Show FRANK A rz A I 1 Z new york feb 3 jlmes james sillman will soon retire from the presidency of the national city bank and seek a much needed rest after a long and arduous career as one of the coun arys leading bankers he will not en sever his connection with the institution ution but will become chairman of the baard of directors mr stillman will be succeeded by frank A who wao is now vice president of the national city the younger man is conceded to be well qualified to take on the work of the office which mr air stillman is about to relinquish he has just been elected a director of the union and the southern pacific in place of mr stillman who resigned mr has for years directed the banks affairs during the absence of the president he came to the institution as vice president tn in 1901 after four years vears of service irl in washington as assistant secretary of the treasury ho he is 44 years of age when secretary gage was asked by president mckinley to charge of the treasury in 1807 1897 ho he made mr then a chicago journalist his private sedre secretary tary and within three months made him assistant secretary of the treasury the national city bank baik of new york which mr will head is one of tho the worlds greatest financial institutions |