Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
SAFE FROM The
BOLD YEGGMEN
MERCHANTS STATE BANK HAS
INSTALLED ABSOLUTE SAFE
GUARD FOR FUNDS.
ELECTRIC BURGLAR ALARM Al
TACHED 10 VAULT rs TER
ROR 10 ROBBERS.
THIS STRONG FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUITION RAPIDLY FORGING @
TO THE FRONT.

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OF late much has been said of guar
anteeing bank deposits, The govern
ment, according to one theory, was
to guarantee everything. In fact by
act Of legislation all depositors We're
to be free from the ills of all kinds
OF banking, regardless of the conf
mon sense and sterling honesty of the
bank officials, or lack of these all es-
sential qualities. But somehow or
other the plan has been postponed.
for the present at least, and the old
plan of fidelity, safeguarded by the
abIest possible means, whether sane
methods, or the best mechanical con-
struction possible for ingenuity to.
devise, must be relied upon for a
while longer.
Such being the case good, safe ban
kers are doing all in their power
to safeguard the hard earned dollars
of their depositors from theft as we'll
as by other means. The bankers all
EsONSf LIE COunliy5 cl INV as, 5ASFSA
before, conserving the interests of
the people.
This applies with equal force to-
Bismarck. The country is well aware
of the fact that Bismarck banks stand
pre-eminent in financial circles for
their strength, progressiveness and
safety. AT first there were the two
old institutions that were an honor
to the city and state but Of late the
third one, the Merchants State Bank.
& has shown a growth and progressive
ness that speaks well for the city and
the officers and depositors of that
81 thriving financial institution.
This bank is not vet three yearsold,
still it has line Of deposits of over
a quarter Of million of dollars
placed there by the most safe and
8 conservative business men of the city
and central part Of the state. It's
loans amounting to over 5000, 900,
with capital stock of $4,000 and
surplus of almost as much (s24,-
08S.6s1 and business growing in
Z full accord with the growth and de-
velopment of this great country, the
officers of this Institution are furth-
er safeguarding the funds Of their
depositors with the latest and best
vaults, time locks, etc. obtafnabIe and
next Tuesday afternoon you are in
vited to inspect the automatic double
electrical system of vault protection
which was just recently installed by
q the American Bank Protection com
pany of Minneapolis. This system is
such that the vaults are lined with
double plates of steel, constantly
q charged with electricity, in such q
manner that any attempt to enter
the vaults by drills or explosives. OF
or by even turning the door handles
or locks at once results in the ring
# ing of number OF immense gongs il
various parts Of the building and oi
such a nature as to arouse the com
munity at once, and long before any
possible means Of entrance to the
vaults could be obtained. 8ss r.
This system has been In use fol
years by hundreds of banks in yari
Gus parts Of the United States anf
in no case has there ever been a sin
Gle instance where a bank thus pro
tected has ever been disturbed b!
thieves of any kind.
Depositors will be greatly interest
ed in seeing how the banks official
are taking precautions against los
and they should attend the publi
demonstration to be given next Tues
day.