Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

(say three) as your executors, you may
not know that you subject your estate
to large and unnecessary expense.
The law allows executors, 10 the num-
Der of three. TO receive full cOmpensa-
ton for expenses, etc. The law allows
this company TO collect only one Zee,
and that the same as is allowed to any
one executor. Because tire entire cap
ital of this company $50 per cent OF
which must be deposited with the treas
urer Of this staseA and a double liabll-
ity GA the part of ITS stock n oiders, Is
security for its faithful performance of
its duties. Because this company will
care for your estate In a business like
way, rendering intelligent accounts 10
the probate court, as required by law.
and finally closing the estate in legal
and businesslIke manner. Are you
aware of the fact that Thousands OF
executors never render statements of
their stewardshIp,although called upon
to do so by the probate court.
Its safety Vaults.
The Michigan Trust company i'll its
safety deposit department offers to the
people Of Grand Rapids and Western
Michigan, absolute protection for the
safe keeping of their notes, deeds, alb
stracts, insurance policies, bonds,
stocks, leases, wills, money, jewelry,
paintings. silver, private papers and
vaiuabies Of any and all kinds. It's
large steel vaults are protected by
every known device. and are absolutely
burglar and fire-proof. The safety de-
post vault of the company is con-
tanned in an independent structure of
massive architectural proportions To-
Gated IN the court OF the building.
TINS structure consists Of a single room
IN the midst Of which the monster steel
room or deposit vault stands. This
central structure is approachable from
all sides. being entirely detached from
masonry either about or above 1t.
Approach to the Vault.
The sole approach TO this in
vincible strong hold 10 guarded
by ponderous steel grille, that
would defy an army Of bur
glars. The vault structure itself Is
built entirely of chrome steel, is four
inches thick and sustained by stay bolts
at short intervals. The structure is
made of plates of half inch thickness
except the outer plate which il one
inch thick, Is lapjointed and presents a
perfectly smooth exterior surface. 1t
contains q door IN each end which en-
cages the JOINT IN series Of offsets cor
respondingly IN thickness with the
plates OF which II ~ constructed. The
doors are made IN the most massive
and inpregnable manner known i'm
bank construction. They are provided
with crane hinges. that permit of an
air tight joint between tho door and
Joint. time locks and an eccentric lock
ing device that ENSURES contact of the
door with the 1amb under immense
mechanical leverage. This structure 10
as near indestructlble as human in
genulty could we'll create. 1t contains
| 900 safes for rental tor patrons OF the
hank. Opening into the safety deposit
room il the storage vault for the de-
post of valuable packages. garments.
iewelrv, etc. This structure "a ia nv
~ feet In interior dimensions. The
vault chamber contains coupon rooms
closets, and favstorIes. with a commit,
toe room attached and private star
way leading 10 the banking oHffie
above.
The Bs-htss once
The banking Office of che Michigan
Trust company Is one Of the finest com
mercssl apartments ia America. Ii oc-
cupies the entire Ottawa street front
and the Pearl street front Of the bald
sag Ia tue main entrances upon the seo-
opi floor OF the building. lts vault q
of the same defiant material and made
OF construction that ehsfacterizes the
various other depossioties throughout
the building The vault :. I've ~ =
feet in sac and i've stories high. It's
interior u provided WITH res~ptAeles for
valuable papefs, moneys. stocks of
oth-f property, and for the books ct
tRe flfm. The banking offses roota .
provided RHh every aetsee that -
knaen a. safssFve any useful PURPOSE