Bank of Commerce - Burley, ID

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 15, 1921
Location: Burley, Idaho (42.536, -113.793)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c76ded3a

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles state the Bank of Commerce (Burley) closed their doors on January 15, 1921 due to local borrowers (livestock men) failing to pay notes. Later (Dec 9, 1921) the Burley State Bank and Bank of Commerce were consolidated into the Commercial State Bank (indicating permanent closure/takeover). No explicit deposit run is described.

Events (2)

1. January 15, 1921 Suspension

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Failure of livestock men to pay notes when due; insufficiency of assets realizable promptly (local agricultural credit losses).
Newspaper Excerpt: two Burley banks, the Burley State Bank and the Bank of Commerce, had closed their doors.
Source: newspapers

2. December 9, 1921 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: The Commercial State bank ... was formed by the consolidation of the Burley State bank and the Bank of Commerce which closed their doors January 15.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. January 21, 1921 The Oakley Herald Oakley, ID

Article from The Oakley Herald, January 21, 1921

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Article Text

People of Oakley were sorry to hear Monday that two Burley banks, the Burley State Bank and the Bank of Commerce, had closed their doors. Failure of live stock men to pay notes when due is said to be the main cause of the trouble. There is no sign of panic, and confidence is expressed that depositors will suffer no loss.

2. December 15, 1921 The Filer Record Filer, ID

Article from The Filer Record, December 15, 1921

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Article Text

BURLEY, Dec. 9 The Commercial State bank of this city failed to open its doors this morning. The cause is aot given but it is believed to be due to the insafficiency of some assets in which cash could not be linine liately realized. There is a popular report that it will probably reaper soon. The Commercial State bank was formed by the consolidation 1) the Burley State bank and the Bani of Commerce which closed "their doors January 15. Later the Firs National bank suspended The Bur ley National bank is now the ont) ban kin the city. Its position is sala a be imprognable 28 it owes nobod; nything.