, 1881-10-23
A FINANCIAL GIBRALTAR.

vt,a Hexx- First National Bank Build
Ing That the Old 1Iiser Who 3se1ted
Hi. Emeralis. Diamonds, ut.d skooies
to Prevent Their Ketu& Stolen ou%nt
to Wake Up and See "heH to*hPae@e".
Dean Swift said in one of his great ST.
,nons t1,o1 he believed that if there was but
me man in the world he would lock the door
nm e.,ing to bed, implying, uf course, large
mpasnre of deprlyity In the heart Ut man;
and. further, that peace of mind and sound
slrep was only possilla with absolute
.spcnrity and freedom from Intrusion.
Had tie great Dean Of st. Patrick's lived to
tha present day, when the best and ulost ACT
i've brains in the world are constantly aI wofn
m r 1,,oney-ns,1ltstly it puss'nie, peic al ;sil
events to get it-especiAl'y here Ill Chlclgo,
he would noties that ne o ~ x m t,,m wno Mto
K..tu it in spite Ut lawyers, r"surs, anu iaS-
az nj every desert ptlon, anti even III q h}an-
ner to defy fires. burglars' ailu every lo'p' %
ae11usFj TTe First National Bank building will be
, fin;tncinI fortress Of its kind, more costly
fhan many Ut tile 0iu IortresSts of Europe,
arr; thuusanti-fold 1nore useful, inas!lluctii
50 it is designed to protect the pr"psrtS .!
{gds ne w39W @tS 1a aSsoass ns sscurity epi thinks 70
u tfe xhe RSoSiq Mr. j: ' H. Norris, ihe !!a'ager
here. Is Vice-PlesIdent. who hnS H. u; ogeii ;a
awarded tut ct,iltIiict ~ oupit' -, ~ tmnir
| a,,o .n,1;ty was as cu,uvared with The other great
safes s'' Of the country. But, TO e!! keep
i iia text Of OUR sermon IN IN ,a1ss:; ylsw;
While tie bank building is 10 be ti1e lafseS, sn
1';s cnnIiue,,,, it is an exfraoralnary tes5l,
,',,, m 1llu merit Of the safes Ut itlt Dleooiu
G"rn ~ nck COMpany-tlsat the most cosby
and tilt: most iuportnt tenure o ~ .!.e
1ni!dRs is evy iosS ana ~ @ safs to BE- used II
,,,,;Iin,, in its banking aud safe-1eposlt
| departments. s.+ao1-1;npd va1l1t
| One Immense stkeI~'ueo '"@
o. r.,, s,,e uu ,u:',,l,lutil safe-deposir vaults
| f,me large safe for reserve vault. .,,o
Twelve burg!ar-pToof safes TOT use o1 u1e
'ei!ft Fixe sets Of massive hurear-proot doo1si
! ai, onus1sriny of pDnutrOus OUTSIDE ail1
| Lnoyv folding inside doors conhtCteu 49,. "t..4
...ai vestibules in which the foltme o"r
open Each SET OF these oooio "A't
:There will be also seven sets ol ,s,tron, nSn1T,
h.,rni.r-nr.;,,f doors anu torty-nine eleeah1
and sfrt1lg fire-proof doors. fir.
~, Of fssS fe Isst H't ps styls at on to The ar
1smT ,.it i; ha built 50 thai each column any
+ ,o s.Iti;ny viii harmonize with the geIe'sn
.r"i,i1rctn,7a lar Of the building. thus 'uh;
II Al! i!S x 9ftsiS baa IL fnf this est counfry e
p"rf rhis 1p - OVERWHELMING wei testimony TO 6ce tcf
5upen.v p%,,auv by The National! safe DEPOSIT Ct' n
Ss%y :$ j Is Els E&'sa pf* ss%
9nGetf2: f:,re. Cashier, is the .uost ssl!in1cam'
=: ia H. xhstory of burglar-proaf saiei,aAs 1,s
sd nf the S ss 5 s'r'f diitn III
West is s,,n,'ld n,andihf6 Branches nc Of aanafartarss
y W6' Il IS Considered that the pe oi!eri
e se + .ats tSf ttt'sas %S's ssoa'$ ?fS g:ts e
tl!tect vi,;t,x vAiIn ~ Wcnnciusve tests Of the supe
in f!1naSnh n 1he bgbod Safe 4 Lick Company y;
sd "IME M SS! sa@s aG tSF 3sat n1 50 IN IN,
gaIssy ere IL 'f:''x = sssss e e q fas
tSjf witous stSl The least iterruption being eaose'
by these large contracts. -.