Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-30
ROSWELL GETS NEW
BANK AND new
= NAIL ROUTE
Pecos Valley City to Have
One Of Finest Banking
Structures in the West
Soon.

Roswell, n. NJ. Nov. so.--floswell II
soon 10 have one OF she finest bank
ing structures anywhere In New
Mexico. The building Will be used by
the First National bank, and President
A. q. 0odAir OF the First National
bank. and his builder ana architect.
w. L. WINNER are here now perfect
lnN plans for the now Fret National
hank building. They VIII remain sew.
orai days cleaning the ideas ~ tho
directors and officers OF the institution
and then return 10 st. Louis 20 make
a redraft OF the plans. The work OF
tearing down the present buildings
where the new banking house viii
stand will not be completed until the
material Il on the ground and the de-
tailed plans cempleted. That Will be
In January or possibly IN February
Mr.. WINNER IL associated with Mr.,
0odair and one other man In con-
tracing ana building firm that Ia in
tho construction business, operating
out OF ~. Louis and holding con-
tracts all over the country. They will
let no contract. but Will put up tho
First National bank building them
selves. M
The new bank ~ to be beauty and
will set a new pace for New Mexico
banking houses n will cost approxi-
ineteiy ti00.oge. Il viii be the same
siEe. ldonilealiy.A as the new Allison
building, which u will face on Third
street In other words Il will front
ATTY foot on Main and iSs feet on
Third street and will stand two stor-
les hish. The bank building will he
constructed OF white Elaxod brick with
terra Gotta trimmings. For the sake
OF comparison u might be stated that
the new Allison building cost absu,
$4,000 Thus u will be seen that
the two buildings corncrinx az Main
and Third. will be twins In general
appearance baiaE the same size and
almost the same In color.
The Interior Of the bank wilt be
much the same as the plans that have
been here for some years The bank
Ing rooms will be In the center OF the
east Main street front and will open
into a lobby that win he surrounded
by the Windows and affices The lob.
by will thus be circular In appearance
Ths remaining lie or IFS feet OF fhs
first floor will be cut into rooms 50
feet deep and facing on Third street
much the same az the Allison buiid.
ing The entire second story will b.
cut into Office apartments. Tho plant
for these smaller rooms on both floor
have not been closed ana prospective
renters can secure just what the5
want by calling on the bank officers
Immediately.
Postmaster A. n. Rockafellow ha,
acquired the additional route for chs
city that ne has been working on fol
several months The possoffce De.
partmcnt has Just sent him word q
re-district the city and place new
carrier on az soon NJ possible. Thil
wlli he about the first Of the month
Roswell viii then have four city car.
rEere
This VIII cover practically the whois
city. especially q big portion on tins
east side OF the railway,
There will be three foot-csrricrs
and one mounted. The last man on
or Arthur Hartman. viii be tbs
mounted man.
owing TO the malls getting Ia now
during the middle Of the afternoon,
the postmaster thinks there will not
be but one and q part Of another triI
made each day. This Will be ram.
cdsed. however. should the MALI
change 20 como earlier In the day. II
viii make a regularity of service
though. Part Of the route viii he
served twice each day; and durins
tho next or part of the week the other
end Of tho line VIII be served.