The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-11
OPENING DAY.
The Times Savings Bank--Launch
of the Great Financial
Experiment.
Popular Excitement Scenes About the
Times Building Rushing OF
Crowds to Deposit Bank
ing Made Easy.


~ anannial circles yesterday the great eseh'
$50 the openine of the Times Savings bAhh ~
Aha anxious multitudes Profound an" W,ae
.rraaa excitement had been raging ~ s,as'
the announcement made hy the l'"eeS tna
they would receive deposits on aho a''e' -,
tanth instant. This announcement, ''nt'7,
with the favorable comments 81 w uiees 49,
the encouraging tone Of the ,h,e1sseNs waieh
- -. sl,,,,,t,,1v earpbt by the DEMOCRAT re-
ss.as. haa tina effect OF fllinR nearly every
800. T., tha eorp mnntty with q consuming de-
80. d. liza m money 10 the TIMES. No such
....,,t,,,ltv had ever before presented Itself to
- Ia IN aurp lug cash aud no questions asked.
Th.ra aeamed to ba untold mtllinns IN u for
r.,,ahadv Hence the enthusiasm that poe
s.aaad the Masses. II was general. AZ hands
.,,,arianced H. From the vocal rouetah0ut W
sha nur,ea and scented hondholder, from ne
MI. Night peanut woman to me mef"han'
.,r,nna-all gathered together their spare eaah
and prepared to rush ~ the tnfses savings
Bank early Monday morning
rr.cp tha turf crowned crest of Camp Parapet
IL the baimy precincts % tho Slaughter House,
fram the pnarled and spintered wharyeH upon
nur rlvar front 60 the mud smeared fisherman
IL narneyvjle all the true, the beautiful and
fhe money laden Of our fair city turned. az hy "
.,c,,,r nan ,nstinet their grateful RRze 60 the
s,s..sas, SAVINGS Bank aud felt themselves
.sn,,a and hnupy In the possession 81 such
Boon.
wa aannot ear we noticed much of gathering
ahont tha doors ear Ter than dawn 1T was Orig.
siv an tp sneak and the playful moeunito tuned
his blu hut Then y wv I'D ~ st Il af mara
iaynnnatrsttun. What II the great CITY rihm
barad through thRt solemn and irrigatlng h9nr
I.,gn rlnI nn syrl Ia
..as,aa thav stayet ahad MI; every professional
fepositor within the city Limits slept with ~
savings clutched tight ly ~ his hand sc seWan D.
Huhflv iii the mat rpss for WA II n0t Inc oneh-
iny fiav al the Times Saving bankT
IN about O'CLOCK there wa movement on
the street. The boot black % M corner le ~,
HAN tat minutes u oahman drew up across the
rav In nj IN st15sitem NJ the story building Az
vears. however. We attach Az apecra import,
snca In III Later i " ran down ~ middle "
The street. with his tongue hanging out anu ah1a
yvp rarard Az an incident full OF sipniil anca II
shnra Mad bapn An oyster can attached to his
fail that would nave implied disturbance III
s this t'm ~ a'Tm ,aa a aie ' Ahan,
a hoy rushed In with a. nickel. The receiving
taller took L and gave Al N PAPER; AT ESQ the
apple woman appearea ,omhn s,nt o ,p, and unt
4 riass of beer ehaked againat him; then
rushed In through the front way IN tha nhaTae
ter az q hreathlasa dApositot anu vhnlshen INTO
The bowels OF the building.
CuLLoouy.
Enter possible depositor determined yet
'l / R. sEs th's the new Savings BANK
II D.-fse cot dollar here. boss. =,
II. T.-Wsli you couldnt put Il where II would
p. n'2tm-yes: but IL da circus comes want
To drag her out agin How'll dat be-
II. T,-That's MI rtghf; ~ Y WHEN yo" want
r. Dun yes: we'll ~ cav again
IN s,srlunk
Another rep arter rashea ou w the Common ,a,,
treet eAt aaa having rae bar sasop
comes back Disguised IA depoeitor hf tht
Camp street entrance.
gipn came sailing no Camp street from CANA
with banners flying aud drums heating Aha,
exclaimed IA him eli the DEMOCRAT man from
his post OF observation. Nhere g me the Dc
positore: they have formed Into mutual a,'
and protection aoeiety,, and arc coming ln I
bunch. % deposit or dt"l bnt 'hs hraeasi
shekels a. they hurried by 70 theirtaeeustomet
corporation fnneraI
Ar hs TO - th a. savs
then a 'teana Az man or q charcoal merehan
uttered their shril cry, recalling mnrts.s NO ths
realities Of life Al n y Get ~ thafa was q
rush from the Times ofiea. nr0nrietors, huai-
ness men. editors and reuortera. ai sWarme,
over the pavement and thu Noise ~ thelr 'rha1
xn,1aad free lunch keppera to tramha Ia thet
hos,ts Awhile after, a timd man was eeea "
enterthe Ts,nas office, H. was spare and hun
try looking, anu mad Il Sm ~ hHhuAa Hhas1 80
Tiimid man to oashier-EScuse me. sir.
want to make il deposit.
Oaahier-Ail right. sir please lay 1t ON IN
counter while fill w your receipt.
n MI wish-fha is, should like, y ",
cnuld-I mean would you take thasa as y casl
taeposit aud advance ms a small anm on nc
count. Az YOU pareeiva, these are asaes,dura
Bile massachusetts, may say, tnil viii aiWayt
STAND. Here, you see. are eertttlnAts = 81 uepasi
iii the New Orleans Savings lnatttn ion thee
are certificates from the Louisiana Sav,ng
Bank and this bunil contains my last ana M
all. now and irever az sincerely heliave, re
rdasnine 10 my or dit Ia the Citizens Saving
Bank Asyou are going tnto tho business.
presnmad-that liz. Ithnught--that perhaps yo
might take these ~ coaterals and advance "a
halt the amount.
The prop 1sition not being one included III TIL
programme the cashier winked AZ bury ma
HI the corner near the door. aud the timtd mai
found himself suddenly In the middle OF In
street, =,
Then came the rush. People went up th
street and down the street In u hurried way hl
tu the st,taE ,mant OF the amhuRhad man frnr
the DEM tCRAT none entered the office OF tn
Tunes, except pc hans two or three tailors
washerwoman or 49, all appearing more anX
ious to get some unexpected thing thah 70 q
ANYTHING go rash as to bring money.
And 10 the day wore on and Elnomlly cloae
Into night. and the morning aud the eventn
were the frst day.