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Show IN THE PUBLIC EYE J MAY HEAD BIG BANK V Frank A. Vnuderltp, who, unless the mifulo """TSpfc seen happens, will succeed Jnmes Stlllmnn as xVvk president of tho Nntlonnl City bank next Jnnu f nr'' ,K'Knn n,B business career ns n reporter on 5fL n C',,cnR0 'wspnper In 1889. Ilellovlng the op- .-'Pv'Swjl portunltlea offered In Aurora, whero ho wns born J ltv? November 17, 18CI, wero too limited, ho went to I M Chicago for a brondcr field. I '"Sly Af,l'r n '10rl l,orl"J of General reporting he iiffijV'' "'a was mndo financial editor to succeed Joseph V " ,&?Jm French Johnson, now dean of tho school of com XjggjpfilL mercc nnd finance of the University of Now jS33jSi JSUmn After Boven years of dally newspaper work iWllllMttll'l Slr Vumlor"l' "ccured an Interest In the Kcono Sw!itv TV$y HmmU inlst, n Chicago llnnnclnl weekly. Ho enhancef tho prestige of this publication by Issuing undc Its name a snpplomont known as "Chicago Street Hallways" that cohveyed more Information concerning tho mortgages, contracts, agreements, and statistics sta-tistics than had ever beforo been presentd. Mr. Vnndrllp did not remain long with tho ICconomlst. Contrary to tho advlco of his partner nnd somo of his friends, he hecntno private secretary to Lyman J. Gage, who March 4, 189". assumed the olllce of secretary of tho treasury. Mr. Gngo at tho time of his own appointment was tho president of tho First Nntlonnl bank, Ho was the ono banker In Chlcngo tho uuwspapers woto accustomed to seek for vows on financial mailers. Although Mr. Vahdorllp began ua n private secretary, ho was within threo months made nn assistant secretary of the treasury, nnd this position nfford-cd nfford-cd him a wide range of opportunities. He wns not only nn assistant Hecretnry of the treasury but was In a way the confidential adviser of tile secretary himself. him-self. After four years In tho treasury department Mr. Vanderllp resigned on Fobrunry 20, 1001, to become vice-president of I lie National City bunk. Tho National City Hank of New York Is by far tho lnrgest banking Institution In-stitution In this country. It has n capital Block of $25,000,000 and surplus and undivided profits of $25,219,000. Its deposits nro over $22C,G00,000. |