Evening star., 1926-10-24

There are not more than so banks
in the United States that have de-
posits Of 500. 900 900 or over, 16 that
have $500, ,0O0, 900 and under 100000.
900, and that count their deposits in
the $500. 900 900
There is one great outstanding
ba nix. alone in class all by itself. no
other institution in the matter of de
posits being within liste distance
and that Is the National City Bank
of New York. with but relatively
few more millions to reach the billion
dollar mark. never reached by an
American institution.
Bankers will be interested in this
list, which in itself is the most domi-
nant evidence ever needed that bank
ing in America will never descend to
the level of European methods. of one
great bank and many branches. as
the opponents of branch banking
seem to dread.
List of Big Banks.
The banks with deposits in excess
of 500 900. 900 are:
National City. New York. $963,554.-
070: Chase National, New York.
SS13,425,S7O: Guaranty Trust, New
York, s551. ,29O; National Com
merce, New York, s515,005, $40; Bank
ers' Trust. New York $465,273,36o; ;
Equitable Trust. New York, s4oS,479,- :
020: Continental and Commercial
National, Chicago, $400. 0.364.160; Bank
OF Italy, San Francisco, 1891 ,521 .440;
Irving Bank Columbia Trust, New
York. $3s6.922.900: Illinois Merchants
Trust, Chicago, 1881 .265,840: First
National, Boston. s305. .349, ,Os0; Union
Trust, Cleveland, s299.36l $50; Emil
grant Industrial Savings Bank. New
York. s27S.35s.770; Central Union
Trust. New York, s272,041,150 First
National, New York. s266,579.1oo;
First National. Chicago. 1853, 800;
Bowery Savings Bank, New York.
$259,31O,S00; Manhattan Co., New
York, $25s,54s.17o: Corn Exchange,
New York, s252.245.940; New York
Trust. New York. 1926. 1928: Chat
ham and Phoenix, New York, s231.-
623.410; Cleveland Trust, Cleveland.
$230.541 $50; Security Trust and Saw
ings Los Angeles, 1929, ,9S7,06
American Exchange Pacific National,
New York. $222916.260; Phila delphia
Savings Fund. Philadelphia, $212,913-
300: Philadelphia Girard National
Philadelphia, $2O5, ,650.43O; Manufac-
turers' Trust, New York; $20O,137,-
$50; Marine Trust, Buffalo. s195,S49.-
710; Pacific Southwest Trust and
Savings. Los Angeles. s195.244.660;
National Shawmut, Boston. s1S3.099.-
800; Hanover National, New York.
$16s,S49270; National Park, New
York, 1.60s,7s0: Mercantile Trust,
San Francisco. $161,2l4.700: Old
Colony Trust, Boston. S159.15s.310:
Seaboard National, New York, s156,-
983,100; Peoples State. Detroit, s149.-
741,so0; Chemical National. New
York, $146.S92,240: Bank of America.
New York. s144,601,15o: Farmers
Loan and Trust, New York, $143,40S,-
$40; Mellon National. Pittsburgh,
$40 0,550.970: First National. ST. Louis.
$139, ,462,s10; Bank for Savings. New
York. $136.665.520; Industrial Trust.
Providence. $136, 900; Union Trust
Co. Pittsburgh. s127.293.5oo: First
Trust and Savings. Chicago. s121.170.
$50: Guardian Trust Co, Cleveland,
s119.714.3s0; Dry Dock Savings In
stitution. New York. s11S,399.520;
Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust
Co. San Francisco. $115.642. $50; At
lantic National Bank. Boston. STA
974.070: First National Bank. Detroit,
$114,604.S30; Public National Bank
New York. $111.717.O10; Wayne
County and Home Savings Bank. De-
troit. s110,s33,130: The State Bank.
New York, $11O.246,340; Greenwich
Savings Bank. New York, S1O9.275. =
10: Dime Savings Bank. Brooklyn,
$1o6. 462,720; The San Francisco
Bank. San Francisco, s1o5.030. .4S0:
Union Dime Savings, New York.
S102,s49.260; Bank of New York and
Trust Co.. New York. s101,915,470
Washington May Have 500, ,O00, 900
Bank.
One Of these fine days in the not so
distant future Washington may have
bank with 100000, 900 deposits. 1t
is almost indicated in the steady
growth of the years that have gone.
but II may come much quicker
through a consolidation or two that
might he outlined as a possibility of
the next few years. There have been
some consolida tions here and there
will he more Consultations have
been responsible for many of the
strongest financial institutions of
New York, Chicago and other cities.
Chicago's Big Banks.
In the case of Chicago, the premier
the Continental-Comm
cial National represents union of
the two banks named. both national,
of the American Trust and Savings