The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17
READY To OCCUPY
ITS NEW QUARTERS
American National Now Has
Most Elegantly Equipped
Home
BANK EQUIPPED WITH
EVERY CONVENIENCE
Made Wonderful Progress
Since It's Organization II
Years Ago-okyscraper
Model OF It's Kind


The American National Bank is now
preparing to move inlo It's elegantly
e9uappea new quarlers on the ground
iipvr of it's shyscrapinB building at
tenth ana Main streets from the pase-
meut which 1t has Teen using az tenn
porary quarters for the last several
months
There are many ideas in the equip
ment never before seen in this Sec
ton, such AS pubic drinking foun-
tam combined win telephone ex-
change connecting all the departments
OF the bank. ana a bureau OF in1Of-
nation with large marble settees on
either side from which n modern ven-as
tilating system has been installed IN
the back Of same, whereby pure fresh
air Is supplied the eneire banking room
ana IS cooled and filtered for the SUM e
mer months and heated and filtered
for the winter.
Ample provision has been made for
customers desk in the public lobby.
the two large columns being equipped
in such a manner with Hexaxon SNAP
ed desks of solid marble and arfan6e0
in saen a way that each depositor my
occupy a portion Of the desk IN aDeO-
lutte privacy when other customer aIe
at the adjoining desk. Each OF THESE
desks is eqipped with solid bronze
heck ana deposit slip holders. ana
each has separate solid bronze CO.
endar cage, which is changed daily.
Provision for Ladies'.
Provision has been made especially
for the ladies, where business can -
transacted without being thrown ~
contact with the daily rush, ana tnero
is also a ladies' retiring room, In WusCh
a large French plate mirror has Deen
installed and private telephone tor
their use alone.
arranged in such a manner to faciff.
tate the work at the Vsand ana IN tneS
! r,f,xt cornpleta manner for the conVdM-
.. lance OF it's patrons. Especially ~
this be said Of the officers quarIes.s
which are enclosed by solid mA1Oies
low rail. in which Is worked eoAd
tronza gate with q monogram Of tne
hank In the center. This gate = ntte0
with d new style Of spring IN TN
section. It being impossible TOT "
STRIFE hack as the old ssyie s.ss.
would Invariably do. The inferior
az all Of the officers spaces II ntted
In marble. which was quarried -
lta,y and Greece. and the panels -
French plate glass with emoossea
lines,
nouhIf Set Of Tc'lcrs.-
Tn the arrangement OF acenmm0.e
dations for the tells It was IouMd
necessary TO design the equipment -
as 20 have two receiving tells ana Two
waving teIlers could be used at IN
anne time. each being allotted sep
arate booth with all modern con-
veniences
Tn. savings department has Deens
Given careful thought and Is afran4e0
20 as special attention can De eNuh
70 the isdies and children.
The discount clerk Is arranged ~
"a 10 be In close touch with the puues
lie and still In close touch with eacns
g the officers. and this can also -
aid 81 the exchange and note teller
nass books and individual bockkcep.9
fr9 ali If whom have been provf0eQS
With solid bronze windows
snarial attention has been given -
hose owning lock boxes In the sa10a
seposit vault, the entrance from H.
nublic space being through Sely9
massive solid bronze door and Tor tnes
4nstomers' convenience coupon rooms
have been arranged where each cua@9
somer will be absolutely private.
The lighting scheme for the en-
cloves has been given very carefu4
s,cuvht and the most modern a6@,
engagement Installed. which II what III
known as the defusion system. sQka0s
bronze retieetors having been arrau9e9s
IN such manner that the light whaM@
thrown by the mirrors through ~
frosted glass compartment VIII H9Mks
IN all portions OF the work SpaceE
needed by the emrioyes ana VIII AS
ne same time entirely eliminate tn
awful glare which the oiu-s'yle n
always show.
Each of the windows through wnic4A
he customer transacts his business 14sa
,;auipped with a isnal light numD0SsH
n such a manner that should tho
information bureau direct the cu1f0sgs
,Der it can he easily located. S
These fixtures are constructed or
!, suU-base Of solid granue anttQnMA
aarple which was quarried In FfaMGMS
and above this Is brecne opal e0HMS
marble. when Is qus-rried IN ItM14&s
me pnasters and portion OF the conn
lice are OF skyros marble quarft0fh
in Greece, 5sssss
Ia. nuoring in the public lobby IN
of Italian marble with grande Ahtlq1sl@
.4farbte boraar ana presents N6&&&
attractive appearance. ssssaaa
s.aio.e ana Mahogany. sss5
The hacking up 81 ait VI ttie max0SM@
work In uone in Mexican manOxM1&1#
when Is so.ia and finished In the 01Q4
beautiful snaae. All Of the cOH0GG 4
work and uesks are or solid Mex4rMH
mahogany to match. ;af
fo the rear OF the bank. ana
the me1zanine story liz the dircct3S
room. approached from the bnntL
an ornamental metal staircascs ~
The safe deposit department.
forms part OF the main vauttnA
special feature has been n1n&6
this by booths. where boxes
papers can be handled priyatelys
Progress OF tho Banh.
The American National Rank
organized in 1893 with Z caHhf
szeo.ooo. and had its bankiuR
at 1909 East Main street. WITH q
}. Sands as Its president ErG
beginning the bank secured 49,
port Of the young. pr0grea1t4&
Ness men Ut Getty. ana hy 1f1s
yet conservative bankinG III
forged ahead until II now rask
the largest banks Of -