Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04

eial nature OF the operations for which It
is designed.
Tho Clearing House work IS peculiar TO
Itself, and has arisen out OF the nccessl-
ues OF the banking system. The officers
Of siEty-four banks Of the city that belong
to the association form the powerful nnan-
cal association which gives that unity ana
stability which distinguishes the banking
interests OF New York and which have be-
come matters Of national pride.
The boards and committees. which ara
perhaps the most important Departments
have in their new quarters accommoda-
mons Of n kind not hitherto onioyed nj
though very much needed, while tho origin
a! function Of the Clearing House. the adj.
Iustment Of balances In the daily rout,ns
work. is facilitated by onces caraf,,uy
uuAptou 10 the interesting system which has
been evolved from the demands Of tbe
molh' anu "hleh Is now SO perfectly or
E1hieed ana detined that an hour or two in
inc exchange department suffIces each dav
TO balance and settle the accounts n, Ill
lhe l4s banks, trust companjeg and Tho
other hdueiary institutions associated.
Ihe new eiihee, designed by X. w GIL
son, - = handsome structure OF white
marble, In an Italian Renaissance s,,.is
somewhat reminiscent OF tbe eoinni,i
independence period. It Is detached ,ran,
adjacent structures, so as to shov, H. -,
size walls and preserve It's separata ~
aeier. II has frontage toward the street
Of about "a feet and about the same dsn,b
N u iaet occupying very nearly square piot
The front is only three storlos hi, .,.,,
y palatlal In height, the rrst being ,y,o,,,,
leet, the second twenty-five ana ~ 49,
twenty, with domed roof RISING ,hIts,.
lees above, making the total hpirbt ahont
one hundred feet, with a cornice shout
% 'e my NV ieet high. 4 Corinthian order
OF architecture is used extpndin,, ~ -. y. ~.
the two lower stories, lending disnit yss ~
character and preserving maFsne ~ y ~ ~
masonry In four columns. Ia snl,s = = - lN..l
very large windows N'e VI .ouf
rae dome Which aurmounts this a.,tc ,-
PinS'palg an internal feature. nroyidin-
i,ses t,a5 auu abundant tight 10 The
,arge ENehange room The entrances ore
~ poIehes at each end OF the fecsda , are
ucAted arcnways, nine feet nidc 80 .1us-
teen high. with handsome yesfihmias sas ca,
aisnined and ample lpproaehes sHofa
ine Niastlh6 House will use the eas,.-,,
entrance. tho western entrance, heJ,,, ..,'-,
up 10 the only tenan., a bantln.v T.lS gwen
MAlch VIII occupy tho erBund t.. u'ioa
elesa'9Is are introduced, pecansa ~ 10 ~
people VINO mount 70 the ,lnper ~ - ouI5
me regular officials CT the insiifn,io,e - 5Ve
uiiaiel panh elerkE, the latter srr1,t, = .
s slsI, sspssaag MmSuiianeously. 10 sapnis
eleNstof accommodation would reni,irs b ~ Z,
dozen elevators. which uo,,ia teiullc nan
tue rest o. the day The stafr ,,s,, l y. lule
lore treated with mora o. the oi5-s,,, mere ~,
portaLca, and Is six feet IA yle I'M
stems and square landings and H nsl,,s easy
s Das s'P fs.,S oaun Ts ana
marble exterior will he ees,i, .aeSt OF the
the halls and staircase wort -'' ~ tnrough
white and gold Iron work I" ehaineled
The second story i he ,s,..,
Here gre ,he Administrative ofiesp y, one ne.
s isssiss a gsse, consulting 81 reception s
sisiaat managers ana eis-i,, ining ne as
toward the front OF the bails,,se nes., al
tlsns q me stairway Is the bss,s IN me
vlth 100 chairs and tae n as usasa room.
eaa are supplied The only oie 1880
NsH''S'e' VIA the building IS ioessrd s ~