Show I IMPORT ANT MEETING II I I NOW IN IM PROGRESS I A meeting of tho the stockholders of tho the Merchants Merchants' bank is in progress this afternoon af af- af at which h the matt TS of increasing increasing in in- creasing the capitalization of the bank Jank anti and chan changing ing the membership of the board of directors director from seve sore nto uto fifteen in num number er are being considered It was wall unofficially stated today that the capitalization ma may ho bo increased to a avery avery very er large arJe amount and that the bank may take possession of the splendidly appointed business quarters in the tho northwest corner of tho the Newhouse block at Main lain street and Exchange e place It is is understood that at the meeting the proposition to change hange the character of the institution so eo that a much greater volume of business s may be carried car ear ried tied on ou b. b by it will be bl effected That the tho trust company will preparo prepare itself to handle enterprises involving millions of ot dollars is believed helie to tobe be the ultimate result of the proposed change chante in the bylaws |