Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, K. C. M. G., a Story of Energey And Success
The book Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, K. C. M. G., a Story of Energey And Success was written by author Milne, A. H. (Alan Hay), 1869-1919 Here you can read free online of Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, K. C. M. G., a Story of Energey And Success book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, K. C. M. G., a Story of Energey And Success a good or bad book?
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This the new banker and his representatives on the coast possessed. It was in 1894 that Sir Alfred seized the oppor- tunity. He founded the Bank of British West Africa Limited. Again, as in his hazardous ship- ping ventures, the cautious and the experienced prophesied disaster. Vested interests that would have to be adjusted loomed ominously large : the customs of the native — always difficult to uproot — were as strongly established in their barter system, as their religious beliefs were entre...nched behind Ju-ju : a bank teller at the conventional wire lattice, in an African man- grove swamp, seemed almost a touch of comic opera. But Sir Alfred looked ahead. The pioneer bank was floated, and to-day, as a result, a standard money currency has been introduced throughout the length and breadth of the British 42 SIR ALFRED LEWIS JONES West African Colonies. Thanks to the confi- dence in its founder, engendered as a result of the closest personal contact at many interviews in the Colonial Office, where the venture was discussed from every possible point of view, the Bank was entrusted with the Government Account.
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