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PRESTON VISITS KNOX BANKERS Chattanooga Financier Talks With Directors. Preston, president of the Hamilton National Bank Chattanooga, came to Knoxville yesafternoon and left this terday forenoon. While here he talked number of the Holstonwith Union directors, it was learned from E. McMillan, one of the directors of the Knoxville bank in receivership. McMillan, when asked if Preston came see about recorganizing the bank, said it was too early anything until the Treasury say Department men now here prepared statement showing its condition. Herbert Pearson, the Treasury Department man who acting receiver, declined to newspamorning, but sent permen assistant outside the doors of the bank that work checksay the assets and liabilities had begun. Other than that no formation was forthcoming. number holders of safe deposit boxes sought vainly to morning enter their deposit boxes. They told announcement would made the newspapers would be permitted.
