The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-27
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Il. j. knight a. Co. to Occupy Hand
some Quarters In Banigan Building.

One Of the best evidences of the improved
condition OF business and the increasing inn
portance of Providence money c-nter Is
the new departure Of the firm Of Il. j Knight
a. Co., bankers ard lroters, who are air sadv
we'll and favorably known in this ity and vi
cinity. They are 10 open on Monday. March
|, in their new offices, on the ground floor OF
the Bangan bull ing, the corner op osite
the postoffice, and their customers, friends
and the business con,nun. in y re
cordi lily invited 20 call anu oAa.niae their
new offices on that date
The new suite of Offices are not 'excelled by
any house of this line in the country, and
with increased capital the firm is able to con-
tinuo its assurance of confidence that il will
successfully carry out any contract that il
may un ertake.
Beginning with Monday, the firm will add
TO its already large business q new departure,
this being a department for the sale of invest
mont securities and commercial paper, and il
is.the intention Of the firm to deal only in such
lines of paper as they have personally investi-
gated and are fully prepared to recommend.
In connection with this. they will also make
n speciality Of first-class gold mining proper
ties, which are now coming directly into
public favor, and in this line of investments
| Mr.. Knight possesses thoroughly practical
| experience, having been both miner and an
assayer, and this SHOULD be a sufficient guaran-
| tee to those who know him that only the very
| best stocks will be offered and recommended.
| To reach the new offices Of Il. J. Knight q
| Co. il is only necessary to descend few steps
| from the main entrance. The first apartment
| Is the customers room. This, like all the
| offices in the suite, is large and attractive in
| appearance. The walls and ceiling are deli
catcly tinted to harmonic with the furnish
| ings to be used. The floors are OF hard wood,
stained, while the general finishings are in
| quartered oak and glass.
In this front Office Is 20 be found the line OF
| stock boards, and the convenience Of the gen.
| eral arrangement Of these boards is such a.
cannot be surpassed in any Office in the coun'
| try.
First comes the Boston board, and on this
| will appear the Quotations of the securities
| that are listed on the Boston Stock Exchange
| and il is Mr.. knights intention to see that
every sale Is reported Immediately, convea
ionce that can be found in no other Office, and
this, he believes, viii be fully appreciated by
| the Providence investors and spectators wh,
arc interested in those semi'local stocks.
Adjoining the customers room is the ofiic'
| OF the cashier ana bOokkccptri anu just Ds
| yond this is Mr.. knights private office, whcr
customers ay consult him in regard TO th
nature OF their speculatons and investments
The next office Is that of MIR. Il. Z. Baker
Mr.. knights new associate who will hav
control of the investment securities and tn
commercial paper. Mr. Baker is IA New lorl
man, who has but recently come to frovi
dcnee, and his years of business experience il
the metropolis make him particularly adaptc
10 assume the management Of this branch Q
the business. His office, like that of Mr.
knight, is comfortably furnished, the floor
being covered by rich Oriental rugs.
Some time ago Mr.. Knight obtained conncc
tion with the Colorado Mining Stock Ex
change, through the Ramsay c. bogy Invest
ment Company of Denver, Cob, and IN th
last room % the suite OF offices the mining 81
crritics Will De dealt in As soon as 1t can b
arranged Il mining stock board will he pu
M, but in the sneantime the quotations wi
be received over tho regular New York wire
and will bc furnished regularly 20 the client
OF the house. This is also new departure T.
| Providence, and as thore j. now boom !
miniag securities IL viii undoubtedly prov
an iu1Oortant branch of thc business.