This book excerpt details the state of the county's banks at the turn of the 19th century, and their relationships to each other.

Notables: I N Besse, L Heath, E Austin, E J Cox, L K Baldwin, G W Frost, W D Haslam, City Bank, City's Savings Bank, People's Bank, People's Savings Bank, Henry Willey, A A Morey, Santa Cruz Bank of Savings and Loan, William T Jeter, P B Fagen, F B Porter, R Thompson, F W Ely, F O'Neill, F G Menefee, F A Hihn, A Russell, M A Buckley, I L Thurber, O H Wilbur, C A Rice, A P Hotaling, William Rennie, D McPherson, D C Clark, J S Green, William Russell