The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-24
A THRIFTY PEOPLE.
MILLIONS or MONEY LAID BY FOR a
RAINY DAY.
The Saving Mans Dollar. and How He
Houses IL In Boston Banfs-Watching
the Crowd on q Busy Day-Derosits and
Depositors.


Boston, having in charge about S93,OOO.-
600 belonging to nearly 325, 900 depositors.
Since the first Of the year two more saw
ings banks have been established in the
city. 50 tia. these figures are under
rather than over the facts at the present
moment Il may truly be said that in no
city in the country. or for that matter
in the world. are savings banks more
conservativcly. honorably and safely con-
Quoted than in Boston These local banks
have, rs q rule. had public confidence, and
their reputation leaves nothing TO be de-
sired. An officer in one Of the savings
banks informs the writer that the major
portion of the depositors arc women.
When asked why this IS so he gavo 1t as
his opinion that the women are not SO
much given 70 making investments as
the men. They prefer to put their money
in a reputable institution where they
know it will be safe, and where it will
draw a certain interest.
Post yourself IN a convenient corner at
one of the leading savings banks Oh
busy day and watch tie crowd IS en-
opportunity to study humanity this could
hardly be cxcelled. At the noon hour the
dcpositors come by dozens. some to leave
money and some 20 take It, Those who
leave the money seem TO have the best Of
it, if one may judge by their faces. A
man always draws on his deposit with an
air Of regret, or. at any rate, there are
few cases IN which this viii not hold
true At the head Of the line there is a
little old woman who is not at all at her
ease. The line behind presses upon her,
and she does not relish being hurried,
although It is evident that she Will be
nothing loath 20 leave tho place ONCE she
has completed her transaction. She has
come, it appears, with an order from her
son. who has an account here and who is
az home in, and she wants $40 But the
order is not properly filed up and the
teller tries TO explain the error end inform
her with as much courtesy and pains as
time will permit. that she must 60 home
and have the mistake rectihed before she
can have the money This she does not
understand and you can plainly see that
she entor;ains her "suspie.0u8' OF the
bank. Its her jim'5 money. an she's
right TO it when he tells beg 60 como and
get it, and she half threatens 60 "navo
the law on the place if thc cashier viii
not stand and deliver.
Time is being wasted, and Tie crowd
becomes impatient, and. ln.liy. s0ue one
in tie line assures the old lady that The
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