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Show MORE BAI CUAIES RUMORED 1 DEH Location of New Regional Institution In-stitution at Bottom of Present Gossip. Special to The Tribune. DE.N'VEli, March 21. Persistent rumors ru-mors of a large banking deal which involves the consolidation of tho United States National and Hamilton National banks was current iu banking circles hero today. It is also stated that another an-other big deal is pending whereby the Mid-West and the Jranco-Pctrolcum oil interests contemplate tbc purchaso of the J-lrt.t National bank and its twelve-story twelve-story structure at Stout and Seventeenth Seven-teenth streets. It was also rumored 011 Wednesday that the Hamilton National would soon consolidate with the Citv Bank and Trust company. Should these details be carried through the three merged institutions would probablj' occupy oc-cupy the present quarters of the United States National. Jt is said that tho outcome of these transactions will bo to bring to a focus tho contest which will arise, among the local banks as to which shall become the depository for the new regional bank, which will probablv bo located in Denver. The Mid-West and the Franco Petroleum Petro-leum oil interests, backed by Vomer Z. Ifccd, in their control of the. First National, Na-tional, it is reported, will receivo the Fupport of the two Colorado senators. The Cosgriff brothers, who own control of tlte Hamilton and operate a chain of lifty western banks, would undoubtedly undoubt-edly receive tho support of the Wyo ming senatorial delegation for the consolidation con-solidation of the Hamilton National and the United States National. |