, 1875-08-29
LAY UP YOUR TREASURES.
Not Where Moths Corrupt, Nor Thieves
Break Through and Steal
Nor Yet Where Big Fires Scorch
and Destroy.
But Put Them Secure from AL Harm
In the Fidelity Safe Depository
The King Of All Strongholds for
VaIuables.
Where to Deposit with Perfect Safety.

Where to Deposit with Perfect Safety.
It is law Of science and nature that great
idea must alwavH remain distinct, even though
its grand principles DO copied and duplicated
thousand fold. There could be but one inven~
tor OF q sewing-machine; and wise fate has
ordained that no mechanical stitching device
shau ever be comptssed which does not smbody
ths principles FIRST hit upon BY Elias Howe. There
can be no telegraph apparatus devoid Of features
orlginally discovered hy Samuel Morse. Chris
topher Columbus could alone discover Anssica.
rhs Fidelity Safe Depository waa
The ONLY INSTITUTION
to prove to tho world that sk:ll and honesty
are mora than a match for skill and rascal
match for that most dendish Of all the elements
fire.
There had been Safe Depoitories before the
Fidelity was built: Is it 1s inevitable that
there will be others hereafter. But it
remained for this one to gr.ppla With the
herculean ferocity OF the most terrific conaasra~
sion the. globe is ever hkeiY to know, aud to
emerge absolute conqueror. The Fidelity faced
and traunphed over tns Chicago fire. 1t was in
violate when all else around it WAS ruined. 1t
annals have recorded, and get ita van1ta can be
seen to-dav exactly as they appeared after tue
mammoth blaze had spent it's fnry-coo1 secure,
and with not even d blister to BE- found On the
bright paint.
The Fidelity held millions Of available treas
ure, which WAS turned over to it's owners ere yet
other portions Of Chicago had ceased burning.
This treasure was Of
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL DENEF1r.
It WAS made supremely useful at time when
every ready dollar Waa worth thou
land under ordinary circumstances. It did
more than anything else to AFFORD succor
io oar hour Of mighty need. and to Start US all
a1Nn on the high road to retrieved fortune
Better, perhaps than all, it proved individually
that in tho tames Of direst disaster Chicago
could Aways rely upon one place for
THE PERFECT PRESERVATION
Of everything iDtruated to it. It proved that
the Fidelity Safe Depository could guard its
precious stores against ANYTHING in the shape sf
earthly Calamity.
How thoroughly this fact was inculcated IN
every Cnicago heart was shown in tho fire OF
july. last year. Just as soon q our citizens saw
that the co,lfsgratlon was to become general,
stampede was made for the Fidelity. Those who
had their valuables there, we're serene in the
knowledge that no ruin could be severe enough
to incude their wea tn. Those who had not
been 90 sagacious as to avail themselves
Of it's advantages IN the time Of prosperity, ex-
hibited q lively eleveuth-hour shrewdneBs, and
buried fhe1r precious things within its itnpreK-
naole TaAS- Ane nsuaseis ot Tue 1loeh'J
=, hErT pfhS aoteE ~,
tnas 1nf1a 1oy nleas, ano an untoia qoao'1tY
OF ~ va'uao'es were rusnea 'neo tne1r care
loe f1oelit? oa1e uePoe1to1Y vas tue n1sl ~
stttut1on OF ns EGO 20 assers oryon1 every
cnance OF cont;aVentlon, tna1 pace OF sanctty
fof r'ch i'fopsrt? from a. a!sasteF was possible
As 1t Vas the list 10 es1aousa th2s 40 mas 1t xe-
named
THE Fasf to MAhh 1aFAossAHaIS,
even N lts own atuost pet1ect ssstem. oo, a'so'
"1u u De tne nls1 10 asa1 l1se!1 OF every oe'1ca
whca Gao - tue leass suene.nen Us no" well
psh nrne'oe De sgstem 0t asoof ooofs 0o"a
baEs' locke. ano "htcn1uloess.
Iha wel>-s11ed lns t!tution Is null1 more ho'idly
tnan my structure IN N lineage; II has great
atooe walls several feet totck: II mas huge steel
doors 70 ite vanlte which weigh some Tour tons
apiece. 1t has combination locks, the secrets
Of which are divided among number Of trussy
gentlemen: and wh!eh can be opaned only IL the
Of 81 toe II 6ss
pat it be7ond The pale OF possibility that its
enormous wsiis and ooors should not 30 nnder
eternal surveillance It derides every conce1V-
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