The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-19
A GREAT CURIOSITY.
\ SAFE WHICH IS NOT AFRAID.
Interesting Description of the MOsler
COrlisS Burglar Mob and fire Proof
Safe Recently Purchased by
the Farmers Bank.

| ne recent burglary OF the Schell
City Bank. only 30 miles south OF
here renews the subject of proper pro-
lection to depositors OF funds by
banks. As the world moves on. mod
ern methods of attack demand mod
ERIN methods OF defense Every man
who has ii deposit account in a bank
has IA personal interest in the security
the bank affords for his money.
The question of safe security of the
funds of banks is becoming each year
more important. for since the intro
ductiOn OF nitrO-glvcerine as a bur
glarious agent the square door sys-
TEN OF safe construction has proven
utterly worthless and no safe can
claim the name burglar proof unless
it is proof against any possible man
her OF assault.
Bank depositor are. beginning to
take into consideration the security
against robbers which their bank al
fOrds. Within the last eighteen
months over 100 banks throughout
the country have been robbed, the
losses approXimating S3,OOO,OO.0O.
| Six months ago the Farmers Bank
of this city decided to discard their
Hall square door safe, which was
practically new and one of the best
makes of the kind. For several years
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this, but in view OF the many recent
| burglaries OF this style OF bank safe.
| they considered it no longer worthy
| OF their confidence and determined to
give their depOsitOrs the best security
which the market afforded. After
| listening to and carefully investigat-
mg the various claims OF the differ
ent safe manufacturers and an eX-
haustive correspondence for three
months with over 100 banks III all
parts of the United States. they de-
cided to send IL committee to t he fac
tory of the MOsler Safe Co, of Ham
lltOn. Ohio. III order that they might
personally inspect the detailed con
StructiOm OF the MOSier-COrIiss Safe.
and after two days careful invest iga-
ZION placed an order for Il No. Is
MOsler-COrliSs Planet Bank Safe. con
SderatiOn S5OOO.OO, containing
about 20 cubic feet and weighing
over 10000 pounds. 1t is named
Planet on account OF its shape ana
because the movements of it's parts
within and about each other so
strongly resemble the movements oil |
the planetary system.
The Mosler-C orliss Safe is radically |
different in construction from every |
other safe. 1t is planetary in shape. |
being composed of an immense outer
sphere OF chilled GUN metal 9 inches |
thick, without Joints. bolts or riyets |
Within this shell is the inner sphere |
which can he revolved at will and |
which contains the storage portions |
and the door. 1t has no door swing
ing in or out. its door being Il portion |
OF the inner sphere, ground into the |
circular opening i'll closing, making |
Joint as tight as Il steam valve into |
which liquid explosives could not be |
introduced, tsee Report t. :. Gov
eminent Commission When closed |
and locked it becomes an immense |
bomb. proof against any practical
use of explosives. Ia. addition to the
two storage portions for bank funds
they had 10 safe deposit boxes con
structed to rent to the public ut very
low annual rentals; this gives the
public the same security afforded the
bank, and will prove desirable for the
storage OF wills. notes. bonds and all
other valuables. They equal the Sc
curity offered in the cities at less than
hall price.
Preparatory TO the arrival of this
safe a very heavy foundation of large
rocks was constructed about 6 feet
cube in the front part of the bank
and on this the safe has been placed
As an extra precaution they also
purchased heavy steel bolt work to
surround safe which is both subsran-
tial and attractive.
The Mosler-COrliss Safe was invent
ed by VIM. Corliss. whose name is
connected with the ia
nous Corliss Steam Engine, to fill
the demand for an absolute burglar,
mob and fire proof safe. That it fills
this demand is attested to. in an in
conference.-the manner by the fact
that, although it has been on the
IOF over HIteell years, IL mas
never been opened by expert mechan-
les or burglars, although many times
attacked. The MOsler Safe Co. will
pay So000.OO for information of a
single instance OF its ever having been
The Farmers Bank is to be compli-
mented on its enterprise in affording
to the public the best security in the
world. This bank was established in
1883 and E. D. kipp, itspresent cash
er has been continuously in charge.
Its officers and directors have ALWAYS
been men of the highest private and &,
character. ENJOYING the