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Show Mapleton did nobly and unselfishly un-selfishly respond to the caM to pursue the robbers and OD thereby did at great risk of life and limb, capture one LZ5 and kill the other and also . -y recover the greater part of the stolen money, therefore be it: 1906, M. E. Crandall; 1905-1'. ill" A. O. Packard; 1912-1930. G.;1 Mavcock: 1930-1947 C. G. S,-6 burv; 197-1 9S1. H.'c Mavc1' and on Julv 1. 1981. the pre:;;iC cashier, George R. Bird P '" office. Mr. Bird will be Casi and Comuf roller of Cenf' Eank and Tntst Company. :t. Resolved by the officers of said Springville Bank that we do hereby express our appreciation of the heroic efforts ef-forts of our fellow townsmen and sincerely thank them, and especially do we extend our sympathy and condolence condol-ence to brave Joseph- W. Allen, who, in his disregard of personal interest, and in behalf of law and order, was so seriously wounded; and to his family who are now sorrowing sor-rowing for the beloved sufferer; suf-ferer; and we will do everything every-thing in our power to alleviate allevi-ate his sufferings and aid him to bear the grevious burden now placed upon him, and be it further, Resolved, Re-solved, that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the record of the bank and that the same be printed in the Springville Independent and a copy sent to Joseph W. Allen and family. In behalf of the Company, R. A. Deal, President H. L. Cummings, Cashier Fay Packard adds the interesting inter-esting side note that on June 12, 1966, while attending the UBA convention in Jaekson, Wyo ming he met Mr. N. J. Meagher Jr., Cashier of the Bank of Vernal who told him that in the year 1903, Mr. Meagher's father was riding to Vernal, .Utah to open the Bank of Vernal, and fell into conversation with a fellow passenger. The passenger passen-ger was the desperado who had survived the robbery. He had served his term and freely admitted ad-mitted to Mr. Meagher Sr. that he had indeed robbed tine Springville Banking Company. The first President of the Bank died in 1903, and H. T. Reynolds was elected President to succeed him. He served until December 18, 1929 when M. 0. Packard was elected President to serve until his son, F. C. Packard, became President, the position he holds at present. Cashiers of the company: 1893-1903, 1893-1903, H. L. Cummings; 1903- .; J w Springville Banking ComjiSt was organized in 1891 ani-j. ft one of the two oldest b; jis south of Salt Lake City in TJ:; Boar The bank grew slowly 1 its inception until 1924, the officers and directors i 1 instrumental in attracting Columbia Steel Mill to theAwl between Springville and Pi, , From this point on, the ( Or enjoyed steady and substa growth and was one of the-? banks that did not require eminent Debenture Ca during the depression yi relying instead on their ' 1 strength and reserves. Prori33 sive, ably managed and :mi munity minded, Spring E Banking Company was the bank in Utah to qualify1 0 F.D.I.C. Insurance on dep The present management :s?n with men of integrity and1 ity who have pioneered not21 ' in the development of bar73?1" in Utah County, but who assisted in the developme; commercial enterprises thr- out the West that stan monuments to their fores an, a 3 an a coa The Great Bank Robbery of 1908 ! On May 28, 1898, two desperadoes desper-adoes robbed Springville Banking Bank-ing Company and in an ensuing gun-fight, one of the men was killed, the other captured. The dead man never was identified and still lies in an unmarked pauper's grave in Springville. During the melee, Joseph Allen was shot and ultimately lost one leg. The Springville newspaper, The Independent published the following resolution shortly after the robbery: "WHEREAS, on the morning morn-ing of May 28, 1898, two desperadoes des-peradoes did rob the Springville Spring-ville Bank and Whereas, the citizens of Springville and U Sal i . ; ,-1, -3-7 i! : - J3 . - Brere?. I - rr L tsL ' fr X f s " ' 1 - - rjj , tMT:iN. HJ,K liMCIXi 0)M!'AXVS urii.HIXO Ut'iLT |
