The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20

The Bank of Commerce has recently I'M
derpone process OF renovation and en-
bellishment and enters the fall season
amid the pleasantest Of interior surround
ings and perfectly equipped Tor the RAPID
and convenient transaction OF business
Tiled floors, irescoed walls and ceilings
antique oak floors, plate glass division
walls separating the various compartments
assigned TO tcllers and bookkecp9rs, and |
an antique oak counter topped by gold
tinted railing acting as fence between the |
public and the bank employees, all these
finished in the highest style OF the deco
rator's art combinelto make up as neat
! banking establishment as can be seen any
where in the country. II would be idle to
enter infinitely into a description OF the
many ornamental and useful features that
are included in the improvements that
have been added for the comfort and con-
ycnience OF the clerical force and the Sc
curity OF the banks depositors ana the
nrotection OF all who do business. The
conspicuous addition TO its former equip
ment is burglar proof vault which Is
probably superior to anything Of the kind
south OF Chicago. II is burglar proof IN
superlative sense, and merits particular
description inasmuCh as nothing similar TO
il has heretofore been seen here.
The vault is built upon u solid iounda-
/ ton and extends to within IA few feet OF
y the ceiling. The brick and cement walls
are twenty inches in thickness ana lnclose
n five LAYERS of steel plates, completely pro-
% tecting the four walls and ceiling OF the
4 vault The vault is thirteen feet long,
seven feet wide and eight feet high.
. The steel used To build IL weighs 5000
II pounds. and burglar might work on II
> with dynamite and drill for seventy-twt
- hours continuously without oilcctlng m
entrance. =.
There are two entrances TO the vault
one from behind the railing near th'
~ bookkecpors desk, aud the other from thu
!, directors room. The latter leads into th
:, safe deposit vault, set apart Tor the use Q
y patrons, and provided with some 20
boxes OF various Sizes, large enough I
&c hold securities and other valuable papcr
~ These boxes will be- rented ont for 500
III year and the renter OF each box IS lnl
,, nished with key 20 enable him, NJ h
w. convenience, to deposit or remove his ~
eurities Between the safe deposit con
a. I
IA steel grating through which the bank oil
in ccrsmight quickly detect any attempt
M cut through from the dopusitos' vault lnl
the vault where the bank safe rs kept tn
sni, liz i'm itself burglar proof, no
/, provided with q burglar-prOOi box,
p" that an cntcrprisug burglar DESTROYS
We getting at the banks cash would have
saw and dynamite his way through u
ST. following obstacles: First, a burglar-pio
iri outer door composed OF siN plates Of ste,
and 80 cuntrivud ~ 10 mDriice into grooN
ter cut into the wall, making the vault, VIII
lon the duurH are closed, perfectly nit.igl
ct, Next, "A door constructed oi steel bl
inln,d together M intervals of thrrc inch
lila mud intended only for use In the LAY VIII,
rn- IA, outrr massive doors are kept opy
'hn NrXt. another steel door exactly similar
e'H MAN Ia the outer door but u shade small
In size. Next the burglar dOura 81
inner safe, and lastly, the burgar-pr'
al box, making altogether about tMcnly.i"
ri | thickncs-cs ui steel, 10 say nothing OF
ntt heavy two inch steel bolts, eight IA nul
III. hsr. attached to both the inner and uul
Il. ynult duors. and ~ contriycd that a bul
m. lar might blow oil the the lock and hing
ia and gtil leave the bolts riyctcd 10 th,
sockets.
u I'm addition 10 this their exit door
,,t provided with time lock 10 prevent 1
,r. aprning at the same before certain hot
me even With the consent OF thc ba
by authorities
ma. The officers Of the bank are :.
IT, punscomh, president John OyCrtou,
yicc.prcsidvnt, and j. 4. umbcrr, clshi
all pillars of finance. The clerical CU
Ia o. follows
linn T.. :. SmiihwiCk, paying aud rcc"iv
teller ". ". Stewart, general hookkceI
Ap. Nandrrsscr, individual bpukkvcI
~ and Mcssrs. ". G. Nelson, l.. l.. Gwl
ri ~ aud VIM. :. Jctt exchange and coll
INIT ton clerks.
turc The directors are $. II. nunscomb
Mr.. 4. Farrusnu. Thos. H. Allen, :. Mansii'
aims l.. IoWcns,uin. Il. l.. Cochran, J. \. !
.i,h lor, NJ. Gavin, John uycr,ou, IT,, H.
-. Snowdcn, ". H. Mallory. ". !. Iay
nl q. n. 4. Piper, T. II. lrczoyant, A.
mil Goodbar. J. :. Day.
.,nH Il would not boz Improper to AID In
and connection that the Rank NJ tummrp
initial one II the most liour,hng banking
u as sttutions la the south, aud that its y
.hip pcrty IL iu large measure due ~
Hn.l tine samcity, sound Judgment aud
.u'h cNpcfipucr of its well equipped clsl
'n,lL !. T. Ombcrs. aud the conservatism
a, high financial ability Ut iH esteemed y
.,,,,' idrut, Mr. s. ~. nuusCumh.
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