The Red River Valley National Bank was organized in 1881 with L. S. Follett as President, Stephen Gardner, Vice President, and L. W. Follett, Cashier. Capital stock, $100,000. J. W. Von Neida succeeded L. S. Follett as President, he being succeeded by R. S. Lewis in 1901, when Mr. Von Neida was made Cashier; F. A. Irish had served the bank as assistant Cashier ten years previous to this time, and was made Cashier in 1905. Mr. Lewis had been connected with the institution for a great many years prior to being made President, having held nearly every position. He was succeeded as President by Robert Jones in 1904, when E. J. Weiser was made Vice President. The Red River Valley National and the First National were consolidated January 1, 1906. Robert Jones as president, E. J. Weiser, vice president, and F. A. Irish, cashier.
At the present writing, 1909, L. B. Hanna is president; E. J . Weiser, vice president; F. A. Irish, cashier; L. R. Buxton, assistant cashier; S. H. Manning, auditor. The present capital and surplus are $325,000, and the deposits $3,000,000. The directors are Thomas Baker. Jr., Peter Elliott, L. B. Hanna, F. A. Irish, James Kennedy. R. S. Lewis, Peter Luger, J. A. Montgomery, A. L. Moody, W. A. Scott, J. W. Smith, J. S. Watson and E. J. Weiser. [Verbatim, p.506]<<
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