The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-30
THE HOME SAVINGS BANK.

&. NJ. Splitter, j. NJ. Otterbacher, o.
K. Starr, +. W. Bennett, ]. s. Mallory.
IL. S. Bennett, j. w. Houghton, G. f.
Splitter, S. d. Bacon, +. w. Adams, G.
l.. Couch, j. w. Wight, C. Z. Sutliff,
George Rust, William Vischer, L. C.
Branson, 7. Doland, W. B. Vischer,
Robert Merriam, F. B. Serage, B. B.
Herrick.
Finance committee-William Visoh-
er, e. E. Splitter, H. S. Bennett, ]. NJ.
Otterbacher, j. S. Mallory.
William Vischer is the president and
Garrett E. Splitter, vice-president,
Howard Rust, cashier.
The bank occupies a handsome
building on Main street, the situation
being central and most convenient for
out OF town depositors throughout the
country environing Wellington, and
also for the town residents and busi-
ness men. The bank interior is the
most attractive in Wellington, being
conveniently arranged after the most
approved style of modern banks in
large cities, throughout the country.
The fittings and furniture of the
counting room are made of handsome
and solid quartered oak, especially
manufactured by the well known
Conant Bros. Furniture company of
Toledo. The counting-room is foored
with handsome tiles, the ceilings and
walls painted an ecru tint, wainscot-
ting of quartered oak to match the
counters and furniture, extending
around the walls the highth of a
mans elbow from the floor, and a
plate glass front, flooding the interior
with abundance of light during the
day. The vault and safes were made
by the National Safe company.
They are the latest up-to-date safe
guards against fire and are burglar
proof. They are fitted with approved
safety devices and time-locks. The
vault is also fitted with 100 safety de-
posit boxes, which are all rented at
the very moderate price of $1.50 year
ly. These boxes are large enough to
hold any quantity Of securities such
as bonds, stocks, notes, private pa
pers, etc, and when one considers
their utility compared with the rent
asked for them, the wonder is that all
of them were not taken the day they
were put into the vault. For such
boxes as these the safety deposit and
trust companies of Cleveland, Cincn-
rati, Columbus, not to mention the
larger cities, charge rent of from S.
to SIS yearly. 3!
ut the rear of the counting-room is
large apartment, handsomely furn-
ished with solid oak furniture. hard
wood floor, the center set off with n
pretty turkish rug, walls and ceiling
tinted in ecru as the front counting
room, and windows at the back giving
it plenty of light and ventilation.
This room may be used by CUSTOM
ers of the bank and the renters of the
safety deposit boxes, and while exam
ing their papers and other deposits in
the boxes complete privacy will be as
sured to them.
The safety deposit box is the best
invention of modern times for the Sc
curity of personal property of the in
dividual. Two persons must always
be present whenever the box is OPEN
ed. One of these persons is always
trusted official of the bank or safety
deposit company, the other is the
renter of the box or some one to
whom he (the renter) has entrusted
e his duplicate key to the box. The Sc
: cnrity against spolation of the boX's
contents without the knowledge and
= approval of the owner is well nigh in
1 fallible. There has never yet, since
| the invention of the safety deposit
S box, been awell authenticated case of
: robbery of its contents, either by a
S dishonest bank official or other person
who had gained possession of the rem
: ter's duplicate key. The safety de-
), pesit box is the finest invention of
/ modern bankers for safe guarding
i the personal property I have men
toned. In addition I may add that
it is the custom of ladies throughout
the eastern states and in Europe to
rent these boxes for the safe keeping
OF their finer jewelry and tableware.
like silver spoons, ETC., safeguarding
these in the boxes until they are
wanted fG' use at special functions.
was much pleased with the en-
= semble of the Home Savings Bank of
= Wellington. The interior will com
| pare with any similar institutions in
this country. The following state
ment, taken from the books June 10.
, 1897, will demonstrate the bank,
sound financial state and its gratify-
ing prospecvts:
= LIABILITIES.
Capital stock. $4,000 90
oulpluS '.'...... l2S sc
Undivided profits ......... 3,6O1 90
Due to other bank and
bankers .............. 1,TO9 43
Individual deposits ....... 1O4,246 %
: Iotal ...................$134,9S5 81
RESOURCES.
. Loans and discounts ...... $s5.9ss 81
Real estate ............... 4,62S 20