The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-04

Fcrnlzf Opening Of +1e Ffrst + ation-
Al Bank OF Somerset


zas aslo,ssed flseTa has beer nore OF fess "a
d establishing National Bank il Ssnser-
At IS he f8ra aa'sl zsss.nfy bsys Esr,sss~F-
ell ircssase.i is p-spalAtiASn AMI weslsls year
81 year. tAstalk has been aao7e gensrAl and
the demand more irnpeEsszvs- Tai CIR r'2.
isiy growing. and Increasing bSs-iness iaser-
ssss deu,altissI bstses, more eonssalent ard
mere sesss bAaking lzciLlsies 6ecsne IzoEs
appare..t each day The geuerai talk and
agitation OF the question cEil1Hsn4sed = lev
weeks s.rscs is . narn5sr af oar eslssrpr!slns
4ad progressive auSibeza asea seternsin e
t1at 4 bark SHOULD Be- s=ssbtsSas-i i the
nsoaied men Of tAe eoamunisy would stand
rsady 10 give il the encouragement that %
ner;.o-ious a project deserved Applseaslsn 4
xss made 10 the Comptroller Of The Curren-
cv sara charter. which vas granted: the
Subscription books we've opened. and n :
brief time The entire capital stock vas sub
sc-sbeA The stoekhossssrs are anong the
l,ess known and wealihiest citizens Of tie
county.
An organisation was ELECTED by the eisc-
ion Of NJ. Eaxars Seuli Is President; Val
Hay. ESQ. Is yice President NJ Andrew
Parker as Cashier. ard The folIowing named
gen.lenlen As Dsrectors James l. Pngh.
L n. Hicks. Jehn R Scott, W. H. Miller,
c. Il. Usher. !. z Biesecksr and George R.
ScnA-
a committee Of three Of the directors was
appointed upon whom sievolsei the import
ant duty Of buyiag busglar-proof safe aOr
( the keeping Of the money. bonds and secuEi-
ties Of he rex inStiturion. This COMMITTEES
spent several weeks IN corresponding with
& the several safe nlanufacsurers, having their
agents visit them and writing sor advice On
tl.is Question. 30 oriser b4nks They finally,
after receiving visit from Mr.. J. GArceau,
rsorssentaiive Of the Cosiiss Safe M2n0l4cs-
+ uring Gonqaay, Prosideaes, Z L. a;ld haV-
inz hin fully explain the construction OF
their safes. tie materials Used IN shsir con
straciioa. etc, decided % adopt the Corliss
system. and purchased from this company
F, q safe and Faalt doors
The safe w4s placed n the banks tempo
rarv quarters, IN the Cover building on the
north-re-1 side Of the Diamond, Wednesday
+ morning. and AZ eight 0 clock Monday morn
ing the bank was formally opened for bsisi-
ness. The ds,a,ssts during The iirst hour the
bank was open we're $500, and when Il
closed 81 four O'Clock P. N this amoant had
+ been swe,led 70 SI4ooo-
Bnsiness will be done in their present
quarters rntH the Is; OF November. when
the bank viii be moved into the handsome
building now being erected for Il on the
corner Of Main-Cro=s and Union streets, Op-
posste the Cotlrt House.
Tie wonderful Coriiss safe has been a
matter Of great curiosity % our people, and
each day since il was placed in position
numbers Of them have visited the bank
where they have been courseously received
bT the Cashier, Mr Parker, who sakes pleas
are IN answering ali questions and exhibit
ing the workings Of the mzrTeiously con
structei strong box.
The safe weighs so pounds not $500
pounds as the intelligent conlposiior made
Us say in our last issue and has q capacity
Of 6l cubic feet The extreme height above
the aoor Is 6. inches The interior Is di-
vide,i into three separate Compartments.
having a sarsen1's Sub-Treasnry Brass cascd
f5ur-tumbisr-key lock and combination 10
each The safe Is also provided With Two Of
Sarrents Hrst-ciass four-xhesl Automatic
combination Locks, 50 arranged a 10 afford
duplicate locking appar4tus 10 guard
against the possibility Of being locked ont by
accident. It Is further provided with one
Of s4rseant & Greea.eafS seventy two-hour
rne locks, which i 80 situated as 70 be con-
cealed znd pr5seef I'd I y lie etl,sr ssii-
Tie material ased is eiilieI iron. anG it IS
Interesting 70 state that This iron las for
many years mes the exaefiHg requirements
OF the Ansesiean car-wheel. The main body
Of the safe. four 70 eight inches thick, forms
sxo-t1iris of sphere TIE opening i
eI,,se,s bv about one-,hiza es a spaere this
Iatler. xilen seisss zs door. Is moved for
ward from the5aierior against beveie3 step
ped face. An expanding sal nug OF fsnse
fitting in.0 q groove aroand tie psriphery
ofthe door i expanded Into } corresponding
groove in TIE ssepped fAee Of the angular
opening Of the large sphere. Thus the door
.anno. Be 6lgeed ous or driven in Two
sorks are assa, either one Of which acts IN
case of failure Of the other. the very ingeni-
oas manner eF their use insures that while
Their accidental OF intentional arrangement
Is 4 matter Of the smallest possibility. such
arrangement can 10 no wise be Al AID 70
those lslonioasiy attempting TO enfer the
safe. 70 open the entrance 10 the Interior,
the door Is caused % recesie little, and IS
;be7e turned aPon It's upright pins CT trrn-
nions. exposing 70 The front. shelves for The
reception Of books. bonds. efe IN the lower
part ofthe interior is ample room for specie
aad other valaAhies
Provision IS nsds for great surplus
strength in tie money parts. Also they are
carefully covered in TO protect them from
tile aosiienfal intrusion of anything.
Ia boxing The safe sAe inner sphere !.
broagAi forward by means Of a mosasie
crank operating upon spindle By tarn-
ing a second spindie steel band bound
arsuad the inner sphere IS expanded, one
half Of the band remaining ia the inner
sphere. and the other half biting in groove
cut IN the soiid metal of the ou~r sphere
When This has been accomplished the inner
sphere is practically resting sgziHss solid
s,eel Plate 50 tizissiy does the inner sphere
when laesea 81 ia the outer BY nezHs Of The
series Ok steps ihzs s sheet Of tissue paper
c5nld nos be introduced 81 The poiat.
The safe when locked 5 from d TO 3 inch
= thick. rs sarElce being severed with two
aal a halt inch chill n4sides this. or The
inside Of the metal shsre IS a basket work of
Wrought irea bars and s,eel- The capaeisy
Of the safe i 5. cubic fsef. and VII accom-
moiafe rs packages u I,nso bills each. or
s75o00a IN giid PIT aP IN s5essl hagS-
The Coriiss Cssapany gave TO tie hank
written snarsnsy that the safe IS absolutely
bus gl1r-proof for @ e5atiHnoe= GssSisin-bsd
kours Tais iEey 90 Kith every safe sold
They 70 ssi1 further and invite The SAFE ira
tssaity 10 attack Il and Try is merits
An Important Act
Beloz IS aa set Of Assembly. approved