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PEOPLE MADE THE BANK FAIL THE (Traer Star Clipper.) The closing of the Commercial Savings bank Tama, the second to quit in that city, leaving without bank, is lamentable. The blighting effect will be much more far reaching than most people imagine. The lamentable feature of the calamity that it wholly unnecessary. The people are responsible. This bank in good fair chance would have come through safely saved disaster that territory. figures that around in deposits withdrawn from bank in the The directors that best close protect the hundreds of standing them. wondering just the people expect in future from bank that open Tama who are sponsible for closing of this one because they serted time need. Idle talk, rumors and groundless fear have wrecked scores of banks in Iowa the past few years. Some people constituted that matter their bank has helped them in the past, the first indication insecurity, either imaginery, they hasten withdraw their deposits. They don't to do with money. They afraid to the house carry around, hence in many cases into the bank troubles south Tama had little effect the situation in the half of the Tama rule bounded in their banks and not all inclined The Tama banks to condition. that people are to other Tama have extra parts of precaution have the Traer banks others, are led about lieve others Traer banks nearly $600,000 cash, bonds can converted cash quickly. None cent money all unlimited credit with Cedar and Chicago which their kept know the offers deposit. personally these banks already extended any cash should needed, which not fact that some north Tama banks position today every checkshould any deposits question solidity such banks?