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Bank Info for NB Charter 7228 (1904 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Monte Vista, CO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1906 Wesley Staley H. H. Abbott
1907-1909 M. Brady H. H. Abbott
1910-1912 H. J. Gilbreath George W. Gates
1913-1913 Jay Jones Bryan George W. Gates
1914-1917 J. H. Goodknight George W. Gates
1918-1918 J. H. Goodknight J. W. Shaff
1919-1920 C. W. Dorney J. W. Shaff
1921-1922 C. W. Dorney J. W. Drake
1923-1926 O. G. Beatty J. W. Drake
1927-1927 W. F. Farren J. W. Drake
1928-1931 J. P. Markey J. W. Drake
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 - 376
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1220
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1221 - 4816
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 436
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 113
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 8, 1904
  • Chartered Apr 26, 1904
  • Opened for business May 16, 1904
  • Receivership Feb 8, 1932
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Exchange Bank of Monte Vista
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $97,785
High Bal (1920) $879,324
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $6,250
High Bal (1914) $25,000
Total Out (1931) $25,000
# Large Notes 20,768
# Small Notes 3,294
# Total Notes 24,062
$ Large Size $259,600
$ Small Size $39,720
$ Total Issued $299,320
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $97,784.62 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $148,246.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $149,634.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $172,923.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $169,299.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $236,544.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1910 $282,056.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $253,208.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $264,463.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $221,577.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $223,026.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $274,748.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $338,110.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $613,379.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $686,316.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $820,330.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $879,324.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $436,994.00 $24,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $476,011.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $520,910.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $465,751.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $525,131.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $631,226.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $554,099.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $454,358.00 $24,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $429,488.00 $24,160.00
Dec-31-1930 $409,999.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $289,567.00 $25,000.00

 

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