COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUSTS FOR UNITED MISSOURI BANK N A
424B5, 1998-03-13
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				      PROSPECTUS
				UNITS OF PARTICIPATION
			 UMB BANK COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS

	  This  Prospectus offers Units of Participation ("Units") in three
	  separate   Collective   Investment   Funds   (the   "Funds"   and
	  individually  a  "Fund")  that  have  been  established  and  are
	  maintained by the Trust  Department of UMB Bank, n.a.  ("UMB") to
	  provide   investment mediums  for retirement plans  utilizing the
	  UMB Bank Defined Contribution Plan and Trust and  other qualified
	  retirement plans for  which UMB is Trustee.   The Units are  only
          offered to  such  plans.  This Prospectus replaces the Prospectus
          initially delivered to  investors in the Funds as of September 5,
          1997, in order  to  update  the  financial data and certain other
          information  contained in the September 5, 1997 Prospectus.  THIS
          PROSPECTUS  MAY  ONLY  BE  USED WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
          RELATED NOTES SET FORTH IN PART TWO OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD
          BE  RETAINED  FOR  FUTURE  REFERENCE.  Units are available in the
          following Funds (SEE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE INVESTMENT FUNDS).

	  FUND  FOR  POOLING  EQUITY INVESTMENTS  OF  EMPLOYEE  TRUSTS (THE
	  "POOLED  EQUITY  FUND").   The  primary objective  of  the Pooled
	  Equity Fund  is growth  in value  of  units of  the Fund  through
	  investments in equity  securities and the reinvestment  of income
	  therefrom.   Investment in other  securities to the extent deemed
	  appropriate by UMB is not prohibited. 

	  FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS (THE "POOLED
	  DEBT FUND").   The primary objective  of the Pooled  Debt Fund is
	  stability in the value of underlying assets through investment in
	  good quality fixed  income obligations, such as  those classified
	  as A rated or better  by standard rating services, and growth  in
	  unit  values  through  the  reinvestment  of   investment  income 
	  therefrom.  Investment  in other securities to  the extent deemed
	  appropriate by UMB is not prohibited. 

	  POOLED  INCOME FUND  FOR  EMPLOYEE  TRUSTS  (THE  "POOLED  INCOME
	  FUND").  The  primary objective of  the Pooled Income Fund  is to
	  provide  a high  degree of  liquidity through  the investment  of
	  funds in short-term fixed income obligations.   Unit value growth
	  is determined by the level of short-term interest rates from time
	  to time as income is  reinvested.  Investment in other securities
	  to the extent deemed appropriate by UMB is not prohibited.  

	  The Units of a Fund are offered  at a price that is calculated by
	  dividing the market value of all the assets in the Fund including
	  cash, if  any, less liabilities at  the close of business  on the
	  valuation date by  the total number of outstanding  Units of that
	  Fund on  the valuation  date (the date  on which  a participating
	  plan may invest in a Fund).  No discounts or commissions are paid
	  as a result of the sale of the Units.

	  This  Prospectus  also describes  the investment  of assets  of a
	  retirement plan that  utilizes the UMB Bank  Defined Contribution
	  Plan and Trust  (a "DC Plan") in  one or more  of the Funds,  the
	  right  of  an individual  participant  to  elect  to  direct  the
	  investment of assets in such participant's account number under a
	  DC Plan  and distribution of benefits under a DC Plan.

	  THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
	  SECURITIES   AND  EXCHANGE   COMMISSION,  ANY   STATE  SECURITIES
	  COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE
	  FOREGOING AUTHORITIES  PASSED UPON  THE ACCURACY  OR ADEQUACY  OF
	  THIS PROSPECTUS.    ANY  REPRESENTATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY  IS  A
	  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

	  UNITS  OF  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE  FUNDS  ARE   NOT  DEPOSITS  OR
	  OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR  ENDORSED BY UMB BANK, N.A., AND
	  UNITS OF PARTICIPATION ARE  NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE  FEDERAL
	  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY
	  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  AGENCY,  AND  INVOLVE  RISKS  INCLUDING  THE
	  POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.  THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT  FUNDS ARE
	  NOT  REGISTERED  AS  INVESTMENT COMPANIES  UNDER  THE  INVESTMENT
	  COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE
	  WITH THE  REQUIREMENTS OF  SUCH ACT.   UNITS ARE  NOT "REDEEMABLE
	  SECURITIES" WITHIN THE MEANING OF  THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT  OF
	  1940. 

	  There is a market risk  inherent in any investment in securities,
	  whether equity, debt  or other instruments, and the  value of the
	  Funds'  investments vary  based  on many  factors.   Stock values
	  fluctuate in response  to the activities of  individual companies
	  and general  market conditions.   The  value of bonds  fluctuates
	  based on changes in interest rates  and in the credit quality  of
	  the  issuer (in general,  bond prices  rise when  interest rates
	  fall, and vice versa).  In addition, the prices of securities may
	  fluctuate because  of other market conditions,  economic factors, 
	  governmental fiscal and  monetary policy, and other  reasons that
	  cannot be anticipated and  are out of the control of the Trustee.
	  Accordingly, there can  be no assurance that the  objectives of a
	  Fund  will be  achieved, and  at  the time  Units in  a  Fund are
	  withdrawn  by  reason  of  a   change  in  the  investment  in  a
	  Participant's Account, the payment of benefits, or the withdrawal
	  of  voluntary  contributions,  the  value of  such  Participant's
	  interest  may be  more or  less  than the  amount contributed  to
	  Participant's Account.

	  No person has been authorized to give any information or to  make
	  any representations in  connection with this offering  other than
	  those contained  in this Prospectus  and, if given or  made, such
	  information or  representations must  not be  relied upon.   This
	  Prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction in
	  which such offering may not be legally made.

	  INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT  WITH AN ATTORNEY OR TAX ADVISOR
	  REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING A RETIREMENT PLAN AND
	  TRUST AND INVESTING  IN THE UMB  COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS  AND
	  THE TAX CONSEQUENCES THEREOF.

			    UMB Bank, National Association
				   Trust Department
			    1010 Grand Avenue - Box 419692
			  Kansas City, Missouri  64141-6692
				    (816) 860-7474

                       This Prospectus Is Dated March 13, 1998


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				  Table of Contents

	  Summary of the Collective Investment Funds  . . . . . . . . .   4

	  Summary of the UMB Bank Defined
	    Contribution Plan and Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

          The Collective Investment Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
               Investment of Participants' Accounts . . . . . . . . . .  11
               Summary of Units of Participation Values . . . . . . . .  11
               Investment Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
               Brokerage of Securities Transactions . . . . . . . . . .  12

          Investment Policies of the Collective Investment Funds  . . .  13
               Investment Objectives  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
               Market Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13 
               Valuation of Funds' Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
               Turnover Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

          UMB as Trustee of the Funds . . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

          UMB Bank Defined Contribution Plan and Trust  . . . . . . . .  16
               Definitions of Certain Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
               Adoption of a Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
               UMB as Trustee of the Defined Contribution Plan and Trust 18
               Plan Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
               Participation in the Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
               Contributions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
               Restrictions on Investments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
               Vesting of Participant's Interest  . . . . . . . . . . .  20
               Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
               Amendment and Termination  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
               Resignation, Removal and Succession of Trustee . . . . .  22
               Taxes, Expenses and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
               Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
               Limitation of Liability of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . .  23

	  Federal Income Tax Consequences of UMB
            Defined Contribution Plan and Trust . . . . . . . . . . . .  23

          Other Tax Consequences  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
               Penalty Taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
               State Tax Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24

          Reports. . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24

          Legal Matters. . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

          Additional Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

          Recommendation to Consult Advisors  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

	  Table of Contents to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . F-1

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		      SUMMARY OF THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS

	  The  Collective  Investment  Funds  are  trusts  that  have  been
	  established by UMB, which is  also Trustee of the Funds,  for the
	  purpose  of providing  investment  mediums for  certain qualified
	  retirement   plans.    There  are  three  Funds,  the  investment
	  objectives of which are as follows:

	  FUND  FOR POOLING  EQUITY INVESTMENTS  OF EMPLOYEE  TRUSTS.   The
	  primary objective of the Pooled Equity Fund, which was created by
	  UMB in  1955, is  growth in value  of units  of the  Fund through
	  investments in equity  securities and the reinvestment  of income
	  therefrom.  Investment in  other securities to the extent  deemed 
	  appropriate by UMB is not prohibited.  SEE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF
	  THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS.

	  FUND  FOR  POOLING DEBT  INVESTMENTS  OF  EMPLOYEE  TRUSTS.   The
	  primary objective of  the Pooled Debt Fund, which  was created by
	  UMB  in 1955,  is stability  in  the value  of underlying  assets
	  through investment in good quality fixed income obligations, such
	  as  those classified  as A  rated  or better  by standard  rating
	  services, and growth in  unit values through the reinvestment  of
	  investment income therefrom.   Investment in other  securities to
	  the  extent deemed  appropriate by  UMB is  not prohibited.   SEE
	  INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS.

	  POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS.  The primary objective of
	  the Pooled Income Fund, which was  created by UMB in 1974, is  to
	  provide a  high  degree of  liquidity through  the investment  of
	  funds in short-term fixed income obligations.  Unit value  growth
	  is determined by the level of short-term interest rates from time
	  to time as income is  reinvested.  Investment in other securities
	  to the extent deemed  appropriate by UMB is not prohibited.   SEE
	  INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS.

	  The assets of  each of the Funds  are managed by UMB  as Trustee.
	  UMB charges against the  assets of each plan  under the UMB  Bank
	  Defined  Contribution Plan and  Trust certain fees  which are set
	  forth in  a schedule  published from  time to  time by  UMB.   No
	  start-up fees  are charged new  participants under a plan.   More
	  detailed  information concerning  fees for  specific transactions
	  under  a plan  is set  forth  under SUMMARY  OF  THE UMB  DEFINED
	  CONTRIBUTION PLAN  AND TRUST and  TAXES, EXPENSES AND FEES.   All
	  fees payable in connection with a plan are subject to change.

	  Except for  withdrawal of  voluntary contributions  (SEE EMPLOYEE
	  NONDEDUCTIBLE  VOLUNTARY  CONTRIBUTIONS)  the  methods  described
	  under  Benefits are  the only  means by  which a  participant may
	  redeem or receive benefits  from a participant's account under  a
	  plan.

	  NOTWITHSTANDING THE RESPECTIVE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES IN THE THREE
	  SEPARATE  FUNDS, UMB,  AS TRUSTEE,  HAS  BROAD DISCRETION  IN THE
	  INVESTMENT OF THE  ASSETS IN THE FUNDS, AND IS  NOT PROHIBITED BY
	  THE   UMB  BANK  DEFINED   CONTRIBUTION  PLAN  AND   TRUST,  FROM
	  CONCENTRATING THE ASSETS OF A FUND IN SECURITIES OF ONE ISSUER OR
	  ONE  INDUSTRY,  PURCHASING  SECURITIES  ON  MARGIN, MAKING  SHORT
	  SALES, TRADING IN  COMMODITIES, PURCHASING THE SECURITIES  OF NEW
	  ENTERPRISES OR ENGAGING IN VARIOUS INVESTMENT PRACTICES WHICH ARE
	  NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

			    SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	  The historical performance of the  Pooled Equity Fund, the Pooled
	  Debt Fund, and the Pooled Income Fund is set forth below  for the
          periods indicated.  The tables  contain selected data per Unit
	  for each Fund based on  the annual average
	  number of Units outstanding for  each of the five years presented
	  in the tables.   Information  in these tables  should be read  in
	  conjunction with  the financial  statements for  the three  years
          ended October 31, 1997 and the related notes thereto as set forth
	  in part two of this Prospectus.  PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE
	  OF FUTURE RESULTS.

	  <TABLE>
	  <CAPTION>
		FUND FOR POOLING EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS
		    SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (PER UNIT)<F1>

			    for the years ended October 31,
                             1997       1996       1995       1994        1993
      <S>                 <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>          <C> 
      Investment          $   2.49  $    2.31   $   2.26   $   1.71     $  1.52
      income

      Expenses                 .01        .01        .01        .01         .01
      Net investment          2.48       2.30       2.25       1.70        1.51
      income

      Net realized and       13.75       5.92       5.70       1.80        4.09
      unrealized gain
      on investments

      Net increase in        16.23       8.22       7.95       3.50        5.60
      unit value

      Unit value:            72.54      64.32      56.37      52.87       47.27
      Beginning of
      year

      End of year         $  88.77   $  72.54   $  64.32   $  56.37    $  52.87

      Ratio of               0.01%      0.01%      0.01%      0.01%       0.02%
      expenses to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Ratio of net           3.17%      3.28%      3.74%      3.12%       2.95%
      investment
      income to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2> 

      Ratio of net          17.83%      8.91%      9.32%      3.31%       8.17%
      realized and
      unrealized gain
      on investments
      to average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Ratio of net             21%     12.19%     13.06%      6.43%      11.12%
      increase from
      investment
      activities to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Number of units    2,444,463  3,578,723  4,082,250  4,117,128   4,007,990
      outstanding at
      end of year

	  <FN>
	  <F1>
	  All per unit information has been adjusted to reflect the 5 for 1
	  unit split  that took  place during  the quarter  ended July  31,
	  1994.

	  <F2>
	  Participants' interest is the total net assets of the Fund.
	  </FN>
	  </TABLE>

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	  <TABLE>
	  <CAPTION>
		 FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS
		    SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (PER UNIT)<F1>

			       For the year ended October 31,             
                           1997       1996        1995         1994      1993

      <S>                <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>     
      Investment         $  4.10    $  3.89    $   3.33     $   3.39   $   3.68
      income

      Expenses               .01        .01         .01          .01        .01

      Net investment        4.09       3.88        3.32         3.38       3.67
      income 

      Net realized           .93       (.67)       3.82        (5.23)      1.75
      and unrealized
      gain (loss) on
      investments

      Net increase          5.02      3.21         7.14        (1.85)      5.42
      (decrease) in
      unit value

      Unit value:          61.38      58.17       51.03        52.88      47.46
	Beginning of
      year
        End of year      $ 66.40    $ 61.38     $ 58.17      $ 51.03   $  52.88

      Ratio of             0.01%      0.01%       0.01%        0.01%      0.01%
      expenses to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Ratio of net         6.55%      6.52%       6.12%        6.53%      7.31%
      investment
      income to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Ratio of net         0.94%     (1.30%)      6.55%      (10.20%)     3.40%
      realized and
      unrealized
      gain (loss) on
      investments to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Ratio of net         7.49%      5.22%     12.67%        (3.67%)    10.71%
      increase
      (decrease)
      from
      investment
      activities to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F2>

      Number of        1,958,030  2,752,806   2,825,108    3,148,300  3,386,320
      units
      outstanding at
      end of year 

	  <FN>
	  <F1> 
	  All per unit information has been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1
	  unit  split that  took place  during the  quarter ended  July 31,
	  1994.

	  <F2>
	  Participants' interest is the total net assets of the Fund.
	  </FN>
	  </TABLE>

	  <PAGE>
	  <TABLE>
	  <CAPTION>
			POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS
		      SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (PER UNIT)

			      For the year ended October 31,
                           1997       1996        1995      1994      1993  

      <S>                 <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>      
      Investment          $  2.84    $  2.72     $  2.67   $   1.73   $   1.41
      income

      Expenses                  -          -           -          -          -

      Net investment         2.84       2.72        2.67       1.73       1.41
      income

      Net realized           (.02)      (.03)       .05        (.03)         -
      and unrealized
      gain (loss) on
      investments

      Net increase in        2.82      2.69         2.72       1.70       1.41
      unit value

      Unit value:           50.10      47.41       44.69      42.99      41.58
	Beginning of
	 year
        End of year       $ 52.92    $ 50.10     $ 47.41    $ 44.69   $  42.99

      Ratio of net          5.45%      5.59%       6.07%      3.95%      3.32%
      investment
      income to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F1>

      Ratio of net          0.00%      (.06%)     0.12%      (0.10%)         -
      realized and
      unrealized gain
      (loss) on
      investments to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F1> 

      Ratio of net          5.45%      5.53%       6.19%      3.85%      3.32%
      increase from
      investment
      activities to
      average
      participants'
      interest<F1>

      Number of units     661,185    884,822   1,386,619  1,354,317  1,524,863
      outstanding at
      end of year 

	  <FN>
	  <F1>
	  Participants' interest is the total net assets of the Fund.
	  </FN>
	  </TABLE>

	  <PAGE>

				       SUMMARY
					OF THE
		     UMB BANK DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST

				    PLAN AND TRUST

	  In order to provide certain employers with a  means by which they
	  may  establish  a  qualified retirement  plan  through  which the
	  employers may have  contributions to such  plans invested in  the
	  Funds, UMB  offers a Retirement  Plan ("Plan") and  related Trust
	  ("Trust")  for  adoption  by  corporations,  associations,  self-
	  employed individuals and  partnerships (each called  "Employer"),
	  which has been  determined by the Internal Revenue  Service to be
	  in  compliance   with  applicable  provisions  of   the  Employee
	  Retirement Income  Security Act  of 1974,  as amended  ("ERISA").
	  SEE UMB BANK DEFINED  CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST.   UMB acts  as
	  Trustee under  a Plan and Trust  that has been established  by an
	  employer.   SEE UMB AS  TRUSTEE OF THE DEFINED  CONTRIBUTION PLAN
	  AND  TRUST.   Investments  of contributions  to  a Trust,  except
	  contributions to Individually Directed Accounts, shall be made by
	  the Trustee in its absolute discretion and the Trustee may invest
	  contributions in the Pooled Equity Fund, the Pooled Debt Fund and
	  the Pooled Income Fund or any combination thereof.  Investment of
	  contributions  to an Individually Directed Account is directed by
	  the Participant,  and such contributions  may be invested  in the
	  Pooled Equity Fund, the Pooled  Debt Fund, the Pooled Income Fund
	  or in any  form of investment  not prohibited by  ERISA.  At  the
	  request of a  Participant in a Plan and Trust,  life insurance or
	  annuity contracts may  be purchased for such  Participant subject
	  to the limitations and restrictions of the Internal Revenue  Code
	  and  Regulations  promulgated  thereunder.    SEE  INVESTMENT  OF
	  PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS AND DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS. 

			      ADOPTION OF PLAN AND TRUST

	  Any Employer may adopt a Plan  and Trust by executing an Adoption
	  Agreement  designating  therein,  among  other  things,  (1)  the
	  eligibility  requirement  for  employees  in  terms  of  age  and
	  continuous  period  of employment,  (2)  whether  the Plan  is  a
	  pension  or profit-sharing  plan, (3)  the  formula for  Employer
	  contributions to the Plan, (4) the vesting schedule for  Employer
	  contributions, and (5) the allocation of  Employer contributions.
	  Adoption of  a Plan  and Trust establishes  a separate  Trust for
	  each adopting Employer.  SEE ADOPTION OF A PLAN.

			      ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

	  The Employer designates a Plan  Administrator for purposes of the
	  requirements of ERISA and if no Plan Administrator is designated,
	  the  Employer is deemed to  be the Plan  Administrator.  The Plan
	  Administrator  determines   the  eligibility  of   Employees  for
	  participation  and benefits,  maintains certain  records, advises
	  the  Trustee   regarding  payments   and  individual   investment
	  directions  of  Participants  and  has  the  exclusive  right  to
	  establish such rules  and procedures as are  reasonably necessary
	  for proper  and efficient administration  of the Plan.   The Plan
	  Administrator   is  charged  with  all  duties  imposed  upon  an
	  administrator under ERISA.  SEE AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

				     THE TRUSTEE

	  UMB is the Trustee  of a Plan and Trust that has  been adopted by
	  an Employer  and may not  be designated as a  Plan Administrator.
	  The  Trustee receives contributions  made under the  Plan and may
	  invest them in its own discretion, unless a Participant elects to
	  direct his  own account,  in the Pooled  Equity Fund,  the Pooled
	  Debt  Fund, the Pooled  Income Fund, or  any combination thereof.
	  The Trustee is not responsible for the administration of the Plan
	  or for monitoring the Employer's  compliance with the Plan or for
	  the performance of the Plan Administrator.  SEE UMB AS TRUSTEE OF
	  THE FUNDS. 

	  UMB has been a national bank since 1934 and was formerly The City
	  National Bank & Trust Company of Kansas City.  It became a wholly
	  owned subsidiary  of UMB  Financial Corporation  in 1969.   UMB's
          total assets as  of September 30, 1997 were $3,665,081,000 and as
          of the same  date its deposits were $2,923,517,000  and its total
          capital accounts  were $358,947,000.  The Trust Department of UMB
	  maintains several collective funds for trust investment and three
	  separate pooled funds for employee benefit  plan investment.  The
          Trust  Department  of  UMB,  as  of  September 30, 1997,  managed
          approximately $11,500,000,000 in assets.

	  The Trustee  may resign  at any time  by giving sixty  (60) days'
	  prior written  notice to the  Employer.  The Employer  may remove
	  the Trustee at any time by giving  sixty (60) days' prior written
	  notice to the Trustee.  In the event of resignation or removal of 
	  the Trustee,  the Employer  must appoint  in writing  a successor
	  Trustee and such  successor Trustee must evidence  its acceptance
	  of  the trusteeship  in  writing.   SEE RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL AND
	  SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE.

			     INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS

	  Unless  a Participant specifically  elects, by written  notice to
	  the Trustee on  a form provided for  such purpose, to direct  the
	  Trustee to separate  the Participant's interest in the  Plan in a
	  separate  account which  is  designated an  Individually Directed
	  Account, the Trustee will invest all contributions to the Plan in
	  its own  discretion.   In its discretion  the Trustee  may invest
	  contributions in  any one  or more  of the Collective  Investment
	  Funds.  SEE THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS.

				    LIFE INSURANCE

	  If authorized  by the Employer in the Plan  and at the request of
	  any Participant, any  portion which  is less  than fifty  percent
	  (50%)  of  the  Employer's  contribution  to  such  Participant's
	  Account  may be  applied to  the  purchase of  life insurance  or
	  annuity contracts.   The Trustee  will be the beneficiary  of the
	  proceeds of any  such life insurance or annuity  contract and the
	  owner of  all such contracts.   Upon the death of  a Participant,
	  the  Plan Administrator  and the  Trustee  will take  appropriate
	  action to procure payment of the proceeds of any such contract to
	  the listed beneficiaries  of the Participant.   SEE INVESTMENT OF
	  PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS.

		       CHARGES APPLICABLE TO THE PLAN AND TRUST

	  Unless  otherwise  paid  by  the  Employer,  the  following  will
	  constitute charges upon the Trust and will be paid by the Trustee
	  out of the Trust:

	       (1)  all taxes imposed upon the  Trust, the income or assets
		    of the Trust or the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee;
	       (2)  all expenses incurred by the Trustee in its capacity as
		    Trustee, including  attorneys' fees,  accountants' fees
		    and  other  expenses  incurred by  the  Trustee  in the
		    performance of its duties in connection with the Trust;
		    and
	       (3)  fees  and other  compensation of  the  Trustee for  its
		    services under the Plan.

	  Within sixty  (60) days after  the close  of each Plan  year, the
	  Trustee will render to the Employer and to the Plan Administrator
	  a written  accounting of all  charges made upon the  Trust during
	  the preceding year, such written accounting to be approved by the
	  Employer.  SEE TAXES, EXPENSES AND FEES. 

			       FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES

	  In  computing  adjusted  gross  income  for  federal  income  tax
	  purposes, an Employer may deduct the full amount of contributions
	  to  the Plan,  within the  contribution  limits of  the Plan,  on
	  behalf of the Participants who are common-law employees, and such
	  contributions will not  be includable in the gross  income of the
	  employees.   Contributions on behalf of the  Participants who are
	  self-employed persons  will be  includable in  gross income,  but
	  such  a  Participant,  in computing  adjusted  gross  income, may
	  deduct the Employer's contribution on his behalf up to $30,000 or
	  the percentage contribution limit of the Plan, whichever is less.
	  Amounts  distributed  from  the Trust  generally  are  subject to
	  federal income tax at the time of distribution.  However, benefit
	  payments  representing   a  return  of   Nondeductible  Voluntary
	  Contributions  are not taxable  income.   SEE FEDERAL  INCOME TAX
	  CONSEQUENCES OF UMB DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST AND OTHER
	  TAX CONSEQUENCES.

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	  <PAGE>

			   THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS

			 INVESTMENT OF PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS

	  Subject to the  right of any Participant  to elect to  direct the
	  investments   of  his  or   her  Individually  Directed  Account,
	  including the right to direct the purchase of life insurance, the
	  Trustee  manages the  investment  of all  participants'  accounts
	  under each separate participating retirement  plan in a Fund as a
	  single fund.   The assets of each  such plan are invested  in the
	  Funds, with  the debt/equity ratios determined from  time to time
	  by   the  Trustee,   often   following   consultation   with   or
	  recommendations by the Employer.

	  Records   of  the   Participants'   interests  in   the  separate
	  participating  retirement  plans  (not to  be  confused  with the
	  Funds) may be  maintained either on a "dollars  and cents" basis,
	  or on a  "shares" basis, whichever the  Trustee deems appropriate
	  in each case.

	  Where a  "shares" basis accounting method is employed, shares are
	  initially created at the  value of $1 each.   At each  subsequent
	  valuation date of  the particular retirement  plan, the value  of
	  each share  is determined by  dividing the number  of outstanding
	  shares of  such plan into the total  current fair market value of
	  all  net  assets of  the  retirement plan.    Shares representing
	  benefit payments  to be distributed  or insurance premiums  to be
          paid as of any pertinent plan  valuation date are cancelled at
	  their  value on  that  valuation  date.   Similarly,  new  shares
	  representing  additional   contributions  to   be  allocated   to 
	  participants are  created at  the share  value applicable  on the
	  pertinent plan valuation date.

	  In  determining the  current fair  market  value of  assets of  a
	  particular participating retirement plan, the current unit values
	  of the Funds, as determined by the Trustee, are multiplied by the
	  number of units of participation in a Fund or the Funds  owned by
	  the particular plan.

	  The regular valuation date for each participating retirement plan
	  is the last business day of the plan year.  Additional  valuation
	  dates  may  occur  throughout  the  plan  year  as  necessary  or
	  desirable for  administrative purposes, including  the occurrence
	  of  a benefit distribution event  and the allocation of voluntary
	  or salary deferral contributions.  The additional valuation dates
	  correspond to the last business day of a calendar month.

		       SUMMARY OF UNITS OF PARTICIPATION VALUES

	  The table below shows the value at each annual valuation date for
	  the date  indicated of a  unit of  participation in  each of  the
	  Funds:

	  <TABLE>
	  <CAPTION>
	    Valuation Date   Pooled Equity  Pooled Debt    Pooled 
			     Fund<F1>       Fund<F2>       Income Fund

	   <S>               <C>            <C>            <C>

	   October 31, 1993  $52.868        $52.876        $42.993

	   October 31, 1994  $56.368        $51.030        $44.693

	   October 31, 1995  $64.315        $58.165        $47.406

	   October 31, 1996  $72.54         $61.383        $50.103

           October 31, 1997  $88.77         $66.40         $52.92

	  <FN>
	  <F1>
	  All per unit information has been adjusted to reflect the 5 for 1
	  unit  split that  took place  during the  quarter ended  July 31,
	  1994.

	  <F2>
	  All per unit information has been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1
	  unit  split that  took place  during the  quarter ended  July 31,
	  1994.
	  </FN>
	  </TABLE> 

				INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

	  In managing the investments of the Funds, UMB, as Trustee for the
	  Funds, invests and reinvests the assets of the  Funds in a manner
	  consistent with  the policies  described below  under "Investment
	  Policies  of the  Collective  Investment  Funds."    UMB's  Trust
	  Department  is  responsible for  the  continuing  supervision and
	  evaluation  of  all  investment   funds.    Research,   portfolio
	  management, security trading, and statistical review and analysis
	  are carried on  by the Trust Department under  the supervision of
	  the senior trust investment officer.

	  All investments  of  the Funds  in  securities are  reviewed  and
	  approved  by the Trust Management  and Trust Policy Committees of
	  UMB.   These  committees  are composed  of  senior bank  officers
	  and/or  directors.  Portfolio managers are provided with specific
	  guidelines with  respect to the balance between  equity and fixed
	  income  securities,  diversification  of  equity  investment   by
	  industry and by  company, and the timing of  purchases and sales.
	  The guidelines are prepared by UMB's Trust Department, subject to
	  approval by UMB's Trust Policy Committee.

			 BROKERAGE OF SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

	  The Trust Department of UMB does not act as a broker or dealer in
	  securities  transactions.   Moreover,  as  a  matter  of  general
	  policy, no  person exercising discretionary  investment authority
	  on  behalf  of  UMB is  permitted  to  acquire  or dispose  of  a
	  substantial portion of securities of  any issuer at the time such
	  securities  are being  purchased or  sold by  or for  any of  the
	  Funds.  It  is UMB's general practice to  select security brokers
	  on the  basis of their  ability to provide the  best execution on
	  the  purchase or  sale of  portfolio  securities for  all of  the
	  Funds.  Fixed income security transactions are normally done on a
	  net basis while commissions are  paid for the execution of common
	  stock  and  convertible  security transactions.    When executing
	  security   transactions   requiring    commissions,   UMB   gives
	  consideration  to  research  services provided  by  brokers  and,
	  therefore, does  not  limit  the  placing of  orders  to  brokers
	  providing  only sales  execution services.    A portion  of these
	  commissions  is derived from security transactions for the Funds.
	  Research  reports  received in  exchange for  commission business
	  cover  a  wide  variety  of subjects  ranging  from  economic and
	  monetary and fiscal policy through reports on specific companies,
	  and such  research is used extensively by UMB's analytical group.
	  UMB may cause the Fund to pay a  member of an exchange, broker or
	  dealer  an  amount  of  commission  for  effecting  a  securities
	  transaction in excess of the amount of commission  another member
	  of an exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting
	  the transaction, but  only when UMB has determined  in good faith
	  that such amount of commission  was reasonable in relation to the
	  value  of the brokerage  and research  services provided  by such
	  member,  broker  or  dealer,  viewed  in  terms  of  either  that
	  particular  transaction or  UMB's  overall responsibilities  with 
	  respect  to the  accounts  as to  which  it exercises  investment
	  discretion.

          In addition to research services and information obtained in
          connection with specific brokerage transactions as described
          above, UMB currently has such commission agreements, understandings
          or both with Bear Stearns & Co.; Paine Webber; Rochdale Securities;
          Standard & Poor's Corporation; Morgan Stanley, Inc.; Boston
          Institutional Services; Broadcort Capital Corp.; Capital
          Institutional Services, Inc.; Paragon; Frank Russell; and Wm.
          O'Neil, concerning the providing of statistical reports on economic
	  conditions  and reports relative to the investment performance of
	  various money managers  and data on selected securities  that are
	  considered for purchase in these Funds, all such reports and data
	  having been compiled  by third parties.  The  commissions paid to
	  the   companies  providing  such   reports  and   data  aggregate
	  approximately  thirty  percent  (30%)   of  the  total  brokerage
	  commissions paid  by UMB  on an annual  basis.  Such  reports and
	  data are  available to UMB in  its management of pooled  funds as
	  well as all of its other accounts.

		INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS

				INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

	  The  primary  investment  objective  of  each  of  the  Funds  is
	  set forth  under  SUMMARY  OF  THE COLLECTIVE  INVESTMENT
	  FUNDS.   With the  exception of the  U.S. Government  and Federal
	  Agency  issues, not  more  than 10%  of the  market value  of the
	  assets of any Fund is invested in the securities of a  particular
	  issuer.    UMB,  as  Trustee,  seeks  to realize  the  investment
	  objective of each of the Funds as follows:

	  POOLED  EQUITY  FUND.    This  Fund  is  invested  in  a  broadly
	  diversified portfolio of common stocks and convertible securities
	  which is  designed to give  representation in  those segments  of
	  industry which UMB feels will  grow more rapidly than the economy
	  as a whole.  These investments are supplemented from time to time
	  by   some  exposure  to  more  cyclical  industries  when  deemed
	  appropriate  considering the  objectives of  the  Fund.   Current
	  yield is not  a prime consideration as growth  in value is sought
	  through appreciation  of capital over a period of years.  At such
	  time  as economic and other considerations dictate, a significant
	  portion of  the Fund may  be invested in short-term  fixed income
	  obligations.

	  POOLED  DEBT FUND.    This  Fund is  invested  primarily in  U.S.
	  government,   federal   agency   and   corporate   fixed   income
	  obligations, mortgages and mortgage  participations.  In managing
	  the  assets   of  this  Fund,  consideration  is   given  to  the
	  prospective trends in short,  intermediate and long-term interest 
	  rates,   yield   differentials   between   various   grades   and
	  classifications  of securities and  attractiveness of discount or
	  premium   bonds.     Funds  awaiting   permanent  investment   or
	  distribution are  placed in short-term  money market instruments.
	  Capital  growth is  attained  primarily  through reinvestment  of
	  interest income.

	  POOLED  INCOME  FUND.    This  Fund  is  invested  in  short-term
	  (maturities up to  5 years) fixed income obligations  in order to
	  provide   maximum   current    income   consistent   with   ready
	  marketability.  Investments may  be made in direct  or guaranteed
	  obligations of the United States of America or  agencies thereof,
	  state or  local government  agencies, debt  securities issued  by
	  corporations   or   other   business   organizations,   including
	  commercial paper, certificates of  deposits issued by  commercial
	  banks  (other  than  UMB),  savings  banks  or savings  and  loan
	  associations,  other securities  or obligations  of  the type  or
	  types  commonly  known  as  money-market  instruments  or  liquid
	  guaranteed  contracts issued by major insurance companies and are
	  concentrated in those areas which appear most attractive, quality
	  considered.   Maturities are staggered to provide liquidity based
	  on historical cash flow considerations.  Growth in capital values
	  resulting from  reinvested  income will  vary significantly  with
	  changes in short-term interest rates, but fluctuations in capital
	  values are generally minimal by reason of short maturities.

				     MARKET RISKS

	  There is a market risk  inherent in any investment in securities,
	  whether equity,  debt or other  instruments since  the prices  of
	  securities may  fluctuate because of market  conditions, economic
	  factors,  governmental  fiscal  and  monetary  policy,  and other
	  reasons that cannot be anticipated and are out of the control  of
	  the Trustee.   Accordingly,  there can be  no assurance  that the
	  objectives of a Fund will be achieved, and at the time Units in a
	  Fund are withdrawn by reason of  a change in the investment in  a
	  Participant's Account, the payment of benefits, or the withdrawal
	  of  voluntary  contributions,  the value  of  such  Participant's
	  interest may  be more or  less than the  amount contributed to  a
	  Participant's Account.

			      VALUATION OF FUNDS' ASSETS

	  The Trustee of  the Funds revalues the units  of participation of
	  each Fund  as of each Fund's  valuation date.   The last business
	  day of each  month is the regular  valuation date.  The  new unit
	  value is computed  by determining the market value  of all assets
	  of the  Fund, including  cash, if any,  less liabilities,  at the
	  close of business  on the valuation date, and  then dividing that
	  value by the total number of units outstanding on that date.

	  On each  valuation date, the  Trustee computes the net  income or
	  loss of  each Fund  since the  last valuation  date.    All  such
	  income is included in the principal value of the Fund and of each 
	  outstanding  unit.     Income  is  retained  in   each  Fund  for
	  reinvestment and is not distributed in cash to each participating
	  retirement plan.

	  Any retirement plan  participating in the Funds may acquire units
	  of participation in  a Fund or may  redeem any units it  holds on
	  any valuation  date at  the new  unit value.   Any  plan that  is
	  redeeming units  must give notice  of its  intention to do  so at
	  least five days in advance of a valuation date.

				    TURNOVER RATES

	  UMB cannot estimate with any reasonable certainty what the annual
	  turnover  rate for the assets held by  the Funds will be.  If the
	  value  of   withdrawals  from  a   Fund  exceeds  the   value  of
	  contributions directed  to be  invested in such  Fund in  a given
	  year,  that Fund  will be  required to  reduce its  holdings (and
	  incur brokerage fees) independent of any sales and purchases made
	  by UMB  as Trustee  of the Funds  in its  efforts to  achieve the
	  investment objectives of  such Fund.  In any  event, the turnover
	  rate  of  a  Fund  will  depend  upon  the  extent UMB  deems  it
	  reasonable and appropriate  to dispose of and replace  certain of
	  such Fund's investments  as a means  of achieving its  investment
	  objectives.

	  The turnover  rates of  the Pooled Equity  Fund, the  Pooled Debt
	  Fund and the  Pooled Income Fund  for the past five  fiscal years
	  are shown in the table below.

     <TABLE>
     <CAPTION>
						   Annual Turnover Rates<F1>

                                   1997    1996      1995      1994     1993

      <S>                          <C>     <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>
      Equities and Convertibles             
         in Pooled Equity Fund      40.36% 24.23%     30.59%   16.32%    17.85%

      Marketable Debt in Pooled             
        Debt Fund                   44.22% 22.27%     20.78%    13.78%   30.80%

      Pooled Income Fund           788.29% 828.79%   743.18%   438.62%  535.24%

	  <FN>
	  <F1>
          All turnover rates are calculated as a percentage of market value
          of assets in the respective Fund.  The basic method of calculation
          of turnover rates is to divide the total sales (excluding short-term
          securities) for a quarter by the average market value for the
          quarter and then add the four quarterly changes together to obtain
          the annual turnover rate.
          </FN>
	  </TABLE>

			     UMB AS TRUSTEE OF THE FUNDS

	  Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency prohibit  UMB from
	  having  any interest in  the Funds other than  in its capacity as
	  Trustee.  Such  regulations prohibit UMB  from lending money  to,
	  selling property to or purchasing property from a Fund except for
	  temporary net  cash overdrafts,  and no assets  of a Fund  may be
	  invested in stock  or obligations of UMB, except  that funds held
	  by UMB as Trustee pending suitable investment or distribution may
	  temporarily be  held in time  or savings deposits with  UMB.  UMB
	  cannot purchase securities for  the Funds from its  own portfolio
	  or trading  account.    Regulations  of the  Comptroller  of  the
	  Currency also prohibit  UMB from making any loan  on the security
	  of the units of participation.

	  Such regulations do not prohibit UMB from investing the assets of
	  any Fund in  the securities of issuers which  have borrowed funds
	  from UMB's  commercial loan division or which maintain deposit or
	  other  accounts or otherwise have an ongoing banking relationship
	  with UMB, and UMB may purchase the securities of such issuers for
	  any of the Funds (including  securities the proceeds of which may
	  be used, in whole or in part, to repay loans to such issuers from
	  UMB).   However, in  acting as  Trustee for the  Funds and  other
	  fiduciary  accounts, the personnel  of UMB's Trust  Department do
	  not  discuss their  investment decisions  with  any personnel  of
	  UMB's commercial banking department, and investment decisions for
	  the  Funds and  other fiduciary  accounts are  made by  the Trust
	  Department solely  from the  standpoint of  the interest  of such
	  fiduciary accounts.

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				       UMB BANK

			 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST

			     DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS

	  As used  in this Prospectus,  the following terms shall  have the
	  meaning  indicated below.   These  definitions  are qualified  by
	  reference   to the Plan and  Trust, which should be consulted for
	  the complete definitions of the terms used therein.

	  Account:  a Participant's separate interest in a Trust.

	  Break in Service:  (a) For purposes of determining eligibility to
	       become a  Participant, each consecutive  twelve-month period
	       commencing  on the date of commencement of employment during
	       which an Employee has completed  five hundred or fewer Hours
	       of Service; and (b) For all  other purposes of the Plan, any
	       Plan  Year  during  which the  Employee  has  completed five
	       hundred or  fewer Hours of  Service and on  the last  day of 
	       which  he is not  an Employee.   Any Plan Year  of less then
	       twelve  months  will  be disregarded  for  purposes  of this
	       subsection.

	  Code:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
	       time.

	  Compensation:   the Earned  Income of a  Self-Employed individual
	       or, with  respect to any Employee other than a Self-Employed
	       individual,  as  defined  by the  Employer  in  its Adoption
	       Agreement.  For any Plans  and Trust deemed to be top-heavy,
               only  the first  $160,000 (as  indexed)  of a  Participant's
	       annual Compensation shall be taken into account for purposes
	       of determining Employer contributions under the Plan.

	  Earned Income:  the net  income from self-employment in the trade
	       or business with  respect to which  the Plan is  established
	       and for  which personal  services of  the  individual are  a
	       material income-producing factor.

	  Effective Date:  the first day of the fiscal year of the Employer
	       when  the Employer  adopts  and  establishes  its  Plan,  as
	       specified by the Employer in its Adoption Agreement.

	  Employee:  any person employed by the Employer in any capacity.

	  Employer:  the individual proprietor, partnership, association or
	       corporation  establishing one or more Plans and Trusts under
	       this  basic plan document,  and any affiliate  thereof which
	       may also,  by appropriate action,  adopt any  such Plan  and
	       Trust of the Employer.

	  Entry Date:  (a) the first day of the Plan Year; and (b) the six-
	       month anniversary of the first day of each Plan Year.

	  ERISA:  the  Employee Retirement Income Security Act  of 1974, as
	       amended.

	  Fund:     one of  the three separate  Collective Investment Funds
		    in which the Trustee may invest, which are the Fund for
		    Pooling Equity Investments  of Employee Trusts  (Pooled
		    Equity  Fund), the Fund for Pooling Debt Investments of
		    Employee  Trusts (Pooled  Debt  Fund)  and  the  Pooled
		    Income Fund for Employee Trusts (Pooled Income Fund).

	  Hour of  Service:  each hour of service  for which an Employee is
	       paid or entitled  to payment for  the performance of  duties
	       for the Employer.

	  Net Earnings:  the net income or profits of the Employer for each
	       Plan Year  as determined by  the Employer upon the  basis of
	       its books of  account in accordance with  generally accepted
	       accounting principles,  but without any  deduction for taxes
	       based on income, or  for contributions made by the  Employer 
	       under  the  Plan  or  any other  employee  benefit  plan  or
	       employee welfare plan maintained by the Employer.

	  Normal Retirement Age:  the age specified by  the Employer in the
	       Adoption Agreement,  but in no  event a date later  than the
	       65th birthday of a Participant.

	  Nonowner Partner:  a  person who is a partner, but  not an Owner-
	       Employee, in the partnership Employer.

	  Owner-Employee:  any individual who, in the event the employer is
	       a  partnership, owns  more  than 10%  of either  the capital
	       interest or  the profits  interest in the  business of  such
	       partnership, and,  in  the  event the  Employer  is  a  sole
	       proprietorship, is the proprietor.

	  Participant:  any Employee who  is eligible to participate and is
	       participating in the Plan of the Employer.

	  Permanent   and  Total  Disability:    the  apparently  permanent
	       inability  of a Participant  to continue performance  of his
	       theretofore regular  duties in a reasonably efficient manner
	       due to physical or mental  incapacity that has lasted or can
	       be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
	       12 months, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

	  Plan:   the profit  sharing plan or  money purchase  pension plan
	       established by an Employer in the form of the Plan and Trust
	       including an Adoption Agreement.

	  Plan Administrator:  the individual designated by the Employer in
	       its Adoption Agreement (and, if none is designated, then the
	       Employer)   who   will   be   charged   with   the   general
	       administration of the Employer's Plan.

	  Plan Year:   each consecutive  twelve-month period ending  on the
	       date designated by  the Employer in its  Adoption Agreement,
	       unless it is the first year of the Plan or there is a change
	       in the Plan Year.

	  Self-Employed  Individual:  an  individual who has  Earned Income
	       for the  taxable year from  the trade or business  for which
	       the Plan is established; also, an individual  who would have
	       had  Earned  Income but  for  the  fact  that the  trade  or
	       business had no Net Earnings for the taxable year.

	  Plan  Trust:   the trust  fund  held and  administered under  the
	       Employer's  Plan, consisting  of  contributions thereto  and
	       income therefrom and increments thereon.

	  Trustee:   UMB,  or  any  successor  association  or  corporation
	       thereto and any successor Trustee appointed according to the
	       Plan, which acts as Trustee of the Plan Trust. 

	  UMB:  UMB Bank, n.a.

	  Valuation Date:   the last business day of the Plan Year and such
	       other   days  specified  by  an  Employer  in  its  Adoption
	       Agreement.

	  Year  of Service:   (a) for  purposes of  determining eligibility
	       under  the   Plan  each   consecutive  twelve-month   period
	       commencing on  the date of employment during which period an
	       Employee  has  completed  one  thousand  or  more  Hours  of
	       Service; and (b)  for purposes of determining  vesting under
	       the Plan, each consecutive twelve-month period of employment
	       with the Employer during which an Employee has completed one
	       thousand or more Hours of Service.

				  ADOPTION OF A PLAN

	  An Employer may  adopt a Plan and  establish a Trust,  subject to
	  acceptance by UMB,  by completing and duly  executing an Adoption
	  Agreement.  The Employer must indicate  in the Adoption Agreement
	  whether  the Plan is a new  Plan or an amendment and continuation
	  of another  retirement plan.   If the  latter, the  amendment and
	  continuation must  be permitted  by the  terms and conditions  of
	  such other plan, and  all assets of that plan must be transferred
	  to UMB, as Trustee of the Plan.  Generally, where the predecessor
	  plan  was a  qualified  plan,  appointment  of UMB  as  successor
	  Trustee will not have adverse tax consequences to the Employer or
	  to any Participant.

	  The Plan  provides for election  by the  Employer concerning  the
	  following details of  participation, which may differ  as between
	  different  Employers,  and  which  are  stated  in  the  Adoption
	  Agreement: (1) the Effective Date of the Plan; (2) the number  of
	  months  of  service  required  of Employees  to  be  eligible for
	  participation;   (3)   the   vesting    schedule   for   Employer
	  contributions; (4) the amount  to be contributed by the  Employer
	  on  behalf of  each  Participant,  which  cannot  exceed  certain
	  limitations, described below  under "Contributions"; (5)  whether
	  the Plan is to be a  Pension or Profit Sharing Plan; (6)  whether
	  participant loans, life  insurance, salary deferral contributions
	  and   voluntary  contributions   are  authorized;  and   (7)  the
	  allocation of  Employer contributions.   The Employer is  free to
	  amend  the Plan to change one  or more of such elections although
	  amendments  are subject to the general restrictions on amendments
	  of the Plan by an Employer.  SEE AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

	      UMB AS TRUSTEE OF THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST

	  The   Plan  gives  UMB,  as  Trustee  of  the  Trust  established
	  thereunder,  broad  powers  with respect  to  the  management and
	  disposition of  Trust assets.   These powers,  as more  fully set
	  forth in Article 11 of the Plan, include the right to  invest and
	  reinvest the assets  of the Trust  in evidences of  indebtedness,
	  evidences of  ownership, securities  and other  personal property 
	  and real property as the Trustee shall in its absolute discretion
	  select;  purchase  life  insurance  and  annuity  contracts  when
	  directed  to do  so  by  the Plan  Administrator;  to maintain  a
	  portion  of the assets  of the Trust in  cash and unproductive of
	  income as  it may deem  advisable or expedient; to  sell, assign,
	  exchange,  convey   or  otherwise   transfer,  lease,   mortgage,
	  encumber, improve, abandon,  alter or raze any part or all of the
	  securities or  other property  of the Trust  upon such  terms and
	  conditions as in its sole discretion  it shall deem to be in  the
	  best  interest of  the Trust;  to  exercise all  the rights  with
	  respect to any certificates of  stock or other securities held by
	  it as  assets of  the  Trust, including  the  right to  vote  all
	  certificates  of  stock; to  sue  or  defend  any suit  or  legal
	  proceeding  by or  against the  Trust;  to acquire  and hold  any
	  securities or other property of  the Trust without disclosing its
	  fiduciary capacity; to employ attorneys, accountants  and others,
	  as it may deem advisable in the  best interests of the Trust, and
	  to pay  their reasonable  expenses and  compensation  out of  the
	  Trust;  to  execute   and  deliver,  as  Trustee,   any  and  all
	  instruments  in writing  necessary or  proper  for the  effective
	  exercise of  any of  the Trustee's powers;  to borrow  money from
	  others and to advance its own funds to the Trust upon  such terms
	  it deems to be  in the best interests of the  Trust; to determine
	  what is principal and what is income of the Trust and to allocate
	  gains and losses between principal and income; to sell options to
	  purchase the securities held in the Trust; and to perform any and
	  all other acts  in its judgment necessary or  appropriate for the
	  proper and  advantageous management, investment  and distribution
	  of the Trust.

				  PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

	  ERISA  provides  that  administrators  and  trustees  of  certain
	  retirement  plans and  trusts are  subject  to certain  fiduciary
	  standards  in addition  to any  standard  imposed by  instruments
	  establishing  a plan or trust.   In the case of  a Plan under the
	  Plan and Trust,  the Plan Administrator will be  the Employer for
	  all purposes of  ERISA and the  Code unless another person  is so
	  designated  in the Adoption Agreement.   ERISA prohibits the Plan
	  Administrators, Employers,  Trustees and certain  related persons
	  from engaging  in  certain  transactions with  the  assets  of  a
	  retirement trust, including, generally, the sale, exchange, lease
	  or  loan  of  property,  the  furnishing  of goods,  services  or
	  facilities, or the transfer of assets of the trust, to or by such
	  persons.  ERISA imposes  excise taxes on employers, trustees  and
	  other disqualified persons who engage in prohibited  transactions
	  with a plan.   ERISA also imposes civil  liabilities on trustees,
	  administrators  and other fiduciaries for violations of the Act's
	  standards  and requires the  Plan Administrator to  make detailed
	  disclosures  and  reports regarding  a  plan  or  trust  and  its
	  administration.

	  UMB will assist Employers and the Plan Administrators in  meeting
	  their  reporting  and  disclosure  requirements  under  ERISA  by 
	  preparing  and distributing  annually to  Participants  after the
	  close  of  the  Funds'  fiscal  year a  revised  edition  of  the
	  Prospectus  and  its  accompanying financial  statements,  and  a
	  statement  of transactions for  each Participant's Account.   UMB
	  will also  provide such  Employers and  Plan Administrators  with
	  such information regarding the Funds and the Plan as is necessary
	  to  enable such persons to meet their statutory responsibilities.
	  However, Employers adopting  the Plan should  seek the advice  of
	  counsel  regarding   the   reporting   requirements   and   other
	  responsibilities and  duties to which  they may be  subject under
	  ERISA.

			      PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN

	  The  Plan provides  that, subject  to  certain limitations,  each
	  Employee  will be eligible to  participate in the  Plan as of his
	  Entry Date.   An Employee becomes eligible to  participate, if he
	  is then employed, either on  the date the Plan becomes effective,
	  if the Employee  has then satisfied the  eligibility requirements
	  of the  Plan, or the  first Entry  Date thereafter  on which  the
	  Employee meets the eligibility requirements  of the Plan.  If the
	  Employee has a Break in Service before he satisfies the period of
	  employment required  by the  Plan, months  of service  before the
	  Break in Service will be disregarded for  purposes of determining
	  eligibility during a period of subsequent employment.

				    CONTRIBUTIONS

	  Employer  Contributions.   If the  Employer  establishes a  money
	  purchase  pension  plan,   the  Employer  is  required   to  make
	  contributions  on behalf of each  Participant, in an amount equal
	  to  the percentage of the Participant's Compensation specified in
	  the  Adoption  Agreement,  which  may  not  exceed 25%  of  total
	  Compensation.

	  If the Employer  adopts a Profit Sharing  Plan, contributions may
	  be made by the Employer on behalf of any Participant in a taxable
	  year  of the  Employer  regardless of  whether  the Employer  has
	  current  or  accumulated  earnings or  profits.    The Employer's
	  contribution  is  determined  in  accordance  with  the  Employer
	  Contribution  Formula in the  Adoption Agreement executed  by the
	  Employer which may not exceed 15% of total Compensation.

	  An  Employer  may  adopt  more   than  one  Plan,  but  under  no
	  circumstances  may  the   total  amount  allocated  to   any  one
	  Participant exceed 25% of the Participant's Compensation from the
	  Employer or $30,000, whichever is less.

	  Employee Nondeductible  Voluntary Contributions.  If the Employer
	  so elects,  each Participant may  contribute to the Plan  for his
	  own Account, but only through his  Employer up to an amount, when
	  added  to  the  allocation  otherwise  made  on  behalf  of   the
	  participant,  that does  not  exceed  25%  of  the  participant's 
	  compensation   or  $30,000,  whichever  is  less.    Earnings  on
	  voluntary  contributions are exempt from federal income tax while
	  held  in the  Trust.   If  the Employer  elects  in its  Adoption
	  Agreement, voluntary  contributions may  be withdrawn  as of  the
	  last business day  of any quarter, after all adjustments required
	  under  the Plan have been made, by written notice to UMB, through
	  the Plan Administrator.  Voluntary contributions are allocated to
	  a contributing  Participant's Account as  of the last day  of the
	  quarter in which they are received by UMB.

	  Salary  Deferral Contributions.   If  the  Employer elects,  each
	  Participant  may reduce  his compensation  from  the Employer  in
	  exchange for contribution of that amount to the Plan on behalf of
	  the Participant.  Such amounts are  not included in the income of
	  the Participant, until received as  a distribution from the Plan.
	  If the Employer  elects, the Participant may be  able to withdraw
	  salary deferral contributions prior  to termination of employment
          upon reaching age 59 1/2 or hardship.

			     RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENTS

	  Although UMB, as  Trustee, has broad investment discretion  as to
	  how the assets of the  Funds are invested, the Plan  requires UMB
	  not  to invest  or reinvest  assets  of the  Funds in  securities
	  issued by  any Employer  which has  adopted the  Plan.   The Plan
	  further specifies that  UMB, as Trustee, shall not  engage in any
	  transaction of the nature described and prohibited by Section 406
	  of ERISA including amendments and regulations pertaining thereto.
	  SEE  UMB AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PLAN AND TRUST AND UMB AS TRUSTEE FOR
	  THE FUNDS.

			  VESTING OF PARTICIPANT'S INTEREST

	  A  Participant's right to  contributions paid to  the Trust under
	  the  Plan  will   become  fully  vested  and   nonforfeitable  in
	  accordance  with the vesting schedule established by the Employer
	  in the Adoption Agreement.  The value of a Participant's interest
	  in  the  Plan may  decline  due to    decreases in  value  of the
	  investments held in any of  the Funds in which contributions made
	  by  or on  behalf of  the Participant  are invested.   See Market
	  Risks.

				       BENEFITS

	  Except  for  withdrawal  of  voluntary  contributions  or  salary
	  deferral contributions (See Contributions), the methods described
	  under  this  section entitled  "Benefits" are  the only  means by
	  which  a Participant  may  redeem or  receive benefits  from such
	  Participant's Account.

	  Valuation  of  Participant's  Account.   The  participation  of a
	  Participant  will cease  on the  day when  his employment  by the
	  Employer terminates.  Except for Individually Directed  Accounts,
	  the  aggregate value  of all  Accounts of  a Participant  will be 
	  determined  as of  the  Valuation Date  coincident  with or  next
	  preceding the distribution of his benefit and shall be designated
	  the  Participant's Benefit  Amount.    For Individually  Directed
	  Accounts,  the aggregate value of all Accounts of the Participant
	  shall  be  determined  as  of  the  date  on  which  the  Trustee
	  distributed the benefits.

	  Retirement Benefits.  A Participant's Benefit Amount will be paid
	  in the  form of a  joint and survivor  annuity unless one  of the
	  following  methods of  distributions  is  directed  by  the  Plan
	  Administrator  at the  Participant's  request in  compliance with
	  conditions set forth in the Plan:

	       (1) payment in lump-sum;

	       (2)  payment  in  one  or  more  annual   or  more  frequent
	       installments.

	  Disability  Benefits.    In  the  event  the  Plan  Administrator
	  determines  that a Participant  has suffered Permanent  and Total
	  Disability,  the Participant  will be  entitled  to a  disability
	  benefit.  The Participant's Benefit Amount will be distributed by
	  one of the  methods described above under  "Retirement Benefits,"
	  as  elected  by   the  Participant,  with  spousal   consent  (as
	  applicable).

	  Death  Benefits-Beneficiaries.   A  Participant's Benefit  Amount
	  will be  payable in one  lump-sum unless the Beneficiary,  in the
	  Beneficiary's discretion, elects another  method of distribution.
	  If the Participant  is married, the Participant's  Benefit Amount
	  will be in the form of a survivor annuity, unless another benefit
	  form has  been elected pursuant  to the Plan.   The Plan provides
	  for   the  designation   by  a   Participant  of   one  or   more
	  beneficiaries, including successive  or contingent beneficiaries,
	  and for changes  in the designation of beneficiaries from time to
	  time without the consent of a prior beneficiary.  The interest in
	  the Account of a Participant given to any beneficiary ceases upon
	  the  beneficiary's  death.    If  the  Participant  dies  without
	  designating  a beneficiary or  if the Participant  has designated
	  beneficiaries,  but no beneficiary is alive to receive any amount
	  which may become payable to  the beneficiary, the interest in the
	  Participant's Account will be paid to the Participant's surviving
	  spouse, or if  none, the Participant's children, or  if none, the
	  Participant's estate.

	  Termination of Service.  In  the event a Participant's employment
	  with  the  Employer  is  terminated  for any  reason  other  than
	  retirement, death or disability, the Participant's Benefit Amount
	  shall be paid as follows:

	       (1)  If the  Participant's  Benefit Amount  does not  exceed
                    $5,000, such Participant's Benefit Amount shall be paid
		    in full  in a lump-sum within sixty  days following the 
		    close of  the Plan Year  during which a  termination of
		    service occurred;

               (2)  If the Participant's Benefit Amount does exceed $5,000,
		    it shall be distributed by one of the methods described
		    above  under "Retirement  Benefits," as elected  by the
		    Participant, with spousal consent (as applicable).

	  Special Rule.  Regardless of all information stated above in this
          section entitled "Benefits," the distribution of the Participant's
          Benefit Amount to any Participant generally must be commenced upon
          the Participant attaining the age of 70 1/2 years unless the
          Participant remains employed, and may be available upon reaching
          the later of age 59 1/2 or Normal Retirement Age under the Plan.

	  Assignment of Benefits.  The interest of a Participant in a Trust
	  and the  right of any  person to receive  any payment of  benefit
	  provided under the Plan cannot be subject to assignment or in any
	  manner  be transferable or  encumberable, either by  voluntary or
	  involuntary actions of a Participant or  other person, except for
	  purposes of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.

			      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

	  Adoption of the  Plan is completely voluntary on the  part of the
	  Employer, and the Employer has the right at any time to amend the
	  Plan, to change the  person designated as the Plan  Administrator
	  and  to change the elections made in the Adoption Agreement.  SEE
	  ADOPTION OF A  PLAN.   The Employer  may also amend  the Plan  in
	  other  respects and  continue  the Plan  as amended  with another
	  trustee  or custodian.   In  such  event, UMB,  as Trustee,  will
	  transfer all assets held under the Plan to such  other trustee or
	  custodian.

	  Subject  to notice requirements  that may  be imposed by law, UMB
	  has the right to amend the  Plan and Trust and, concurrently each
	  retirement plan and trust established in the form of the Plan and
	  Trust shall be automatically amended.  However, no such amendment
	  shall become effective  until a written copy of  the amendment is
	  received  by the  Employer.   Receipt  of a  written  copy of  an
	  amendment by  an Employer is  the only notice necessary  prior to
	  the amendment becoming effective.

	  No amendment to the Plan, as described above, may be made (except
	  as may be required for the qualification of the Plan and the tax-
	  exempt status of the  Trust under the Code)  which will (1)  give
	  the Employer an interest in, or ownership or control of, any part
	  of  the  Trust or  the  assets  thereof,  (2) make  possible  the
	  diversion of  any part of a Trust for  any purpose other than the
	  exclusive benefit of  Participant in such  Trust, (3) operate  to
	  deprive any Participant  of benefits previously vested  in him or
	  (4) change the rights, duties or responsibilities  of the Trustee
	  without the consent of the Trustee. 

	  The Plan will terminate on the date (1) the Plan is terminated by
	  the  Employer,  if  the  Employer  gives written  notice  of  the
	  termination  to the  Trustee,  (2)  the  Employer  is  judicially
	  declared bankrupt or a general assignment is made by the Employer
	  for  the benefit  of  creditors  or (3)  the  Employer loses  its
	  identity by dissolution, merger, consolidation or  reorganization
	  unless  within  thirty  days  thereafter   provision  in  writing
	  consented  to by  the Trustee  is made  by the  successor to  the
	  Employer to continue  the Plan  and Trust.   The  Plan will  also
	  terminate on  the resignation or  removal of the Trustee  when no
	  successor Trustee has been appointed and accepted the appointment
	  within sixty days after the  effective date of the resignation or
	  removal.

	  If  the Plan is  terminated, the Trustee  will pay  all taxes and
	  expenses  thereunder, will pay unpaid installments of any benefit
	  payable in  installments in a  lump-sum in full, will  assign and
	  deliver to Participant's life insurance contracts which have been
	  purchased on their  lives and will then  distribute the remaining
	  assets of the  Trust, or  the proceeds  thereof in  the event  of
	  liquidation,  to the Participants in the  Plan in such proportion
	  as  the aggregate value of each Participant's account or accounts
	  bears to  the  total  value of  all  accounts  then  outstanding.
	  Participants maintaining  Individually Directed Accounts  will be
	  entitled to a distribution of the full value of such Individually
	  Directed Account minus the Participant's pro rata share of  taxes
	  and expenses.

		    RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE

	  The Trustee may resign  at any time by giving sixty  days advance
	  written  notice to  the Employer.   The  Employer may  remove the
	  Trustee  by  giving sixty  days  advance  written notice  to  the
	  Trustee.   In  the  event  of the  removal  of the  Trustee,  the
	  Employer will  appoint a  successor  trustee in  writing and  the
	  successor  trustee will  accept the  trusteeship of the  Trust in
	  writing.

			       TAXES, EXPENSES AND FEES

	  The  Plan provides  that the  following  will constitute  charges
	  under the Trust and will be paid by the Trustee out of the assets
	  of the  Trust unless otherwise  paid by  the Employer:   (1)  all
	  taxes  imposed upon  the Trust,  the Trustee  in its  capacity as
	  Trustee,  or upon  the assets  or income  of  the Trust;  (2) all
	  expenses incurred by the Trustee in the performance of its duties
	  including attorneys'  fees, accountants' fees and  other expenses
	  incurred in  connection with  the Trust; and  (3) fees  and other
	  compensation of the Trustee for its services hereunder in amounts
	  agreed  upon from time to  time by the  Employer and the Trustee.
	  Within sixty days  after the close of each Plan Year, the Trustee
	  will render to the Employer  and the Plan Administrator a written
	  accounting  of  all  charges  made  upon  the  Trust  during  the
	  preceding year. 

	  No taxes are currently imposed upon the Trust, the Trustee in its
	  capacity  as Trustee, or upon the assets  or income of the Trust.
	  Although the Trustee does not anticipate any taxes  being imposed
	  upon the Trust, the assets or income of the Trust or  upon itself
	  as Trustee,  the Trustee  cannot make  any assurances that  taxes
	  will not be so imposed in the future.

	  No specific expenses to be imposed as charges under the Trust are
	  currently  anticipated   except  expenses   in  connection   with
	  providing  Plan Participants with annual revised editions of this
	  Prospectus including accompanying financial statements.  Although
	  UMB has paid  all expenses in connection with  preparation of the
	  original Prospectus and  the accompanying registration procedure,
	  expenses incurred in connection with annually revised editions of
	  the Prospectus may be allocated  pro rata among the Participants'
	  Accounts and the Trust.

	  Certain fees are  charged in accordance with a  schedule which is
	  published from  time to time by  UMB.  The schedule  is available
	  upon request and is subject to periodic change.

	  All fees are subject to change.  In the event the Trustee changes
	  any of  the fees,  written notice  of the effective  date of  any
	  change is given to  the Employer prior to  the effective date  of
	  the change.  Notice of fee changes is not given directly  to each
	  Participant.

	  The annual  fees and specific  charges are intended to  cover the
	  normal expenses incurred  by UMB with  respect to management  and
	  administration of  particular Trust's or  Participants' accounts.
	  The  Plan permits UMB  to charge extraordinary  expenses, such as
	  fees  of  attorneys  and  accountants,  and  all  taxes  properly
	  chargeable to the Trust or  Participants' accounts, to the assets
	  of the Trust or such Participants' accounts.   Where appropriate,
	  expenses  and  taxes  will  be  allocated  among  the  Trust' and
	  Participants' accounts  with respect  to which  the expenses  and
	  taxes were incurred.

				      LITIGATION

	  UMB  is engaged  in  litigation  of various  kinds  which in  its
	  judgment is not  of material importance in relation  to its total
	  assets.   None of the  litigation now in progress  relates to the
	  Plan and Trust or the Funds.

			  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE

	  The Plan provides that the Trustee shall not be liable for action
	  upon  any notice,  direction,  certificate,  or  other  paper  or
	  document believed by the  Trustee to be genuine and  to have been
	  executed   by  a  Participant,  the  Plan  Administrator  or  the
	  Employer,  or  by  a  duly  authorized  person  representing  the
	  Employer.  The  Trustee has no duty to  investigate the financial
	  condition of any legal reserve life insurance company licensed to 
	  do  business  in the  state  of  Missouri before  purchasing  any
	  insurance policy or annuity contract.

			   FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
					  OF
		       UMB DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST

	  A principal motive for the establishment of a retirement plan and
	  trust is  the favorable  tax consequence  which  may be  obtained
	  thereby.  UMB has received  a favorable opinion from the Internal
	  Revenue Service for the Plan and Trust, as amended, identified by
	  IRS Serial Nos. C221418a, C221419a, C221420a, C221421a, C321422a,
	  C321423a,  C321424a and  C321425a.   A  Plan duly  adopted by  an
	  Employer in the form of  the Plan and Trust will be in  a form so
	  as to  be eligible to  qualify under Section  401 of the  Code so
	  long  as the  Employer observes  the  provisions and  eligibility
	  requirements thereof.

	  The following is  a brief and necessarily  incomplete description
	  of the more important tax consequences of the Plan and Trust:

	       (1)  An  Employer in computing its adjusted gross income for
		    federal  income tax purposes may deduct the full amount
		    of   its  contributions   to  the   Plan,  within   the
		    contribution  limits  of  the  Plan  and  the  Internal
		    Revenue Code, on behalf of Participants who are common-
		    law Employees,  and  such  contributions  will  not  be
		    includable  in  the  gross  income of  such  Employees.
		    Contributions on behalf of  Participants who are  self-
		    employed  persons will be  includable in  gross income,
		    but a Participant, in  computing adjusted gross income,
		    may deduct the  Employer's contribution to the  Plan on
		    his behalf  up to the  lesser of $30,000 or  the amount
		    determined  by  applying  the  percentage  contribution
		    limitations  prescribed  in the  Plan and  the Internal
		    Revenue  Code.   Generally, benefit  payments  from the
		    assets of the  Trust are subject to  income taxation at
		    the date  of distribution.   However,  benefit payments
		    representing amounts contributed by a Participant as  a
		    Nondeductible Voluntary Contribution on his own behalf,
		    or  Employer contributions previously taxed to him, are
		    not taxable income.

	       (2)  The income earned by a Trust prior to distribution from
		    the  Trust  is  exempt  from  income  tax.    Unrelated
		    business income of a Trust, if any, would be subject to
		    tax.  UMB  does not intend to make  an investment which
		    would cause  a Trust  to incur  any unrelated  business
		    income tax.

	       (3)  The transfer  by a Participant  of all or a  portion of
		    his Account from one Fund to another Fund or to another
		    available  investment  medium  should   not  subject  a
		    Participant to federal income tax. 

	       (4)  Lump-sum distributions under the Plan are includable in
		    gross income of the recipient as ordinary income unless
		    made on account of the Participant's (i) death  or (ii)
		    separation from  service in  the case  of a  common-law
		    employee, (iii) after  the Participant's attainment  of
                    age 59 1/2, or (iv) disability in the  case of  a self-
		    employed person.  In such cases, if the Participant was
		    born before  January 1, 1936, the portion  of the lump-
		    sum distribution  deemed attributable  to participation
		    in the Plan prior to  1974 may be entitled to long-term
		    capital  gain treatment.   The  balance  of a  lump-sum
		    distribution made on account of the above circumstances
		    is taxable as  ordinary income, but may be  eligible at
		    the  election of  the recipient  for  a special  income
		    averaging treatment known as "Five-Year Averaging"  (or
		    "Ten-Year  Averaging" in the case of a Participant born
		    before   January  1,   1936)  in   the   case  of   the
		    Participant's death or if the Participant  participated
		    in the  Plan for at  least five taxable years  prior to
		    the  year of  distribution.   Eligibility  for and  the
		    computation  of the tax under the Five-Year or Ten-Year
		    Averaging treatment  is complex but, if applicable, may
		    result  in a  lower tax.    A recipient  of a  lump-sum
		    distribution  should consult  with a  tax advisor  with
		    reference  to making an election and computation of the
		    tax.

	       (5)  Generally,  distributions under  the  Plan (other  than
		    certain periodic distributions,  distributions required
                    to be made  after  a  Participant  reaches  age  70 1/2,
		    distributions    to   correct    violations   of    the
		    nondiscrimination rules of the Code, and certain deemed
		    distributions)  may  be   transferred  without  current
		    income  tax  liability   to  an  Individual  Retirement
		    Account (IRA) or another qualified retirement plan.   A
		    20% withholding tax will apply to any eligible rollover
		    distribution   unless   the  Trustee   transfers   such
		    distribution directly  to an  IRA or  another qualified
		    retirement  plan.    If  the  Trustee  distributes  the
		    eligible  rollover distribution  to the  recipient, the
		    Trustee  must withhold 20% of the distribution, but the
		    distribution will still qualify for  current income tax
		    deferral if the recipient  transfers the entire  amount
		    of the distribution plus the amount withheld to an  IRA
		    or  another qualified  retirement plan  within 60  days
		    after receipt.  The recipient may then claim the amount
		    withheld  as a credit on the recipient's federal income
		    tax return.

	       (6)  Distributions of benefits  as installment payments  are
		    generally  subject  to  income  tax  under   the  rules
		    applying to annuities.  The Participant has as his cost
		    basis  an amount  equal  to  the  total amount  of  his
		    Nondeductible  Voluntary Contributions.    The cost  is 
		    spread over the period  during which distributions  are
		    to be made, and payments received annually in excess of
		    the allowable cost are taxed as ordinary income.

	       (7)  Distributions received  by a  Participant prior  to age
                    59 1/2 or death or disability may be subject to an excise
		    tax of 10% of the  amount of the distribution  included
		    in income.

				OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES

				    PENALTY TAXES

	  Excise  taxes  levied as  a  penalty  under  ERISA include  a  5%
	  cumulative excise tax which is levied against the Employer on any
	  required  contributions which the  Employer failed to  make where
	  the Employer had adopted  a pension plan.  Unless  the default is
	  cured within ninety days of the mailing of a deficiency notice, a
	  further penalty of 100% of the deficiency will be assessed.

				State Tax Consequences

          State tax consequences vary and may result in different tax
          treatment for contributions and benefits from that which would
          result under federal law.

				       REPORTS

	  Within sixty days after the close  of each Plan Year the  Trustee
	  shall  send to  the  Employer  and to  the  Plan Administrator  a
	  written  accounting of its  administration of the  Trust for such
	  Plan year.

				    LEGAL MATTERS

          The legality of the Units offered hereby will be passed upon for
          UMB by Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP of Kansas City, Missouri.
          Partners in that firm hold approximately 5,626 shares of UMB
          Financial Corporation common stock, of which UMB is a wholly
          owned subsidiary.  In addition, UMB or its affiliates may grant
          loans to partners and employees of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
          and their immediate family members in the ordinary course of
          business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates
          and collateral, as those rates prevailing at the time for comparable
          transactions with other persons which, in the opinion of UMB's
          management, did not involve more than the normal risk of
          collectibility or present other unfavorable features.

				ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

	       UMB,  as Trustee,  has filed  with  the Securities  Exchange
	  Commission  (the  "SEC")  a Registration  Statement  on  Form S-1
	  (together  with   any  amendments   thereto,  the   "Registration
	  Statement")  under the  Securities Act  of 1933, as  amended (the 
	  "Securities Act"), with respect to  the Units of Participation in
	  the Funds.  This Prospectus  does not contain all the information
	  set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto,
	  certain portions of  which have been omitted as  permitted by the
	  rules and regulations of the SEC.  This material can be inspected
	  and copied at  the public reference facilities  maintained by the
	  SEC at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,  N.W., Washington, D.C.
	  20549, and at the SEC's Regional Offices in Chicago (Northwestern
	  Atrium  Center, 500  West Madison  Street,  Suite 1400,  Chicago,
	  Illinois 60661-2511) and in New York (7 World Trade Center, Suite
	  1300, New York,  New York 10048) and copies  of such material can
	  be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC,
	  Judiciary Plaza, 450  Fifth Street, N.W., Room  1024, Washington,
	  D.C.  20549, at  prescribed  rates.    For  further  information,
	  reference is made to the  Registration Statement and the exhibits
	  filed  therewith.    Statements  contained  in   this  Prospectus
	  relating to the contents of  any documents referred to herein are
	  not necessarily  complete, and in each instance reference is made
	  to  the  copy  of  such  document filed  as  an  exhibit  to  the
	  Registration Statement,  such statement  being  qualified in  all
	  respects by such reference.

	  The Funds and  UMB Financial Corporation, the parent  of UMB, are
	  subject  to  the  informational requirements  of  the  Securities
	  Exchange Act  of 1934,  as amended (the  "Exchange Act"),  and in
	  accordance therewith, file reports and other information with the
	  SEC.  This  material can be  inspected and copied  at the  public
	  reference  facilities maintained by  the SEC at  Judiciary Plaza,
	  450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20549, and at the SEC's
	  Regional  Offices in Chicago  (Citicorp Center, 500  West Madison
	  Street, Suite  1400, Chicago,  Illinois  60661-2511)  and in  New
	  York  (7 World  Trade  Center,  Suite 1300,  New  York, New  York
	  10048) and copies  of such material can be  obtained by mail from
	  the  Public Reference Section  of the  SEC, Judiciary  Plaza, 450
	  Fifth  Street, N.W.,  Room  1024,  Washington,  D.C.   20549,  at
	  prescribed  rates.   UMB Financial  Corporation  common stock  is
	  quoted on the NASDAQ-National Market System and reports and other
	  information  concerning  UMB  Financial   Corporation  are  filed
	  therewith.

			  RECOMMENDATION TO CONSULT ADVISORS

	  UMB recommends  that each  Employer consult  with its  attorneys,
	  accountants and other appropriate professional advisors regarding
	  the advisability of adopting the  Plan and Trust, keeping in mind
	  the legal,  tax and financial  results to be anticipated.  UMB is
	  unable to and does not undertake to render advice concerning such
	  matters.

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				 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
				  TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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	  Report of Independent Auditors                                F-2

	  Fund for Pooling Equity Investments of Employee Trusts

		 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of 
                    October 31 1996 and 1997                            F-3
		 Statements of Investments Held as of October 31,
                  1996 and 1997                                         F-4
		 Statements of Operations for the years ended
                  October 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997                      F-9
		 Statements of Participants' Interest for the
                  years ended October 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997          F-10

	  Fund for Pooling Debt Investments of Employee Trusts

	       Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of 
                  October 31, 1996 and 1997                             F-11
	       Statements of Investments Held as of October 31,
                 1996 and 1997                                          F-12
	       Statements of Operations for the years ended 
                  October 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997                      F-17
	       Statements of Participants' Interest for the
                  years ended October 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997          F-18

	  Pooled Income Fund for Employee Trusts

		 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of 
                   October 31, 1996 and 1997                            F-19
		 Statements of Investments Held as of October 31,
                  1996 and 1997                                         F-20
		 Statements of Operations for the years ended
                  October 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997                      F-21
		 Statements of Participants' Interest for the
                  years ended October 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997          F-22

          Notes to Financial Statements                                 F-23

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(LOG0) BAIRD        City Center Square
       KURTZ &      1100 Main Street, Suite 2700       http://www.bkd.com
       DOBSON       Kansas City, MO 64105-2112         Member of Moores
Certified Public    816 221-6300 Fax: 816 221-6380     Moores Rowland
  Accountants                                           International




                      Independent Accountants' Report



Board of Directors
UMB Bank, n.a.
Kansas City, Missouri


     We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of
the Fund for Pooling Equity Investments of Employee Trusts, the Fund for
Pooling Debt Investments of Employee Trusts and the Pooled Income Fund for
Employee Trusts of UMB Bank, n.a. (the Funds), including the statement of  
investments held, as of October 31, 1997, the related statement of operations
and participants' interest for the year then ended.  These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management.  Our responsi-
bility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit. The statements of assets and liabilities and statements of investments
held of the Funds as of October 31, 1996, and the related statements of
operations and participants' interest for each of the two years in the period
ended October 31, 1996, were audited by other auditors whose report dated
November 15, 1996 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

     We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and signifi-
cant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion, the 1997 financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund for
Pooling Equity Investments of Employee Trusts, the Fund for Pooling Debt
Investments of Employee Trusts and the Pooled Income Fund for Employee Trusts
of UMB Bank, n.a. as of October 31, 1997, the results of its operations and
the changes in its participants' interest for the year then ended, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                           (Signed) BAIRD, KURTZ & DOBSON

Kansas City, Missouri
November 25, 1997

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                                         UMB BANK, n.a.

                      FUND FOR POOLING EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                              STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

                                    OCTOBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

<CAPTION>

                                                                   October 31            
                                                       1997                          1996           
                                                Cost         Market           Cost           Market     
<S>                                         <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>         
ASSETS
  Investments:
    Common stocks                           $129,558,673  $161,875,185    $166,352,044   $195,325,708
    Commercial paper                          49,763,553    49,763,553      60,617,285     60,617,285
    Short-term money market fund               2,884,013     2,884,013       3,228,319      3,228,319

                                            $182,206,239  $214,522,751    $230,197,648    259,171,312

    Interest and dividends receivable                          331,235                        436,199
    Receivable for securities sold                           2,140,974
                                                           216,994,960                    259,607,511

LIABILITIES
  Audit fee payable                                              9,190                          8,214

PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, Equivalent to
  $88.77 per unit on 2,444,463 units 
  outstanding in 1997 and $72.54 per unit
  on 3,578,723 units outstanding in 1996                  $216,985,770                   $259,599,297

</TABLE>


















                                 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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<TABLE>
                                           UMB BANK, n.a.

                        FUND FOR POOLING EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                  STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS HELD

                                    OCTOBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

<CAPTION>

                                                 1997                               1996
                                   Number of                          Number of 
                                    Shares                             Shares
                                      or                                 or 
                                   Principal                          Principal 
                                    Amount       Cost       Market     Amount       Cost         Market 

<S>                                 <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>  
COMMON STOCKS - 1997, 75.5%; 
  1996, 75.4%

  CONSUMER NONDURABLES - 1997, 
    7.6%;1996, 9.7%
   BEVERAGES:
    ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES INC.    46,000 $  1,020,361 $ 1,837,148    46,000 $  1,020,361   $1,771,000

   FOOD:
    ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO.       76,403      199,383   1,699,967    72,765      199,386    1,591,734
    BOB EVANS FARMS INC.            165,000    3,134,137   3,124,770   165,000    3,134,137    2,062,500
    BRINKER INTERNATIONAL           211,300    3,667,040   2,958,200   211,300    3,667,040    3,592,100
    HEINZ (HJ) CO.                                                      30,450      711,110    1,080,975
      TOTAL FOOD                               7,000,560   7,782,937              7,711,673    8,327,309

   HEALTHCARE:
    ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION                                               5,580       32,211      104,625
    BARD C R INC.                   104,700    2,643,317   2,905,425   104,700    2,643,317    2,957,775
    BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.        27,900      394,761   1,293,863    27,900      394,761    1,161,338
    BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO.                                            38,000    1,204,654    4,018,500
    COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS                                      298,000    3,209,900    2,644,750
    IMATION CORPORATION                                                  1,400        6,937       38,325
    MERCK & CO., INC.                10,000       21,616     892,500    17,100       38,901    1,263,262
      TOTAL HEALTHCARE                         3,059,694   5,091,788              7,530,681   12,188,575

   HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS:
    RUBBERMAID INC.                  64,250    1,842,229   1,546,048    64,250    1,842,229    1,493,812

   PHOTOGRAPHY:
    EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY                                               16,500      344,702    1,313,812

TOTAL CONSUMER NONDURABLES                    12,922,844  16,257,921             18,449,646   25,094,508

SERVICES - 1997, 12.5%, 
   1996, 11.9%
   MEDIA:
    DUN & BRADSTREET                 55,300    1,052,099   1,579,534    55,300    2,810,845    3,193,575
    GANNETT CO., INC.                                                   46,200    1,206,234    3,499,650
      TOTAL MEDIA                              1,052,099   1,579,534              4,017,079    6,693,225

   RETAIL:
    AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP.        113,000    3,155,602   3,919,744   158,000    4,535,617    4,631,454
    ASCENT ENTERTAINMENT             44,871      270,090     443,101 
    BLOCK H&R INC.                   93,200    3,190,470   3,448,400   125,000    4,308,301    3,109,375
    COGNIZANT CORP.                            1,348,339   1,975,075 
    DILLARDS INC.                    44,000    1,148,150   1,699,500   139,000    4,357,060    4,413,250
    DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO.         62,000    1,888,086   2,022,750 
    THE LIMITED INC.                 64,724    1,253,170   1,525,092    64,724    1,253,170    1,189,303
    TOYS 'R' US INC.                111,000    2,790,621   3,774,000   130,600    3,426,164    4,424,075
     TOTAL RETAIL                             15,044,528  18,807,662             17,880,312   17,767,457

   TEXTILE AND APPAREL:
    BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRY      132,000    3,080,904   3,696,000   162,600    3,858,917    3,638,175
    BROWN GROUP INC.                 84,600    2,365,705   1,279,575    84,600    2,365,705    1,744,875
    STRIDE RITE CORP.               123,600    1,817,797   1,452,300   123,600    1,817,797    1,019,700
     TOTAL TEXTILE AND APPAREL                 7,264,406   6,427,875              8,042,419    6,402,750

TOTAL SERVICES                                23,361,033  26,815,071             29,939,810   30,863,432



CONSUMER DURABLES - 1997, 3.5%; 
 1996, 2.8%
   AUTOMOTIVE:
    GENERAL MOTORS CORP.                                                 6,800      220,957      364,650
    GENUINE PARTS CO.               108,900    1,745,240   3,409,986    72,600    1,745,240    3,176,250
    SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES              82,700    2,080,448   2,207,098 
     TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE                          3,825,688   5,617,084              1,966,197    3,540,900

   BUILDING:
    MASCO CORP.                      41,000      973,719   1,798,875   118,400    2,974,249    3,714,800

TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES                        4,799,407   7,415,959              4,940,446    7,255,700

CAPITAL GOODS - 1997, 17.7%; 
  1996, 20.8%
   ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT:
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.                                                21,000       61,999    2,031,750

   ELECTRONICS:
    ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS          78,400    2,888,355   3,033,139
    SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS         314,600    5,086,816   4,699,495   235,200    4,023,060    3,851,400
    TANDEM COMPUTERS INC.                                              371,200    4,631,344    4,686,400
     TOTAL ELECTRONICS                         7,975,171   7,732,634              8,654,404    8,537,800

   MACHINERY:
    COOPER INDUSTRIES INC.           73,000    3,134,847   3,805,125    88,000    3,865,427    3,531,000
    GIDDINGS & LEWIS                                                   209,000    3,401,187    2,455,750
    SNAP ON INC.                     53,000    1,158,170   2,279,000    93,000    2,081,172    2,987,625
     TOTAL MACHINERY                           4,293,017   6,084,125              9,347,786    8,974,375

   OFFICE EQUIPMENT:
    DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP.          73,400    2,514,031   3,674,624    59,400    2,490,096    1,752,300
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 
      MACHINES CORP.                 18,000      174,389   1,773,000    17,800      689,326    2,296,200
    NOVELL INC.                     480,400    7,034,665   4,053,615   322,400    5,634,056    2,982,200
    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.                                              69,000    3,598,950    3,320,625
     TOTAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT                    9,723,085   9,501,239             12,412,428   10,351,325

   MISCELLANEOUS:
    APPLIED MATERIALS                                                  118,800    4,255,198    3,140,834
    BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES      101,300    2,929,865   3,292,250   158,600    4,658,892    4,163,250
    CALGON CARBON CORP.             355,800    4,753,177   4,203,065   355,800    4,753,177    3,558,000
    GLOBAL IND. TECH.               117,000    1,398,740   1,996,371   117,000    1,398,740    2,179,125
    GRAINGER W W INC.                20,000    1,072,762   1,748,760    43,000    2,378,693    3,187,375
    HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC.     79,800    2,364,044   3,411,450   123,575    3,690,426    4,572,275
    WMX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.                                              96,000    2,631,424    3,300,000
     TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS                      12,518,588  14,651,896             23,766,550   24,100,859

TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS                           34,509,861  37,969,894             54,243,167   53,996,109

BASIC MATERIALS - 1997, 14.5%; 
  1996, 12.5%
   CHEMICALS:
    AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC.                                       22,000      578,535    1,320,000
    ENGELHARD CORP.                 177,400    3,853,792   3,082,325
    MALLINCKRODT INC.                91,100    2,678,446   3,416,250    91,100    2,678,446    3,962,850
    NALCO CHEMICAL CO.               80,000    1,698,734   3,200,000   113,900    2,833,435    4,143,112
     TOTAL CHEMICALS                           8,230,972   9,698,575              6,090,416    9,425,962

   METAL AND MINING:
    BRUSH WELLMAN INC.               74,300      999,245   1,787,881    74,300      999,245    1,402,413
    CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS COMPANY    179,100    4,393,342   3,749,996   168,000    4,141,538    3,801,000
     TOTAL METAL AND MINING                    5,392,587   5,537,877              5,140,783    5,203,413

   PAPER AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS:
    UNION CAMP CORP.                 62,800    2,900,601   3,403,006    46,100    2,055,017    2,247,375
    WEYERHAEUSER CO.                 61,700    1,786,408   2,946,175    61,700    1,786,408    2,830,488
     TOTAL PAPER AND FORESTRY 
      PRODUCTS                                 4,687,009   6,349,181              3,841,425    5,077,863

   PETROLEUM:
    AMOCO CORP.                      21,045      404,827   1,944,032    21,045      404,827    1,594,159
    ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.           14,000      731,740   1,152,382    15,500    1,642,991    2,053,750
    DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC.          45,000      783,534   1,895,625    67,900    1,242,179    2,240,700
    KERR MCGEE CORP.                 41,000    1,656,243   2,770,083    54,900    2,314,718    3,444,975
    USX MARATHON GROUP               51,000      860,009   1,823,250   155,300    2,716,149    3,397,188
     TOTAL PETROLEUM                           4,436,353   9,585,372              8,320,864   12,730,772

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS                         22,746,921  31,171,005             23,393,488   32,438,010


TRANSPORTATION - 1997, 1.2%; 
  1996, 1.9%
   RAILROADS:
    NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.                                              10,000      149,792      891,250
    UNION PACIFIC CORP.              16,000      240,340     980,000    26,200      534,964    1,470,475
    UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES          21,511      245,260     529,708    22,189      260,618      610,198
     TOTAL RAILROADS                             485,600   1,509,708                945,374    2,971,923

   TRUCKING:
    CALIBER SYSTEMS INC.                                                74,000    2,786,230    1,248,750
    ROADWAY EXPRESS INC.             37,000      563,687   1,026,750    37,000      563,687      587,375
     TOTAL TRUCKING                              563,687   1,026,750              3,349,917    1,836,125

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION                           1,049,287   2,536,458              4,295,291    4,808,048

MULTIBUSINESS - 1997, .7%; 
  1996, .9%
    MINNESOTA MINING & MANU-
     FACTURING CO.                                                      14,000      169,075    1,069,250
    TRW INC.                         26,000      829,465   1,488,500    13,000      829,465    1,176,500
TOTAL MULTIBUSINESS                              829,465   1,488,500                998,540    2,245,750

UTILITIES - 1997, 16.8%; 
  1996, 12.9%
   COMMUNICATION:
    AT&T CORPORATION                 92,500    3,015,705   4,520,938    62,850    2,097,848    2,199,750
    BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION        28,000      696,650   2,240,000    28,000      696,650    1,687,000
    COMSAT CORP.                     91,800    1,438,286   2,099,925    91,800    1,708,381    2,157,300
    SPRINT CORP.                                                        69,100    1,436,538   2,712,175
    U S WEST INC.                    74,300    1,762,072   2,958,106    74,300    1,762,072    2,256,863
    US WEST MEDIA GROUP              35,000      545,807     883,750    74,300    1,183,552    1,160,938
     TOTAL COMMUNICATION                       7,458,520  12,702,719              8,885,041   12,174,026

   ELECTRIC:
    DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. VA      97,000    3,809,559   3,607,236    91,000    3,604,240    3,435,250
    DUKE ENERGY CORP.                27,154      392,924   1,316,969 
    ENTERGY CORP.                   123,600    2,965,155   3,012,750   123,600    2,965,155    3,460,800
    FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP.          113,200    3,262,448   3,686,132    76,000    2,234,425    2,536,500
    PANENERGY CORP.                                                     26,000      392,930    1,001,000
    SCANA CORP.                      71,000    1,156,990   1,792,750    71,000    1,156,990    1,899,250
    TEXAS UTILITIES CO.              43,550    1,458,305   1,562,356    43,700    1,464,914    1,769,850
    UNION ELECTRIC CO.               61,600    2,217,842   2,321,581    61,600    2,217,842    2,379,300
     TOTAL ELECTRIC                           15,263,223  17,299,774             14,036,496   16,481,950

   NATURAL GAS:
    MAPCO INC.                      118,000    2,742,675   3,894,000   149,800    3,600,343    4,662,525

   MISCELLANEOUS:
    WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.           96,000    2,631,424   2,226,048

TOTAL UTILITIES                               28,095,842  36,122,541             26,521,880   33,318,501

FINANCE - 1997, 1.0%; 1996, 2.0%
   BANKS:
    FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORP.                                             48,900    1,481,688    2,493,900

   INSURANCE:
    LIBERTY CORP. SC                 49,000    1,244,013   2,097,836    81,500    2,088,088    2,811,750

TOTAL FINANCE                                  1,244,013   2,097,836              3,569,776    5,305,650

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                          129,558,673 161,875,185            166,352,044  195,325,708

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1997, 23.2%; 
  1996, 23.4%
   AIG FUNDING, INC., 
    DUE 12/17/96                                                     1,000,000      991,300      991,300
   ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 
    DUE 11/5/97                   2,500,000    2,489,024   2,489,024 
   ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 
    DUE 11/27/96                                                     2,000,000    1,991,590     1,991,590
   ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA, 
    DUE 11/1/96                                                        690,000      685,488       685,488
   AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELE. 
     CO., DUE 10/14/97            2,100,000    2,081,174   2,081,174 
   AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELE.
     CO., DUE 11/26/96                                               3,000,000    2,973,800     2,973,800
   ATLANTIC RICHFIELD, 
    DUE 11/24/97                    975,000      965,947     965,947 
   BELL ATLANTIC, DUE 11/5/97     2,000,000    1,995,722   1,995,722 
   BELLSOUTH, DUE 11/13/97        1,000,000      997,700     997,700 
   CAMPBELL CORP., DUE 11/13/97   2,000,000    1,986,909   1,986,909
   CHEVRON OIL FINANCE CO., 
     DUE 11/20/96                                                    1,500,000    1,490,430     1,490,430
   CHEVRON OIL FINANCE CO., 
     DUE 12/20/96                                                    2,450,000    2,429,121     2,429,121
   COCA COLA COMPANY, DUE 
     12/4/97                      2,000,000    1,986,957   1,986,957 
   COCA-COLA COMPANY, 
    DUE 11/24/97                  2,500,000    2,483,000   2,483,000 
   COCA-COLA COMPANY, 
    DUE 11/22/96                                                     2,000,000    1,987,867     1,987,867
   COCA-COLA COMPANY, 
    DUE 12/3/96                                                      2,000,000    1,986,133     1,986,133
   COCA-COLA COMPANY, 
    DUE 12/6/96                                                      2,000,000    1,987,338     1,987,338
   DISNEY CORP., DUE 11/21/97     2,000,000    1,991,476   1,991,476
   DISNEY CORP., DUE 12/16/97     1,500,000    1,489,478   1,489,478
   DOVER CORP., DUE 11/18/96                                         1,000,000      995,488       995,488
   DOW CHEMCIAL CORP., 
    DUE 11/18/97                  2,000,000    1,991,139   1,991,139
   DOW CHEMICAL CORP., 
    DUE 11/19/97                  2,000,000    1,991,155   1,991,155
   DOW CHEMICAL CORP., 
    DUE 12/05/97                  2,000,000    1,986,250   1,986,250
   DUPONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS,  
     INC., DUE 11/12/97           2,000,000    1,986,604   1,986,604
   DUPONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS, 
     INC., DUE 12/6/96                                               2,000,000    1,986,950     1,986,950
   DUPONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS, 
     INC., DUE 11/15/96                                              1,000,000      993,583       993,583
   DUPONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS, 
     INC., DUE 12/4/96                                               1,000,000      990,795       990,795
   EMERSON ELECTRIC, 
     DUE 11/10/97                 2,500,000    2,482,875   2,482,875
   EMERSON ELECTRIC, 
     DUE 12/01/97                 2,000,000    1,986,350   1,986,350
   EMERSON ELECTRIC, DUE 12/2/97  1,000,000      995,111     995,111
   EMERSON ELECTRIC, DUE 12/8/97  1,500,000    1,489,744   1,489,744
   ENGELHARD CORP., DUE 11/14/97  1,000,000      995,425     995,425
   GANNETT, INC., DUE 11/8/96                                        2,000,000    1,995,650     1,995,650
   GENERAL MILLS, INC., 
    DUE 11/26/96                                                     2,500,000    2,489,467     2,489,467
   HEINZ (H.J.) CO., 
    DUE 12/12/97                  2,000,000    1,986,300   1,986,300
   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH, 
    DUE 11/12/96                                                     1,500,000    1,486,650     1,486,650
   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH, 
    DUE 11/19/96                                                       850,000      842,364       842,364
   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH, 
     DUE 11/22/96                                                    2,000,000    1,987,167     1,987,167
   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH, 
    DUE 11/1/96                                                        950,000      944,059       944,059
   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH, 
     DUE 11/6/96                                                       500,000      497,889       497,889
   MONSANTO CORP., DUE 11/7/97    1,475,000    1,461,705   1,461,705
   MOTOROLA, INC., DUE 12/10/96                                      2,000,000    1,982,600     1,982,600
   PENNY, (J.C.) FUNDING CORP., 
    DUE 11/12/97                  2,500,000    2,488,944   2,488,944
   PENNY, (J.C.) FUNDING CORP., 
     DUE 11/15/96                                                    2,000,000    1,990,993     1,990,993
   PEPSICO, INC., DUE 11/6/96                                        1,035,000    1,032,895     1,032,895
   PHILLIP MORRIS COS., INC., 
    DUE 11/7/97                   2,000,000    1,991,187   1,991,187
   PHILLIP MORRIS COS., INC., 
    DUE 11/1/96                                                        500,000      497,731       497,731
   PHILLIP MORRIS COS., INC., 
     DUE 12/10/96                                                    2,000,000    1,986,686     1,986,686
   PHILLIP MORRIS COS., INC., 
     DUE 12/11/96                                                    2,000,000    1,987,264     1,987,264
   PHILLIP MORRIS COS., INC., 
     DUE 12/13/96                                                    2,000,000    1,986,950     1,986,950
   PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO., 
    DUE 11/14/97                  2,000,000    1,991,507   1,991,507
   PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO., 
    DUE 12/23/97                  1,000,000      990,864     990,864
   PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO., 
    DUE 11/12/96                                                     2,000,000    1,990,756     1,990,756
   PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO., 
    DUE 1/24/97                                                      2,000,000    1,974,236     1,974,236
   PROGRESS CAPITAL, DUE 11/25/97 1,500,000    1,493,572   1,493,572
   PROGRESS CAPITAL, DUE 11/13/96                                    1,000,000      997,954       997,954
   RAYTHEON CO., DUE 11/19/96                                        1,750,000    1,742,881     1,742,881
   SHELL OIL CO. SERIES A, 
    DUE 11/8/96                                                      1,000,000      995,667       995,667
   TOYS 'R' US, DUE 12/2/97       2,000,000    1,989,592   1,989,592
   TOYS 'R' US, DUE 11/15/96                                         2,000,000    1,991,300     1,991,300
   TOYS 'R' US, DUE 11/1/96                                          1,000,000      995,625       995,625
   WAL-MART STORES, INC., 
    DUE 12/2/96                                                      1,275,000     1,266,712     1,266,712
   XEROX CORPORATION, 
    DUE 11/14/97                  1,000,000      997,842     997,842
   XEROX CORPORATION, 
    DUE 11/12/96                                                     1,500,000     1,489,899     1,489,899
   XEROX CORPORATION, 
    DUE 11/8/96                                                      2,000,000     1,986,525     1,986,525
   XEROX CORPORATION, 
    DUE 12/13/96                                                     2,000,000     1,987,482     1,987,482
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER                        49,763,553  49,763,553              60,617,285    60,617,285

SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET FUND - 
  1997, 1.3%; 1996, 1.2%
   SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET FUND
     OF UMB BANK, n.a.            2,884,013    2,884,013   2,884,013 3,228,319     3,228,319     3,228,319

TOTAL INVESTMENTS HELD                      $182,206,239$214,522,751            $230,197,648  $259,171,312 

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                                FUND FOR POOLING EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                              STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                     YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

<CAPTION>


                                                                     1997             1996         1995    

<S>                                                               <C>            <C>            <C>     
INVESTMENT INCOME
   Interest                                                    $  2,997,417   $  3,891,359   $  3,855,343
   Dividends                                                      4,488,947      5,277,837      5,407,364
          Total investment income                                 7,486,364      9,169,196      9,262,707

   Audit expense                                                      9,131         11,563         11,184
   Foreign taxes                                                                                    6,772
          Net investment Income                                   7,477,233      9,157,633      9,244,751

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS
    Realized gain on investments sold, 
     matured or redeemed
       Proceeds                                                 733,528,663    907,344,217    725,215,369
       Cost of investments                                      694,785,209    880,250,904    694,333,687
          Net realized gain on investments sold,
            matured or redeemed                                  38,743,454     27,093,313     30,881,682

    Unrealized gain (loss) on investments
      Beginning of year                                          28,973,664     30,113,618     37,955,084
      End of year                                                32,316,511     28,973,664     30,113,618
          Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments               3,342,847     (1,139,954)    (7,841,466)

          Net realized and unrealized gain on investments        42,086,301     25,953,359     23,040,216

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS                                  $  49,563,534   $ 35,110,992   $ 32,284,967

TOTAL EXPENSE AS A PERCENT OF NET
   INVESTMENT INCOME                                               0.12%          0.13%           0.19%

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                                                UMB BANK, n.a.

                           FUND FOR POOLING EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                    STATEMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST

                                YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

<CAPTION>



                                           1997                    1996                   1995                   
                                    Units      Amount 	       Units      Amount       Units       Amount  

<S>                               <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>         
PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, 
  Beginning of year               3,578,723 $ 259,599,297  4,082,250 $ 262,551,708 4,117,128  $ 232,073,838

FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
  Net investment income                         7,477,233                9,157,633                9,244,751
  Net realized gain on investments
    sold, matured or redeemed                  38,743,454               27,093,313               30,881,682
  Net unrealized gain (loss) 
    on investments                              3,342,847               (1,139,954)              (7,841,466)
        Net increase from investment 
          activities                           49,563,534               35,110,992               32,284,967

FROM PARTICIPATING UNIT TRANSACTIONS
  Issuance of units                 258,795    20,595,034    664,569    44,294,031   600,575     35,970,886
  Redemption of units            (1,393,055) 	(112,772,095)(1,168,096) (82,357,434) (635,453)   (37,777,983)
        Net decrease from 
          participating unit 
          transactions           (1,134,260)  (92,177,061)  (503,527)  (38,063,403)  (34,878)   (1,807,097)

PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, 
   End of year                    2,444,463 $	216,985,770  3,578,723 $ 259,599,297 4,082,250  $ 262,551,708

NET ASSET VALUE PER PARTICI-
   PATING UNIT                                   $88.77                   $72.54                  $64.32

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                          FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

                                       OCTOBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

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                                                          1997                           1996           
                                                 Cost           Market          Cost             Market  
<S>                                          <C>             <C>             <C>             <C> 
ASSETS
  Investments:
    United States Government and 
      Agency obligations                     $ 57,284,065   $  59,598,463    $ 80,390,770    $ 81,657,383 
    Corporate bonds                            65,873,924      67,594,174      81,407,772      82,264,963
    Commercial paper                              342,835         342,835         499,632         499,632
    Short-term money market fund                  330,312         330,312       1,804,054       1,804,054

                                             $123,831,136     127,865,784    $164,102,228     166,226,032

  Interest receivable                                           2,148,730                       2,757,097
                                                              130,014,514                     168,983,129

LIABILITIES
  Audit fee payable                                                 9,190                           8,635

PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, Equivalent to 
  $66.40 per unit on 1,958,030 units 
  outstanding in 1997 and $61.38 per 
  unit on 2,752,806 units outstanding 
  in 1996                                                    $130,005,324                    $168,974,494

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                          FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                     STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS HELD

                                       OCTOBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

<CAPTION>

                                               1997                               1996
                                Face Value                          Face Value 
                                 or Number                          or Number 
                                    of                                 of 
                                   Units       Cost       Market      Units       Cost        Market   
<S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>       <C>          <C>          <C>    
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND 
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1997, 
46.6%;1996, 49.1%
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  4.75%, DUE 10/31/98                                                 200,000 $    199,472 $    196,376
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  4.75%, DUE 9/30/98                                                  225,000      224,208      221,063
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.125%, DUE 11/30/98          1,500,000 $  1,420,898 $  1,492,965 1,500,000    1,420,898    1,481,250
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.125%, DUE 12/31/98                                                100,000       99,717       98,688
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.125%, DUE 2/28/98                                                 205,000      203,979      203,655
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.125%, DUE 3/31/98                                                 225,000      224,363      223,524
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.125%, DUE 4/30/98                                               3,600,000    3,598,088    3,573,000
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.125%, DUE 6/30/98                                                 500,000      499,609      495,625
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.25%, DUE 7/31/98            2,250,000    2,248,043    2,245,793 5,000,000    4,995,650    4,962,500 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.50%, DUE 9/30/97                                                  240,000      239,585      240,074 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.50%, DUE 4/15/00            3,000,000    2,980,195    2,986,890 3,000,000    2,980,195    2,956,890 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.625%, DUE 2/15/06             500,000      473,672      490,155   500,000      473,672      475,470 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.75%, DUE 8/15/03            5,205,000    5,040,863    5,180,589 5,475,000    5,309,598    5,332,979 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.875%, DUE 2/15/04           1,000,000      945,547    1,002,190 1,000,000      945,547      977,500 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  5.875%, DUE 11/15/05          2,500,000    2,474,414    2,492,975 2,500,000    2,474,414    2,419,525 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.00%, DUE 10/15/99                                                 290,000      284,887      290,998 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.00%, DUE 11/30/97                                                 500,000      495,469      502,190 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.00%, DUE 12/31/97                                               1,500,000    1,448,672    1,507,500 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.375%, DUE 3/31/01                                                 505,000      504,152      510,681 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.375%, DUE 6/30/97                                                 300,000      299,304      301,875 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.375%, DUE 7/15/99                                                 160,000      159,421      162,000 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.50%, DUE 8/15/97                                                  565,000      564,801      569,593 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  6.50%, DUE 8/15/05              500,000      493,438      518,125   500,000      493,438      505,315 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  7.00%, DUE 4/15/99            2,000,000    1,998,750    2,037,500 2,000,000    1,998,750    2,052,500 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  7.125%, DUE 10/15/98                                                195,000      194,206      199,935 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  7.25%, DUE 5/15/04                                                  650,000      650,609      687,785 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  7.50%, DUE 10/31/99             500,000      494,219      516,875   500,000      494,219      520,940 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  7.75%, DUE 2/15/01              400,000      396,948      423,500   400,000      396,948      425,376 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  7.875%, DUE 8/15/01                                                 150,000      149,336      160,969 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  8.00%, DUE 8/15/99            5,000,000    4,907,813    5,195,300 5,000,000    4,907,813    5,264,050 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  8.125%, DUE 2/15/98           1,000,000      998,594    1,007,190 3,000,000    2,995,781    3,090,930 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  8.50%, DUE 2/15/00              650,000      720,667      687,986   650,000      720,667      698,548 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  8.50%, DUE 11/15/00                                                 125,000      124,395      135,899 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  8.625%, DUE 8/15/97                                                 200,000      199,250      204,812 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  8.75%, DUE 10/15/97                                                 290,000      289,502      298,610 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES, 
  9.00%, DUE 5/15/98                                                  205,000      205,000      214,994 
 UNITED STATES TREASURY SECURI-
  TIES STRIPPED COUPON, 
  DUE 8/15/02                   3,270,000    1,473,135    2,494,389 3,270,000    2,167,246    2,301,262 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK, 
  3.00%,DUE 9/14/98             2,000,000    2,000,000    1,907,500 2,000,000    2,000,000    1,894,740 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK, 
  5.44%,DUE 10/15/03            1,000,000      908,790      971,560 1,000,000      908,790      945,940 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK, 
  6.513%,DUE 12/20/00                                               1,050,000    1,050,000    1,047,050 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK, 
  7.26%, DUE 9/6/01               500,000      497,813      522,655   500,000      497,813      520,315 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE, 
  6.55%, DUE 4/2/03             1,000,000      998,438    1,000,000 1,000,000      998,438      989,380 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE, 
  7.23%, DUE 5/23/05            1,300,000    1,300,000    1,323,972 1,300,000    1,300,000    1,309,347 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 5.10%, 
  DUE 7/22/98                   3,000,000    3,000,938    2,994,390 3,000,000    3,000,938    2,965,320 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 5.45%, 
  DUE 10/14/03                  1,000,000      999,531      972,190 1,000,000      999,531      946,560 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 5.80%, 
  DUE 12/10/03                  1,000,000      996,875      989,060 1,000,000      996,875      965,310 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 5.93%, 
  DUE 9/26/03                   1,000,000    1,000,000      981,900 1,000,000    1,000,000      959,500 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 6.10%, 
  DUE 2/10/00                     500,000      499,531      503,125   500,000      499,531      499,530 
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 6.45%, 
  DUE 4/23/01                   1,000,000    1,000,000    1,018,600 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,009,200 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 7.55%, 
  DUE 4/22/02                   1,000,000    1,000,000    1,064,690 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,059,690 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 7.65%, 
  DUE 3/10/05                     500,000      499,453      548,125   500,000      499,453      533,280 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 7.76%, 
  DUE 5/5/05                                                          275,000      275,000      280,802 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 7.95%, 
  DUE 11/25/19                                                        174,663      177,665      177,446 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.35%, 
  DUE 11/10/99                  1,600,000    1,590,031    1,675,504 1,600,000    1,590,031    1,700,000 
 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.70%, 
  DUE 6/10/99                                                         750,000      750,000      797,107 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 7.50%, 
  DUE 6/20/02                                                         203,718      184,749      205,666 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.00%, 
  DUE 2/20/02                                                          28,438       26,908       29,082 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.00%, 
  DUE 5/20/02                                                         102,869       98,031      105,207 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.25%, 
  DUE 3/15/02                                                         174,662      173,893      180,373 


GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.50%, 
  DUE 12/15/01                                                         60,806       59,135       63,189 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.50%, 
  DUE 7/20/01                                                          12,488       12,621       12,901 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 8.50%, 
  DUE 9/20/01                                                          40,362       40,342       41,696 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 9.00%, 
  DUE 12/20/01                                                         26,431       26,479       27,553 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 9.50%, 
  DUE 10/15/08                                                        150,557      148,628      159,052 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 9.50%, 
  DUE 6/20/03                                                          72,921       72,391       76,410 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 10.00%, 
  DUE 3/20/03                                                          28,775       28,827       30,130 
 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
  ASSOCIATION, 10.50%, 
  DUE 2/20/03                                                          44,602       44,998       46,712 
 ISRAEL STATE, UNITED STATES 
  GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED BOND, 
  5.25%, DUE 3/15/98                                                1,000,000    1,007,344      989,200 
 ISRAEL STATE, UNITED STATES 
  GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED BOND, 
  5.25% DUE 9/15/00             1,000,000      994,230      982,400 1,000,000      994,230      964,100 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 5.75%, DUE 1/1/04        493,140      493,140      483,277   571,174      571,174      554,039 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 6.54%, DUE 12/10/05      750,000      750,000      745,350   750,000      750,000      731,250 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.05%, DUE 9/1/12        749,944      749,944      734,945   828,550      828,550      797,479 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.35%, DUE 8/1/05                                            250,000      250,000      252,250 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.40%, DUE 8/1/12        810,958      810,958      810,958   849,005      849,005      837,332 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.44%, DUE 5/1/06      1,500,000    1,500,000    1,530,000 1,500,000    1,500,000    1,522,500 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.45%, DUE 12/1/12                                           218,149      218,149      214,877 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.55%, DUE 11/1/12       403,652      403,652      404,156   422,439      422,439      416,631 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 7.60%, DUE 1/1/12      1,134,157    1,120,200    1,139,828 1,245,501    1,231,544    1,242,387 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.15%, DUE 2/1/15        897,565      897,565      946,931   949,285      949,285      967,321 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.20%, DUE 2/10/05       396,573      395,892      406,884   475,457      474,640      485,561 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.25%, DUE 11/1/11       379,505      379,505      396,204   419,107      419,107      430,842 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.60%, DUE 9/1/11        167,959      170,478      175,517   180,858      183,570      188,996 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.625%, DUE 2/1/11       225,053      225,053      235,743   235,512      235,512      245,875 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.70%, DUE 12/1/09       814,343      804,843      880,794   901,503      892,003      934,408 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.80%, DUE 8/1/09        249,257      249,257      254,940   292,206      292,206      304,260 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.80%, DUE 1/1/10        317,295      317,295      331,970   347,494      347,494      361,828 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.85%, DUE 11/1/09       548,822      548,822      574,891   606,388      606,388      631,402 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.85%, DUE 8/1/11        212,274      218,642      223,736   240,463      247,677      252,787 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 8.95%, DUE 6/1/11        349,823      349,823      368,713   382,587      382,587      401,717 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.05%, DUE 9/1/09        365,442      365,442      385,541   421,498      421,498      444,680 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.10%, DUE 10/1/09                                           771,302      755,519      809,867 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.15%, DUE 7/1/11        499,305      499,305      532,344   554,096      554,096      588,727 

 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.25%, DUE 6/1/10        387,669      387,669      408,250   446,903 	    446,903      475,393 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.45%, DUE 2/1/10        328,456      328,456      348,985   381,077      381,077      405,847 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.50%, DUE 4/1/10        498,113      497,802      530,241   567,776      567,421      607,520 
 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
  POOLS, 9.65%, DUE 5/1/10        467,496      467,496      520,172   517,424      517,424      554,938 
TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS                      57,284,065   59,598,463             80,390,770   81,657,383 


CORPORATE BONDS - 1997, 52.9%; 
1996, 49.5%

 CONSUMER NONDURABLES - 1997, 
  5.9%; 1996, 4.8%
  COSMETICS:
   GILLETTE CO., 6.25%, 
    DUE 8/15/03                 2,000,000    1,954,760    2,009,400 2,000,000    1,954,760    1,966,200 

  FOOD:
   CAMPBELL SOUP CO., 9.00%, 
    DUE 11/1/97                                                       500,000      498,700      515,800 
   MCDONALD'S CORP., 8.75%, 
    DUE 11/15/00                1,200,000    1,198,032    1,286,844 1,200,000    1,198,032    1,298,208 
   SARA LEE CORPORATION, 5.60%, 
    DUE 1/23/06                 1,250,000    1,212,218    1,178,375 1,250,000    1,212,217    1,136,250 
   SARA LEE CORPORATION, 6.45%, 
    DUE 9/26/05                 1,000,000    1,000,000      996,300 1,000,000    1,000,000      989,300 
   SARA LEE CORPORATION, 6.45%, 
    DUE 9/26/05                 1,000,000      963,350      996,300 1,000,000      963,350      989,300 
   SYSCO CORPORATION, 7.00%, 
    DUE  5/1/06                 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,047,500 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,018,700 
      TOTAL FOOD                             5,373,600    5,505,319              5,872,299    5,947,558 

 TOTAL CONSUMER NONDURABLES                  7,328,360    7,514,719              7,827,059    7,913,758 

 SERVICES - 1997, 5.1%; 
  1996, 5.5%
  RETAIL:
   ALBERTSON'S INC., 6.18%, 
    DUE 3/22/00                 1,000,000    1,000,000      999,300 1,000,000    1,000,000      995,700 
   DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES 
    INC., 6.875%, DUE 6/1/05                                          825,000      818,251      828,910 
   PENNEY J.C., INC., 5.375%, 
    DUE 11/15/98                                                    1,000,000      997,180      988,200 
   PENNEY J.C., INC., 6.125%, 
    DUE 11/15/03                2,500,000    2,444,520    2,475,750 2,500,000    2,444,520    2,425,750 
   PENNEY J.C., INC., 7.375%, 
    DUE 8/15/08                 1,000,000      999,590    1,066,100 1,000,000      999,590    1,017,500 
   WAL-MART STORES INC., 
    6.125%, 10/1/99             1,000,000      959,230    1,004,500 1,000,000      959,230    1,000,300 
   WAL- MART STORES INC., 
    6.50%, 6/1/03               1,000,000    1,000,500    1,017,700 1,000,000    1,000,500    1,004,200 
      TOTAL RETAIL                           6,403,840    6,563,350              8,219,271    8,260,560 

  HEALTHCARE:
   LILLY ELI & CO., 6.25%, 
    DUE 3/15/03                                                       850,000      789,421      834,190 

 TOTAL SERVICES                              6,403,840    6,563,350              9,008,692    9,094,750 

 CONSUMER DURABLES - 1997, 
  2.4%;1996, 1.8
  BUILDING:
   ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 
    5.875%, DUE 3/1/00          2,005,000    2,003,912    2,001,191 2,005,000    2,003,912    1,969,110 

  FURNITURE:
   LEGGETT & PLATT INC., 
    6.10%, DUE 9/9/03           1,000,000    1,000,000      984,490 1,000,000    1,000,000      954,150 

 TOTAL CONSUMER DURABLES                     3,003,912    2,985,681              3,003,912    2,923,260 



 CAPITAL GOODS - 1997, 3.2%; 
  1996, 1.2%
  ELECTRONICS:
   TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC., 
    6.125%, DUE 2/1/06          1,000,000      932,930      984,400   500,000      465,240      474,450 

  OFFICE EQUIPMENT:
   XEROX CORP., 7.15%, 
    DUE 8/1/04                  1,000,000      957,350    1,045,400 1,000,000      957,350    1,012,800 
   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 
    MACHINES CORP., 7.50%, 
    DUE 6/15/13                                                       500,000      497,355      516,250 
      TOTAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT                   957,350    1,045,400              1,454,705    1,529,050 

  MISCELLANEOUS:
   FLUOR CORP., 6.95%, 
    DUE  3/1/07                 1,000,000      995,510    1,038,800 
   HONEYWELL INC., 7.00%, 
    DUE 3/15/07                 1,000,000      967,210    1,045,900 
      TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS                    1,962,720    2,084,700

 TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS                         3,853,000    4,114,500              1,919,945    2,003,500 

 BASIC MATERIALS - 1997, 4.1%; 
  1996, 3.1%
  CHEMICALS:
   DU PONT, (E.I.) DE NEMOURS 
    & CO. INC., 6.21%, 
    DUE 10/11/00                  500,000      500,000      503,450   500,000      500,000      499,100 
   DOW CHEMICAL CO., 9.35%, 
    DUE 3/15/02                   400,000      400,000      427,400   400,000      400,000      433,240 
  ENGLEHARD CORP., 7.00%, 
   DUE 8/1/01                   1,000,000      998,060    1,030,900 1,000,000      998,060    1,020,800 
     TOTAL CHEMICALS                         1,898,060    1,961,750              1,898,060    1,953,140 

  METALS:
   ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA, 
    5.75%, DUE 2/1/01           1,000,000      970,080      993,500 1,000,000      970,080      975,700 

  OIL AND GAS:
   AMOCO CANADA PETROLEUM CO., 
    7.25%, DUE 12/1/02            715,000      712,469      755,112   715,000      712,469      747,676 
   DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC., 
    6.25%, DUE 6/1/00             500,000      494,780      503,500   500,000      494,780      498,850 
      TOTAL OIL AND GAS                      1,207,249    1,258,612              1,207,249    1,246,526 

  PAPER AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS:
   INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., 
    8.05%, DUE 3/25/99          1,000,000    1,001,000    1,029,100 1,000,000    1,001,000    1,041,700 

 TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS                       5,076,389    5,242,962              5,076,389    5,217,066 

 TRANSPORTATION - 1997, 5.9%; 
  1996, 4.5
  AEROSPACE:
   BOEING COMPANY, 6.35%, 
    DUE 6/15/03                   750,000      749,025      755,925   750,000      749,025      743,925 

  RAILROAD:
   NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY 
    CO., EQUIP. TRUST CERTIFI-
    CATE, 8.125%, DUE 11/15/02  1,320,000    1,291,094    1,412,532 1,320,000    1,291,094    1,432,860 
   UNION PACIFIC CORP., 
    6.25%, DUE 3/15/99          1,000,000    1,000,000    1,003,800 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,300 
   UNION PACIFIC CORP., 
    7.875%, DUE 2/15/02         1,000,000    1,000,000    1,054,120 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,053,420 
   UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., 
    6.15%, DUE 4/1/03             750,000      725,520      742,800   750,000      725,520      741,750 
   UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., 
    EQUIP. TRUST NO. 2 SERIES 
    88, 7.01%, DUE 6/1/04       1,500,000    1,500,000    1,568,460 1,500,000    1,500,000    1,535,475 
   UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES 
    GROUP, 7.00%, DUE 10/15/06  1,000,000      994,120    1,038,900 1,000,000      994,120    1,011,300 
      TOTAL RAILROAD                         6,510,734    6,820,612              6,510,734    6,775,105 

 TOTAL TRANSPORTATION                        7,259,759    7,576,537              7,259,759    7,519,030 

 UTILITIES - 1997, 22.0%; 
  1996, 24.4%
  COMMUNICATION:
   BELLSOUTH TELECOMM, 
    6.25%, DUE 5/15/03          1,500,000    1,493,355    1,499,070 1,500,000    1,493,355    1,475,625 
   BELL TELEPHONE OF PENNSYL-
    VANIA, 6.125%, DUE 3/15/03  1,000,000      989,000      999,700 1,000,000      989,000      984,700 

   GTE CALIFORNIA INC., 
    5.625%,DUE 2/1/01           1,500,000    1,482,885    1,476,150 1,500,000    1,482,885    1,455,600 
   GTE CALIFORNIA INC., 6.75%, 
    DUE 3/15/04                 1,000,000      954,121    1,014,300 1,850,000    1,793,929    1,851,850 
   GTE CORP., 9.375%, 
    DUE 12/1/00                                                       500,000      497,750      550,500 
   GTE SOUTH, 6.00%, 
    DUE 2/15/08                 1,000,000      993,250      970,800 1,000,000      993,250      925,700 
   PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO., 
    6.25%, DUE 3/1/05                                               1,000,000      995,910      960,000 
   SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 
    TELECOM CORP., 7.00%, 
    DUE 8/15/05                                                       750,000      742,035      756,225
   SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE 
    COMPANY, 5.75%, DUE 9/1/04  1,000,000      996,430      960,700 1,000,000      996,430      936,400 
   SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE 
    COMPANY, 5.77%, 
    DUE 10/14/03                                                      500,000      500,000      475,700
   SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE 
    COMPANY, 6.125%, 
    DUE 3/12/01                                                       500,000      500,000      493,600
   UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF 
    FLORIDA, 6.25%, 
    DUE 5/15/03                 1,500,000    1,487,925    1,501,350 1,500,000    1,487,925    1,480,200 
   US WEST COMMUNICATIONS INC., 
    6.125%, DUE 11/15/05                                              325,000      320,125      310,148 
   US WEST COMMUNICATIONS INC., 
    6.375%, DUE 10/15/02                                              250,000      249,300      248,600 
      TOTAL COMMUNICATION                    8,396,966    8,422,070             13,041,894   12,904,848 

  ELECTRIC:
   CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT, 
    5.00%, DUE 9/15/98                                              1,500,000    1,497,555    1,478,700 
   CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT, 
    7.875%, DUE 4/15/04           500,000      495,220      540,900   500,000      495,220      533,050 
   DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT CO., 
    7.50%, DUE 5/1/99           1,000,000      995,140    1,023,500 1,000,000      995,140    1,032,000 
   DUKE POWER CO., 7.00%, 
    DUE 6/1/00                  2,500,000    2,425,825    2,531,250 2,500,000    2,425,825    2,540,625 
   EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 
    6.30%, DUE 11/1/05          3,000,000    2,988,870    3,011,100 3,000,000    2,988,870    2,908,200 
   FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT, 
    5.375%, DUE 4/1/00          1,000,000      997,020      988,100 1,000,000      997,020      967,500 
   FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT, 
    5.50%, DUE 7/1/99                                               1,000,000      987,500      981,800 
   FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT, 
    5.70%, DUE 3/5/98           1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,200 1,000,000    1,000,000      997,700 
   GEORGIA POWER CO., 6.125%, 
    DUE 9/1/99                                                      1,000,000      983,620      997,500 
   IDAHO POWER CO., 6.40%, 
    DUE 5/1/03                  1,500,000    1,497,795    1,516,500 1,500,000    1,497,795    1,476,600 
   IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER 
    COMPANY, 6.00%, 
    DUE 10/1/08                   500,000      492,720      484,050   500,000      492,720      459,650
   KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT 
    COMPANY, 6.50%, DUE 1/2/01                                      1,000,000    1,000,000    1,002,000 
   KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT 
    COMPANY, 7.15%, 
    DUE 5/14/99                 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,018,300 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,024,700 
   MONOGAHELA POWER COMPANY, 
    5.625%, DUE 4/1/00                                              1,750,000    1,703,595    1,715,700 
   UNION ELECTRIC CO., 6.75%, 
    DUE 10/15/99                1,000,000      995,480    1,014,800 1,000,000      995,480    1,016,400 
      TOTAL ELECTRIC                        12,888,070   13,128,700             19,060,340   19,132,125 

  GAS:
   NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS 
    COMPANY, 5.98%, DUE 
    12/15/00                    1,000,000    1,000,000      993,400 1,000,000    1,000,000      982,700
   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO., 
    6.50%, DUE 12/15/97                                             1,000,000      999,400    1,000,000
   TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO., 
    9.00%, DUE 1/15/97                                                400,000      366,404      402,376
      TOTAL GAS                              1,000,000      993,400              2,365,804    2,385,076

  DIVERSIFIED:
   BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO., 
    6.50%, DUE 2/15/03           1,000,000     988,450    1,013,600 1,000,000      988,450      997,800 
   CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF 
    NEW YORK, 6.625%, 
    DUE 2/1/02                                                        750,000      742,358      753,675
   CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF 
    NEW YORK, 6.625%, 
    DUE 7/1/05                   1,000,000     998,840    1,021,200 1,000,000      998,840      986,600 
   PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 
    COMPANY, 6.25%, DUE 3/1/04   1,000,000   1,000,000    1,001,400 1,000,000    1,000,000      973,600 
   PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF
    OKLAHOMA, 6.02%, DUE 3/1/01  1,500,000   1,476,275    1,499,850 1,500,000    1,476,275    1,479,750 
   WEST TEXAS UTILITIES CO, 
    6.375%, DUE 10/1/05          1,000,000     988,100      997,800 1,000,000      988,100      963,500 
      TOTAL DIVERSIFIED                      5,451,665    5,533,850              6,194,023    6,154,925 

 TOTAL UTILITIES                            27,736,701   28,078,020             40,662,061   40,576,974 

 FINANCE - 1997, 4.3%; 
  1996, 4.1%
   AMERITECH, 6.125%, 
    DUE 10/15/01                 1,000,000   1,000,000    1,003,600 
   BANKER'S TRUST NEW YORK 
    CORP., 8.00%, DUE 3/15/97                                         450,000      388,282      454,095 
   CHEVRON CANANDA FINANCE LTD, 
    5.60%, DUE 4/1/98            1,250,000   1,249,063    1,250,125 1,250,000    1,249,063    1,245,125 
   NYNEX CORP., 6.25%, 
    DUE 3/15/03                  1,000,000     967,900    1,006,880 1,000,000      967,900      976,250 
   NYNEX CAPITAL FUNDING CO., 
    8.75%, DUE 12/1/04           2,000,000   1,995,000    2,257,800 2,000,000    1,995,000    2,212,500 
   SOUTHWESTERN BELL CAPITAL 
    CORP., 6.65%, DUE 7/14/98                                         900,000      900,000      912,420 
   SOUTHWESTERN BELL CAPITAL 
    CORP., 7.25%, DUE 7/24/00                                         500,000      500,000      513,950 
   TEXACO CAPITAL INC., 8.24%, 
    DUE 10/15/01                                                      500,000      500,500      538,100 
      TOTAL FINANCE                          5,211,963    5,518,405              6,500,745    6,852,440 

 OTHER - 1997, 0%; 1996, .1%
   HARVARD UNIVERSITY MASSACHU
    SETTS, 8.125%, DUE 4/15/07                                        150,000      149,210      164,185 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS                       65,873,924   67,594,174             81,407,772   82,264,963 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1997, .3%; 
 1996, .3%
   ARCHER DANIELS, DUE 11/3/97     343,000     342,835      342,835 
   MARSH & MCLENNAN COS., INC., 
    DUE 11/5/96                                                       500,000      499,632      499,632 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER                         342,835      342,835                499,632      499,632 

SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET FUND - 
 1997, .2%; 1996, 1.1%
   SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET 
    FUND OF UMB BANK, n.a.         330,312     330,312      330,312 
   SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET 
    FUND OF UMB BANK, n.a.                                          1,804,054    1,804,054    1,804,054 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM MONEY 
 MARKET FUND                                   330,312      330,312              1,804,054    1,804,054 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS HELD                    $123,831,136 $127,865,784           $164,102,228 $166,226,032 

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                              FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                         STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                 YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

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                                                                         1997          1996         1995    

<S>                                                                  <C>          <C>           <C>      
INVESTMENT INCOME
   Interest                                                           $9,653,774   $11,618,424   $9,951,449
   Audit expense                                                           9,190         9,826       11,212
          Net investment income                                        9,644,584    11,608,598    9,940,237

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS
    Realized gain (loss) on investments sold, 
      matured or redeemed
        Proceeds                                                     121,162,314    77,110,680   64,769,427
        Cost of investments                                          120,799,772    77,583,349   64,508,442
           Net realized gain (loss) on investments sold,
             matured or redeemed                                         362,542      (472,669)     260,985

    Unrealized gain (loss) on investments
      Beginning of year                                                2,123,804     3,232,868   (7,160,638)
      End of year                                                      3,150,137     2,123,804    3,232,868
           Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments                   1,026,333    (1,109,064)  10,393,506

           Net realized and unrealized gain
             (loss) on investments                                     1,388,875    (1,581,733)  10,654,491

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS                                          $11,033,459   $10,026,865  $20,594,728

TOTAL EXPENSE AS A PERCENT OF NET
  INVESTMENT INCOME                                                     0.10%          0.08%        0.11%  

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                                                 UMB BANK, n.a.

                               FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                      STATEMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST

                                   YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995


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                                             1997                     1996                    1995          
                                        Units       Amount       Units       Amount      Units        Amount   

<S>                                   <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>       
PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, Beginning 
  of year                             2,752,806  $168,974,494  2,825,108  $164,323,270  3,148,300  $160,657,602

FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
  Net investment income                             9,644,584               11,608,598                9,940,237
   Net realized gain (loss) on 
     investments sold, matured 
     or redeemed                                      362,542                 (472,669)                 260,985
  Net unrealized gain (loss) 
    on investments                                  1,026,333               (1,109,064)              10,393,506
         Net increase from invest-
           ment activities                         11,033,459               10,026,865               20,594,728

FROM PARTICIPATING UNIT TRANSACTIONS
  Issuance of units                     264,109    16,573,341    821,838    47,562,094    397,916    21,483,446
  Redemption of units                (1,058,885)  (66,575,970)  (894,140)  (52,937,735)  (721,108)  (38,412,506)
         Net decrease from partici-
           pating unit transactions    (794,776)  (50,002,629)   (72,302)   (5,375,641)  (323,192)  (16,929,060)

PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, End of year   1,958,030  $130,005,324  2,752,806  $168,974,494  2,825,108  $164,323,270

NET ASSET VALUE PER PARTICIPATING UNIT             $66.40                   $61.38                   $58.17  

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                                                UMB BANK, n.a.

                                    POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                     STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

                                          OCTOBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

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                                                                    1997                      1996            
                                                              Cost        Market        Cost        Market     
<S>                                                       <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>        
ASSETS
  Investments:
    United States Government and Agency Obligations       $ 3,745,361  $ 3,745,361  $12,130,715  $12,134,323
    Commercial paper                                       25,888,682   25,888,682   29,525,599   29,525,599
    Short-term money market fund                            5,269,537    5,269,537    2,501,655    2,501,655

                                                          $34,903,580   34,903,580  $44,157,969   44,161,577

  Interest receivable                                                       89,885                   173,726

                                                                        34,993,465                44,335,303

LIABILITIES
  Audit fee payable                                                          3,369                     2,750

PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, Equivalent to 
  $52.92 per unit on 661,185 units outstanding 
  in 1997 and $50.10 per unit on 884,822 units 
  outstanding in 1996                                                  $34,990,096                $44,332,553

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                                               UMB BANK, n.a.

                                  POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                      STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS HELD

                                        OCTOBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

<CAPTION>


                                                      1997                              1996
                                        Face Value                      Face Value 
                                        or Number                        or Number
                                            of                               of 
                                          Units       Cost      Market      Units       Cost        Market   

<S>                                    <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>       
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTS AND 
 AGENCY OBLIGATIONS -   1997, 10.7%; 
 1996,  27.5%
  FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK, 
   5.34%, DUE 12/2/96                                                    1,000,000  $ 1,000,000  $ 1,000,000 
  FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK, 
   5.40%, DUE 12/2/96                                                    1,000,000      998,438    1,000,000 
  FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK, 
   5.43%, DUE 3/3/97                                                       500,000      500,000      499,928 
  FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK, 
   5.45%, DUE 11/1/96                                                      500,000      500,000      500,155 
  FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK, 
   5.51%, DUE 12/1/97                  2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 
  FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE 
   CORPORATION, DISCOUNT NOTE, 
   DUE 11/12/96                                                          2,000,000    1,981,327    1,981,327 
  FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP, 
   DISCOUNT NOTE, DUE 11/13/96                                           1,000,000      992,528      992,528 
  FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE 
   CORPORATION, DISCOUNT NOTE, 
   DUE 11/19/96                                                          2,000,000    1,992,525    1,992,525 
  FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE 
   CORPORATION, DISCOUNT NOTE, 
   DUE 12/11/96                                                          2,000,000    1,985,885    1,985,885 
  FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE 
   CORPORATION, DISCOUNT NOTE, 
   DUE 11/28/97                        1,757,000   1,745,361   1,745,361
  FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
   ASSOCIATION, DISCOUNT NOTE, 
   DUE 12/13/96                                                          2,000,000    1,981,547    1,981,547 
  UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL, 
   DUE 1/9/97                                                                1,000          988          988 
  UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL, 
   DUE 11/21/96                                                            200,000      197,477      199,440 
TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
  AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS                           3,745,361   3,745,361             12,130,715   12,134,323 

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1997, 74.2%; 
 1996, 66.8%
  AIR PRODUCTS, DUE 12/5/97            1,800,000   1,789,550   1,789,550 
  AMERICAN GREETINGS, DUE 11/20/97     1,800,000   1,794,183   1,794,183 
  AMERITECH, DUE 11/13/96                                                2,000,000    1,990,430    1,990,430 
  ARCHER DANIELS, DUE 11/5/96                                            2,000,000    1,997,951    1,997,951 
  BELL ATLANTIC, DUE 11/6/97           1,800,000   1,796,150   1,796,150 
  BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 
   DUE 12/3/96                                                           1,700,000    1,691,126    1,691,126 
  DOW CHEMICAL, DUE 11/5/97            1,800,000   1,794,794   1,794,794 
  DUPONT, DUE 12/5/96                                                    2,000,000    1,985,500    1,985,500 
  DUPONT, DUE 11/20/97                 8,000,000   7,958,747   7,958,747 
  EMERSON, DUE 11/14/97                1,800,000   1,792,083   1,792,083 
  GENERAL RE, DUE 11/18/97             1,800,000   1,793,113   1,793,113 
  HEINZ (HJ) CO., DUE 12/4/96                                            2,000,000    1,985,417    1,985,417 
  HERSHEYS FOODS CORP., DUE 11/25/96                                     2,000,000    1,989,869    1,989,869 
  HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY, 
   DUE 11/6/96                                                           2,000,000    1,989,167    1,989,167
  KIMBERLY CLARK, DUE 11/3/97          1,800,000   1,788,492   1,788,492 
  LACLEDE GAS, DUE 11/4/96                                               1,000,000      995,142      995,142 
  LACLEDE GAS, DUE 11/6/96                                               1,000,000      992,950      992,950 
  MERCK & CO., DUE 12/6/96                                               2,000,000    1,989,311    1,989,311 
  MOTOROLA, DUE 11/18/96                                                 2,000,000    1,989,001    1,989,001 
  PROCTOR & GAMBLE, DUE 11/4/97        1,800,000   1,793,163   1,793,163 
  PROGRESS CAPITAL, DUE 11/19/97       1,800,000   1,794,162   1,794,162 
  SHELL OIL, DUE 11/17/97              1,800,000   1,794,245   1,794,245 
  SOUTH CAROLINA, DUE 11/4/96                                            2,000,000    1,989,989    1,989,989 
  SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE, 
   DUE 11/7/96                                                           2,000,000    1,984,927    1,984,927 
  WAL-MART, DUE 11/22/96                                                 2,000,000    1,987,289    1,987,289 
  WALT DISNEY CO., DUE 12/16/96                                          2,000,000    1,984,019    1,984,019 
  WEYERHAUSER, DUE 11/26/96                                              2,000,000    1,983,511    1,983,511 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER                            25,888,682  25,888,682             29,525,599   29,525,599 

SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET FUND - 
 1997, 15.1%; 1996, 5.7%
  SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET 
    FUND OF UMB BANK, n.a.             5,269,537   5,269,537   5,269,537 
  SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET 
    FUND OF UMB BANK, n.a.                                               2,501,655    2,501,655    2,501,655 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM MONEY MARKET FUND                 5,269,537   5,269,537              2,501,655    2,501,655 


TOTAL INVESTMENTS HELD                            34,903,580 $34,903,580            $44,157,969  $44,161,577 

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                                              UMB BANK, n.a.

                               POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                        STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                             YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995


<CAPTION>

                                                                     1997            1996           1995   

<S>                                                              <C>            <C>            <C>       
INVESTMENT INCOME
   Interest                                                      $  2,198,406   $  2,963,509   $  3,834,915
   Audit expense                                                        3,369          2,744          4,050
          Net investment income                                     2,195,037      2,960,765      3,830,865

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS
   Realized gain (loss) on investments sold, 
     matured or redeemed
   Proceeds                                                       386,568,695    555,983,956    494,570,364
   Cost of investments                                            386,567,132    556,011,916    494,548,802
          Net realized gain (loss) on investments sold,
             matured or redeemed                                        1,563        (27,960)        21,562

   Unrealized gain (loss) on investments
     Beginning of year                                                  3,608          5,640        (47,188)
     End of year                                                                       3,608          5,640 
          Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments                    (3,608)        (2,032)        52,828

          Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 
             on investments                                            (2,045)       (29,992)        74,390

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS                                      $  2,192,992   $  2,930,773   $  3,905,255

TOTAL EXPENSE AS A PERCENT OF NET
  INVESTMENT INCOME                                                  0.15%           0.09%          0.11%  

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                                              UMB BANK, n.a.

                                  POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                                   STATEMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST

                                YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

<CAPTION>




                                               1997                    1996                     1995         
                                          Units     Amount       Units       Amount       Units        Amount   

<S>                                     <C>      <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>         <C>
PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, Beginning 
  of year                               884,822  $ 44,332,553  1,386,619  $ 65,734,732  1,354,317   $60,527,868 

FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
   Net investment income                            2,195,037                2,960,765                3,830,865
   Net realized gain (loss) on invest-
     ments sold, matured or redeemed                    1,563                  (27,960)                  21,562
   Net unrealized gain (loss) 
     on investments                                    (3,608)                  (2,032)                  52,828
          Net increase from investment 
            activities                              2,192,992                2,930,773                3,905,255

FROM PARTICIPATING UNIT TRANSACTIONS
   Issuance of units                    234,477    12,065,221    317,334    15,456,701    861,189    39,394,576
   Redemption of units                 (458,114)  (23,600,670)  (819,131)  (39,789,653)  (828,887)  (38,092,967)
          Net increase (decrease) from
            participating unit 
            transactions               (223,637)  (11,535,449)  (501,797)  (24,332,952)    32,302     1,301,609

PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST, End of year     661,185  $ 34,990,096    884,822  $ 44,332,553  1,386,619  $ 65,734,732

NET ASSET VALUE PER PARTICIPATING UNIT              $52.92                   $50.10                    $47.41  

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                                UMB BANK, n.a.

           FUND FOR POOLING EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS
            FUND FOR POOLING DEBT INVESTMENTS OF EMPLOYEE TRUSTS
                   POOLED INCOME FUND FOR EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                 FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997



NOTE 1:  NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     The accounting policies followed by the Bank, as Trustee, are in
accordance with the respective Trust Plans and Declarations of the Funds
dated December 5, 1955 (as amended on October 10, 1963) and December 27,
1974, and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
The significant accounting policies and the nature of operations follow.

Nature of Operations

     The Fund for Pooling Equity Investments of Employee Trusts, the Fund for
Pooling Debt Investments of Employee Trusts and the Pooled Income Fund for
Employee Trusts (Funds) provide a means through which funds, held by UMB
Bank, n.a. in its capacity as sole fiduciary or co-fiduciary, may be pooled
for diversification of investments.  The Funds are managed by UMB Bank, n.a.
under regulation 9 of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to collective
investment funds.  Regulation 9 specifies generally the form of trust,
accounting policies, investment powers, asset valuation, etc.

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the
reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation

     Investments are stated at market value.  Investments are valued by the
Trustee, utilizing prices quoted by security dealers or brokers, investment
bankers or statistical services on the valuation date.  Certain short-term
United States government and agency obligations and corporate securities are
stated at cost, which approximates market value.  Certain investments are
stated at amortized cost.  The amount of unaccreted discount for these
securities, which approximates the difference between cost and market
value, is reported in the statement of assets and liabilities as accrued
interest.  The market value of investments in participation units of other
funds is based on quoted redemption values on the valuation date.

Security Transactions and Investment Income

     Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date the securities
are purchased or sold.  Realized gains and losses from security transactions
are recorded on an identified cost basis.  Dividend income is recorded on
the ex-dividend date.  Interest income is recognized as earned.

Investment Income and Net Realized Gains

     Investment income and gains on sales of investments are retained by the
Funds and reinvested.

Income Tax Exemption

     Applicable statutes exempt the funds from U.S. federal and state income
taxes.

Participation Units

     There is no par or stated value for participation units.  Trusts, for
which the Bank is a fiduciary, may invest or withdraw based on monthly
valuations as of the prior month.


NOTE 2:  MERGER

     Effective November 1, 1995, certain collective fund assets for
retirement plans of the Bank of Overland Park and Commercial National Bank
merged into the Funds as a result of the acquisition of such banks by UMB
Financial Corporation.  Assets with a market value of $10,809,038 and
$19,569,785 merged into the Pooled Equity Fund and Pooled Debt Fund,
respectively.  These amounts are included in the issuance of units line on
the Statements of Participants' Interest.




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