Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-13
COMMENCED BUSINESS iNNEW
HOME TODAY
Handsomest Structure In Hairi.
sen County Row Occupied BY
This Hustiin0 Institution


Public Is Invited to Call and In
SpeCt the Banks New Home
With a capitalization of S25,0CO
the State Savings Bank of Miss
ouri Valley, Iowa, was incorporat-
ed and founded in this city in the
latter part Of May, 1898, the orr
ginal lncorporators being reI re.
sentative of the leading financiers
of Harrison County.
Previous to today the bank has
transacted business i'm the Hearn
building on Fifth street, but after
a seasons work the large force Of
carp nters and artiicers who have
been busy remodeling the Smith
building corner Fifth and Erie
street last week completed the r
labors and today the Bank com.
menced transacting business in
their own building. undoubtedly
the handsomest flee building in
western Iowa.
The exterior of the building
which is two story structure, one
hundred feet long is finished in
buff, pressed brick, the Erie street
front being in wide column effect
large and heavy plate glass flood.
ing the interior with sunlight
from the east and south. The en-
trance to the quarters occupied by
the bank is directly off Erie street
q short corridor connecting the
room with the sidewalk. The
floor is laid with mosaic tiling,
which extends clear to the en-
trance directly adjacent to the
sidewalk. The various counters,
partitions, writing desks for the
public use etc. are made of rich
oak, the entire furnishings being
built in Jackson, Tennessee. The
counters have base boards of Ten.
nessee marble which combines in
harmony with the mosaic tlling
used in the construction of the
floor. The banks business ie
transacted through two windows,
one for the Teller and the other
for notes, discounts etc. w
Burke cashier of the bank has 8
Handsome office suite for his per
sonal use and the directors have a
room in which they may transact
matters Of Importance pertaining
to the banks business, in private
The wallis Of the room are hand
somely adorned with heavy paper
effect which combined with the
finishing of rich oak which ex.
tends from the lase boards OF
marble completes the generally
harmonious effect of the rooms
artistic adornment. In the rear
!of the room lis built the vault for
the storing Of the banks valuable
papers, securities etc. The vault
has twenty -four inch wall, which
is finished in the same brick as
the exterior of the building. Be-
sides being fire proof the vault de-
fies the skill of the most modern
bank burglar. The entrance to
!. the vault is protected by a steel
door weighing ton hung on the
crane hinge plan. The cash is
stored in a Herring ll-Marven
fire and burglar proof safe which
8 stands on cemented brick plat.
form in full view of the street.
) The building is served through
o out by the hot water heating sys.
y tenn, has electric lights in every
q section and at advantageous
9 points are located toilet rooms,
D etc.
% Besides the banks quarters
o which are Sc by "a, the lower
= = floor of the building contains two
p additional suites of office rooms
The first room, which is about "a
y feet square, will be occupied by
10 the Guarantee Abstract company
o while Burbank & Kilby's office
- occupies office quarters in the
IS building, having an entrance
: from Fifth street. On the SECOND
9 floor are additional office rooms
Q and in the rear end large and
commodious living rooms have
Q been built.
The directors Of the State Saw