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Show The banks have awakened to their 'opportunity at last, In the matter of getting the business of sending small sums of money by mall. At tho last session of the American Bankers' Association, Asso-ciation, In San Francisco, their executive execu-tive council was authorized to look into the question, In view of tho general discontent dis-content .wita tho antiquated money pis der system of the poslofllces. The failure fail-ure of Congress to substitute for It the Post Check currency, so strongly urged, has lent force to the bankers' movement, move-ment, and now there has been adopted a plan for the Ihhuo or money orders by the banks. The details of the plan have not been given out, but In view of the goneral demand for a paper that will meet all the requirements of a business busi-ness proposition, will be as available as a bank check, and as much at the sender's command as a draft, payable to himself If he wants It, and in every way thoroughly under 1:1s control, It may be asuumed that this now form of money order to be Issued by the banks will meet every modern requirement of avallabijlty, convertibility, convenience and certulnty. |