Show THE DESERET NATIONAL banu BANK this flourishing institution stands stand sin in the front rank oi of sound and profitable financial houses it originally started under the firm name of hooper eldredge co com commencing g business in may alay 1869 1809 in 1870 it merged into the bau bank of deseret in november 1872 it was organized as a national bank and was designated a U S depository in 18 1879 19 brigham young was its first president who was suc succeeded ceede d by VV IV 11 hooper the present officers are horace S eldredge president wm jennings V vice ice fr president evident eN ident L S hills hill 5 cashier and jas jar T little assistant alsista ni cashier who with john sharp feramorz little and wm win H kiter riter constitute the board of directors the capital original originally paid in was unaided surplus u s and undivided profits U S 4 percent per cent bonds the deposits average over the dividends to shareholders for the first ten years under the national charter averaged 12 19 ge and thereafter the semiannual semi annual dividend was a 8 its reputation is first class and lis its its stock is rated considerably above par |