That their efforts have been appreciated is evidenced by the steady growth of its resources and deposits through the years as shown by comparative operating statements. The following is a list of the original stockholders: A. B. Smiley, S. C. Smiley, George W. Tiedemann, C. E. Tiedemann, E. H. Smiley, Charles T. Smiley, Dr. H. T. Bechtold, Joseph Taylor, H. E. Tiedemann, Julius A. Schalter, C. F. Behrens, W. R. Dorris, Charles Reiss, Sr., William Reiss, Mathias Schwarz, Sr., W. A. Darrow, John Munier, John Peach, George Reiss, and John Koch, Sr. Of these, seventeen are deceased. It is interesting to note that the majority of the shares issued to the above are still held by the original owners or their heirs.