The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-24
IN 4 SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT

IN 4 SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT
1t IL an Immense Strongbox. With PAlss
tial Appointments.
One usually thinks Of vault
either as dark and dismal place,
suck as that which was referred to
in the acrimonious debate upon the
Stanislaus, or as stuffy chamber
with an iron door and time lock in
which money, papers and other val
uables are stored away.
To ono who has this idea visit to
the safety deposit vaults in ono OF
the great office buildings of Chicago
would be revelation The highest
form of the safety deposit vault is q
dream of marble halls, mahogany
furniture and rich upholstery. The
aim is to mako the place as attract
i've and convenient as possible for
its patrons. Tho space occupied by
the safety vault is comparatively
small to that given up to the recep-
ton rooms, the broad Railways md
the private apartments. For IS per
year you have not only tho use of q
box for your papers and valuables,
but all the other privileges OF the e.
tablishment. There arc long rows of
rooms with small desks supplied
with stationery in which you may do
your writing, larger rooms with
desks for conferences between two
individuals and still larger ones with
long tables, at which meeting OF
directors of company OF corpora
ton can be held Ceiling, floor and
walls are Of white marble; the place
is lighted by clusters of ground g lass
electric lights of most artistic design,
and the entire appointments arc in
keeping.
One section of the establishment
is given up to conference rooms for
women. The reception room In this
department is especially handsome
and the manager of the vault In one
of the newest Office buildings is max
ing special effort to popularize the
place as a down town rendezvous for
fashionable women. Women or.
coming moro and more to patronize
these deposit vaults as places OF safe
keeping for their jewels. Such an
|: arrangement is not inconvenient, as
the owner can be driven down towr
in hercarriage at any time, get he,
. gems for use that night, and return
, them next morning.
They are put beyond the reach o
!; the most enterprising burglar. If tn
city was in q state Of siege the pre-
= cautions against the unlawful en-
Z trance of the vault could not be NOR
3 elaborate. If you have business there
you are first of all admitted throug
:, steel gate into the hallway. The
o you must apply to the man in charg
!. for his key, because although 20
Y have two different keys to get int
y your box, it requires still a third
I, e open it. Then another steel gate
s. unlocked with the tap of bel
IS which calls everybody g attention
, tho fact, and you are inside the van
proper, where with your two key
and that Of the clerk you can op<
1. your box. This vault is lined Wit
steel and surrounded with walls tV
feet thick. These walls are stru'
D. with wires so that if An atts1n
~ should be made TO cut through, t
rts severing of any of these wires Won
ring an alarm at the central poll
n. station. The vault is so construct
that fire might burn the buildi
mt down without injuring the confer
ere of the little steel boxes. When
'ns doors are closed. it is water tight,
~. ID that a food of water could be pou,
dis. out about and around it without q
red damage being done At night tn
en- are two men on guard, one Wit
- revolver of adult caliber and anotl
:. with a winchester rife.-Chic;
Tribune.
The widows cap is as old as
days of julius Caesar. An edic'
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