Show DENIAL OF HOLLAND SAYS HE DIDNT AGREE TO PAY OLD BANK CLAIMS President Truman of Columbia Bank Says Holland Told Him All Claims Had Been Paid The advertisement which appeared in yesterdays Tribune requesting Jcr sons who have claims against the def de-f JBank of Salt Lake to present themto the Columbian Banking company com-pany of San Francisco caused considerable consid-erable comment When read In connection con-nection with The Tribunes story concerning con-cerning the matter however it was of course not believed that Mr Holland former cashier of the Bank of Salt Lake and present cashier of the Columbian Colum-bian bank had any idea of making such a move Both Mr Holland i and President Truman Tru-man of the Columbian bank were interviewed in-terviewed by a Tribune correspondent in San Francisco yesterday Holland denies that he ever agreed to selllo the old claims and he was corroborated by the president of the bank Mr Truman Tru-man said however that Jlcand had told him that all claims against the Bank of Salt Lake had been paid The statements Truman and Holland are given below San Francisco Jan 10 Frank L Holland cashier of the Columbian Banking company denies that he ever said that if the creditors of the Bank of Salt Lake would present their claims for payment to the Columbian bank he would pay them The statement Is absolutely false said Holland and has no foundation ttlin fstg l1i I I l I negollations looking toward such settlement set-tlement were in progress I J Truman president of the company com-pany says that Frank L Holland did not make the statement to him that 1C time creditors of the Bank ofSalt Lake would present their claimsfor payment to the Columbian bank he would pay them and that If he had made such a Statement lo any ono else It was unauthorized un-authorized as the Columbian Banking company had nothing to do with the Salt Lake concern Truman added Holland did tell me that the claims aguiiiit the Salt Lake concern had all hen paid tim Salt Laky |