The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

ri That the National Copper bank shall
y ,,.ro tbc most magnificent home of any
!. financial institution between the Mis-
NJ .onri river and the Pacific coast is the
II ;o,cuiion OF It's executive committee
y and board of directors. During the
nag; week contracts have been let for
M ,bc vault. the fixtures, the furniture
ard the decorations of the bank, and
within short time active work will
be begun on them.
II The new bank s home-the big cor
IA rer room Of the Ncwhousc building
n Eas especially designed for a bank. ii
II is provided with every safeguard that
vi ihe sciencc of modern building could
n .uggest. The walls are of stone and
absolutely impervious 10 fire or burg
T. j .s!. Artistic steel grills protect the
srI gCa; windows, and massive bronze
: doors. ions in weight and swinging on
telbesrng hinges, enclose the outer
j cuauce Bronze doors, stronger than
4 q lie triple brass of the ancients. afford
A1 Ias.agcway from the bank to the
III ilner hall of the building.
a ri Tbc banking room has frontage of
sd ssycnty-Ouc feet or Main street and
1sa fiiyeghi feet on Exchange place,
~ There s also mezzaninc gallery. run
fs Yiag north and south, which is seven
,p wtwO feet in length and sixteen feet
,JI in width. Altogether there viii be
"A 'eiO feet OF floor space. From floor TO
IL, eciiug is iwcntv.cight feet. The meZ-
ssa i.niOe gallery is fourteen feet above
- tie foor level
miI As the general architecture Of the
, III rom IS 0reciau, the fixtures, furniture
4, and decorations viii be made to har-
ID q nonzo with it, Blocks of ceramic
% ns:ac will form the fGUr. The coun-
IA. lsr paFl THAT portion from floor to
,rs 4 cunier top nj all the fixtures VIII
i j s Of skyros Italian marble. beau
vi iliul Substance, cream in color. with
"A ,ne yeiu running from . light yellow
Esta lhIough rose color TO n deep purple,
Of atoHnd the bottom of tho fixtures VIII
y" Z slab OF Pompeiar green marble.
Tie grill work above the counter VIII
Z r5lU v W soma bronze, COMBINING Pdh~'S
beIh Of plate glass. Eour great columns
~ NJ sAsh support the ceiling, arc Of pol
fstd scaggiola marble They will be
iiytg Ilolectel at the base bv bronze Crllls,
marble balustradc will be set around
= ie mezzaninc, separating IL from thc
Aaln banking room. Soft tones OF
E'ay. IVORY and gold viii be used m
" detCratlYc color scheme. The walls
ph be finished in oils and the ceiling
saler colors. All the furniture viii
2 9l line, selected Cuban mahogany. as
- NV aiso The wood trim in the room,
II, s'ea 10 the window frames
IN ;nns one passes tho bank portals he
.sl ~ entcr The vestbulc and thence the
- ,sruh,ee room, from the swinging doors
ahn'cn every corner Of the room rs
sauf- On the ground floor will be
saS s~sss and cages for cashiers. clerks
~. M ,s,elrIs, besides ladies' room, the
SSaiaent Office and ihc vice prcsi-
ns ma.,, ohec. There will also be two
3 i ,Sn ~ cDcck desks. four by eight feet
'ns roDin. The mcZzaniuc floor Will
n IN "supled by the bookkccpers and
- .on'ain also She directors room
pne, yault Will he one Of the fea
eds,'oa' inc bank. 1t has already been
i I'm ou ana ITS installation Will he be
" ~ hso w" s Soon as the needed masonry
. II Z o,a.n ne completed. This vault will
AN n AroiL ieet wide and twice that in
-,clt LraL Wi bc uf armoT steel, lined
M dor. "" ", ", The newest time lock, circle
Hi7y Nc door alone will wcigl
l.z ls,cj.v "ns aud viii he absolutcl,
"a 81 .-s-.oI proof IL viii be a distinct in