The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

| O1 iIS new DanKng quarters. | The Birmingham Trust and Savings
 company is typical of the growth and
 development of Birmingham and this
 district. and of the solid foundation upon which the prosperity of the district
 IS based. It opened it's doors just 34
 years ago, and although Birmingham
 was then at the height of its real estate
 hoom the institution started out on the course of conservative but progressive banking which has always marked it's policies.
 At first it lived in rented quarters, building up it's business and it's repura-
 ton for solidty from year to year. After being in business for 15 years, the bank constructed it's present home on Twen- tleth street, which was one of the finest
 and most substantial buildings in the
 country. It was thought at that time that the quarters would be large enough
 for several decades, but several years
 ago the company outgrew it's quarters
 Tn the classic building on Twentieth
 street and began to prepare for en-
 largement by buying the adjacent prop
 erty on Second avenue. The next step
 was to purchase the adjoining building and fix 1t for temporary quarters
 ENLARGING. QUARTERS
 We have finally arrived at the time when the business is just too Dig for any more makeshifts in the way of enlare- ing the banks quarters" said Col. Tom O. smith, vice president of the bank, yesterday. "The patience of our patrons can no longer be taxed by inadequate facilities for handling their business to say nothing of the new business that IS waiting and demanding the use of enlarged equipment. Our patrons have nearly $5,000,000 of their money with us, and have intrusted to the banks care many hundreds of thousands of dollars of their trust funds.
 Our Tatrons have taken every bit of safe deposit space and still are asking for more. It is to answer this public de- mand for enlarged facilities that the Birmingham Trust and Savings company is building it's new home. It is be- cause we must have the space for legiti- mate and paying business and not to spread out for effect nor to gratify the vanity of it's officers"
 The new building, which includes the rcmodeling and enlargement of the pres ent home as we'll as the construction of additions fronting on both Twentieth street and on Second avenue, will cost something more than $25O,0OO. It will pro- vide three tines the space of the pres- ent banking building, which when it was completed in 1902 was considered | one of the finest in the country, and was | as ample for the bank for i many years to come.
 Fronting 90 feet on Twentieth street and | running back along the alley 100 feet, | the new building will also have wing | constructed from the rear running out | to Second avenue and with width of E feet. The frontage on Twentieth street | will be more than double that of the | present structure, and with the wing on | Second avenue the building will be three | times as spacious as the present one. The Second avenue wing, as well as the addition to the present building on Twen- tieth street will all be in keeping with the general standard of the building as a whole. The exterior will be white marble and the interior finishing will be the finest and most approved type for banking quarters.
 AMPLE FACILITIES
 While it is not known exactly how ong it will take to complete the new building, arrangements have been made 70 provide ample facilities for the bank II it's temporary quarters in the Ledger This structure, which is one of the finest and most substantial in Bir- nngham, has been remodeled and fitted ID for banking purposes, the construc- ion of the building allowing for, the necessary changes Ample room is pro fided ii the Ledger building and every | equipment necessary for modrn bank will be ready when the removal is made Tuesday.
 We will remove Tuesday to our temporary quarters in the Ledger which has been remodeled to are for the business, and which pro- tides every facility needed in modern When completed our en- arged building will have not only one if the most spacious interiors in the outh but the home itself will De an lonor to the city and will be most structure from an architec- urai standpoint. Thousands of peo- 'le in Birmingham recall the colnple~ ion of our present building nearly 20 ears ago, but that structure was no nore at the head of the architectural procession then than our new build ng will be now
 MAIN BANKING ROOM
 With frontage of 90 feet on twentieth street. running back 10s eet along the alley and a wing run ing through to Second avenue with { width of 25 feet we will have just { hree times the space we have had efore. The main banking room win . ave a height of 32 feet, and there | 5ill be no columns to cucumber the oom. There will be ample daylight, nd the ventilation, heating and light lg will be of the most approved type. he main entrance will be through a vide vestibule on Twentieth street, nd there will be another entrance on econd avenue leading to the savings ' apartment which will occupy that ] ing. ..
 The floors and the walls will be {, eadened to prevent noise, and there f ill be elevators in front and rear i sading to the mezzanine floor, where lf