The Fremont County record., 1883-03-10
non CRY, COLORADO. SATURDAY MARCH TO- 1888.

feet IN thickness, and the floor laid with
ten feet of cement and concrete. Tho rpof
is of railroad iron aud stone, and very thick.
Tfs yault stands ON its own foundation,
entirely independent Of the building, thus
rendering it perfectly fire-proof This
stronghold is furnished with commodi0us
pigeon holes, for the preservation of papers,
and large strong safe, provided with
triple dooss, double combination locks and o
Yale time-lock The doon of the vault are
double, made Of the best of iron, and for
niehed with the most approved bolt-locks
This vault was buift by Mr.. ]. A. Hoxie,
whs wns the contractor 1br all the brick
work, and h . eredit to his excellence ~ .
workman in hfs line. In the rear Of the
vault 80 > handsome eiefks saeePinf ros@,
cleth>s, ooal and water clceees1p Hninhed
aad fufnisAsd In The best - nessax.
o. nstssaahle f191uzea21t n11N1
room h tAAt Il has bat e1e e1SzEkee-tasAe
ut tho front and there il but one means od
inRress to the ofices behind the banking
counters. This Is wise procaution, and
insures the greatest security.
THE WOODWORK
Was all done by those well-known knights
of the saw and plane, Messrs- McAdan,s &
Oplinger, and is of . character which
stamps them ~ master workmen. The
heavier portion Of the work is of . most
substantial character, and the trimming is
of the finest order, rejecting great credit
upon these gentlemen. The doors and win
dows are fitted with genuine bronze hard
THE COeT-REMARKs.
We could not ascertain the exact cost Of
this building, but were assured that it
would reach ncary $4,000. This does not
include the ground upon which it stands,
which oost $4,000.
The wsst half Of the structure, twenty
two feet front and sixty-six feet depth, has
been fitted up with shelving and counters,
and will shortly be occupied by MI. J. z
Brown, - . fAncy grocery store 1t u .
haudsome store room.
The building. from turret to founda-
tiou stone, is complete in every particular,
and stands an ornament to our city and q
credit to the workmen who reared it. To
the projectors and owners it is more Be
sides being structure of which they may
we'll be proud, it will stand for ages, an
enduring monument to their faith in the
future of our fair city and their enterprise
as business men of Southern Colorado. To
them our people owe q great debt, and We
trust such public spiritedness may be emu
lated by others, until Caflon shall have be-
come artifcially, as she is naturally, the
handsomest and most attractive city in the
state
To Mr. Reynolds. the owner of the Fro
mont County Bank, the erection of this
costly and durable structure is of more
than ordinary import For nine years he
has conducted this bank in Caflon, and the
disposition and ability which have enabled
him to construct such building evidence,
more potently than words can express. the
confidence of the people with whom he has
dealt 1t gives proof of the popularity
and success which he has won by square
dealing and strict attention 10 business,
and the wish of the people Of Fremont
county and Southern Colorado is for . con-
tinuance Of the exercise of those character
istics which have thus been crowned.