Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
THOUSANDS VIEW
new INSTITUTION
Exchange National Banks
Wonderful Quarters Are
Inspected by Multitudes.
VISITING BANKERS PRESENT
Flowers Distributed Among
Women While Men Re-
ceived Choice Cigars.

The dream of the officers and di-
rectors of the Exchange National bank
has become a reality. Yesterday there
was opened to the public the new
$750,O0O structure which has been
erected by this institution at the cor
ner of Third and Boston-the new
home of the Exchange National bank
and the pride of Tulsa and eastern
Oklahoma.
There were many features which
marked the opening of the bank as
one of the crownng successes OF
Tulsa and Tulsa men. In one respect
Tulsa realized its ambition by becom-
ing the home of the finest bank build
ing in the entire south or west of the
country The officers and directors
of the bank have realized their ambi-
ton by the erection of a new home
with which few buildings of its nature
in the United States can compare, and
another feature of the opening was
the wonderful array of banking off
Cials from thruout the entire country
who accepted the invitation OF the
officials of the Exchange to visit and
participate in the opening.
Open for Business.
Tomorrow the bank will inaugurate
its business from the new building
and will turn over to another concern
the building which 1t has occupied at
Second and Main for several years.
Thruout the day yesterday thou
sands of persons took occasion to view
the wonderful building which has
been erected at the corner of Boston
and Third. Until late in the evening
the orchestra was engaged in sending
from the balcony in the rear of the
huge and magnificent banking room
the music which so fittingly blended
with the fairyland appearance of the
interior of the building. From q thou
sand places the bright-toned lights of
the wonderful bronze chandeliers
swept down on the men and women
who came to see what Tulsa men and
Tulsa spirit could do. Attendants and
attaches of the bank were kept busy
thruout the day and into the evening
directing the immense crowds which
were gathered. and in explaining the
special features of the institution
which are not contained in other
banks in this section of the country.
The huge vault doors, the thousands
of safety deposit boxes, the improved
vensilating system. the soft. sound
less floors and all other features of
this kind were of interest to the thou
san1s who visited the building and
even the elevators as they carried
their human loads to the topmost
stories and to the roof were a source
of favorable comment by those who
contemplated their ease Of locomo-
ton and the improvements which they
contain, especially those looking to
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Thousands of Bouquets.
Thousands of flowers were dis
tributed to the women who inspected
the place yesterday. both afternoon
ana evening, and cigars were at hand
for the men. Huge bouquets, the gifts
of the many friends of the bank. were
to be seen artistically placed in the
windows of the cages. on the Ameri-
can walnut desks of the officials and
arranged along the glass-coyered
check counters thruout the banking
room.
And among those who visited the
new building there were literally hun
dreds who took pains to express their
qualification of the results accom-
plished by President f. w. Sinclair
and other officials. Later in the eve
ming, however, Mr.. Sinclair and other
officials and directors OF the bank
slipped out from the crowd of proud
spectators and took part in a banquet
given by the bank at Hotel Tulsa for
the guests of the Exchange National.
Representatives Of almost every
bank in this section Of the state and
the leading bankers Of Kansas City,
Wichita, Chanute and other cities in
adjacent states were present. During
the course of the banquet President
Sinclair in a few well chosen remarks
spoke # the feeling OF pride which
accompanied the presentation Of the
bank to the people of Tulsa and this
commu 1ity.
a Peoples Bank.
1.-The Exchange National bank Is
not the result of the policy of one
man or one group of men," declared
President Sinclair
The Exchange National Bank is a
bank which believes that its scope is
as wide as the scope of its officers,
directors and patrons, and its effec-
tiveness as financial institution is
as broad as the effectiveness and ef-
forts of its officials, director and pat
rons. The faith in a greater Tulsa,
shared with the officers and directors
by the people of Tulsa, Of the COM
munity and of the state. has made
the success of the bank what 1t is 1t