Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-20
NONE FINER THAN NEW
HOME or CENTRAL TRUST

lana sand q Gravel company we're
other arms Co have a part .u the con-
ssruefl1a 90 the new block Vaults
we're Installed By the HerTtn-Hail-
Warvin safe company % Hamilton.
otl8.
I o. A. Hariozz saper.Htsalei the
. Construed
Msn Responsible for Bleek.
Fl Omssrr af fhr hant have lncorporat-
"a ts~.r ideas into the design % che
rru ba.l1iaE Particularly does the
areElrrefss arr1aErwFut conform 90
rFe p1aus witch a~rr in ttF mind of
! Frrs.Ieas 90. =. Castrri The draw
.rss 1f ST. Carpenter Wrr~ changed tr
ariE Few particular the directors
state ere architect knowing 90 prac-
HeaI certainty what vas desired before
rh- e5sas we're commenced. Nru whu
s-- ef rlr E@fm % che Central Trust
q savings arcs
Pres 1rur -u B. Casteei
VICE Pr~slIrass=W g. E1s@uf-vid.
So s. lf-ast ard ugEE p Curtis
Cashier 90 o. simmos
Assistant Cashier IL 80 CasFFTi
TH-sr men serr osfe5ats 90 ere Rock
fs.aEH Easl1ear and che c~grraf Trust
q Savings aarts bFf6rr ta~ cpaFpit1a-
f.1e r1as place
1rh-rs o. ttr board OF directors ares
f u ttaes. w. j. Sweeney. CO. &C.
.l-aFrlsHf o. Vs. rFrmanu. w.
gaFseF Il w. Trr@snas u D. Schmidt. .
E So ffaurs end g. = tsrfig-
Nose aH wE9@ teF detailed u1rf
af fe~ bank falls iaeiuf~ William .
Grsr t b. Swansea. william sale. .
carl WsrEetsi1sf ami r ~ Graham.
Fe.lrFs e.. u. FrrsdeassT.u. H11ssrep- .
era wIlisW Nritrmaeu AMI HFss r.
ClaeF. statement CLERKS. warV FARRELL. .
ss-eazrsf lFr. NrEa u5es5rs1u. safety 4
deposit et~sE. as1 uarrT u11rii~r. .
aessrEE-r
Bimsnsfau. gstf69 feet.
me ErW bziitlas has a frontage %
81 f=rt OF Telrt avea1~ ana 100 feet
HE ElEfFrr1fs street De- has f1lr
raars 90 once F1aas f8r rFstai and
Trr fret aEt asErsrlnF r1ars are Gr-.
esr.rd aiEE thr various rooms of th~ +.
baEE. oeeT entrance ami elevator
lobby
Tbr construction % che Building iF 7.
fE1Fp4EEir IRE proof bTiEE OF reiu-
t1Fe-l eaaerrfr r1ors ard skeleton. +.
faced with stone end brick. Lining % \
a.rstr wallis is % clay fiir end Once I.
partitions are o. EYpEgu tli~- Fire ~F-
ease sfaHf pipe. elevators. stairs. etc.
an have been provided Ga fh~ proper
place The foundation uerr al ear
r.e.i a1an '1 solid rocs
Nfsne Fronl North Carolina
The tva street fr8nts have q four foot 1.
s.N iueh base % light gray granite
this Bedford stone o. used 90 a height
% - feet. and from there up the fac I
irE is 20 Steel clay brick and Bedford
stone trimming The coping stone b. Il
80 feet above the Sidewalk level.
Natural light ts introduced from /.
fIe uEff e1aEt. az wrii a. the two
street sides. and ventilation has been
provided b. a mechanical system. 90
that an abundance % fresh. washed.
conditioned air 70 supplied. that 10.
warmed air Co the winter time. and
cooled air IN the summer. The
thought vas carried out through the
rntirr construction that absolute Sc
rurity and safety combined Writh con-
seuisucr 90 both customer and en-
giOy~s must b. accomplished.
The Banking Rooms.
oee half % tire basement. frst and
mszxauiue floors are exclusively for
hank purposes. with the public space
accessible from the entrance on Third
avenue. as well as the elevator lobby. (
Whics f. catered from Eighteenth !
street Ia
The counting room e. directly in
,roat % the vaults. which adds 90 con-
r-uiener. aad also 90 daytime security.
The safe dsposi, vault L. entered az
he side and has coupon booths con-
Fsnisut
The marble waiasco; - % imported
TassFusii marble and continues around {
sogntsr screen 60 the top % the dealing I
plates. TIE eognssrscrecn above. en-
IRE hardware ant metal work e
sroazs With dgii silver anish The Z
spcd eaisa ts American waiuus. q
over ore hundred tons % steel en- q
I@r faso the eaassruesion Of the vaults.
s~snE baiit Of steel. rails. coacrcse ard
sssel rods. the Waiis are 20 inehss {
siek. FsiEforcsd and thea linsd With
stssi plates Tae tuo large round 4
iOors fpr cash snd book aaa Gle vaults
'seh Wsixhs 10 tons. and each door :
sza frame weighs tiisO pounds.
Nee are 20 inehss thles. aside from
,oii work The safe deposit vault
.oor is inehss thick All are seisn-
iEezIiy Constructed % layers of bes-'
.ena~r ans ehruue steel and made
lsFxiar- proof and driii-proof They
~ ~quippsa with che latest and best
isas ioesfnx devices
TA~ .ns~ f~oosls vxufs n <r.ulox.-al