The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS
IMPORTANT NOTICE !.
-THE-
Peoples Home Savings
BANK
BANK

Takes pleasure In announcing to the public that It's
new system of scent deposit stamps is about ready
for general use, and will be introduced contempt
raneous with Its magnificent steel burglar and fire.
proof safe-depost vault that is nearing compile
ton.
This deposit-stamp system has proved marked
success In England aud Germany and in its present
form has reached its most perfect development in
Frankfort. 1t has also been shown to supply long
felt in such of American cities as have had
time to learn of it and to introduce 1t, notably In
Detroit, where the cashier writes to u.s. 10000
stamps sold in the first seven weeks by the
Citizens Savings Bank.
The Peoples Home Savings Bank has be watch
ing its operation for Time and has corre-
sponded with foreign C0nsus for fuller ipformati0a
OF its workings and has learned that the beneficial
effect claimed by Consul General Mason In the Marcn
Consular Report, pages 4sl-4s6, is even under
stated, and that this simple system has done won
ders in encouraging II savings and in pleasantly
intoxicating in youthful minds valuable lessons or
thrift and economy. As Mr.. Mason says:
The Frankfort Savings Bank has enjoyed from the
first substantial and constantly augmented sue
cess 1t began in 1928 with 294 depoSiors, the ag-
gregate OF whose deposits was st, 80. marks. In
1870 the deposltors numbered 1854 and the capt
tai OF the bank had risen to 7,743,SS2 marks From
that date Its prosperity increased rapidly, and was
still further augmented by the opening OF the penny
savings stamp department which took place in
1882, SO that at the close of 1888 there were 56697
depos!tors with aggregated capital OF 1872 1887
marks. The receipts for that year alone were 6,3l9
276 marks and the disbursements moneys with
drawn by depostors 5,l51 SOP marks
Our new stamps are beautiful specimens of the
engraver's art direct from the printing ONCE
of the United States Governments stamps, and will
be supplied to the public through our selected
agents in all parts of the city in any quantities de-
sired, full list OF agents appearing shortly in
these pages.
Our agents Will receive the name and address OF
any girl boy, small large, any grown person
that desires to deposit in the bank aud will give
such depositOr, free, purchasing at least two
stamps for 10 cents. bank-book with ten leaves in
1t, each leaf ruled in twenty spaces for twenty
stamps. This book bears a number, and each leaf
the number. The number of this book, with
the name, is sent By the agent to the bank. When
ever any deposition has filed sheet with twenty
stamps. 1t is mailed by he agent by the depositor
to the bank and then the first dollar Is entered on
your regular sayings-bank deposit book aud your
money begins at once earn the regular ordinary
deposit interest, and so with every successive
leaf in the book ruled off in spaces: and fast
one book is finished you secure another, and
continue adding TO your savings-bank deposit and
providing for rainy day in the safest aud most
effectua way yet devised by the skill of man.
On this occasion we would also remind the public
that now building the most elaborate and
secure safe deposit vault coast and at its
completion shall take pleasure in inviting
critical inspection of all its features. 1t has five
layers of steel, four of which are of the peerless
Brooklyn welded chrome steel and one of Bessemer
steel. And safes will not only prove the best
possible treasury of your vauabies but the prices
will be within reach of the most mod est purse
In thanking the public for the unbroken and In
creasing support and encouragement we have re-
ceived in all efforts from the very beginning.
we beg to assure them shall always strive to
prove ourselves worthy of this unparalleled conf
dence oc6 1t