Show HE HERES RES NEW LIGHT ON C CIS C S VOYAGE italian bank said to have backed explorer the world especially the amerl can part of it now must find itself possessed with mingled feelings toward the bank of st george of genoa italy this banking institution the world now Is reminded has been doing business since 1262 1252 presumably Burn ably it remains in sound condition and will not ild be calling on the tl R F C for or help I 1 now the well known bonk of st george breaks into the news through the alleged discovery that it was this institution and nit the good queen isabella of spain that financed columbus on oil its his trip of inspection to the west here ts Is something tor for the school histories ond ona of which says pointedly that hardheaded hard headed business men although they were anxious to find a new route to pastern mark markets ts were not willing to risk any money on such an un certain venture that la Is why hardheaded business men always succeed a fact schoolboys should be acquainted with but here was poor columbus acx lous fous to do something to break the depression with the financial insel of his day allegedly turn ins ing thumbs down on ills his wild eyed sch for this reason he Is sup to have turned to the queen but it if the bank of st george acm ac dually put up tip the money for the expedition tion the standing of the banking business will be definitely improved in the eyes ot of the public encouraged cou raged by the news from italy modern business men wll go to their bankers with renewed confidence that those gentlemen will finance nileth century Colum buses in their business ventures kansas city star |