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...Francisco bank clearings totaled more than $11,000,000, largest west of Chicago, fifth largest in U. S. Of the 100 largest U. S. banks (1928) there were 30 in New York, 11 in Chicago, 8 in San Francisco. Home of Bank of Italy, central bank of the Giannini system. San Francisco shrugs its shoulders at cinema and citrus, argues that from the standpoint of stable commerce, of sound finance, of industrial prosperity, that the glitter of the Golden Gate is still undimmed...
...among San Francisco tycoons have been thoroughly publicized. Who does not know that Robert Dollar was born in Scotland, is 85 years old, works from 12 to 16 hours a day, operates the Dollar Line, largest privately owned U. S. fleet? Famed too is Amadeo Peter Giannini, though his banking reputation has not invariably included the facts that he is a Papal Knight, that he suffers from chronic neuritis, that he does not approve of private offices. But with Dollar, with Giannini, the list of San Francisco financiers is only begun...
General interest in the City Trust closure resulted from the fact that Dr. Attilio H. Giannini had succeeded Mr. Ferrari as the bank's president. Dr. Attilio H. Giannini is a brother of Amadeo Peter Giannini, famed Bancitaly Corp. man. Dr. Giannini is also board chairman of the Bank of America, National Association, which Bancitaly Corp. dominates. But there was no suggestion that the City Trust's disgrace was a Giannini disgrace, because Dr. Giannini had been connected with the bank for only a few weeks, and because he could show that he accepted the office only...
...Giannini Majority of employes...
Round 5. Enter the biggest banker of the Far West, Amadeo Peter Giannini of San Francisco, with proxies for 32,000 shares for Mr. Rockefeller...