The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . res of boyhood when a boy, he hashis eomiue:, and is enjoyino: a little of it insists that the ;j-e of llard knocksfrom wliicli he i^fiiidnated, must June some com-liensation, and as he is, by descent, a Scotch-man, the j-aine is his by double claim. THE UNION NATIONAL BANK The Inion .Vational liaiik o| Slicioi, I
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . res of boyhood when a boy, he hashis eomiue:, and is enjoyino: a little of it insists that the ;j-e of llard knocksfrom wliicli he i^fiiidnated, must June some com-liensation, and as he is, by descent, a Scotch-man, the j-aine is his by double claim. THE UNION NATIONAL BANK The Inion .Vational liaiik o| Slicioi, Illi-nois, was chartered for business in , with a capital stock of $)(».(M)(t. Five yearsprior to that date Samuel Ilumb establishedthe Bank of Streator as a j)rivHte institutionunder the laws of the state and he continued atthe head of the concern on throui^h l!ie periodof reorjjanization until 1SK2, wlien he liied. follows: Svimuel Ilumb. W. II. M. Craft. A. H. Mtion. W. S. ( herrv, John liar-Ion. I,. .\[. Sawver. A. E. Tvler, ,(I. U. Wheeler. J. W. Barnhart, R. Scharfen-ber- ,J. Lomassnev, .1. II. Curvea. X. WoltT. Cotfey. (;. Fonlyce, L. Swift. Alex Fuller, Moon. 1. Richards, Isaac Ames, .lay Baker,. .Many who are active in Streator now andwho are helpinii- shape its destiny, will be interested in lookin-:: over the list of men whoconstituted the stockholders of the l^uiou Na-tional Bank when it was founded thirty-eisrhtyears aijo an now. The list , \V. S. lialo. ]?]. K. High,F. Plumb, Isaac Mason, J. S. Smith, Joel , Elijah nefenbausih. F. Benckendorf,Geo. L. Richards. (. E. Stephens. F. ^f. Ryon,Geo. Miller, Raljjh Plumb and (. Wagoner. The officers of the bank at that time wereSamuel Plumb, piesident; Isaac Ames, vice-president; and G. L. Richards, cashier. 100 THK STORY OF STRKATOR. Ou November 8, 1890, the capital stock ofthe bank was increased from $50,000 to $100,-000 and the fol
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