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# A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK. When a bank resumes business, the effect is wholesome, showing as it does, that the previous suspension was due more to unusual stress of financial weather than to an inherent weakness in the institution itself. The encouraging outlook moves Comptroller of the Currency Eckles to say that while he would not predict how long it would be before matters resumed their normal condition, he believed that the bottom had been reached, as far as the banks were concerned, and that financial affairs were on the up grade. This statement comes from a man who is in a position to know what he is talking about, and his words will aid in the process of restoring confidence, which is now making gains every day. Still another good sign is that the expiration of the thirty-day notices which were given by some depositors in a number of savings banks, finds the persons who gave the notices in a very much altered state of mind. The presidents of all the leading institutions state that less than ten per cent. of those who notified their depositories of an intention to draw their money have adhered to their intention. In fact, since a week after the memorable scare, depositors have been visiting the banks for the purpose of canceling the notices previously given. Any reference to the improved condition of the banks should also include congratulations for the officers of those local institutions which have maintained such an excellent standard during the financial troubles which have afflicted the country during the past summer. The Astoria Nationa, the Astoria Savings Bank, and the First National of this city, have been of inestimable assistance to Astoria's business men, and the fact that they have stood the strain successfully shows that the officers have managed their institutions with wisdom and in an honest, and conservative manner.