Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-23
HANOSOMEST
IN NORTHWEST
DAILY, DONAHoE & MOVERS
BANKING HOUSE REMoD-
ELED AND ENLARGED.
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT is
A NOBEL OF CONVENIENCE,
Everything Perfect for Transaction Of
a Large Banking Business-Safe
Deposit Vaults.

Enlarged and reconstructed the new
of the banking house of DAILY,
Donahoe & Meyer are easily the hand
soonest in the northwest. Although skill
ed workmen have been at work for
weeks In remodeling the front of the
building and fitting up the interior, it is
dlf1cult to believe that such a trans
formation could have been accomplish
ed. Yet it is but one of the many evi-
dences of the splendid progress Of Butte
and another reminder that the town has
long since passed the mining camp stage.
The front, which is constructed Of
pressed brick with seven arched plate
glass 1ndoW rests on a foundation of
solid granite masonry. Above the plate
glass are hundreds of Luxor prisms
which aid materially in diffusing the
light equally to all portions of the inter-
Tor. The entrance is at the center of
the building through massive doors Of
quarter sawed oak, fitted with polished
brass fixtures. Once ushered inside the
visitor has a full view of every depart
ment, from the desk where the cashier
transactS his business to the ponderous
vaults where the root Of all evil defes
attack from burglars.
The artist who so arranged the har-
mony of share and color of the interior
IS entitled to a premium. There is 4
delicate blending of green and copper
anu Soiu~COIoES suggestive OF the
banking business. The walls are of
beautiful green, the ceiling is of light
BUN and the mouldings in green and
gold. The mahogany desk ixtures are
surmounted by handsome copper grill
work. The Mosaic thing which forms
the groundwork of The lobby is of rich
design and presents a very handsome
appearance.
The woodwork of the Interior with the
exception OF the doors and windows is
of solid mahogany. The desk fixtures
are of panel design and about four feet
high. o which extending the Who'll
width of the building are polished cop
per bars topped by a coping of mahog-
any The counters, where the money
will be handled, are of black marble.
The whole interior has been arranged
for the convenience alike of customers
and employees. To the left of the entrance
is the desk of c. c. Swinborne the CASH
Ter. The cashiers apartment has been
so arranged that he will be readily ac-
cessible to the patrons of the bank at
all times. Six other booths, admirably
fitted with all the latest conveniences
for the transaction of a large banking
business, are designed for the various
clerks. To the right is the paying tell
ers' booth, SO arranged that on pay days
at the mines or other rush of business
two tellers can work at the same time
in disposing of the business. At the rear
Of this booth are three private rooms
for the convenience of those renting safe
deposit boxes. where they can clip the
upon from their government M
at their ease. The bookkeeper's booth
has also been arranged so that he can
transact business with his customers
readily. In the rear of the building are
handsome offices for w. L. Meyer, the
manager, and Messrs. Marcus DAILY and
NJ. Donahoe. They are also elegantly
furnished.
Special attention has been paid to the
vaults in which the money and books
are stored. There are three vaults, one
above the other, the lower n being In
the basement. This lower vault will be
used exclusively for storage purposes.
The vault on the main floor will contain
the cash of the bank and the safe deposit
boxes, while the one above will be used
for the storage of the valuable books
of the bank. They are all so construct
ed, that the building might be complete
ly destroyed without injurir g their o
tents. The outer walls consist of twelve
inches of brick, set in cement with a
solid lining of steel rails interlocked.
Between the inner wall and the rails is
an air space of three inches, then an
other brick wall and lastly a double
wall of chrome steel plates three quar-
tiers of an Inch thick. The roof of the
/ upper vault is arched with ten-inches
of cement concrete, laid on the tops OF
the steel rails. The steel lining OF the
money vault with the door weighs
eleven tons.
In every respect the new banking
quarters of the firm mpar favorably
with the banking rooms of the largest
houses in New York. Everything is con-
structed after the most approved designs
and only the verv best material has
been employed. The management ex-
tends an invitation to visitors and
friends to inspect them.
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