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Efforts have been made by the state banking department to effect a consolidation since last Saturday, but earlier conferences failed to produce agreements on the terms. The exact conditions to be carried out in the merger could not be divulged by the state banking commissioner. It was generally supposed, however, that the plans included provisions for a certain amount of new capital to replace inferior assets in the bank. A similar consolidation was effected in Springville, in which the Springville Banking company took over the assets and business of the Mendenhall Banking company. All other banks in the county opened as usual. The nine Salt Lake banks which reopened for normal business Tuesday reported at the close of the day total deposits of $6,568,498.24, against withdrawals of $2,577,707.39 or a net gain in deposits over withdrawals of $3,990,790.85. The three Ogden banks reported totals for the day as follows: Deposits, $1,130,891; withdrawals, $400,479; or a net gain in deposits over withdrawals of $730,412. Every bank in both cities reported deposits had greatly exceeded withdrawals. Licenses for the 10 federal reserve member banks of the state, to resume business, including the Farmers and Merchants bank and First Security bank of Provo, were received directly by them shortly before opening today, from Secretary of Treasury Woodin, through the Federal Reserve bank at San Francisco. The same was true of the national banks located in 11 Utah towns. Licenses to 34 out of the 38 state banks were telegraphed by John A. Malia, state bank commissioner, late Tuesday night, as follows: "This is your license to reopen Wednesday, March 15, 1933, without restriction, except as to payment of gold and gold certificates. Savings withdrawals are subject to pass book contract, and officers of your bank are held responsible for withdrawal of currency for hoarding purposes in accord with executive order of the president. This license may be canceled at any time."