Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-23
FORMAL OPENING
BEAUTIFUL BANK
FOR TOMORROW

! g. Aubrey Davidson of San Diego,
who became internationally famous as
president Of the Panama Exposition
of 1si5-I6. arrived in the Valley to-
day TO be in attendance at the for
nal opening at Ei Centre tomorrow
cf the Southern Trust and Commerce
Bank. of which he is president. His
assistant, Jack {. Thompson, has beer
in the valley for several days assist
ing j. c. Cash, local manager of the
institution, in making the final prep
arations fer the opening.
, Day and night for several days past
the bank quarters at the corner of
Sixth and Main streets in FL Centre
have hummed with the industry of
skilled workers and artisans at their
tasks. One group has been giving
the woodwork its final coats, another
crew has been setting the wickets,
another unpackirg and polishing the
furniture, and others on specialized
werk-each worker feeling a personal
responsibility in knowing mat the
bank quarters must be complete and
ready by 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. The reception will commence
at that time and continue until 9
o'clock in the evening and the bank
Officers have sent out a general in
vitation tC all residents to call and
inspect the quarters. The bank will
net be open for business until Men
day morning.
A bank examiner making the prin-
cipal towns of Southern California
yesterday paid high compliment to
the beauty and facilities of the new
institution by saying it compared IA
vorably with any of its size in the
Southwest. The Southern Trust and
Commerce Bank is housed in a con-
crete structure on the old Holton Pow
er corner The interior is 4 room
measuring 50xS0 feet. with the va
rious departments cf the bank ar
ranged around q Genital lobby. BY
this lobby plan every officer of the
bank is accessible to patrons OF the
bank. For the accommodation of its
customers, a public room for men and
another for women have been in
stalled near the main entrance. Also
two consultation rooms, which the
bank offers for Use as committee
rooms, are set aside. The thought
fulness of the bank runs, too, toward
the employees. who, among other con-
veniences, will have showers.
The interior decorative scheme is
tasteful. The walls and settings car
ry an ivory tint, and this motif Is
borne out in tie Venetian blinds and
harmonizes with the marble, g pencil
vain Italian grade TIE flooring is
also Of marble and the furniture and
the woodwork ofNthe directors room
is mahogany.
President Davidson said today re-
garding the bank opening;
This is the best endorsement that
we can give of our faith in Imperial
Valley We have lcag locked for the
opening of the San Diego & Arizona
railroad, believing that it will mean
decidedly closer commercial reia-
tionship between the Valley and San
Diego. 1t is our hope that we may
be able to create industries in San
Diego for the purpose of caring for
the raw products of the Valley, as
we'll as directing capital toward the
Valley for its further deve ,opment.
We believe the Valley to be only in
it's infancy today and that its future
growth will far surpass our Tondest
hopes.
I'm talking with men cf nationa!
reputation in reference to the VALLEY
we have been pleased with their eX-
pressions that Imperial Valley is con-
sidered one of the sections of great
est promise there is in the entire
country and we expect to see hun
dreds of these men in the Valley an
nualy after the completion of our
railroad"