The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

10 surplus Of 800, coo and undivided
Hbrotits amounting to Sl!W,OU. Inc
Ssnanagement is characterized ny the
Samlndest methods and the utmost Ell
fprts TO secure every legitimate adNah
fauc to customers. and the bank is one
M the most popular deposltary ana
BANKS of discount in the state today.
lis resources are as great AS its busl-
hess is large and connections Infiuen
fial.
81 The bank transacts general busl-
acss and discounts much of the cholc-
Est commercial paper made IN the
state. while It loans on approved col,
lateral effects collections on all
anoints through its chain of correspon-
dents. Its principal correspona,s,llts {,
arc the Hanover National bank OF New
Norl, and the National Revere bank of
Roston. 4 recent addition to the ia,
rilities of the bank is new improved
Steel. fire and burglar proof vault con
etructed specially for the Vermont Na,
fional bank IN 1893 by the celcnrateu
firm of Herring ~ Co. OF Ne" oIh'
This is unqucstionably one OF th'
Strongest and best burglar anu llro
proof vaults ever built. The dlmeh
sions of the security vault are lrhG'h,
DO feet: width and height, elght iect
fach. 1t is built entirely OF steer "'
thc thickness of the heaviest hurSl"
nroof safes, on all sides, top. bottom
and ends and has two doors opening
into it secured by improved Sargent
"A 1,recnlcaf double time locks, nesli'S
Tour combination locks arranged so aS
h. require two. three or four people L"
Ippn them. as may be desired, lheso
f1oors alone weigh more than 10 TOMS
Rnd are marycls Of strength ana beau
IN. When open they show maghln
tent dav gait. guarding the entrance
Aurinp the dav. Opening TINS, one
fntcrs the vault, and on each side secs
tier of safe deposit boxes. for puhllr
+cntal. which the bank has put IN AT
4hc request Of many of its patrons l"'
4hr storage. of securities and EaluahIcS,
n'hese hoyes nave extra heavy steer
fronts with the best of locks. both Key
Aud continuation, arranged III sncil
manner that no one but the party VINO
5srs them can open them. Beyond
thcse stand two steel banker, $ safes
Neighipg over l3 tons, and filling the
entire end of the vault. These salcS
are also each protected by y hour
fime locks. Both security and BOOK
vaults are made absolutely fire proof
lhe vaults stand on solid granite ma
eonrv cncased in brick, and stand III
The room in such "A manner as 10 snow
bot only the top, but all sld's anu
ends They are also guarded by an
Electric burglar alarm so attached aS
h. give an alarm at several points OUT
8de the building at the slightest AT
lack. The above improvement is OF
thc utmost value to the customers OF
the bank, and is greatly appreciated ny
them.
The officers of the bank are George
Is. Dowley, president: VIM. II. kock-
4well. vice president; George {. Aver
Hill, cashier. The directors are VIM.
II. Rockwell, Henry ID. Holton, +.
f. Brooks, c. J. Amidon and George
s. Dowley.
A more thoroughly representative
Body of capitalists and business men
could not be found. and their names
4are synonymous with stability, and IN
ztcgrity. George S. Dowley, the presl
zdent, is to be congratulated upon the
4marked success attending his admins
tration. He was elected to the Office
lin 1891, and has guided the institu-
Stion most successfully through all the
zintervening panics and troublous finan-