The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-26
A Visit to the Handsome New Home of the Bank
 Of Ensley, One of the Foremost Institutions Of ,
 The Birmingham District, Reveals Not Only .3Az Beautiful, But Very Modern Structure

fer. and little fellow, modest, retiring. l unpretentious, but with the making oi
 a splendid banker in him-Robert E
 Chadwick.
 Like the fairy story the bank "grew
 and grew" right on the same spot that
 the big white marble bank stands on to-
 day. and as the business grew of course larger and more auequate quarters were
 demanded, and the Bank of Ensley re- movedS just across the street. where for nearly 20 years it has held the trust and the confidence of the large patron age it enjoys.
 Rapidly growing and mounting the
 ladder of prosperity and success in con- sequence the bank again had to broad en its scope as we'll as it's business in terests, and again the demand came for the broadening and improving of it's material interests, and so the idea of the new Bank of Ensley building was lconceived and plans were made to erect a handsome, modern, up-to-date and thoroughly convenient bank.
 Ground was broken for the present building and work was started and all the while the bank grew and sgrew and gained more and more the confidence of the district until today the Bank ot Ensley has come to be regarded as
 one of the strongest, one of the most reliable and one of the most suhstan- tial banking institutions in the entire country, and this confidence and re- liance in the bank has come through
 the splendid men at its head, MT. Ray say, Mr Mccormack, MT. Chadwick and MT. King. IE From small beginning the Bank of Ensley has grown to have a deposit of more than $2,50o0oo; the capital stock is $100,000, with a surplus .of
 $10O, ,000; the bank is under the super vision of the state banking department MT. Ramsay holds the important po- sition of president; MT. Mccormack vice president; Robert E. Chadwick, ac- tive vice president; Samuel c. King | cashier; William c. Maxwell, secretary of the savings department; H. J. Cum- mings manager Wylam branch. When the present building was in contemplation the slogan of the men at
 the head of it was this:
 "The most elegant, modern and at- tractive bank building in Alabama"
 Just how well this has been carried
 out is shown from the moment that the eye. beholds the big white marble structure and upon entering the hand
 some bronze doors which give beau
 tiful birdseye view of the attractive foyer.
 Stano1nS ma1eStlcaily 1n~ it's snow
 white marble outline the, bank build
 ing represents an outlay of $100,000, ex< elusive of the lot.
 The exterior of the building is of Georgia marble, while the interior is of Tennessee marble; reinforced concrete and steel construction insure it's ab- solute fireproof condition
 The presidents offices are done in handsome mahogany, with mahogany furniture and attractive rugs to match blending with the dark, rich mahogany tones; the 'Officers' Quarters are done in golden oak, with furnishings of cor responding color; cork floors are used; in the Customers Rooms" gumwood is effectively employed, while in the Ladies Department" an exquisite French gray is used charming1y, the