Show OLD lANDMARK LANDMARK DISAPPEARS Walker Waler Brothers Absorb Abor the Wells Wels Co Bank Ban I DEAL IS FINALLY CLOSED I II I MOST OF OLD BANK FORCE WILL I IGO GO WITH BUSINESS I t A I ALKER BROTHERS completed WALKER V V the deal del yesterday by which they thy I secure ure the entire banking bust busi business bui bustness ness nes and good go will m of the Salt St Lake branch of or Wells Veis Fargo Falgo Co The transfer of the Ule business buness and property will wi be made from front the old ol Wells Us Fargo Co building to the Walker bank The Wells Welte W Fargo argo Ce Ceo customers will willbe b be enabled to t transact their thir business bunes at At the U Monday morning and aDd Od I frees t J time tr forward for fora a r rd In order to i the change easy ey for forthe forthe the customers cute of f the tb bank it i has hs been arranged to t retain the services of Cast Cash Cashier Ca Caier ier H L Miller ier and an Teller Eugene P Gaylord of the Wells els Fargo Co bank together with ith most tt of the old bank bak force forc Both Banks Old Institutions The extinguishment of the th Wells V ns Fargo Co bank is one of the most interesting business events In many ninny a aday aday day The institution was WMS one Ote of the oldest l banks in the city et It I was known especially to mining men all al over the west wet and nd in jut the ht early days stood sto as one of the puts put it i like the rock of Gibraltar an institution in w which Inch they had absolute confidence In ever ever every mining camp cam the Express EXIre company w was a represented and andi 1 i the the bank was WI the th natural outgrowth out I of or the express bu business The Th Salt l Lake branch has always dope a large busi bus business busness ness nes It I retained the confidence of its Is depositors to the end and now no that it i drops out it Is absorbed by b the Walker Valker Brothers another institution that has enjoyed the unshaken confidence of the bu business iness tes world for almost a half century Bidders Bidder for Business Many The he struggle for tor the business bu of the Wells Veis Fargo Faro Co bank has imas been fierce among the local lol bankers ever since it I became bame known that the Salt Lake branch was to close elo Bids were made made by a number of the banks of the city and the rivalry became bame so 5 keen that strong delegations visited San SanI I Francisco in the interest of some smite of the te local lol institutions It was not known know n I outside of a small circle that Walker Valker Brothers Brothels were ere in the tight fight for fr the plum plain till ti the bids were opened ope and it was as learned that they the had stolen a march marchon on oil their competitors E O 0 Howard Hord assistant cashier cahir for Walker Brothers quietly quit took a trip to t San Sn Francisco secured ure the information desired desire in re regard rean garth gard an to the business and the condition of the tle bank bank returned and reported I Then the te bid bi was wa forwarded The Th first I known of this was as the announcement j I that the Walker bid was wa the highest j and that the Wells Yens Fargo Co bank j I would go to that institution Walker Brothers will fall fail fal heir hei to a great deal of the time banking bankin business buness of the country that has ha al always always 1 I ways been transacted through Wells Wels Fargo Co They announce that they the will wi increase their capital and surplus t to and will wl otherwise add to toI I their banking facilities |