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Bank Info for NB Charter 7240 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Fort Smith, AR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1932 C. S. Smart William Joseph Echols, (Sr.)
1933-1935 C. S. Smart William Joseph Echols, Jr.
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 - 4250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 22500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 22501 - 97895
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 12766
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 4030
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 19765
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 4035
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 16, 1904
  • Chartered Apr 30, 1904
  • Opened for business May 2, 1904
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of Merchants Bank of Fort Smith, Ark
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $1,248,737
High Bal (1935) $9,717,679
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $50,000
High Bal (1924) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 408,580
# Small Notes 124,576
# Total Notes 533,156
$ Large Size $5,107,250
$ Small Size $1,527,910
$ Total Issued $6,635,160
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $1,248,736.51 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,413,261.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,425,982.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,748,090.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,686,184.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,760,797.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,839,865.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,214,980.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,194,068.00 $244,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,417,343.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,425,023.00 $248,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,592,067.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,998,919.00 $245,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,267,405.00 $249,995.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,841,691.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,208,942.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,298,448.00 $392,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,444,436.00 $395,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,884,017.00 $495,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,983,959.00 $492,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,993,368.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,362,935.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,274,575.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $9,035,199.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,529,659.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $8,080,140.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,408,104.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,088,572.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,396,035.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,039,013.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $9,410,347.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $9,717,679.00 $0.00

 

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