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Book Title: History Of Athens And Clarke County

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ATHENS

   Probably no bank in Northeast Georgia has had a more remarkable growth than
the Commercial Bank of Athens. Ten years ago the Commercial Bank was a small
bank of $50,000.00 capital and with deposits slightly in excess of its capital.
Today this bank has a capital of $200,000.00 with average deposits ranging from
$900,000.00 to $1,000,000.00

   To attempt to assign to any one factor this remarkable growth would be a hard
job, but were we asked to express our opinion on the subject we would say that
the growth of the bank is due to the general policy consistently maintained by
the officers of this institution, of according not only efficient, courteous
service, but of adhering to a strict compliance with the spirit and letter of
the laws of Georgia as to interest charges. The banking public have come to know
that this bank never charges excessive interest or commissions, nor takes
advantage of any situation that may face its customers.

   The Commercial Bank for many years occupied a small office on College Avenue,
but the growth of its business necessitated larger quarters, so in 1922 the bank
bought property a few doors south of its old quarters and erected one of the
most complete banking offices in this section of the state. The new home of the
Commercial, with its white tile front, stands out prominently as one of the most
attractive buildings in the city, and its interior arrangements are planned to
expedite its service. In a large basement are supply rooms, furnace, and storage
vault. On the main floor is the main banking office, with cashier's vault and a
large separate vault, containing safe deposit boxes for the use of its
customers. The door guarding this vault is the strongest door in Northeast
Georgia. The individual safe deposit boxes are in various sizes to suit the
customers' needs. On the mezzanine floor is the bookkeeping department,
directors' room and vault used by the bookkeeping department. The whole office
is well ventilated, wall lighted and is altogether attractive.

   The officers and directors of this bank include some of the most well known
and successful business men of Athens and the public generally is predicting for
the Commercial a continuance of its remarkable growth and usefulness in the
.business life of our section.

   The officers of the barik^are:

   Hugh H. Gordon, Jr., President.
   John E. Talmadge, Jr., Vice-President.
   James H. Dozier, Vice-President.
   J. E. Patman, Cashier.
   J. G. Hancock, Assistant Cashier.
   J. C. Cooper, Assistant Cashier.

   The directors of the bank are:

   Hugh H. Gordon, Jr., President.
   John E. Talmadge, Jr., wholesale grocer.
   James H. Dozier, real estate and lumber.
   Harry Hinton, manufacturer and broker.
   Aaron Cohen, merchant.
   A. G. Dudley, cotton mill manufacturer.
   Abe Joel, merchant.
   Harry Hodgson, cotton seed oil refiner. 
   John H. Griffeth, cotton factor. 
   James White, Jr., cotton mill manufacturer. 
   Rufus S. Crane, cotton merchant.
   B. F. Hardeman, cotton factor.
   H. A. Nix, attorney-at-law.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF ATHENS and CLARKE COUNTY
1923

H. J. ROWE, Publisher

THE McGREGOR CO., PRINTERS, ATHENS, GA.

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