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Show S BIG BUSINESS OF BANKS. 'M Business has increased in the United States by leaps and bounds in the past five years. M In 1916 the bank clearing:, were $259,968,000,000. This year the 8 promise is that these figures will be almost doubled. There never 9 has been a development so remarkable as that of the last five years in the United States. M ' For the nine months of 1920 the bank clearings have been &J35,- H 000,000.00! . In 1916 the clearings for the same period were $180,- 9 oooooo,ooo. The bank clearings in New York City today are larger than were M credited to the entire country in 1916. This means that the volume of business has increased beyond all .forecasts. |