The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04

The stone threshold across the en-
trance to the building at sos Kansas
avenue has been worn to smooth
concave by the stream of humanity
which has passed over it since July
IA, 1888, on the way to deposit It's
treasures with the Merchants National
bank. The busy bee hive of CONNER
cialism has attracted the thrifty work
ers of Topeka and the state of Kan
sas to its banking house until the long
day through, the line of people have
been forming and. moving along, trans
acting their business with score or
officers, tellers and stenographers' al
ways crowded, always working with
intense energy to meet the demands OF
the Merchants National bank depos-
itors.
The story told in brief is this, the
Merchants has outgrown it's habitate
and that institution will move next
Monday, the 9Th, from sos Kansas
avenue into the magnificent New
England building, where the first floor
has been especially arranged and
equipped to accommodate the big
bank.
Twenty-Five years ago the Merchants
National bank was given authority to
organize and conduct a general bank
ing business. During the entire period
the institution has occupied the same
building. This banks record and its
phenomenal growth is but another
repetition and exemplif1cation Of the
"a
golden moss of the financial world.
But the Merchants National bank
is going to move Not far but few
doors. In the twenty-five years it has
been in operation it's patrons and de-
positors have learned the substantial
business methods back Of the bank
and have implicit faith in the protec-
ton and security of their treasures.
This institution has not written a book
so well, or made a mouse trap SO per-
feet but it has handled the funds OF
their depositors so well that the world
beats a pathway to its door.
Then the world will have to beat
a new path, to more beautiful home.
If in the past the patrons of the bank
have felt assured that all the protection
necessary to secure their funds had
been used, they will have occasion to
congratulate themselves and the man
agement Of the bank when they see
the most modern equipment which has
been installed in this banking room
to protect the gold and silver and Sc
curities.
In the new quarters on the first
floor of the New England building the
bank will have what they were sore
ly needing-room. Here the bank
Will have more room for their patrons,
the work may be handled with less eff
fort and congestion, the banks force
will have the conveniences necessary
to perform their work with even
greater care and dispatch.
When the Merchants National open
ed its doors in 1888 at eos Kansas
avenue, it had for a nucleus small
but efficient corps of officers and
clerks. sound business men as advisors,
a capital Of 100000, and unbounded
enthusiasm and faith in Topeka, in
Kansas and the people When the
bank is ready to move to the new
building, 100000 cold cash and
securities will be lodged in the new
vault
The books Of the institution and
the last report of the bank examiner
will show that the deposits of the
bank have reached $1,542.00 in
1911. Now. for the reason for this
phenomenal yet substantial growth,
attention must be directed to the $500
depositors of the bank
Barring the stockholders, officers
and employees accounts. the Mer-
echants National bank began business
that balmy day In July nearly quar-
ter of century ago with accounts
to get'' Today $500 depositors have
brought their worldly gains to the
custody and the strong boxes of the
Merchants. Why2 Because of the
confidence of the general public in the
management of the institution. because
of the federal laws protecting and
governing the handling of the funds
intrusted to the bank. because the
public in general has learned the
value Of the association with a bank
ing house with substantial standing.