
that it would be actually difficult
if not imppssible ti decide which
are the prettiest.
‘‘The M&n On
The Box”
Among the coming attractions
at the Opera House, none are so
well known or as well liked as
“The Man on the Box,” which has
had the longest and most success¬
ful run of any comedy in recent
years. Full of dash, excitement
and interest, it never fails to please’
the most exacting audience. i
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SURPLUS FUNDS
This same high banking authority says: It should be the
chief aim of bank managers to make their respective institutions
strong, and to keep them free from unavailable and undesirable
assets. Not only should the capital be kept unimpaired, but a
surplus fund should be created from the earnings that will be a
protection to the capital and to creditors in the trying times.
There are few items, if any, that look better upon a balance sheet
of a bank than a large surplus, and none so well calculated to
secure for it public confidence! it is, therefore, on all accounts
the best policy to accumulate such a fund as rapidly as possible,
even if dividends to stockholders have to be kept down to a low
rate for a time. The wisdom of this is seen in the provision of the
Bank Act for the accumulation of and maintaining a surplus of at
least 20 per cent, of the capital of the bank.”
The directors of The Exchange National bank heartily agree
with the foregoing opinion, and for this reason have piled up out of
the profits of this bank the LARGEST SURPLUS FUND
in this section, which, according to law, is a voluntary addit¬
ional protection to our depositors. Our surplus and un¬
divided profits at the present time amounts to over $ 95 000
, .
The fact is, we believe that there is not a stronger and better
managed bank in the United States than our. We believe further
that the general public is finding this out, and our reason for be¬
lieving it is that our business is growing rapidly, we at present
having about $ 100 , 000.00 more of deposits than any bank in
this section.
# We shall always appreciate the growing patronage we enjoy
and will always welcome new accounts however small or however
large, pledging ourselves to grow stronger and stronger and more
useful to the people living in the community from whence we enjoy
this large patronage.
OPERA HOUSE
Thursday, March 30th
MR. HARRY P. BROWN
PRESENTS
Herbert Thayer in Harold McGrath’s Delightful
Comedy
The -Man
ON
The - Box
The Comdey that Everyone Has Been Waiting to See
You Have Read the Book—Now See the Play.
Complete Scenic Production
uUu Orin I i 1“ I The Harem Paris Skirt the
tion Sensa-
• worn at every
—
Performance.
Prices, 50c to $L50—Seats at Adams’ Candy Kitchen.
Dr. Cheapest Thomas’ accident Eclectic insurance—
Oil. Stops
druggist pain and heals the wound. All
sells it. 17 4 w.
For profit read The Leader ad-
With each yearly subscription
to the Leader or a renewal, we
will give an admission ticket to
the Aviation exhibition. tf.
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