The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-21

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are two smaller doors, the one on the
right leading INFO the community
room and the one of the left leading
into the consultation room. These
] two rooms are fifteen by ten feet each.
/ Back of the community room is the
women's room which is to be one of
the fine features of the new building,
and is equipped with dressing and toilet
room, telephone and other comfort
! features Next to this is the savings
department which in turn opens into
the safety deposit vault with a capa-
city of thousand safety boxes all of
which are within easy access of their
respective, users at any time. This
room has desks, tables, chairs, etc.,
for the. customers use as we'll as n
uesrea. Adjoining the customers
vault is the large bank vault measur-
ing eleven by twelve feet inside. Both
of these vaults are both burglar proof
and fire proof and the large safe is of
the most modern and approved type.
| At the rear of the lobby is found
to Wo King room proper fifteen by
thirty feet and with four windows in
to the lobby This makes very corr
modious quarters for the staff of the
hank and makes it easy to care for a
large volume of business without de-
| Law to the patrons. At the rear Of
the workroom is smaller room twelve
by fourteen feet which will be used for
the machines used in modern banks,
including adding machines, posting
machines, typewriters, etc. This, with
a cashiers office and a room for the
use of the officers of the institution
complete the plan of the main floor OF
the building.
| The lighting in this building has al
81 been well ARRANGED for, the generous
use of glass in the front, the large
windows in the rear and the smaller
windows on the east side, the wall
or which extends some distance above
The adjoining building, giving an abrn-
dance of light to the main floor, and
the use of pyramid glass in the side
walk, furnishes sufficient light for the
full basement of which a fire-and-
burglar proof storage vault, twelve by
twenty feet, is an important part.
The ceiling throughout will be of
the artistic beamed and paneled plas-
ter. and the lobby viii lbe wainscoted
in marble, with marble-tile floor An
oak trim will be used throughout the
remainder of the building.
Lauterbach Brothers.
Adjoining the State Bank building
on ne west will be the new building
of Lauterbach Brothers who have
been the successful confectioners of
Redwood Falls for the past fourteen
years. Their building will be of ter
"a Gotta brick with Bedford stone trim
and will be thirty five by eighty feet,
affording the occupants plenty of
space for the several items of new
equipment which they propose to add
to increase the efficiency of their al
ready efficient store. The building
will be only one story high at present
but will be so constructed that an adj
ditional story may be built when need
ed. 1t will have full basement which
is an important part of the building
as 1T will contain the machinery for
making ices and candies, a refrigera-
ton plant, a storage room etc. Al
freight elevator will carry the heavy
articles to the main floor and dumb
waiter will be used to carry ice cream,
bottled goods etc from the basement
to the serving room above. The re-
lfrSgerator plant is a new feature for
Redwood Falls and will do away with
the hard work of packing ice cream.
handling ice etc. It will also
make possible the use of the refriger-