A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities . h success of the enterprise of whichhe is still the manager and proprietor. Hisinterests have by no means been of a limitedcharacter, and among them have been enrolledthe Citizens Loan and Savings Association,which is one of the largest and most successfulorganizations of its kind in the county. Forfour years he was vice-president of the Citi-zens Loan and Savings Association and forthe past eight years has held the office of presi-dent. In 1906 he assisted in the organizatio
A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities . h success of the enterprise of whichhe is still the manager and proprietor. Hisinterests have by no means been of a limitedcharacter, and among them have been enrolledthe Citizens Loan and Savings Association,which is one of the largest and most successfulorganizations of its kind in the county. Forfour years he was vice-president of the Citi-zens Loan and Savings Association and forthe past eight years has held the office of presi-dent. In 1906 he assisted in the organizationof the Bank of Dayton, which opened forbusiness on Alarch 6 of that year, with as president. This bank had a capi-tal stock of $25,000 at the time of its organiza-tion and has since experienced a substantialgrowth, its deposits now being about $150,000,its surplus and profits over $8,000, and itsloans and discounts $135,000, with semi-an-nual dividends of three per cent paid andstock quoted at one dollar and thirty-fourcents. In February, 1910, the bank of which >9BtlC iflffiSi ^79K, L«*«c ^Loen. ^^A/A^a^ HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS 1151 ]\Ir. Kruchten is the head, was housed in WilHam Burke Belknap was born in Brim-handsome new quarters. This is equipped Held, Hampden county, Massachusetts, on thewith the most modern appliances m the way ot 17th of May, 1811, and was a son of Morrissafe deposit boxes and the like. Burke Belknap and Phoebe Locke (Thomp- Mr. Kruchten gives his support to the men son) Belknap, the former of whom died at and measures of the Democratic party and Smithland, Livingston county, Kentucky, on plays an active role in home afifairs. After the 26th of July, 1837. Tlie latter passed serving two four-}ear terms as mayor he re- the evening of her life at DeWitt, Arkansas, tired from the duties of this office in January, where her death occurred on the 5th of 1910. His fraternal relations extend to the h^ebruary, 1873. Morris Burke B
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