Show thirty three banks in twenty four cities of the pacific southwest headed by the first national bank of los angeles the los angeles 6 trust and savin saving 6 bank and the first securities company have entered into a merger Z that became operative on the 1st ast the combined resources of the institutions involved approximate the consolidation soli dation of these banking institutions of southern california is unique in banking history as it was not necessary to purchase a single bank in order to round out the proposition each bank it is said will maintain its individual entity and local officials bials will retain the management of each though all will be known under the title of the los angeles trust savings bank the merger has been effected so that the flie provision of funds for the handling I 1 of the regions varied business and industrial pursuits may be promptly supplied to the advantage of all the merger is the result it is said of the untiring efforts of D M reynolds junior vice president of the first national bank of los angeles who has been working 9 on the proposition for about two years about two weeks ago a gentleman called at the offices of tile the salt lake mining review and inquired where he could find the local representative of a large coast chast manufacturing concern 1 I saw the companas comp anys advertisement in our magazine several months ago but when I 1 looked 1 r it previous ous to coming in from camp I 1 could not find it they have probably quit advertising the visitor was right but we directed him where to go just the same |