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Bank Info for NB Charter 6668 (1903 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The West Texas National Bank of
Big Springs, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1903 R. D. Matthews J. M. Cunningham
1904-1904 R. D. Matthews William Harrison Eddleman
1905-1906 R. D. Matthews William Prior "Will" Edwards
1907-1908 R. D. Matthews G. L. Brown
1909-1909 John William Shnell G. L. Brown
1910-1913 R. D. Matthews G. L. Brown
1914-1916 J. A. Halley William Prior "Will" Edwards
1917-1918 J. A. Baggett William Prior "Will" Edwards
1919-1923 Robert Thomas Piner William Prior "Will" Edwards
1924-1927 Robert Thomas Piner Burney Reagan
1928-1933 R. V. Middleton Burney Reagan
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4580
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4581 - 13656
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1878
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 456
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 467
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 40
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 23, 1903
  • Chartered Mar 12, 1903
  • Opened for business Mar 12, 1903
  • Liquidated Mar 19, 1934
  • Succeeded by 13984 (First National Bank, Big Spring, TX)
  • Circulation assumed by 13984 (First National Bank, Big Spring, TX)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $160,894
High Bal (1929) $1,886,552
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $12,500
High Bal (1904) $50,000
Total Out (1933) $50,000
# Large Notes 65,424
# Small Notes 14,511
# Total Notes 79,935
$ Large Size $817,800
$ Small Size $172,870
$ Total Issued $990,670
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $160,893.80 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $189,300.56 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $262,236.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $316,051.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $394,791.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $341,196.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $344,093.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $340,426.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $303,980.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $403,719.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $340,694.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $351,049.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $395,144.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $510,336.00 $49,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $669,881.00 $49,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $597,276.00 $49,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $386,009.00 $47,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $756,244.00 $47,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $607,160.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $695,086.00 $49,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $688,812.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $923,985.00 $48,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $805,128.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $755,923.00 $49,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $909,650.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,738,923.00 $48,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,886,552.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,374,740.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $971,070.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $862,492.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $815,854.00 $50,000.00

 

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