The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-12

4..U.f vaults FOR the hOpes ana
II g..rI4 and the cherished se-
,s ar. the treasured memories
s.r.,.wps the bitter disappuint-
ar.s the people OF the commun-
tr9. .a.nrs them. Far from be-
... r.I8nnuied, they are warm ana
. .'7 ..r..y y..r human interest, replete
XXX U.t- rf intimate history as IN
..,.,.n- and sometimes as fun OF
'.r., I. any novels ever written.
... tH. daily life Of Tulsa banks
... woven stories of triumph over
..,a.lv. Movement OF wealth and
i.r., .. houses built for two, OF
,br.4u struggling against odds, of
II .bo...r..s. Of boarded savings, Of
FL a,tgr.. Chat SAVIOR of old world ro-
,,,rre.auy number Of them, locked
", I'm HnrusIts, in savings, I'm loans
.ra known only TO those making
#cr and 90 their bankers. There
t,s he,r .umauCo in banking ever
Since 900 H. c., when banks were
u,s- Introduced by the Assyriaus
.rI r,nyrnulIus and none OF 1t has
4 ..ar Il.. rv the perfection of the
II modern system Of banking.
\ Friend of the Renter
Almost every phase Of Tulsa life,
bgm the monthly paying Of rent tu
ue loohr. forward by the commun-
Inv to the provision of aid for the
roedr. Is represented in the depart
,renis OF It's banking institutions.
probably Miss Lois Edmonds, who is
.n the real estate department of the
Exchange Trust company, knows
more ab0u. renters than any other
rar.0u ln town. There are approx
.ma,py LOO people who rent homes
Though the Exchange Trust.
hines that range all the way from
"a piatal mansions to apartments and
Il little bungalows. il is not cXagger-
N aung to say that all of them Miss
2 EdmOnds knows by name and more
ID than hllc Of them have become so
II warmly her friends that they con-
il fde In her home problems of their
a own touching or inspired by their
n business with her. And she, in
81 turn, Is their friend. Must the
plumbing be repaired or the wall
n paper in the northwest room fixed?
II It is with Miss Edmonds that these
problems are discussed and II is
81 Mss EdmOnds who Is the medium
between landlord and renter. She
II IA friend Of landlord as well as the
a renter Does Mrs. Spivins not pay
= her rent the owner of the house
81 drops around to discuss II with the
ii rent angel of the Exchange Trust.
H The father IS out of work, maybe:
n the mother hard put to feed the lit
n lie ones and to earn the money at
III the same tine for that food. Miss
Edmonds relates the circumstanc
81 an agreement is reached and per-
haps later in the day a vase OF flow
n ers on her desk will attest to the
entire satisfaction OF said landlord
with the arrangement.
~ It Is behind the massive doors,
VI Weighing sometimes as much as 25
M tons, Of the safety deposit depart
H mens OF tulsa banks that there
z llrk the greatest number of the
II most interesting stories. Secure
from fire and flood and quake and
n curious eyes lie treasures whose his
~ 'ofles are known to no one in the
N world save their owners. Arrange
II ments are made so that in the event
II OF the keys TO safety deposit boxes
II being lost or stolen, the holder is
q Sieguarded against wrongful Use
ol them and encroachment upon his
81 territory In many safety deposit
# vaults unusual accommodations are
~ afforded demonstrating and con-
Ntehce rooms, private rooms, cou-
II poh booths and telephone service:
" Du, oehlnd all these tons of steel
"A ana elaborate check systems are
hundreds of life romances with
u wtr palma OF tomorrOws aspira-
81 IONS ana ambitions, Day after day,
~ ousy clerks say, certain custom
n s' come TO their boxes simply to
ID IVA al whatever Is hidden therein
elu TO assure themselves that
HoyAIhS has been stolen away. one
n van imagine the satisfaction OF
81 sus patron at knowing that a cher
SHtd secret is safely hidden away,
n o now carefree a bride might feel
81 sI Ivy, storing away some precious
n ~ some friend OF old had in love-
n oxen given,
Some Ancient Relics.
IN some Of the vaults are old
n ssa'goins chests, stacked one unon
.ne other, that would grace anv sea
H ,1P'9ins cabin and each Of thom
'.nsu perhaps with family heir
n Voms handed down for genera
TUiI. T IN one safety deposit vault In
"a in. ISa mere are stored chests rang
II az from the modern type, TO the
Il % gong variety reminiscent OF
ss,vS ana Captain Kidd. and
81 cs,,e'-1,ines even cake boxes are re-
n ir, ig'avles Tor treasures. Priced hunt
& ,i,.pp ppataphernal!a, wedding present
ID nossa laundry bags fun of precious
II tb,aS'ohs are some OF the other
ss pos,ss heId for safekeeping and
fbiaSlhs fbis sing an intimate history. All
csn,,s sS.ue from the generally ac-
In ~ s'ie use OF the safety deposit box
IN gIran"a uihg notes, mortgages. in
~ M .e policies, bonds, stocks. lew
! tus, '''o''i'es even valuable
babksu y, companies share with
a man"o 'N's glamour feveryday ro-
trgs,s IN their deposits. savings.
n rorno.,9r t9r individuals, estates and
II IN iT,a1tohH are stories that Vic
ips,i,,,iesL esL with those or banking
y law I''ons W. proper, Empowered by
Il ties, tbo ~ IN all flduciary capacl-
ecp,o.n ' TACT that, unlike human sx-
peonia tAey do not die leads MANY
II erty =, 70 ehirust their wills or pron.
dan ulSt companies. AS guar.
as aren, hlstrator OF an estate.
Il care ~ w the management and
feels m. 'oPerty a trust company
ID parts s' os pulse OF the comnonent
mors ~ community Ife nerhans
ton. Ian any other one intsitt,-
the cororll. nu no less is IL a part ~
city. ''S IN the civic life Of a
q For Trust Fund for Charity.
a Ntmr,, tnsldnce, the parn,aror,,