The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-06-13
Grecian Architecture, Handsome Settings. New
Furniture Are Some Of the Things TO
Be Admired by the Visitor

The completion Of this building |
marks another step in the advance
ment and permanency Of the institutions
Of Oakes. It is something to which,
our citizens will always be able
to point with pride and something
that gives to the management Of the
bank a considerable degree Of satis-
faction. No banking institution in
either Of the Dakotas can point to q /
more beautiful piece Of architecture,
or show anything that will compare
with it devoted entirely to the banking
business. 7s
The building is modelled after the
Northwestern National Bank Of Mime
apolis, which cost quarter Of q mil
lion dollars. It is Of Grecian archie
lecture, and was built with a view to
ornamentation as well as to usefulness.
The walls are of Roman pressed brick,
heavily trimmed with Bedford stone,
and the heavy Roman Doric columns
which support the ornamental projec-
tions in front give to the outside a
very attractive appearance.
On entering from the main street
you pass Immediately into the banking.
house proper, where Assistant Cashier
Newton has an eye to business, and
'Bookkeeper Niles Bong glances up
long enough to see whether it is trouble
for him or some other employee Of
the bank. Your curiosity eye is out
to see things and you kick the Leauti-
full tiled floor to see if it is the real
thing, run your hand over the imported
slabs of antique Verde marble and
solid polished mahogany which form
1.-THE counters. The touch backs up
the impression of the vision and
you remark elegant. You walk
around the counter and admire the
black iron counter railing, the ribbed
hardwood ceiling and the decorated
walls. Passing down the east aisle
you pass through door into the
cashiers room, where facing you to
your right sits Vice President McCart-
ney at new fiat top desk, and to
your left and behind the door opening
on Second street is Cashier Bunday,
busting off his pride, a bran new roll
top desk. At the further wall and
back Of the vice president is the steno-
grapher, "A. N. Truedson, with the
typewriter on his lap. This is the en-
gineering room of the bank as we'll as
the home Of the Marshall Nc Cartney
Company. Here you can find out how
much money you can borrow. how
much time you can have on that un-
paid note, get the price of the quarter
adjoining your farm, or the price of
fat steers or hogs on the Chicago
4 market. The finish is in tasty har-
mony with the front room and is nicely
proportioned and well lighted.
I, "A sliding door separates this room
from the private office Of the president
and through the large arched open
doorway and facing you at his flat
4 topped desk can be seen Congressman
Marshall, pile Of correspondence OF
!, his desk. and busy debating letters Il
his private secretary, John Hurry. A
handsome fireplace at the farther
corner is. the first to take the eye O
) the visitor. This room is the cos.
j corner Of the bank. and is well Nghte,
I by large windows opening on the cas-
and south. Here The Times man wa
invited to Q seat and the stenographe
. dismissed. In the short interview
! that followed Mr.. Marshall said: .tW
j could have put up q two story building
, that would have been much larger 70
the amount Of money we have put int
this bank, but the banks that can at
ford the loss Of the revenue that come
8 from the second story are adopting th
one-story style all over the country
il The bank is protected by the Amer
can Bank Protective Burglar Alar1
Z System. The vault is steel lined an
g to touch this lining from any directio
\ with q drill would set up a system {
alarms that would wake up the who
81 town. The same would happen Il Il
g cashier left the bank in the eyenin
,sl without properly securing the van
= doors. This appliance cost the bar
yl 500 butt had 70 have II. Then '
.sI have private room b the rel
!. for the convenience Of our customer