New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
ART ADJUNCT TO BANK|NC|
Fourth National Opens Beautiful,
Enlarged Banking Rooms.
GUESTS INSPECT CHANGES
Main Banking Floor Spacious,
with Walls of English Oak
and Floor of Marble.

just entered upon the occupapAy of its en-
ldrged banking rooms, gave a housewarn-
ing reception yesterday afternoon welcom-
ing several hundred guests, who included
customers of the bank and very large
number or officers of other banking institu-
ions. The beautiful banking rooms, which
comprise, with only one or two exceptions.
the largest banking floor In the United
States, wore a gala appearance, with a pro-
fusion of clusters of American Beauty
roses in tall green holders on the officers
desks and in the directors and other rooms
beyond, and every man of the banks staff,
from President Cannon down, wore a big
red carnation in his buttonhoIe
The Fourth National In the spring OF 1909
completed the acquisition of the entire
block on the east side of Nassau street be-
tween Pine and Cedar streets. including its
own home at Nassau and Pine streets,
which it had occupied for many years. This
gave it, with building owned by it in Pine
street, adjoining its banking offices. a site
with frontages Of about $50 feet in Nassau
street, "a feet in Pine street and IS feet in
Cedar street. 1t had been the intention OF
the directors to erect upon this site SKY
scraper," but last spring it was decided to
defer that plan and, instead, to remodel
the present structure
The exterior of the building has been
changed only on the lower floors. Ihe
main entrance has been moved from the
first floor to a basement on the street level,
from which one enters into vesupule ana
hall leading to the elevators ana staircase
The elevators and stairs have been com
pletely renovated, and the landings Tor the
urper foors formerly at levels hah way
between the floors, now open OUT olrec'lS
frcna the floors. On either SIDE OF inc eli
trance doors to the basement curving mar
BILE steps lead to the banking room on .ne
ers+ aoor ending on a broad landing, which
-.o,aa With bronze coffered ceiling
and which opens directly into the banging
room.
t-o,,, s+s old quarters to the Cedar street
half of the first floor, in which the adeei"-
.,o,s had heen completed, and has no"
.,-.-, ,,ossession also of the remcoeleu
r.,,o r+raa+ area and Of the second moor OF
tho Pine street building which 1t OWLS
The walls which formerly divided In TWO
tba snsce now occupied by the main oahh-
;ne 6oor and which run up through the
7,,,i16jne have been removed on TINS moor
and the upper floors supported on Columns
so that on this floor the whole area OF the
b,,;,dsne forms one open space OF approAl-
rna+ely 1o500 square feet.
The walls Of the banking room are mn
ished with panelling OF old Enshsh oa
reaching TO the ceiling. All the desks aiiu
other furniture also are OF oak Inc hooi
in +he publtc space is of Tennessee nalple
and the electric light chandeliers are OF
bronze. The general impression maze ny
+he whole interior is of g quiet elegance
onenins out from the private room Oh
President Cannon. on the Pine street cor
nor is the space occupied by the desks Oh
the other officers, along the Pine street
side and beyond this space, ana reacned
hx a short staircase, is suite OF 1ooHle
arranged on the second floor OF the sepa-
rate building owned by the bank "hlch
have been fitted up for the use OF the ON
GERS directors and clients OF the BANK
These rooms also are finished IN tneiish
oak with mantels Of dark coioreo mar
Tn the directors room are several por-
traits, including those OF George opayhe'
the first president, and Of the late Fresi-
dent J. Edward Simmons, shd III olner
-.o,,,s ara q number OF other portraits.
a,,,o,,e, than, those OF Alexander Hamilton
and De Witt Clinton. The alterations a1io
additions to the building were designed oy
De!ano & Aldrich, architects, ana caTrleo
out by Marc Eidlitz & Son
The Fourth National Bank was ORGANIZED
in 1854 at the suggestion Of Salmon r.
Chase. then Secretary of the Treasury It's
presidents have been George Opdykes Nor
ris ketchum Philo c. Calhoun, Q. d. Bald
win and J. Edward Simmons, who oien IN
| August of this year, after more than t"eh-
ty-two years service as head OF the lns'i-
| tuition The present officers are: fresi-
dent, James G. Cannon, who was profho'eo
| from the vicepresidency after MI sun
mons's death; vice-presidents, Samuei >.
CampbelI and Charles II. Patterson; CASH
ier. Daniel j. Rogers, and assistant CASHIER
| F. w. Davenport. The directors are Cor
,o,,,,s n Bliss. Robert w Stuart, William
| G Ondvke. T. Frank Manville, Thomas H
McKittrick, Mortimer l.. Schlr. L. 4.
Ioree. Eugene Delano, NJ Orme WILSON,
1-,bria,a = Snow and President Cannon.