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Western Half Didn't Need Banking Holiday By The half the state particularly Hobart did not need holiday and no discernable after effects will be felt here, according of the heads local institutions. Pres. Kelsay of the Farmand Merchants National bank Walter B. Stephens, acting and of the Home State Bank, expressed an opinion of bright optimism in interviews by the porter this morning. Both executives expressed the view that this section of the state not in need of moratorium, but that was probably the only thing to do following reported withdrawals in the eastern section after holidays had been declared in adjoining states. No Excitement saw number of business men and other customers of the bank this morning," Stephens said, there was absolutely no manifestation of excitement among them." said, few fanaties could Kelsay bank, but the start run on larger depositors are business men, and the liquid condition of knowing both Hobart banks will not make trouble for them." Both men also expressed the opinion that there is no occasion for excitement among the custom- since they did not expect and would be fully pared for in case it arose. The recent statements of each bank found them fully solvent and with few in the state in better dition. No After Effects history repeats Kelsaid, "no one will be able we had moratorium after Monday." The veteran banker told two previous experiences, the 'money panic' of 1907 and the failof the First National bank here more than decade ago, in which he said that absolute quiet through and after the experiences. answered, were fully prepared for anything that might have happened. But nothing Stephens expressed the optimistie note that even if the local banks could have and would have ignored the governor's proclamation, wouldn't have worked a hardship them. But We couldn't do said. "Of course we would like have accommodated our customlike making change for them. Our customers," he said, "are persons with such an attitude, that we probably wouldn't have been even under hardship, if were banks in this section of only open the