. Washington, the capital of the nation, descriptive of the most important features of America's most beautiful and interesting city . ital city throughout the country. Ofthese the one that bears the name of the Father of his Country has inaugurated theGeorge Washington University Movement, the aim of which is to realize GeorgeWashingtons desire for a great university of international importance at the seatof Government. To this end it has already raised considerable funds for the pur-pose of a new site and has undertaken large plans which will lead in time to successfulfruition. THE CAPITALS
. Washington, the capital of the nation, descriptive of the most important features of America's most beautiful and interesting city . ital city throughout the country. Ofthese the one that bears the name of the Father of his Country has inaugurated theGeorge Washington University Movement, the aim of which is to realize GeorgeWashingtons desire for a great university of international importance at the seatof Government. To this end it has already raised considerable funds for the pur-pose of a new site and has undertaken large plans which will lead in time to successfulfruition. THE CAPITALS STRONG BANKS Milton E. Ailes Vice-President Biggs National Bank and formerly Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryCopyright, 1906, by the Bankers Association. THE PAST ten years have witnessed a development of banking power in theUnited States without parallel in our countrys history. An enormousincrease in national wealth has taken place as a result of a decade of unin-terupted prosperity. The figures of commercial and industrial growth are astoundingin their magnitude, and perhaps in no other manner can this great advancement be. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The head and center of the countrys financial institutions. FifteenthPennsylvania avenue. Open to visitors 9-2. street and so clearly shown as by a comparison of the resources of national banks to the state-ments of the Comptroller of the Currency for 1895 to 1905. Between these yearsthe totals have more than doubled, the September statement of the former yearhaving given the resources of all national banks as $3,423,000,000, and that of May,1905, as $7,327,000,000. Where has there ever before been an instance of such re-markable growth? Looking to the causes thereof it can easily be demonstrated that two great factors exercised a potent influence in this increase of wealth, one of thefinal and conclusive settlement of the vexed and disturbing questions relating to ourmoney standard, and the other a gathering of strength and a husb
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