Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1891-03-19

d. IL flaws, N. IL, DacDman,
G. A. Duncan. Nc. G. Wagner,
Deaderick Il Epps, r. NJ. X. Deakins,
Jas. A. Boyd, j. N. CARRIER,
f. w. Dove, w. S, Shields,
II. G. jackson, j. G. Bacon,
e II. West, /. B. Henley,
j S. Stuart, Mrs. Maria B.. Park,
Newton Hacker, G. F. Decker
". b. HechJ, James Turner,
A. G. Mason, W. G. Pronst,
l.. II. Patton, James S. Pritchelt.
w. A. SherIey, j, IL. Peoples,
T. i. Earnest,
A charter was procured and in De-
cember an election wa held under it,
resulting in the choice of the following
board of directors, men well known to
the county, solid, conservative and prac-
teal:
E. H. West, R. M. May,
Newton HACKER, l.. ii. Pct on,
A. j. Pat e On, u. Q. Jackson,
r. N. Dose, Nv. Ii. Reeves.
j. j. LINT,
The directors chose the following ex-
ecutive officers:
&. Fl. West, president; Newton Hacker,
vice-president and attorney; Tate L..
Earnest, cashier.
The building on Cherokee street then
occupied by the postofice was purchased
for its use, and preparations made at
once toward opening for business, but it
was not until the first of the current
month that it was able to commence
actual work. The postofice caused
some delay in finding new quarters, and
it took some time to build the cavern of
rock and brick which now serves as the
vault. This structure covers about
nine by twelve feet on the ground, and
is a solid mass of rock and cement to the
level of the bank floor, five feet or more
above the foundations. Upon this is
reared double wall Of brick with a four
inch ventilating air space between; an
arched roof is likewise double, the air
space being carried entirely over it
From the upper arch to the ceiling the
vault is carried up again in solid ma
sorry. 1t would drive a fire crazy to
hrnt for an opportunity to ruin the con
tents of such a cave. The front of the
vault, admitting TO the interior, is
guarded by a Hall heavy double door of
handsome pattern with combination
lock, a heavy boiler iron door flush with
the inner face of the wall making a
dead air space between when closed.
This is the security the bank has to Of
fer against fire,
The burglar who prowleth by night
runs upon other difficulties peculiar to
his calling. The money and books are
Kept in a very handsome silver bronzed
safe with a profuse display of silver
ware handles and things on the door.
Your ear laid close TO the metal after
banking hours will detect the faint tick,
tick, tick which annou ces the time
lock, an invention which no living man
can open until it reaches the hour previ.
ously set for 1t, and which has freed the
officers of banks from the old time
danger of being reused from their beds
with a pistol at their ear to go and open
the safe for some robbers convenience.
At eight O'Clock, a. m, the time lock
opens itself. The cashier works the
combination, grasps a silver handle and
draws the ponderOus bolts weighing
five hundred pounds, pulls two excen,
tic levers, aud the door swings open.
AT three p. m he closes the door,
crowds the langes which make it air
light and powder proof into their tel
socket with the excentrics, shoots the
bolts with the bolt lever, throws off the
combination, and the time lock { kes
charge of it. Thence forward until
morning the bolt lever and the comhina
ton lock are not In it, and can be PLAYED
with harmlessly. The safe is 30x3)x50
inches in size, made of 81 inch Illuminated
chilled chrome steel, that no drill will
cut, and weighs $40 pounds. The cosI
was 81. 900 for this article alone, anC
the professional burglar knows its styl
well enough not TO scratch It. with a tool
Inside, the stalls for books are close
by one.fo"u, inch s~teeldouble doors an,
a reserve cash oh nber o ccupyipl
anearly all the lower half is closed BY
chilled chrome s ell door 81 inche
thick, secured by a combination lock.
The banking room is well lighted
glass forming the whole front. TIL
walls are handsomely papered in pleas
ing pattern. The counters Are of an
tiQue oak and glass, neat and tasty. ant
are well fitted out on the inner side will
dlawres, desk room, and closets below
This woodw ork was supplied by C.. B
Akin, of Knoxville, at a low price.
Although only open three weeks, tn,
bank has made a credi,able beginning. a
shown by the figures given us which W,
are not at liberty TO make public. 1t
officers are shrewd and experience,
bushes men, and its security agains
casualty as nearly absolute as human
means can devise-far better than tina
of many an institution in much large
cities. Read their advertisement else
where in these columns. and if YOU hav,
: never done so try the experiment o
keeping a bank account.