The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-02-09
MEEkER HERALD.
A THRIFTY PEOPLE.
MILLIONS OF MONEY LAID 8y FOR 4
RAINY DAY.


A. the beginning Of tho year OF grace
1855 there werv fifteen savings banks IN
Boston. having In charge Gbou; $3.50
OG0 belonging to nearly iiaJ. eco d.positors
since the first Of tho year two NOR. saw
ings banks have been established Ia the
city. - that these figures ap under
rather than over the fssts at the present
moment. 1t may truly 10 said that In no
city la tho country. or. for that matter.
W tho world. aro savings banks moro
eonseryntlyely. honorably and safely con
Quoted than ia Boston These local banks
have. IL rule. had public confidence. nni
their reputation leaves nothing to L., 10
sinI. An o.llccr in ono OF the savings
banks Informs tho writer that tho max
portion Of the deposition. nrs women
When ssled why this Ia 20 ha gave IL n
Ills sp'n'"a that tie women ART not 30
much given 10 making '',nsestm-nts" ~
tho men. They ppiert TO pat their money
In . reputable institution whoro they
know u ~ill 10 ''GsIe. And where II viii
draw . certain Interest
Post yourself 4. T. convenient corner at
one Of tho leading savings banks on u
busy day and watch tho crowd. A an
Opportunity to study humanity thi, could
hardly h. exeeils-i Al tho noon hour la.
drt-oa,iors come by dozens. sone to leave
money aud soma to iaao 10. Thoss who
leave tiic money seem to have Tia. best Of
u. II on- may Judge by their faces A
aisn always draws on his cei-osi, with an
air Of regret. or. a, sAy rate. there arr
fsw eases Ia which this will no, bold
true, ~ tho head Of the line tLeru Il .
li',lc old woman who Is no, u, NIL a; her
~ss,. III, line tvalni pnrEses upon her.
and sho does no, relish being hurried.
although II In -Yiuea, that ale will 10
nothing: ios'h 10 leave the rlaro once tho
has completed her transaction. She has
ro,ac. II apI-.Es. with al on.er from her
son. who las an account h-fu and villa IL
st Loin- III. and sho wEa,, slO, ltrt tho
orirr {. no, properly nli-d up. snd tho
teller thea To explain III. .Frur and Inform
aer With a. much courtesy aud pain. ~
time will permit. that sho inuai 50 Lon.s
and have the rils'ak. T-ctiti--I b-ior. ,l-
-an have tho money. THIS nli, does not
understand. nnd you Gail Ilalniy s-- tia,
she -aiertAins her. ''su,pleI0ns- Of tho
hank. lit, htE jI,n's i.iGu-y. an she's a
rish: 10 It. when Lp tells her TO come and
soi IL. and kho half threatens 10 have
tic law on tho place" II tho cashier Will
no: s,Ani and deliver.
Time 1. t-ils wasted. and tho crowd
becomes lfnusi!ani. E.al. Lnally. tome ono
In I'll. Ilr- nsagr,s, tho old i.ily that tho
matter viii 10 ''ail right II ah. will
follow til. advice q! tho cashier 81 al
Nho goes. maisbling' 1h-n egta., = man
of about IA or IS. locking quito pros,-r.
Gus. and Lolain.; . Lsi.E BOOK Ia which .
nunahrr Of bills Hrv snusly rTpslnE.
You can't dcponii ANY iaoEo money.
cir. your seeoua; Ia full .s.s tho ~
culver.
No morr money! Why. ~ia, 10 yon
mean by THAR Though, bnn., would
take ~ much ;apn.y 40 yoad give eth. "
I'VE ssu no; Permitted to allow amy o:,o
10 deposit fsosu ,itaa 81. 600. aid your 80.
count LA already reached tina, amount. !
ind
:'Ylust draw u OF, Them
''Oh. no. you can si.ow ii 10 rvm,In un.
I'll. with inirr-st. l, accumulate, To tie
~:iens Of Si.cUp. After tina, iliic. 81.
though you may lot tho money rrtisin
hcr,r. IL will draw no 'norr Interest"
'Q-ecr business. that. carl,itas Tho
peosprror, taan. Who ihrncuIon ,slrs
hitas-if OF.
Ti;,s may kr.gs, queer business" to the
r-Yrsr Who Snow. uo;hiu.. u savings
hans,. .s, l: may 10 explained by tho
fsr: ;hs; savings bank. rrFv no; intended
'oF yell 10 do Icoi@c. bui for folk 81 hun
bio ri-.n, OF c1nrlr. " you srs lu.'g'
na'o o-oa,'i 80 have ci,uo, IA ono le.uL.
YOU can 60 30 uno,hcr han. aai OI-i ia
account. but u IL. officials have any rca.
soa 10 suspect that you nrp . man of
means the. nay question yoa ven clnss.
ly. and. " ,hcy asu not rA;islsi With your
replies. they .ES NJ l.bgFiy TO rg!cci ,oar
financial Offering altogether.
Here Gomez iio;hos asking u shc will
b. Permitted! % dgpoal. ndacy Ia her
ehild's name. although the e..lli IA ci.ly
tao or ,hrCc sgoaihs old. SIZE finds tia;
sho can do 80. and shc IL delighted.
Thcro sFo ggca: isIaay calls at tho tas.
ings banks feT purposes Of this sort. Pa.
rrnis. also. frequently deposit ANAL sums
on IL. anniversaries Of their ehilirrni-
birth. and iacy allow III, moacy to ~.
E,ain In ito bank AMI accumulate unsil
the ehilirca ''eu:ic u age" Executor.
often tao iirsp baEis to tcFo6it tho
funds Of All c,iaio duFtn'. tho two year,
the Law allosa them Ter sc;uing up az.
fairs Ec.igiuu, and charitable org-f.lsa
iioas ART c.clrt lruu tGo $1,000 prsiric.
tior. Tho svesa-a ratio ct interest paid
by tho Massachusetts, savings banks las;
year was 90 rcs cont.
Two lines OF people come streaming Into
lilo bank. one limo going 10 the receiving
teller and tho other line TO the paying
teller. Men. ,.oiaca. b1ya and girla mako
up tho crowd. sorlei!incs. especially ON
SATURDAY.. q whole family viii troop into
tho p!ae. wLi!o dad" dravs something
for tho marketing. or for clothing tho
young ones. or perhaps there Is family
celebration Of rome kind on foot. and
they ell want tharc OF the spoil. E,ys
arr generally very proud when they mako
their Grst deposits. They already begin
TO feel like capitalists. and they arc gen.
orally pretty faithful TO their savings.
Clerks. bookkccpcrB, olIicc boys. sales.
girls. ncwsboys. looihlacks. young tx.
quisitcs whose fathers havo given them
rome pocket money on condition that
they will pu. by q certain sum every
week. mechanics. masons. Transfers,
young maids and old ones. old men snd
old women. all or the mos, Of them bear
Ing marks of their respective trades or
eallings. and some Of them tho tools Of
their trades. come into tho bank. aud fall
In line. 1t is easy enough TO distinguish
tho habitucs, SO to speak. from the now
corners; tho first 60 about their business
In n very matter OF fac. fashion. and tho
others fdgct. ask all sorts of Irrelevant
questions, and are often "a nervous when
signing their names IA II they were sign.
Ing their own death warrants. Tho poorer
and rniddling classes most generally pa
tronisc tho savings banks because tho
sums they havo ON hand nrv not sufficient
TO warrant them In taking tho trouble TO
invest In real estate, or In other ways.
There arc thousands o! widows Whose
names arc on tho bank books. some OF
thom treasuring tho remnants Of insur.
ancc money. or little dividends. or govern.
mcnt pensions. and o,hcrs bringing their