The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
WHERE RICHES
ARE SECURE
Business of Safety Deposit
Vaults in City.
SOME CARELESS PEOPLE
And Instances of Losses
Which They Had,
SOME CARELESS PEOPLE

About nintey vaults containing safety
deposit boxes are doing business on a
large scale in the down-toun district.
These vaults are located under skyscra9-
ers and Office buildings ia some IN
stances the owners ~ tae bullting farms
cut TIE rights 70 manage the boxes 70
another company and 81 other cases the
vaults arc used as means IL bring an
income By the managers q the building
themselves. Different methods % dis
cipiiue prevail being very strict or lag
according 20 the notions OF the man
agement.
II would be absolutely impossible tar
stranger 20 gain admIttancs 70 private
box. when Be must hrst be recognized
by the guardian n the door. then sign
his name IN the subscriber book. zrter
giving the password and at last present
his key 10 the custodian. Who throws
the bolt with a master key before un-
locking the box with the private key.
In many establishments personal iGenti-
hcation by the guardian and the custo-
dian. with possession or the KEY. ad-
mits the box owner Thee possession
OF the key is sufficient sometimes. or
the spoken number % the BOX. which Is
not registered on the key. may ~
enough.
The small rooms insure privacy IN many
OF the vaults and the gentlemaniy guar
dams. who are men Of unimpoachabIs
honesty and honorable record In the past,
add 10 the sense - confidence Many
/ Of these custodians have seen better
days and out or business hours are abs
10 tell exciting tales or the ups and
downs Of fortune In Chicago Vaults
IN which the employees sre under strict
discipline establish themselves IN rsvor
among business men. Just as soon a.
/ the discipline Of the force becomes lar
mischief enters the strong room.
"Depositors are % blame for "a ecod
many things said custodian a. his
home the other ovninr. "souetinea it .
out-and-out carelessncss. They ten their
friends too much At other times IL =
absent-rnindedners Mt day passes
but weIi-known business man rushes
out of the vault without his keys Be-
fore We can catch him be has pushed
his box into the right held and - or
like a streak We usually lock a. tag
the key. and xaif tni he comes hack.
once and a while he is IN a great state q
mind and thinks be has lost the bnnch.
but usually be recalls the circumstances
az soon a. he has finished tho pressing
business IN hand. No~ n We had dis
honest man IN the vault ~ could help
himself 20 the bonds or jewels la shs
box
January and June are banr Zines
win ooncnoid"rs An OLD gentleman
whose whole fortune e. ~ bonds comes
IN hers and clips coupons fer "a DAY az
uui' he - an orderly porHon ard one
afternoon when ne was hot and firss
and mad gone over "a JOG - OLD papcra.
destroying many. h. hegan ciipgiuS coa-
pons. u hnn" ihis. Tor he caiie9 ms "a
ofinE MIN TIE SCISSORS When deur 10
cleaned az Ms oerk and hiied waste
paper basket
Aceordi"s % ne rule ~ The ofrce.
vent over me aiiaf AFTER Pc had Fons
ara from the n'ap - torn rapere nsbsd
OCT ffFtuiY-four coupons whtfh D. Ead
clipped and fhe1 swept iu fhe hsnkef
he was TIE last rnea there anf knew
they Tere his. hut : zeaied them "a an
envelope. reported the nnd sf tne aesk.
ssred the torn papers in ths waste
basket AMI waited Developments sHre
enough. "a BE- came the next day. BAR
fsnfic and wanting % knor % we
ernriie1 the Vaste-papsr baskets every
night
Another old gentleman We knew ear1s
in ard fork MS BOX lnfo ene ~ tha
private rooms After 30 had left wrrf
IA - turn oef ths electric Hehf On frs
foor : sax rai ~ shlfs fisssr rap-r
70 vsE almost osf - siraf behind fnr
fsf4e leE ] took IS 81 fh~ deak aas iaaiaa
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