New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-21

which gives instant notice II any door. partition
peculiarly Of this system is that any all parts
together can be Ss6 Iestsd o s9 pTpTe Sso wonders it IS
with a curious feeling that one hears that All the
corners Of the premises he has never been more
than six feet from alarm button. the mere
establishment 10 close. the armed attendants, to
spring TO their places and the outside de,eCrIsgs
When II f. said that these doors and the walls
heavy brick walls and one-haf feet thick. are
thai the height of safety had been reached, and
no further precautions need be taken FsrSneI t IN
extends into unexpected ramihcauons. including
fifty regular attendants. outside detectives
and FIRE alarm system, affiliated burglar alarm
clal district. and other features which have been
added. as the company business mas crown @I
the increasing wealth ana demands OF the hnahclaI
There is nothing grim or forbiddins in the out
ward appearance Of this aggregation OF strength
and seriirity From Broadway one steps immedi-
atclv into a handsome tiled Office. giving i'm
preston OF neatness. quiet and elegance Inc slI-
vered grille that comes into view on entering sui
costs elegance rather than strength. on approach
ing the gate OF thT Etl9 'Hs e Ems so nogs vet
"a Is So sknfuily hung that Il may he opened ana
is Tie first limo Of defence Having been allowed
20 pass this gate one is confronted by a wal, OF
high made Of Brooklyn iys-ply chrome steel, orna-
mented with bronze pasters and The coat OF arms
the polished steel with the attractive coloriug AMI
artistic lines Of the bronze ornamentaton pro
duces unique eject. This wall is pierced by
the vestibule with three doors. as described above
safes inside arc reached. These three doors en-
io~temitb and safcr5 ker, and arc the result OF
many years general experience ana Ten months
work Besides containing every improvement that
tho specialists suggest In the way or COM
bronz TO insure great strength and security with
GFfFfl rrtaEg OF
After being told that the outside door weighs eight
s2s 3nS Is 10 Cgr Rs The tree doors With The
vestbulc weigh in the aggregate lightweight tons
Having passed these doors. the inside or INC Naui
is reached The 300 strong boxes. with their pol
shed stcsI front. anu yot1 ~, a IN ~ M - fIf,et
that anything but elegance is the object aimed at
similar to those in front: back Of the vault the
coupon or retiring rooms are reached These are
O., Here the client may holt himself in examine
lis securities and cut his coupons without fear OF
There is reading room for men and also a
The business of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Com
The largest of kind in the world. The president
Mr. Lyman R9oaaeS mas peSn az IG IfSd Il org
during that time has been one Of steady aud
are three large security vaults. containing over
1900 boxes, from g. to $500 wear. Besides these
5000 a year. leases of from five to ten years
two large special vaults and fourteen storage
"Our interest in our customers docs not consist
in merely keeping a locked up box for them, and
guarding il from thieves and ire said Mr. Lyman
Rhoades. the president The secret of on. sue
cess Is that make sincere and earnest effort
to serve clients. I'm the spirit in which their
confidence Is rcpOSed I'm and do not seek pro-
lection behind the mere letter OF the contract be-
tween rs. Many Of clients desire to repose IN
greater trust than we care to undertake. having
duo regard to their interests. We willing to
receive and forward their mail to any part of the
world. Many of them wish to take charge of
the keys of their safes and to cut their coupons for
them. otherwise deal with their vaiCahies
they may authorize. But we would rather not per-
form such services In that particular way. Such
work be best done by the Equitable Trust Com
pony in connection with officer of the Safe
Deposi: Company. In attending to the wishes Of
clients ia this manner more secure service Is
rendered. the two companies act jointly II is
aim to be the trusted friend Of clients and
to render them silent and effective service. That
our ideas this subject are the right
think is proved by the phenomenal success that
has far attended our Efforts