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Show I- BANKING BUSINESS , I In the press dispatches of. last night i i , was a review o business conditions I throughout the Twelfth federal re- ' serve district, comprising Utah, Idaho, f Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington 1 1 and California in which Ogden is ac-1 ac-1 1 corded a most enviable place as lead-. , , ing in the increase of bank clearings. The increase for the district was 36.6 , per cent and for Ogden 60.D per cent. For three yearB past Ogden, .ns a banking center, has been commanding command-ing attention. The bank transactions are growing to large proportions and l the financial importance of Ogden has caused this city to be considered as I the proper place for a branch of the Twelfth federal reserve bank. These bank clearings clearly indicate indi-cate Ogden is prosperous and that business here is better than in any city of the same size in all this region. Any business institution which is not enjoying its share of this prosperity must be deliberately keeping out of the public eye or otherwise noglect-1 noglect-1 ing an opportunity to push'ahead. j The report of the Twelfth reserve i bank also proves that the entire dis-I dis-I trict is enjoying a business boom. |