Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-12-11
The Screw Door Never Burglarized-
Statements to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.

Notwithstanding.
In moving our safe into the
building now occupied by our
bank, we accidently got the door
closed without the time-lock being
on and Immediately wired our safe
company that we were locked out.
Just then Mr.. Hall, represent
Ing the Hall safe company, hap
pening in, and claiming to be an
expert, said he could open the safe
for us.
Of course we let him try it. He
TRIED and FAILED; his plan NEVER
WOULD have opened it, as his eff
forts showed an utter ignorance OF
the mechanism of the safe.
After Halls efforts had failed
we understanding the internal
machinery Of our safe) pursued q
course we had determined upon
before he came in, and got the safe
open.
We understand that Hall circu
lated the report that he opened
our safe which is TOTALLY UNTRUE.
We have lately had the latest
improvement yet invented in lock-
ing attachments placed on our
safe door and feel that we are PER
FECTLY PROTECTED from burglars.
Below we publish some letters
concerning the burglar-proof
qualities of our safe.
Respectfully,
r. M. RINGo,
CHAs. e. DARRow,
CINCINNATI. O., Nov. 27, 81
II. M. RINGo, Esq, Cashier,
Kirksville Savings Bank, Mo-
Dear Sir-We are in receipt of
your favor of the 24th inst, and
will ssy that there is no case on
record where our screw door bank
safe has ever been burglsrized,
but attempts have been made, both
by burglars and experts, which
have in every instance proven III :
successful. The agent that made
contrary statements to you has
willfully misrepresented. The
safe that was burglarized at Sa-
lem, Ills, WAS made by the safe
company, whose name you stated
in your letter. We do not men
ton the name as we do not like to
injure our competitors. There
are also several cases on record
where the bank safes of the COM
pany that the agent to whom you
refer represents, have been sue
cessfully burglarized. The very
fact that many Of the most promi-
nent and conservative banks of the
u. S. have after a thorough 1nyes-
tigatlon, discarded their square
door bank safes of the various
makes, and are now using ou1
screw door bank safe, is sufficient
evidence in itself that our screw
door bank safe affords absolute
security against all burglarious
attacks. Yours,
The MosLER BANK SAFE Co.
SANTA Cruz, CAL, Jan. 2, 80.
Sirs:-On the sixth of Septem-
Der you wrote us relative to the
statements of Mr.. Haskell deroga-
tory to the screw door safe we
bought of you, and which we have
had in use for few months back.
Mr.. Haskell stated that he could
open the safe. Subsequently ar
rangements were made by your
agent, Mr. Higgins, with MIR.
Haskell, to make the trial. On
Dec. u, Mt 4 p. M, Mr.. Haskell,
assisted by Geo. A. johnson, of
the Wiltshire Safe Co., of San
Franc cisco, made the test in the
presence of the officers of the
bank, and Mr.. VIM. Etfey, jeweler.
His test was made in Mr.. Haskells 8
own way, by tools and appliances
chosen by himself, and without
any interference whatever on the
part of your agent or anyone else.
After working hard for three
hours, using a sledge hammer
weighing about twelve pounds,
without limit, he gave up the test,
admitting that he could no. getinto
the safe. Yours, etc,
j. FL. LOGAN, Pres
Z. G. MENEFEE, Cash.
l.. SCHWARTZ, Direc.
10 The Mosl er Bank Safe Co.,
Cincinnati, o.