New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . Riker, William , Wm. P. St. John, George Montague,(harles B. Fosdick. (ieorge Sherman. \Nilliam(i. Hitchcock, and George W. .Aitken. Theywere the first to perceive and take advantageof the large commercial interests centringaround Madison Scjuare recjuiring local bank-ing facilities. Its original (?a])ital of $300,000remains unchanged, and a surplus of nearly halfa million has accumulated since 1884, besides its dividendsof 10 percent. The bank deposits amount to over $6,000,000and its gross assets to u])\vard of $


New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . Riker, William , Wm. P. St. John, George Montague,(harles B. Fosdick. (ieorge Sherman. \Nilliam(i. Hitchcock, and George W. .Aitken. Theywere the first to perceive and take advantageof the large commercial interests centringaround Madison Scjuare recjuiring local bank-ing facilities. Its original (?a])ital of $300,000remains unchanged, and a surplus of nearly halfa million has accumulated since 1884, besides its dividendsof 10 percent. The bank deposits amount to over $6,000,000and its gross assets to u])\vard of $7,000,000. Jhe Bankis largely jiatronized by sojourners in the great u])townhotel, and by that section of the wealthy i)ublic havingMadison Sipiare for a centre, including a constituency ofaliout 3,000 ladies, it being the first commercial l)ank, asdistinguished from Savings Banks, to have a separate(leiiartment for ladies. The President is Mr. GeorgeMontague, and the Cashier, Mr. Josej)!! S. Case, of whombiographical sketi lies api)ear elsewhere in this NEIV YORK, THE METROPOLIS. 5


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