Business & Finance: Pepys & Baker

At nearly every gathering they have attended in the past year U. S. bankers have been admonished to enliven their publicity, redouble their educational efforts, explain their services & operations to the public. In the last fortnight two banks have made newsworthy publicity. Union & New Haven (Conn.) Trust Co. began publishing a monthly called A Pepys Diary of Banking, a day-by-day account of the institution's routine. Sample entry: "Regular meeting of the trust committee. The Trust Company's own bond account reviewed; market value on Dec. 31, 1935 substantially exceeded book value....

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