The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18

care for it's large number of friends.
Just opposite, at 3039 Sixteenth
street, is the branch of the Central
Trust company of California, which is
under the management of X. h. CriSt,
the cashier being +. Kronenberg- Jr.
The Central trust company y one of the
the recognized substantial banking es-
adjustments of California. It's Mission
branch was opened principally for the
Germania national NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Germans who are glad to avail them
selves of the banking, trust and saw
ings departments, which they find a
great convenience. The banks folder
issued December 81, 1907, shows that
the deposits of the bank on that date
Mission branch has been established
only a little over a year it has never
theless gained a foothold In the COM
munity that makes it one of the lead
ing banking institutions of the Mis-
sion.
The officers of the Central trust
company are: Charles f; Leege, presi-
dent; w. A. Frederick, vice president;
B. G. Tognazzi, manager Fred f. Ouer
and Fred V. Vollmer, assistant cash
iers; Grant, Cordrey, trust officer.
The Anglo Californian bank, ltd is
housed at the northwest corner of Six
teenth and Mission streets in a hand
some four story, reinforced concrete
bulld1ng- The Mission branch has be-
hind it the enormous. capital of the
Anglo-Californian bank, whose head
offices are at London. The main San
Francisco office is at the corner of
Pine and Sansome streets. 1t had on
deposit S7,792,9 1928 at the time of it's
last published statement. Since 1T went
into the Mission the branch bank has
established a savings department which
is well patroniZed.
It's magnificent safe deposit vaults
for the benefit of the public are also
stitution. These vaults in the base
ment are constructed of heavy chrome
steel and are especially designed for
the protection of valuableS from fire,
burglary and for security. Individual
boxes are to be had and provision is
also made for the storage or bulky
articles of value. the vault being SO
arranged that customers can at their
convenience open their cases of silver
ware, trunks of clothing and other
precious packages and inspect and ar
range the contents.
SAVINGS BANKS
The Mission savings bank, whose
banking rooms are at 1851 Mission
street near Twenty-first, was incor-
porated August 8, 1906, and opened for
business September is of that year.
been astonishing. 1t started with de-
posits aggregatlng s9,56S.21 and in 81
months, to June 30. 1908, they IN
counts having 6SSsifV been opened. The on
GERS of the bank are: James Rolph
Jr., president; Edward w. Hopkins.
vice president; Matthew /. Sullivan,
vice president; Dewitt c. Treat cashier.
The board Of directors is made up of
George L. Center William II. Grim.
Edward W, Hopkins George A. Pope.
James Rolph Jr., Steuart Z. Smith and
Matthew /. Sullivan.
For the convenience of Italians and
other customers living in the suburbs.
the Bank of Italy has this. year opened
branch at 1884 Mission street, under
the management of Victor A. Caglieri.
The growth of this comparatively new
bank has been little short of phenom-
email. Two months after It's organiza-
ton the Bank of Italy had assets
amounting to $285,436.9 Within a
year that amount had grown to S1,021,-
2s0.SO, On December 81, 1906, after the
calamity. the assets were $1,S99, ,947.2S,
and in December, 1907, they were ST.
221,34I.35. During the six months end
Ing June 80, 1908, most trying period
for savings Institutions. the assets
passed the $4,000, 900 mark, a remark
able increase under existing conditions.
The branch of the Bank of Italy is
district out on the Mission road and
from the start has done we'll
The German savings bank has just
opened branch at 2577 Mission for
the convenience of It's patrons in that
section of the city. 1t Will not do
regular banking business but merely
savings deposits.
TREMENDOUS BUILDING ACTIVITIES
Residence property throughout the
mission shows the effects of the upward
tendercy of real estate values. All
over the Mission residence property
since the fire has increased in value
from 10 to % per cent. This rise is due
70 the enormous demand for building
lots at moderate prices on the part of