The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-22
aERnANIA gAYINos BAKK
The Hund,oms Banklnr Room AbOH'
Finished.

NANN4WNNe
The pretty new banking establish
meat Of the Gsrnania Hslf-Dollar Bank
at No 1901 Market street. Is finished md
win be occupied before the close OF the
week. While the work Of remodellng
and nttlng up this room has taken some
time. It VIII repay all labor absorbed. Il
Is generally conceded to be one Of the
most inviting banking houses In the city
Mr. George Hook. us energetic president
has left nothing undone TO make this In
stitutlon a credit TO the city. TO give a
partial description OF this revolutlonized
building, Il may be said that the tounda-
tlon II Of solid maRnry, the brlck-Work
OF the walls re-pointed and painted, new
windows opened on the alley. new moor
OF hard wood and lille laid. one Of the
strongest and best vaults In the city.
faced on the outside with white glazed
brick, built. the lower portion OF the
walls walntscoated In hard wood and the
upper portion and ceiling IN handsome
sheet steel designs. an entire new froni
put In. the distinguishing feature OF
which Is large plate glass window. and
the entire building painted snow white,
making II a conspicuous and beautlIul
edlfice. In the banking room the furni-
ture and fittings are or polished OAK N
handsome design and the bank Is wen
equipped with every appliance and de-
vice which can add In any degree TO the
safety ~ funds entrusted TO itN care or
facilitate the transaction Of business,
either from the standpoint OF the public
or the officials. The vault Is splendid
and massive structure. built OF fire brick
laid In cement. twenty-slX Inches thick
and II. as well as the immense chrome
steel safe and outside and inside vault
doors, also 1902 safety deposit boxes to be
contained therein, are the work or the
celebrated Diebold Safe and Lock Com
pany. OF Canton. o.. who, by the way
are the only contractors outside or the
limits OF this city on banking fixtures.
The Germania Half-Dollar Bank u
wholly a home institution. Incorporated
by Wheeling people, and doing business
for It's own stockholders, deposltors'
friends and general patrons. and all the
work, with the exception Of the steel safe
and vault fittings. was done here at
home. and the vault work would nave
been done here, too, had there been such
a manufacturing concern In wheeling.
That this assertion Is fact. the follow
Ing list Of contractors will attest:
Slate and thing. Il. F. Caldwell, Wheel
ing; plumbing. Trimbell & Lutz, wheel
ing: brick work for vault Hamilton
Bros. Wheeling: carpenter work NC
Donald. Wheeling: steel ceiling work,
Caldwell & Peterson Manufacturing
Company. Wheeling; plastering, Stoet-
ger & Cramer Wheeling: bank furni-
ture, r. Schoepner. Wheeling; painting
and glazing. b. c. Kurner. Wheeling;
stone work. F. Yanlt, Wheeling; archi-
tects. Franzheim. Giesey & Faris,
Wheeling.
The bank is differed by such well
known gentlemen az George Hook. Pres
ldent. and Paul o. Reymann, vice presl-
dent. assisted by the following board OF
directors: George Hook. Paul o. Rey-
mann. a. g. HadHch. Chris, Viewig, tr.'
F. c. Driehorst. L. S. Good, Charles NJ
oliver. sr.. E. NJ. Holiday. ". o. Nc
Cluskey. II. F. Jones and j. Mccain.
The room will be open for public In
spection within a day or two. and all
patrons and friends Of the Germania, as
well as the general public, are invited 10
ell