The bank was too far away, so he started oneSourced
The nearest bank was seven miles away.
He opened one in town.
Sheldon Toomer of Auburn, Alabama, grew tired of making an almost full-day round trip to a bank seven miles away. He gathered local investors, and the Bank of Auburn opened in 1907.
When the trip is too long,
bring the bank closer.
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