The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-21
WILL
HAVE FIRST BAN|
Bishop 8 Go. Decide to opsi
Branch to Handle Business of
ss Big Militery POST

The banking honse Of BisAop Com
pany win open branch for the conduc
Of a general banking business at Scho
field Barracks within six weeks or tw.
months. Work was begun Yesterday OF
a building to be erected by the bankinl
company ON the reservation at Castner.
nearlt the site of the permanent canton
mentef 10
X Negotiations were undertaken severn
months ago by Bishop & Company
through the post authorities at Scho
held Barracks, for permission to cree
- permanent structure at that post 70
the purpose Of condhctine a banking
business The company also proposed
to install safety deposit vaults for thd'
convenience OF the members of the mill |
tary service and the government EN-
lrloyes at the big post.
Referred to war Department.
The matter was referred TO the wad
department, and the secretary Of war
pursuant to an opinion rendered by thd'
judge advocate general Of the Army
decided that there was no authoritI
for the erection of a permanent struc
ture ON a military reservation by any|
outside parties. This offectnally killed
the original plan Of the bankiaR con ).
Germ, but the matter was again pre-
scented. to the war department. through
local channels. The post aathoritiea|
and the commanding general OF tho|
Hawaiian Department endorsed the|
scheme as one that would pFove a grea j
convenience and lleaeGt to the troops
stationed at Scho6eld Barracks. The
plans submitted the second time by
Bishop u Company were Modification
of the original plans, the company oli
fering to erect either atstrueture of Al
temporary nature OF to lease suitable
building belonging TO the eovernn ent,
should any such be available. There
being no SURPLUS buildings Of any kind
az Schofeld Barracks, the Judge adyo
cate general, upon reeonsidering the
modified plans submitted, informed the
secretary of war that there seemed TO
be no objection to permitting the an.
plieant TO erect temporary bailding
on the reservation under a revoeable
license. The authority was according
ly granted. One other application was
made to the war Department hy smother
concern for the same priviIaee. q Both
offers were made subject to the same
HNCh1AeAVuo w bC Nv the WHF
department, and the Bishop Company
secured the concession through pFierity
in fling its application. W.
The building which the Bishop c,in.
pany viii pat up for their business at
Schofiea win be Of the same peAeral
character as the other construction in
the vicinity. The outer surface will
be sanded. ,.'N +1
X Mscanley tosBe Manager. "
John Maealley Of the banking de-
partment of Bishop l. Company will
be appointed manager of the new
branch bank, and viii have two assist.
ants. This force will be increased to
meet the demands Of the business. Ths
bank win be great convenience for
the sikty-odd organizations whose
company, troop and battery funds are
deposited in Honolulu banks. These
deposits represent in the neighborhood
OF thirty TO fifty Thousand dollars.
Besides this there is considerable
amount OF banking business transae tel
by individuals in the big garrison, all
the officers and many Of the soldiers
and civilian employees patroAizing the
Honolulu banks. The patrons o. the
branch hank are DO be accorded every
banking facility which Bishop & Com
pany can extend through tAeir maia
Office. -a '.. ~. ="