The morning call., 1893-03-05
IN NEW QUARTERS
The Donohoe-KelIy Bank
ing Company.
A Financial Institution at Sutter and
Montgomery Streets That Is a
Credit to the City.

has acquired reputation and public conf
dence by its conservative methods of busi-
ness is the Donohoe- Kelly Banking Com
pany. which will on Monday remove from
the corner of Montgomery and Sacramento
streets, where it has been located ever since
its first organization in 1864. to its new and
rOomy quarters on the northeast corner of
Montgomery and Sutter. The new location
is now near the center of the financial af-
fairs of the city, and the company, desrOus
of accommodating lis patrons and extend
ing its transactions, reluctantly decided to
abandon the building where for twenty-nine
years it had conducted to its present sue.
cessful issue the business which 1t had
founded almost three decades before.
The Donohoe-K Kelly Banking Company
occupies an almost unique position among
the solid institutions of the State. Among
the thinking class of conservative citizens
Il is the very synonym of all that is safe.
These people regard its long and successful
career as the best evidence that nOtwith-
standing the exaggerated reputation which
munity more speculative than sound,
there do exist. and always have
existed, such institutions as the Dom
ohoe-Kelly Banking Company, whose
career disposes of the impression that
Conservatism and true financial principles
tory Of the company dates from the 1st of
July, 1864, when the business was es-
tablished as private banking-hOuse by
Joseph a. Donohue and Eugene Kelly.
Later on Mr.. John W. Flood and Howard
HayenS, the latter now vice-president be-
came identified with the institution. The
original firm continued unchanged until
March /. 1891. when it was incorporated
under its present title. During its long Ca
reer of nearly thirty years nc financial re-
n haan -
when furry in finances has swept over the
city or State the old bank was always re-
garded as an anchor of safety whose credit
was lmpregnable. II is remarkable fact
that in every financial furry that mas
CURED on the coast that this bank has
always had a greater amount of funds on
deposit when the excitement had passed
than when the excitement was at its height.
Such Is the reputation which this bank
has ever held in the community. Ii will be
prepared to extend all facilities of bank
ing business. greet all its old customers and
extend welcome to new friends who may
call. The financial condition of the bank is
shown by the statement submitted here
with to the State Bank Commissioners on
the 31st of December, 1892:
RESOURCES.
Real estate taken for debt.....-....... s94s 90
Miscellaneous bonds. ds................. So 27o IN
Loans on stosEs, bonds aud warrants 6I7O 90
Loans on other securities grain. etc.. $40 90
Loans on personal security and over
j 4
Money on hand:
COLD coin n..............-s56l.4s2 81
silver CON -...s......--. $50 90
currency '-'.'..'''...--- S,SoO w
Due from banks and bankers........ eI,OS4 SO
Furniture and Htures..............,... 2.6D9 20
Expenses 1899 -
Taxes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l.234 So
Total $50 $50 "a
LIABILITIES.
al y,aEI to
Profit and loss and contingent fund IS. 39S II
Due Due SapSs apa banker; go S S SS
Total liabilities 81 3eo. .35e "a
The new quarters of the DonO hoe Kelly
Banking Company are located on the north
east corner of Montgomery and Sutter
streets and are amply adequate for the ex-
tensive business which the company trans
acts.
The woodwork of the interior is almost
entirely Of solid mahogany.
The three new vaults, which are desig-
mated as the bullion, coin and book vaults,
are patterned after the latest models and
are fitted with every appliance for safety
that mechanical skill can suggest. The
doors of these vaults are more massive than
any other in the city. The coin vault has
two separate combinations and it requires
three men TO open it. which shows that
there is no danger Of its ever being looted
by any individual or 'knight of the jimmy"
The company which provided the vaults
make the statement that they have pro-
vlded no safe or vault 10 any one in the
United States that excels in safety, strength
or improvement those OF the DJnohoe-
Kelly Banking Company. The architect
of the work was Charles J. l. Devlin, and
the contractors of the work were Anderson
Bros, while all the fine brasswork was fur
nisbed by Thomas Day 81 Co. The bank
furniture was furnished by Joseph Kemp.
THE Observation-Disclosures COMPANY.
The vaults of the Donohoe. Kelly Bank
ing Company were designed and built by
the Herring Hail-Marvin Company, sue
eess0rs 10 Hall Safe and Lock Company
second to nUne. They contain all the latest
improvements to date in their coustruc-
tion. The fact Of their having been built
by this firm Is a sufficient guarantee that
they are the best to be had, as this firm is
the most extensive In the manufacture of
vaults and safes in the world. They de-
signed and built the vaults of the new
Hibernia Bank, Crocker- Woolworth Ma
tlOnal Bank, German Savings Bank. Secur-
itY Savings Bank, American Bank and
and. In fact. have furnished all the banks
on the Pacific Coast. j. q. Geisting is Pa
clfc Coast manager.
THE BANK FIXTURES.
The artistic manner in which the bank
fixtures are provided is q matter of COM
ment by those " ho have seen them. The
enc brass grillwork on the counters and all
the gas fixtures were furnished by the
well-known house of Thomas Day g. Co. at
222 Sutter street, who make this work one
of their many specialtiess
Fatal Termination.
James II. Little, the expressman who was
thrown from his wagon at Precita avenue
and Harrison streets last Friday evening
and sustained fracture of the skull. died