El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
THE HANDSOME HOME Of THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY BANK AND TRUST 60.
This Conservative Financial Institution Is Housed in
Home That Is Credit to the City and the Institu
tion-An Departments Segregated and Safety
Deposit Vault Is Separate From the
Commercial Vault

Second in age, second in deposits and
! the second state bank in Texas in point
of standing, the Rio Grande Valley
Bank and Trust company is first in III
Paso and the southwest in its banking
house and appointments The Rio
Grande Valley bank is now at home to
it's patrons and friends in the new sew
en- story reinforced concrete building,
on Texas and Mesa avenue. Equal in
equipment to any bank in the west or
southwest, the Texas street institution
now leads all other Ell Faso banks in
the possession of a perfect banking
house. *
But four years old last October, the
Rio Grande Valley" as it is popularity
called, has as its total resources ST.
10000. Its deposits amount to $780,
600, and il has paid a semiannual divf-
dend Of 6 percent on the 100000 CAPT.
tai stock since it was organized, in Oc-
tober, 1905. For the first four years
of its career, the bank transacted its
business in the Buckler building But
last fall the need for more room in
which to handle the rapidly increasing
business of the bank was apparent
Plans were ordered for bank building
which would be a credit both TO the
bank and TO the city. The seven story
reinforced concrete structure which
pokes its head above the other build
ings of the business district stands as
a monument to the stability and secur-
ity of the institution which 1t houses
Marble Decorations.
The entire Texas street and Mesa
avenue fronts of the building are to be
OF Tennessee marble, extending up 10
the cornices above the first floor. At
each side of the entrance to the bank
proper there will be ornamental bronze
lamps in the form of the conventional
torches, and the lobby of the main Of
flee building is also to be of white
marble with marble steps leading TO
the upper floors and to the bank lobby.
Each step in the entire building is OF
marble, and the lobby of the bank is
decorated with different shades of the
finest architectural marble. The pedes-
tails on each side of the entrance TO the
bank are of marble, while the lobby is
also decorated in Verde antique marble,
including the base of the cages. The
counters are of the same material. The
face of these counters is of Pavanaza
marble and the four massive square col
! umns are Of oriental marble surmount-
| ed with stucco capitals. These are
! dark red and the three pilasters oppo-
| site are OF the same material and de-
sign. The floor of the lobby is seramc
! mosaic tile.
Departments Segregated.
| The five cages are arranged in an arc
| of a circle which encompasses the en-
tire west side of the bank proper, facing
on Mesa avenue, and permitting of easy
access to all departments of the bank.
| Above these is the Mezzanine floor, on
| which Is located the directors room,
1 bookkeeping and transit departments,
and the clearing house room. The Mez-
| FAMINE floor is reached by means of
steps leading from the work room Of
| the bank, also from the lobby of the
main building. To the left of this work
room is the Safety Deposit Department,
| with private entrance from the main
icpoy OF the building. In this room
| are coupon and writing desks with sus
| pended lights over them, and the room
| mas convenient access to the safety de-
| post vault a special cage is provided
/ III the bank for the savings depart
| ment. segregating that department en-
tireIy from the Commercial Department.
! In accordance with the state law, and
the paying, receiving, collection, note
and other cages like the savings de-
| partment cage, are of polished brass
| with light mahogany woodwork and
| ground glass trimmings. These cages
are all spacious and are conveniently
| arranged for the tellers TO transact the
/ bank business
The Managers office.
The managers office is located in
the northeast corner of the bank and
! Is separated from the working room
] py an art glass and mahogany partition,
| with doors leading from the lobby and
the work room. Like all of the bank
furniture. this room is furnished in
mighty polished, light mahogany furni-
ture' with rugs and furnishings in keep
ing The desks of the cashier, assist
ant cashier and secretary adjoln the
oIilce or the manager, with counter
Tor transacting business with the banks
customers in the lobby. Three large
mahogany desks occupy this part OF the
work room, which has a mahogany
walnscoting and a leather upholstered
window seat in the large window.
The vaults are located on the west
side OF the working room and are fire
and burglar proof, with steel doors
which open into the work room.
Electric Fixtures.
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