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Show LOCATE BANKS Preparing to Divide Country Into Twelve Districts Will Visit All Sections of Country. - Washington, Aug. 8. Hearings by the new farm loan board preparatory to dividing the country into districts and locating the twelve farm loan banks created by the rural credits act will begin August 21 at Portland, Maine. The board will visit all sections sec-tions of tho country, holding its hearings hear-ings as far as possible at state capitals. It Is probable that at least six months will ho required to lay out the districts and set up the organization organiza-tion of the now system. Members of the board called at the While House today and were introduced intro-duced 1p President Wilspn by Secretary Secre-tary McAdoo, ex-offlclo chairman. They were henrtily congratulated by the president upon launching their work yesterday. . no |