National City Bank, Kansas City, MO (Charter 11037)

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Condensed statement of the National City Bank
Condensed statement of the National City Bank of Kansas City, Missouri as of September 11, 1917.[1]

National City Bank, Kansas City, MO (Chartered 1917 - Closed 1919)

Town History

Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the most populated municipality of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.

The city is composed of several neighborhoods, including the River Market District in the north, the 18th and Vine District in the east, and the Country Club Plaza in the south. Celebrated cultural traditions include Kansas City jazz; theater, as a center of the Vaudevillian Orpheum circuit in the 1920s; the Chiefs and Royals sports franchises; and famous cuisine based on Kansas City-style barbecue, Kansas City strip steak, and craft breweries. It serves as one of the two county seats of Jackson County, along with the major suburb of Independence. Other major suburbs include the Missouri cities of Blue Springs and Lee's Summit and the Kansas cities of Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, and Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas City had 43 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and 40 of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Consolidataion announcement of May 1919
A May 1919 announcement of the consolidation of the Fidelity Trust Company and the National City Bank under the title of Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company.[2]
  • Organized June 25, 1917
  • Chartered July 16, 1917
  • Closed May 13, 1919
  • Consolidated with 11344 May 13, 1919 (Fidelity National Bank & TC, Kansas City, MO)
  • Circulation assumed by 11344 (Fidelity National Bank & TC, Kansas City, MO)

In February 1917, Lloyd Littreil secured a position as bookkeeper in the National City Bank at Kansas City.[3] In June the officers were W.D. Johnson, chairman, John M. Moore, president; Chas. H. Moore, vice president; Jas. F. Meade, cashier; and A.H. Smith, assistant cashier. The bank was located at 912-914 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Missouri, with capital $1,000,000 and surplus and undivided profits $250,000.[4] John M. Moore recently retired from the Southwest National Bank of Commerce to organize the new bank, bringing with him C.H. Moore and J.F. Meade. The board of directors were some of the strongest businessmen of Kansas City, among them W.D. Johnson, millionaire stockman. Elmer E. Ames, for a quarter of a century one of Kansas' best-known bankers and for the past ten years vice president of the Central National Bank of Topeka, in conjunction with J.R. Burrow, president of the Central National Bank and E.E. Mullaney, president of the German-American State Bank, purchased a very large interest in the new National City Bank. All three would be directors of the new institution and Mr. Ames would be a vice president.[5]

The directors were E.E. Ames, formerly first vice president Central National Bank, Topeka, Kansas; J.D. Bowersock, president, Bowersock Mill & Power Co., Lawrence Kansas; J.R. Burrow, president, Central National Bank, Topeka, Kansas; J.C. James, Pt. T.M. James & Sons, Kansas City; I.H. Hettinger, Hettinger Brothers Manufacturing Co., Kansas City; W.D. Johnson, president, Western Cattle Loan Co.; F.B. Jenkins, vice president, J.W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co., Kansas City; Lee Lyon, M. Lyon & Co., wholesale hides and wool, Kansas City; Frank R. McDermond, president, Columbian Hog and Cattle Powder Co., Kansas City; Jas. F. Meade, cashier; John M. Moore, president; Charles H. Moore, vice president; T.E. Neal, capitalist, Kansas City; E.E. Mullaney, president, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Hill City, Kansas; D.D. Swearingen, livestock, Kansas City; W.H. Waggoner, President, Waggoner-Gates Milling Co., Independence, Missouri; and F.L. Williamson, vice president, Dewey Portland Cement Co., Kansas City.[6]

On August 1, 1917, the new National City Bank opened and total deposits for the day were $5,400,640, shattering all previous records. John M. Moore was born and reared in the Buffalo Lick neighborhood and was a businessman of Shelbyville, Kentucky, prior to going West 25 years ago.[7] Until a few years ago he was vice president of the Fourth National Bank of Wichita.[8]

In January 1919, the officers were John M. Moore, president; Chas. H. Moore and E.E. Ames, vice presidents; J.F. Meade, cashier; Robt. Johnson, A.H. Smith, and W.C. Muth, assistant cashiers. At the close of 1918, the bank reported total assets of $17,391,557.47 with capital of $1,500,000, surplus and undivided profits $539,337.11, circulation $356,300 and deposits $12,678,568.39.[9]

In May 1919, the new Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company was formed from the consolidation of the Fidelity Trust Company and the National City Bank of Kansas City.[10] In June 1919, Joe C. Williams, formerly vice president of the Bank of Commerce, Springfield, Missouri, was elected assistant cashier of the new Fidelity National Bank and Trust company following the recent consolidation.[11]

Official Bank Title

1: The National City Bank of Kansas City, MO

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $100 bank note
1902 Plain Back $100 bank note with SN 1A and pen signatures of J.F. Meade, Cashier and J.M. Moore, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $531,200 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1917 and 1919. This consisted of a total of 36,320 notes (36,320 large size and No small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 7560
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 1520

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1917 - 1919):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

Bank Note History Links

Sources

  • Kansas City, MO, on Wikipedia
  • Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
  • Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
  • Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
  1. ↑ The Kansas City Post, Kansas City, MO, Sun., Sep. 16, 1917.
  2. ↑ The Kansas City Post, Kansas City, MO, Sun., June 1, 1919.
  3. ↑ The Tonganoxie Mirror, Tonganoxie, KS, Thu., Feb. 22, 1917.
  4. ↑ The Oklahoma Banker, Oklahoma City, OK, Fri., June 1, 1917.
  5. ↑ The Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, KS, Sun., June 3, 1917.
  6. ↑ The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, Mon., June 25, 1917.
  7. ↑ The Shelby Record, Shelbyville, KY, Fri., Aug. 10, 1917.
  8. ↑ The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, KS, Tue., Sep. 18, 1917.
  9. ↑ The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, MO, Tue., Jan. 7, 1919.
  10. ↑ Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, Wed., June 4, 1919.
  11. ↑ Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, MO, Wed., June 11, 1919.
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