The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-11

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&c faliovlnF description q the nev
Naiiaa.l Banl italding 10 that eiiy. Hoa.
4 n nu4sou formerly q Ills Place -
rasAier a the llaai Aha George W, Bur
ioa, sa q Wa Barton q tbs pisoe Is
is.le.
Tic baslasag stands - ~ ~ O. TIE
et5tua. ! tuo stories With high base
mosi. cognrr ea,rssce 70 iaain aoor aud
eo,nsr tower Il nses iorty-fre feet
from ibe sidewalk 70 The ioaeT. thus CIV
,ny nearly the effect 81 three story build.
ias The materials used arc ~ Louis
PRESSED brick. Vermont granite and out
auu limestone. than which there - no
better building material Nothing 50
elaborate rs the way o cut sione ~ork
la. ster l.sen attempted 10 the eiiy. The
iesisa "a she Gothic style is ue~ 10 detail,
IL, ~ - uni zoe as 10 be- subject 80 the
ma,st aas - style window and door
Gao. i, heavy, ornAmenied arches aud II
,hs arsi half Of the building, upheld by
eolumns q highly polished granite, The
wtadoas throughout are Of French plate,
thp doors heavily moulded o. carved, the
Tower aud roof finished With richly pat
termed creslng ana finals sud throughout,
that attention paid to every little detail
which goes to make up the symmetrical
Who'll. catering The bank office by
mean. Of arise d circular stone step. at
tie corner one passes through heavy
carved door. uuder an immense hemis
pberical ,rAusom. having the inscription
"a GOLD letters Ia Crosse National Bank
Tie attention IL first attracted by the tile
door 81 blue and white marble, IN pleas
| mg pattern This extends through the
entire room, aud the directors room al
jon.ing Prom this tile eye passes TO the
black walnut counter, as handsome piece
OF furniture as any bank in the northwest
can boast IT is made Of selected wood,
no two are alike, aud they may be com
pared 10 gallery OF paintings wherein
nature. the greatest artist, displays her IN
finite variety The entire room Is also
finished In walnut OF corresponding
STYLE. and the desks and other furniture,
now being made, are Of similar design,
THO banking Office is in size Il II by 40.
Abont one third Is ont side the counter. On
the left OF the main entrance Is door to
| directors room The counter abuts upon
the wall Of this room, so that one open panel
outside admits the public to the desk OF
Cashier Burton, while another inside the
counter give, the bank clerks the same
access Opening from the main room Is
the vault, roomy receptacle guarded 10y
Yale time lock at the outer door, second
Yale lock al tile inner door, and, as II this
were not enough. having inside movable
safe Of the best make, fitted with a time
lock. Opening from tue directors room
is the safety deposit vault, thing much
needed il the city aud certain to be wei
appreciated 1t Is similar to the money
vault IN every way having time lock on
the outer door, Yale lock on the inner
an iron grating inside Of all. There are
1876 deposit boxes, themselves so strong
aud securely fastened as to inspire conf
deace even il not otherwise guarded
Each lock is hidden by face plate to
which the bank holds the key This be
ing opened displays the lock proper The
: bank can 90 nc further, The box renter
! has his own key aud can gain access to th'
box. There are several sizes; the STANDARD
size. OF which there are upwards OF on'
hundred. are seventeen inches deep, wide
enough for two piles of papers and ION
inches high The others are two, three
four. six and eight times the size Of thu
standard. Rent has been fixed at 50 On
per year for the standard size aud pro
: portionately Larger sum for the large
ones.