The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-16
St. Clairsvlle's First National Bank.
Moves Into Fine New Home Saturday.
rnoURISHrN9 BELMONT CooN :
srsT rNsrIrur1oN COMPLETES
svY,rrnrp MODERN BUILDING
BANK Ii OLDEST IN BELMONT 90
OPERATING UNDER oR12AsAA
1854
rAprrAr ORIGINALLY $50, coo-NoW
sloo ooo-HAS SURPLUS OF $780,
600 AND UNDIVIDED PROF
IT'S sec, coo.
tsy WIN. r. surcHER, Jr)

10 new quarters OF the First Va
.ioual bank Of ST. ClairsN!lle which
Lave been under construction for sew
ga. months are now completed and the
bank will move into It's new home on
Saturday OF this week.
Tho First National bank OF st. Glars
Vile was organized under the nacona!
banking laws in February. 1861. It's
charter being No. SIS. While other
banks in this section Of the country
under some form. have been In exist
cnce longer, vet this bank IL the oldest
in the county. having never reorSan'ze"'
changed It's name or number
On January 80. 1854. at meeting
held In tho court house in which Judge
y. y. Cowep presided as chairman AMI
Hon, Ross J. Alexander acted aS score
tary, the FIRST stockholders OF TINS
bank organized for tho transaction OF
business and elected the tirSt five dircS-
tors OF the institution. they being: y.
D r. Cowcn. president: Joseph W""d-
mansee. Ross J. Alexander. John OAR
rah and David Brown. II. c. Weld&y
was elected cashier at this meeting
Has Prospsrsd Greatly.
The capital stock was originally SV'.-
600, which. on January 10. 1865. was
increased TO 100000. At which amount
e still remains The bank now has
surplus OF $4,000 and undivided prof
.ts OF over $4,000.
Tho present board OF directors arc
George Jepson. chairman OF tho board
o: directors: Hon. John Pollock. presi-
dent: James A. Patterson. vicc-presl-
dent: +. y. BoGSs and c. u. parrah.
while \. l.. Bumgarne- Is the present
efficient cashier and is ably assisted
by w. v. Sutton and T. T. NewHn. While
~ - aNAr
The new OF the bank Is built on the
site OF their former building. the latter
having been torn down when construc-
ton was started. The present building
has a beautiful front NJ gray-whtte H.
diana limestone and is very imposing.
the building having been planned and
constructed by the firm Of S!monS, Brit
tain & English of Pittsburgh, Pa. The
building is % feet wide and 20 fee.
long and tho banking room is two stor-
les high, being 90 feet from the nlarhI"
floor 70 tho ceiling. In the entry IS =
Vcstibule opening into wide hall run
ming lenKthwiss with the building ana
hack TO a high grill and door near the
vault In this hall arc marble tables
20 be used by patrons oc the bank. Thu
a-st room on the right as you enter 10
= p-:vate consultation room OF the cash.
iar and next 20 IL Is his open business
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