The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-18

Yesterday was savings banh day ut
The Journal office and it was almost
the busiest day The Journal ever
had.
Something over 1900 pocket savings
banks and checks for more than
$4,000 in money were given out
The Journals business office force
never worked so hard in their lives,
and never had more fun either. than
they did from 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing until / p. m, and then from 10
8 p. m.
The crowd that thronged The Jour
nails handsome new business Office
was big one and jolly one and rep
resented boys and girls, men and
women. OF every class and condition
in the city-a crowd in fact. as rep
resentative as is The Journals great
mass of readers, and that is saying 4
good deal There were street urChins
bent on starting a bank account.
school boys who are at work during
the summer and wanted TO see how
much they could save. little girls
whose papas and mamas and big
brothers and uncles had promised 20
help fill the banks for them. mothers
with babies who had decided 10 &c
SGSt The Journals offer 10 start The
little ones with a savings account,
many women of wealth who thought
the plan a good one for them as well
as for those of lesser means-in fact.
people OF all conditions and classes,
creeds and cOlOrS. came for and Te-
ceived a Journals saving bank with
the check for fifty cents payable al the
bank as soon as 500 or more had
been saved and deposited.
Scene at the Bank.
At the Pensacola Bank & Trust
COmpany's handsome quarters in the
BlOunt building, where the money is
TO be deposited and The Journals
checks are made payable. the scene
was only less strenuous than at The
Journal office
While The Journals checks viii he
good a week a month. or year from
now. or whenever the DOSsessor has
saved up enough money TO make u
deposit vet many Of these little bust
ness men and women had already
saved mp sufficient money 10 maEg
their first deposit and as q result tha
bank now has 4 great many more DO
positOrs than II had when l. opened
its doors for business Yesterday
morning
From Out of Town.
The response from The Journals
Oupt Of town readers was also very
heavy To all out of town read
ers who send in Il signed coupon and
ten cents with which To pay postage
and backing The Journal will send
banks \ large number Of these re-
quests were received and The Journal
Will mail the banks out during the
week. Following is neat little letter
which The Journal received from one
OF its little Century readers.
Century, Fla. June =. 1907 To
The Pensacola Journal
Dear Sir: Enclosed herewith Won
viii find ten cents III stamps for
which please send me one Of those
pocket savings banks.
W. take The journal and disc. us
children work out Sundays puzzles.
am girl fifteen wears old and I
want 10 start a savings account.
viii agree 70 return the little
pocket bank to the designated bank
in Pensacola when il Is full and win
save all the money | get Address.
Miss Laura Chancellor Century,
Fla.
Distribution Continues.
The distribution viii continue TO-
day from 10 O'Clock until ] p m and
again from 10 . D. n All who ala
not get banks yesterday are invited
10 call to-day, but be sure 70 cali he
tween the hours named and be srIr=.
10 bring a coupon with YOU
Important Notice.
No boy or girl who got a hank Yes.
terday must call for any more. aud
OF course no honest boy or girl WIZ
do so. And please remember this
Every child under Il years Of IN,
MUST be accompanying by an adj
Continued on Eighth PaGeJ