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Show uo DENIES CONTRACT LET FOR U. S. BANK SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 5. A protest pro-test wired him by United Stur.es Senator W. IT King against the letting of u contract for the construction of al building for tho Salt Like branch of. tho reserve bauk without receiving bids from I'tah architects and con-; tractors, was held as "ridiculous ami unfounded' by John U. Calkins, govern-or govern-or ut the federal reserve bank of San : Francisco I I Ciovernor Calkins declared that no I I plana have been drawn, no architects! engaged and no bids called for for I the construction of the branch bank I building. The bank head said he had j I received the (telegram from Senator lt'it ami th:U he had answered that no reason exists for such a protest a ho sent. Governor Calkins declined to comment further on the matin ! and would not 6ay when bids for thej building may bo called for. |