Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-27
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WEDNESDAY OCT: g, 800

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BANKERS AND DANKlno lloUs1s INAfsfAI
St. Paul, for . young sity, is pretty veil sup
piled with Banking establishments, and stran-
ger just arriving among NJ. would very naturally
infer that mensy was quite plenty with ~ !. that
10, judging from outside appearances.
The Msssrs. Marshall, committing Of William
R., the recent Republican candidate for Congress,
and Joseph, his brother, haxa- but rsoAntly opsn-
cd banking Office in our city, but We learn that
they are nov doing large and We trust, . thriy.
ing business. The principal man Of the arm il
Vim. r. Marshall, and though having but 'ffstis
experience in the business, a banker, yet he IL
we'll qualified 10 Stand among the 6rst in his pro-
fsssion. Their of6os is in Third street, large,
we'll secured and oommodious room. e..a.
One of our contemporaries has saved ns thstrsu-
bic of writing description Of the new Banking
House Of Nessrs. Borup and Oakes, which is %.
psrior in some respects to many Of tho Banking
Houses at the East. In point Of seidity, strength
and safety, it has superior in the North West,
and in business point of view there are but few
houses in the country better or moro judiciously
conducted. We have had no business relstisns
With the firm, but We cannot refrain from sxprss-
sing our appreciation Of the manner in which
Msssrs. B. and o. hsye, BY their enterprise And
improvements benefited tho eonmunity. The
Doctor has his enemies, but even they admit that
be is an excellent and thorouzh-going business
man.
air. Oskss ID the active partner in the concern,
attending to the real estate department. and the
general outdoor business. He 10 An excellent bu-
sinsss man, aaable and gentlemanly, and esteem
cd for his many good qualities.
Capt. Dana il we'll known to many Of our old
citizens, and needs no commsndation from rs.
he is associated with DR.. Borup in the banking
department, and being . correct business man,
gives general satisfaction to our mercantile com.
munity.
We arc constrained to believe that not only the
building in which Msssrs. Borup 4 Oakes are To-
Gated, but the men themselves are "safe" from
any financial crises that may arise. They have
q large capital in their business, and expert and
able 6nanciers to conduct it.
The following description Of their new Banking
House, We clip from the Minnesotian:
A MODEL BANKING HOUSE.
We were interested for an hour or two few
days since in examining the interior constrnc.
ton and fixtures Of the new Banking House of
Borup & Cakes, Third st:eet, below jackson.
We have heretofore been called upon to notice
the architectural skill and taste of MI. Branch,
tho builder Of this new concern; but we must
say that he has exceeded all former works in
the finishing up of this new Banking House.
Credit is due Mr.. Branch for the elegant and
substantial manner in which he has carried out
the details Of his original plan of making this
the model building Of the kind in the North
West.
But when we talk of Banking House, it it
Of course expected that the public will wish to
know more about the strongholds of the "insti.
tuition" than Of the mechanical work visible to
the eye. Therefore We will proceed to de-
scribe: =
Some people may say that DR.. Borup is not a
safe man; but We are compelled on this occas.
ion to state the fact that he Is a 'safe man.
That is to say, he has q safe which will safely
hold and thoroughly guard all the money that
may be deposited in it from now till doomsday
The vault Of this bank is fire-proof, to begin
with. Then we come to the money safe, in
side the vault. This is one of Bacon's celebra.
ted Burglar Proof Bank safes"-a safe now
in general use by Bankers in the States 1t is
composed Of the best quality of English spring
steel cease hardened and wrought iron, which
have proved the best and only materials the
mechanical world has yet produced to resist the
various cunning implements devised by
buglars to promote the ends of their trade.
The lock to this safe is styled ."Yales' Patent
Improved Duplex Bank Lock-" and is much
more complicated than its name. There is no
problem in Euclid that is not more easily work.
ed out than the opening Of the safe with the
keys in your hand. Capt. Dana, the Cashier,
undertook to show US the nsodus operandi Of the
concern; but it would be about as difficult-al-
though we profess to be something Of me-
chanic-for US to use those keys successfully,
as it will be for the Rice people to keep their
party together in Minnesota after Rice himself
ceases to exist. This is home and homely
oomparison-perhaps uncouth and misplaced
but it Is the best that strikes US at this moment,
and we cant help using it. Were we on iu.
~. We think it would not be policy at least to
send man to the Penitentiary who could pick
that lock; for he certainly would be the me.
chanical genius Of the age-Hobbs not except.
ed.
Another safe, thoroughly 6re.proof, is inside
the 6re.proof vault, which is used as a deposit
tory Of account books and valuable papers. =,
The finish Of the business room here de.
serves passing notice. The joiner's work is
not surpassed by any we have seen in this or
any other city. The painting and granting
come fully up to the harmonious style of the
whole establishment. Mr.. Charles Ross is the
artist Of this department; and Mr.. Crosby did
the plastering. &C., which is in keeping with
the other mechanical excellence Of the finish.
The windows and partitions are Of enameled
glass Of elegant and tasteful pattern; and a
massive chandelier over head harmonizes well
with the general arrangement of the room and
it, elegant furniture.
We had in our memory the items Of the cost of
the various interior fixtures of the establishment
but can now only recollect two or three Of them.
The buglar-proof safe alone cost 81 500, and the
lock S240. The glass Of the windows and par.
tition cost Sl67. ::
Upon the whole II some Citizens object ne