Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-29
NATIONAL IS
NOW BURGLAR
PROOF
Vaults of Popular Banking IN
stitution Protected by Abso-
lutely lmpregnabIe System of
Alarms.

The State National bank has recently
completed the installation of IA bur
glar alarm system in its vaults which
makes that ban absolutely impreg-
nable against attack either by day or
night; the system being n of the
most ingenious ever devised for the
protection of money and valuables
The system is one which is has re
CURED years to perfect and ii has re-
Gently been adopted n placed by
many of the great banking institu-
tions of the country. The State Ma
tional is the first bank to install il
in New Mexico, however and it makes
that bank the most modern in its
protective system in the territory and
west.
The vaults of the bank are now
lined with a compact casing of steel
walls, floor, ceiling, are solid, close
" riveted sheets of steel Of consid-
erably higher grade than armor
plate. Within the nam vault stands
a large clock like arrangement which
may be set for day service when the
vaults are open, for night service, af-
ter banking hours, or for any given
number of hours.
While the alarm system is turned
N. as 1t is all the time, it is impos-
sible for any attack to be made OF
he vaults without instant and ioud
alarms in half a dozen nearby points.
At night the lightest touch of the
hand on the combination of the main
door leading to the vaults releases
an alarm bell on the outside OF the
building which can be heard all over
the business district. So perfect il
the steel INT SO fine the adjustment
If the current that h tonch of metal
on any part Of the steel lined surface
instantly releases the entire alarm sys-
tenn, while an effort to enter by the
lsc of heat will also cause n conncc
ion and ring the alarms. When the
main vault has been closed for the
day and the alarm system set it is
impossible even for a member of the
bank force to enter the vault without
pleasing The alarm system.
The wonderful arrangement of wiz
ing and contact and the perfect adj
tdstment Of the system makes it abb
solutely impossible for an attack to
e made ON the vaults without album
liant alarm being given. Even an ef
'ort to cut the wires furnishing the
current will instantly give the fun
harm system effect.
The system of protection in force
Turing the day is equally effective.
Every door is guarded by a special
iock which is understood only by the
men having access to the vaults. ANY
effort TO pen these doors by any
other system will ring the alarm in
adjoining offices. while at a dozen
llaces through the banking Gus are
DOT buttons which also will summon
help. 1t serves to make the bank
absolutely secure against a daylight
holdup.
The system We have Just installed"
said Cashier j. h. Herndon yesterday.
lis the most modern and we believe.
he most perfect protective system
yer invented. We do not anticipate
holdups or attempted robberies but
Nelicving that every possible precau-
ion should be taken to protect our
selves and our customers We have
this system at very con-
iderable cost. 1t is the opinion of the
'oremost experts that this system en-
lers our bank absolutely imperviouS
o attack of any kind by Gay or night"