Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-11
j. s. BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
Has Opened for Ac-
tive Business in
the Capital.
ELEGANT AND COSTLY
Offices in Laughlin Block,
San Francisco Street and
Don Gaspar Avenue.

| prOpOSlLlOH, DuL lHUSS WIZ loudy CH
tered the Offices of the United Statesl
Bank and Trust Company, in the newI
Laughlin Block at the corner OF SAM
Francisco Street and Don Gaspar
Avenue, which began business this
forenoon, were apt to forget dollars
and cents long enough to admire theI
harmonious blending of colors of the
interior decorations, the comfortable
elegance of the furnishings and theI
sumptuousness Of the fixtures. Onyx,
marble, brass, steel, enamel, mahoga-
ny, tiling, Florentine, loaded, cut and
prism glass, oriental carpets and
stately date palms have been COM
bined to create what areswithout doubt
the finest banking quarters in thel
Southwest.
The Lobby.
| The entrance is through spacious
bevel glass doors at the corner of
Don Gaspar Avenue and San Francis
co Street, the very heart of Santa Fe's
business district. The entire floor
space Of As by 60 feet is well lighted
by the immense plate glass windows
which front on both streets. There
are deep window seats and the lower
part of the windows Is curtained with
| soft green hangings on brass poles,
while the top of the windows consists
of prism glass diffusing the light over
| the entire room. The white enamel
ceiling is supported by graceful steel
pillars also finished in white enamel.
The entire front and center of the
apartment are for the use Of the pub.
| lie. A polished mahogany table along
the San Francisco Street front and a
circular table around one of the pillars
offer writing facilities, while comfort
able mahogany chairs are scattered
about. The floor ig of ceramic tiling
In small hexagon blocks laid in an ar.
tistic pattern.
Ladies' Room.
PartitioDed from the main lobby,
but connected with it by wide
entrance, is the ladies' writing and
resting room. The partition is of ma.
hogany and rests on marble base. A
large Administer rug Of Oriental de.
sign covers the floor, and a beautiful
mahogany table with writing para.
phernalia and stationery, leather
couch and chairs that invite complete
restfulness, are the furnishings of this
model retreat, which is dedicated to
the ladies Of Santa Fe and which they
are urged to use, not only when bank.
ing but when down town shopping or
on other business. Joined on the
north is the presidents room, with low
mahogany partition, roller top desk,
chairs, and green Administer rug. A
lavatory and a toilet are annexed to
the ladies' writing room on the south, |
being separated from it by a mahogany
and loaded glass partition.
The directors room along the rear
of the lobby, is furnished with long
mahogany table and comfortable
chairs. A partition of mahogany and
Florentine glass give the room the de.
sired privacy.
Working Quarters.
The working quarters Of the bank
are in the northeast corner and while |
meant strictly for business are by far
the costliest part. The partition Is |
of highly polished Arizona onyx of deli
cate coloring, in fact, said to be the
finest ever taken out of an onyx quarry
in the west. The artistically wrought
brass and steel grille work of floral
design Is certain to evoke admiration,
There are four windows in it: That OF |
the paying teller, the receiving teller,
an exchange and bookkeeper's win. |
dow. Two long writing desks, ward.
robe and up-to-date Burroughs adding
machine that shares with the two limo
types of the New Mexican Printing
Company, the honor of being the most
Intelligent pieces Of machinery in San.
ia Fe and the massive cannon breach |
screw door time lock safe, are within
plain sight of the public. Like the
adding machine, the safe is marvel.
1t is solid piece of manganese steel
that cannot be drilled into and Is re.
puted to be able to resist dynamite.
The time lock is delicate piece of !
mechanism, that is true to the tenth
of second and is an infallible watch.
dog. A card cabinet is conspicuous
and the card index system and loose
leaf ledgers of the latest labor saving
form will be the aids to accurate book
keeping. Everything in this depart
ment from the flexible, detachable GOV.
err checkbooks for depositors to the
vertical letter file system, bespeaks a |
business like atmosphere.
Fireproof Vault.
Connected with this working room
is the fireproof vault. It has double
walls with air chambers and is built
up solid from the basement. The CELL
ing consists Of steel girders and con.
crete while the floor is solid concrete
making it absolutely fire proof. The
barred day CRATE Is always locked and
equipped with a spring bell lock an
nunciator. In this vault, which
measures 10 by 70 feet, will be
placed the steel cage deposit boxes.
Attached to the working room is the