1st National Bank Praised In Article   Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com 

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK PRAISED IN ARTICLE
Reprinted from The Chickasha Telegram

Divorced from all sentiment, there is no factor which counts for so much in
the legitimate business of banking, as solid figures.  A bank that steadily
shows an increase in the volume of money which a confident public entrusts
to its care, has demanded a popular recognition which no amount of 
detraction can hope to lessen.  This bank was organized in 1900, and no
bank in the West has made more rapid or substantial growth.  The success
of this bank may be attributed, first, to the fact that it is conducted
after business methods that are conservative to the point of absolute
safety, and, second, to the personnel of its management.  The officers
are C. B. Campbell, president;  R. K. Wooten, Jr., vice president; H. B.
Johnson, cashier; J. T. Aust and B. F. Johnson as assistant cashiers.
The business of the bank is confined to the legitimate fields of banking,
receiving deposits, loaning money, making collections and issuing drafts
on all the principal cities of the United States and foreign countries.
The First National Bank building, corner of Chickasha Avenue and
Third Street, is the finest in the Territory.  It is built of Milwaukee
pressed brick with stone trimmings, and along each side of the 
building runs an eight-foot granitoid sidewalk.  The room occupied 
by the bank is fitted up in the most elegant and up-to-date style.  
The walls are wainscoated to a height of four feet with enameled tiling,
and the caps are of Georgia white marble.  The chandeliers, locks,
etc. are engraved, oxidized silver, while the furniture is of antique oak,
highly polished and of the very latest design.  The cost of this elegant
structure, exclusive of fixtures and lot, is about $15,000.  Chickasha
feels deeply indebted to Cashier Henry Johnson, under whose 
personal supervision this, the finest bank building in the Territory, 
was erected.  It is located on the corner of Chickasha Avenue and
Third Street, and one of the most desirable business locations in the
city.

Submitted by Sandi Carter