If a similar institution were established to-day, bearing a like proportion to the wealth of the country, it would require a capital of at least six hundred millions of dollars--many fold larger than the combined wealth of the Bank of England and the Bank of France.
Blaine discusses the potential capital requirement for a modern equivalent of the Bank of the United States.
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