The San Francisco call., 1906-04-26

W. A. Sinonsou, vice president of
he National City Bank Of New York.
bodressed q meeting OF San Francisco
bankers yesterday and offered TO place
he entire resources of his bank at
he disposal OF San Francisco. AS the
deposits IN the National City Bank
lnount 10 500 100000 the statement
hade by Vice President Simonson Gre
lted mach enthusiasm.
Additional offers Of monetary assist
bnce were received from leading hnan-
4ial institutions in the East A dis
parch was received from the First Ma
eonal Bank of Chicago and the Ma
aonal Park Bank Of New York.
Ihe: National City Bank of New
Fork IS represented in the directory OF
lhe Bank OF California, the New York
Institution recently purchasing a large
block Of stock Of the Bank OF Cali
lorala as an investment In the Ma
sOnal City Bank directory are included
William Rockefeller, Jacob Schif and
Z. II. Hartman. The last named is
also q member Of the board of direct
Drs of the Wells Fargo Nevada Ma
nonal Bank. These statements indi-
leuests of New York with those OF San
Frapeisco.
In addition to receiving offers Of
strong financial assistance the san
Francisco bankers yesterday prepared
. 10. systemaJiHc the large amount Of
Iuaortanr work TO be performed by
e he, banks by eIecting committees to
soTsfer with Governor Pardee on hous-
ing banks, on Information, on trans
portation and on vaults. An emer-
gency finance committee and general
committee OF nine were also selected.
The .comnittees are as follows:
Conference with the Governor-F. B.
Anderson. l. ". Hellman Jr.. P. E.
Bowles.
Emergency finance committee-L
nan; W. Gregg Jr., J.K. Lynch. F. B.
Anderson.
Housing banks-H T. Scott, S. C.
Murphy, FL. Symmes, J. K. Wilson,
/ F. Moulton.
Stationery and supplies-W. r. High.
J. K. .Mofitt, J D. Mckee.
Tnformation-A. c. Kains, Andrea
Sbsrbaro, F. z. Beck
o. Mail, express and telegrams-Z. FL
bridge. J. A. Donahue, r. Altschul.
Transpottation-P- E. Bowles, c. e.
Green, F. B. King.
General committee OF nine-F. B. An
dersoa, H T. Scott, c. K Mcintosh
2. E Green, W HelIman Jr., James
X. Lynch, F. J. symmes. James D.
.Phelan, s. Greenbaum.
Committee on vaults-W. J. Bart
nett, F. J. Symmes.
The bankers met in the Henry 7.
Scott mansion at Clay and Laguna
streets. The deliberations We're car
RED on in the room made famous by
9ts use by former President William
Mckinley and his cabinet for their
business sessions. Homer 5. King
president OF the Bank Of California.
presided and ". Gregg Jr. acted as
secretary.
After the meeting was adjourned I.
Steinhart said TO a reporter for The
Call. that the. committee on vaults that
had been. appointed had a very i'm
portaat duty to perform. Advice had
been received from Chicago TO delay
opening the vaults IN San Francisco.
es grave danger was incurred by haste,
aud the experience OF Chicago had
proved that 1t was well to go slowly.
The bank vaults" said Mr.. Stein
hart, Il. wish to reiterate. are ali
right and the money and securities IN
them. are entirely safe Some days
muRt. elapse before it will be safe TO
open any OF the vaults The COM
mittee, including W. J. Bartnett and
Frank J. symmes. viii look into the
matter carefully and viii not move
too soons'
The Scott residence has been Sc
lected for use by the bankers until
quarters can be provided in the former
business portion Of the city. The
building is the center Of considerable
stir. The Crocker- -Woolworth National
Bank is housed in large front room
and the allied bankers occupy the
room Immediately back OF the bank.
The French Savings Bank has opened
an Office at 1890 California street
On last Thursday morning the In