The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-30

day half-holiday, the force OF the
Commercial Bank took its books and
walked out of its temporary quarters
to its renovated and commodious
home at the southwestern corner Of
the public square. The building the
Commercial has occupied for the last |
three months, erected specially for
the Central National Bank some |
years ago, would make a good show
ing anywhere, but is little and plain
compared with the new quarters oc-
cupied today The president and his
associates did not have to take a
stick of furniture with them. They
found everything new and ready to
their hands.
McIver &MacKay have been busy
for the past few weeks making over
the Commercial building. and they
have carried out their contract most
conscientiously. They have not
much changed the outside appear
ance of the building, which has been
one of the city's most notable bust
ness structures for quarter of
Ecentury, but inside it hardly knows
itself.
To begin with, the bank has two
entrances, instead of one, and both
and the floor are even with the side
walk Each portal is oyerhung with
Ian up-to-date marquee awning,
Il which suspended from the building
by massive chains, does away with
awning poles, which are never hand
some, and are always in the way.
The doors are guarded with heavy
copper screens, and these and the
long rows of plate glass windows
with prism transoms give the exter-
Tor of the bank very classy appear
ance, with prepares one for the i'm
preston received Immediately on
entering.
Entering the bank, you find your
self in a spacious. airy and we'll
lighted room, handsome from the
tessaIated floor to the decorated cell
ing. The eastern end is given to the
lobby, and the offices are arranged
in symmetrical horseshoe at the
west. The president and cashier
have their desk behind a counter at
the southeastern end of the horse
shoe. Then come the different de-
partments of the bank, each in its
own convenient and well-arranged
rooms. First is the savings depart
ment and next is the teller's divis-
ion Right in between these two il
handsome little room, sacred to the
ladies. 1t is most convenient for
them, for on one side they can trans
act business with the savings clerk
and on the other with the teller
The teller's department is at the
end of the room and horseshoe, next
to the vault. The north side of the
horseshoe is given to the bookkeepe1
and his assistants.
l This horseshoe will ever bring
good luck thru good management.
To all these offices there is only
n one entrance, thru the presidents of
fee. To get in anywhere else, one
must go thru solid rock, forged
metal or sturdy wood.
Inside the horseshoe, convenient
for patrons, are two up-to-date desks
n with glass tops and all conyen
fences for filling out checks and de
post slips.
The entire set of offices is con
structed of Italian marble, mahog
:. any and bronze 1t is Simple am
= elegant, and will last for thousanc
years. 7tea aa n
s Back of the teller's department i
!. the vault, two-story steel room il
solid concrete In the upper stor,
is kept old records, seldom referre.
n to, but very valuable. In the from
= of the lower room are the safety de
post boxes and the books and pap
ers of the bank Back of this, am
shielded by massive steel shuttle
C with time lock is a receptacle 70
the banks money The vault is tn
, work of the well-known Franz SAT
and Lock Company of Jacksonville.
Back of the bookkeeper's depart
- ment is the directors room, large
welI-lighted apartment, simply bu
n elegantly furnished.
5. Ventilation is added TO by an ali
&c shaft from the floor to the top O
the building. There are convenien
and we'll equipped lavatories and a.
l. other conveniences for the worker
ne in the bank.
The bank has the indirect, over
head system of lighting, besid
which there are electric globes a
n every necessary point, to be used a