The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Tho Ne,, Bank Block.

The brick bank block was complet-
ed and the keys turned over to Mr..
Whitley several days since. The
building is IL creditahlc monument 10
the enterprise of the Stark Co. Bank
| and the Dickinson Syndicate. 1t is
two stories high and is built of brick
/ manufactured here in Dickinson by
David kllnefelter. and the masons
and supervising architect, James
Price, pronounced them rs No. |
brick for all building purposes. The
building is at the corner OF Willard
and Barnes streets. 1t is bnllt on /;
| solid stone foundation and under the
stor, ruo;n i'm the west side Il base
mcut o2x6o feet with stone walls.
| The room on the corner is occupied
| by the hank and is fitted up with
every modern convenience for the
| transaction of business and with an
eve to esthetic effect Ia the matter OF
moulded black walnut counter fnnn-
ing the length of the room; large plate
| glass front, and rows of trAiisOm Win
dows with variesated colored margins
which east Il rainbow hued reflection
| below. In the rear of the pnhlic room
is an elegantly furnished directors
room. The vault is 8 by 10 feet with
| walls three feet thick, rooted with
| bars of steel rail, bricked over
and celnetted in the strongest man
nrr. The outer dos! Of the vanlt is
made of chrome steel being alternate
layers of steel and wrought iron,
| which makes it very difficult to cut
| through and Il lock of SO complicated
a pattern us to make it impossible for
the uninitiated to unlock. Inside the
| vault is Il large strong safe, and inside
| of ,hat a money chest of exceptional
~ heavy material. 1t would take IL
tirst-class mechanic with t!a best OF
tools a longer time than the bank is
ever left %unguarded to get through
the various distractions to gain ac-
cess to the money and papers and the
powers of resistance TO fire of the va
| rious barriers between the treasure
chest and outside reduces the danger
| from that suulN. tg Nothing. 'FRONT.'
! iny ON Barnes street in the reai OF th"
bank rooms is Il store room 2ON20
feet. In the center of the block Il
spacious stairway leads to the upper
story. The store room which fronts
! ON willard street is 24X6o feet and is
very c~ommoliuus: light and airy with
plate glass front. This is filled with
Is. +. I'owler's immense stock OF
hardware. Proceeding to visit the
upper story we find Il passage way AZ
feet wide running the length of the
buildin. and opening upon Il covered
flight of stairs ut the ear and outside
of the building leading down to
Barnes street. To the right upon
ilctchim. the landing in ascending
from Willard street is .nol her pass
9 way ) feet wide which leads to
the front uo.ns OF that side. On the
east side of the building on the upper
floor are seven rooms of various dl-
ne,siuns suitable for Offices. Anoth-
cr passage way leads from the landing
around TO two front room of the west
| side. OPENING from ti,e main passage
wlv is an ante oon through which
AN entrance is made to another ante
room and to IL hall 24X35 feet. In
front of the entrance to the bank Is IL
purtiro Supported 10y an iron column
and the ilour laid with white and blue
tiles. The corniccs are OF galvanized
iron and along the outer edge OF the
roof il, ;n ornamental iron railing.
From tine Foundation to the iron raul
Ilg everything in and about the ln'tild-
iur has been done i'm iirst-class style;
everything that could add TO the
STRENGTH of the structure II satisfy
the architectural taste of the hctiol-
der has been added and taken as il
whole the building is one of the most
substantial and beautiful monuments
of enterprise to he found along The
line of tn" Northern Pacific In Dako.
Tt.
To-, a. s ~, t,,t a NI,ltII fa,r..l,llllt
the stark County Bank may not l'
alniss. 1t is one IF the solid inStitn'
tloms of the great northwest, is doing
a large and prosperous business, CON
ductcd 10y careful managers and mrl
of large experience i'll banking ;thd /:
AN Institution Of which onr citizens
may well feel proud. 1t has Il capita
OF S25.uGO besides large Investment:
i'm real estate and other securltle:
here and in other parts of Dakota. III
j. Whitley is president and "A. Hill
Hard cashier Of the bank. II wt5 es
tahli,he,l 10y these gentlemen in Feb
r4aly. lso5 and since that tllE'
the business has grown rapidly unit
now they occupy larger and fine
banking apartments than will b.
found il. other towns several time
tile size Of Dickinson. 1t is their i'll
tenti"n. in IL short tiAnr, To organize
national bank with largely increase
capital.
The Farmer and His Road Tax.
GREEN RIVER, Nov. 9Th.