Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-16
THE union STATE BANK
PASSES MILLION MARK
AS Shown by It's Official Report
on April 18th.
Lancaster is the Home of Grant Coun
TVS Largest Banking Institution
With Great Record.

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day April 4, 1918. by which it will be
seen that the resources on that day
had reached the splendid sum Of
one million, eighteen thousand, seUen
hundred and eight dollars and toOepaty-
fiUe cents.
This is by far the largest total any
bank in Grant couny has ever attained
and marks an era in banking matters
in this locality.
A few weeks ago we published in
this paper a compilation showing the
resources of all of the banks in this
county-27 in all, the combined re.
sources of which. on February 4, 1918,
were So, OBJ, O93 80. The Union Stats
Bank headed the list at that time as it
does now, as the largest bank in the
county.
@. Fl. Baxter, president of this
bank, is a veteran in the business,
who brings to the duties of the office
his constant and watchful attention
is always son the job, with a
pleasant and cordial greeting for his
friends and customers and he enjoys
and deserves the confidence of the
public.
v. L. Showalter is the vice presi-
dent and has been connected with the
bank since his graduation from the
local high school in 1889 He is the
son of the late r. B. Showalter, who
was president Of the bank for almost
twenty years. occupying that position
up to the time of his death, early in
1912
Richard Meyer Jr.. cashier of the
bank has been connected with the
banking interests of Lancaster since
1879. In 1880 he became member of
the banking firm of Geo. W. Ryland
q Co., who we're succeeded by
Richard Meyer & Co. He has been
an officer Of the Union State bank
since it's Incorporation. His long
connection with banking affairs has
given him wide acquaintance and a
standing amongst bankers of the
W. B.. Carter. the assistant cashier
of the bank. was formerly an employe
of the Meyer Showalter state bank
and of the State Bank of Grant
county. Immediately preceding his
connection with the Union State Bank
he was secretary and manager of the
Grant County Abstract Co.
VIM. F. Orion. the very efficient
bookkeeper of the bank has been
identified with the business interests
of Lancaster for more than 40 years
and enjoys reputation as an &C.
countant second to none in the county.
He resigned the Office of city treasurer
of Lancaster to accept his present
position
This makes a combination of
trained and experienced men that in a
great measure accounts for the bank S
remarkable growth.
The constant aim of the manage
ment of this bank is to maintain it's
established reputation for safety and
stability aud its official report as
above alluded to shows how thoroughly
this purpose has been accomplished.
The banks large and rapidly grow
ing business demanded more modern
and greatly increase facilities, and
during the past six months a great
metamorphosis has taken place in the
bank building both exterior and in
terror.
When the store room next west of
the bank was vacated last fall by
Louis Weber, who had long occupied
it with his shoe store. force of men
were at once set to work by Mrs. B.
Mcdonald, the owner of the build
ing, and by the bank people to re-
model the entire interior, up stairs
and down as vel as the basement, the
latter being largely devoted to tie
heating equipment. the storage of fuel
and to large fire. proof sub-vault of
heavy masonry for the safe keeping of
books and other valuable property.
The south font of the Dui lding,
which was of white brick and plate
glass, was torn out and replaced with
cut grey Bedford stone, which presents
handsome and massive appearance.
This was done last fall and cold
weather prevented other changes in
the exterior, which are to be made
this spring and which will add much
to the appearance of the bu ilding.
The inter Tor, has been almost
doubled in size, and in accordance
with plans prepared by Claude &
Starch, architects, of Madison, Wis,