Show how to stop stealing in national banks J setwin tail tait in the july forum there is a detect defect in the national banking system which insists on the ma maintenance inte nance of thousands of email small isolated banks instead of permitting the establishment of large banks with branches branc bea radiating la in all directions from a central office within a limit 0 of I 1 say one days journey or r boo miles in which the elamin examination tion could be continuous and efficient being go so far as the branches are concerned conducted by the parent bank itself the experience of other countries has demonstrated that for all pur purposes aee of safety and convenience this ahr k kind ind of many roofed establishment is the best from daily official letters between each branch and the central office from weekly returns of the moat most exhaustive description and from previous visits and r reports sports t the 8 inspectors become famili familiarized a ri ed with the business of each branch and the training of a lifetime life time gives them an incredible of memory and marvelous instincts for or the discovery of any irregularities itie it Is the perfection of inspection it goes on without intermission and yet unbar ly since it is the a acknowledged custom what I 1 would venture to suggest for thia country Is the legalization of some system of amalgamation whereby national banks within certain areas should weld themselves ta ther EO so that instead of having 3 solitary institutions on as we have bave now all more or I 1 lees aas exposed we boo d have say 60 50 large backs banks with from 50 t ti branches brau chea each radiating from our chief cities throughout the country |