Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-16

The Marshalltown State Bank has
entered Into a contract with Hoggson
Bros, Chicago and New York City
bank building contractors. for the cree
ton furnishing and equipment of its
new building that is to be built at o.
West Main street this summer. The
building, the cost OF which Will ex-
coed the first estimates, is TO be ouilt
and made ready for occupancy tor
$l65,000. This sum- together with the
site, valued at $4,000, will represent
an investment Of 100000 the bank
Will have in its new home.
one building on the site already has
been vacated and the Oppices Fruit
Company, te nant of the other building,
is expecting to move soon to It's ne"
location three doors west. The WORK OF
wrecking the buildings TO clear the site
is to be begun probably by about the
middle of July.
Limestone and Granite Facade.
Bedford stone and gray granite have
facade. which in heighth will approx
innate that of a three-story building, as
the coping of the cornice will stand
forty two feet above the sidewalk.
Bedford stone will be the principal
material of the facing of the facade.
Granite is TO be used for bases ana
capitals of pilasters and other trim
mings. Four huge pilasters of Bed
ford stone, with their bases on the
sidewalk level, will support the en-
Ia iJia:u-c and above its cornice will
rise a gable firewall with the cornice
of the gable built in relief in the wall.
The entrance and other Main street
openings will be place between the
pilasters. The banking room will have
a tw enty-eight foot ceiling.
Deliver Building For Use.
Detailed plans and specifications for
all the interior furniture, fixtures,
cts, have not. yet been completed but
Will be while President A. f. Balch,
who is now in the east is in New York
City, where he is going TO consult the
contractors.
The contract provides for the build
ing being completed to the smallest de-
tail by the builders before it is turned
over. ri d, includes not only furniture
but fixt, es of all kinds, even window
shades, ink wells, pens. etc. None OF
the furniture in the old building will
be moved into the new except some Of
the vault fixtures.
Will Push Building.
Building operations will be pushed
as rapidly as possible and it is the
policy of Hoggson Bros, to give all
possible preference to local contract
ors, supply dealers and labor The
bank started building this year. in
spite of high costs, because the build
ing was badly needed by the business
and to take an active part in the
build now" campaign.
We shall soon experience a boom
in building turnout the country" said
Cashier e. {. Urine. that will absorb
the best labor and materials, and We
want to have our own individual build
ing project we'll under way so that our
new home can be completed at the
earliest possible moment. Rdggson
Bros, are to construct for us an up to
date banking home with modern ia
cilities. so that we may properly take
care Of our just measure OF future
business. Marshalltown, like other
larger cities, is in highly prosperous
condition, and. it is cur aim and object
to keep pace with our city and fur
| nish concrete evidence of our unWav-
ering faith in our community and our
country by building without delay