Evening star., 1923-01-07

The side walls Of the room are n
plaster, marked off in stone jointipE
! with pilaster order around tho g.
| IRE room The pilasters are OF Bot
| uclno marble, with grande antiq:S
marble base and Georgia marble capa.
The two columns at the west or m e@-
canine end of the room are Of tbs
same material
The banking screen is OF Botticins
ana grand antique marble and brongA.
Inc design is Grecian, very plain, tbs
! only ornament being in the piIaster
! caps. The doorways are of Botticiuo
marble, with carved heads. with an
acanthus leaf acroter at each end cT
the head. The floor of the bankins
room is Of gray Tennessee marble.
Other Special Decorations.
The safe deposit department and
I coupon booths are in brown paneied
mahogany The ladies' room vii
| have decorative scheme of old blue
decorated design. with Chinese rugs
on the foor. The furniture for tie
lobby and officers quarters will be y
mahogany. Check writing desk in tha
lobby Will be bronze
The main entrance to the bank is
| on l4th street and opens into the spa
| cious lobby IS feet by SO feet. o.
, the right OF the main lobby Is tho
lobby for the ladies' department
The large paying and receiving cage
..
onfcers' quarters in the center Of Tire
main banking room are between III,
paying and receiving cage on one side
and the note teller's cage on the other
Provision is made for two savings q
llers and an information window
The large meZzanine will provide ad
ditional working space to meet grow
ing demands. The present working
space VIII care for thirty to forty EN-
ployeS.
Equipment Orders Heavy.
Railroads OF the United States, hal
ing had In 1922 the largest car short
age in their history, have ordered
more freight cars than in any yea!
since 1912, more passenger cars thai
since 1915, and more locom motives thaI
i since 1918, according 10 the RailEa>
Age.
The number Of freight cars ordered
has been 1883. The average orders
In the nine years ending 1921 Were
s2,2l6. These figures include freigh
cars ordered by industrial concern
railroads. The number OF freight cars
actually built during the year wa
66,2b2, which shows that the ca
builders have still a very large mum
Der on order.
The number OF locomotives ordered
was 2,456. against 239 the previous
! year, or a number almost equal to
the total orders placed in the last
lnTc0 IcCeQlIlS years, ana largely
in excess of the average yearly or
ders in the preceding nine years,
which amounted 10 1889.
The number OF passenger cars or
dered has been 2,403. as against 246
In 1921, the total number ordered
2.42S.
Cars Cost S1,7O0 Each.
The average cost OF freight car
! is now about s1.700, of passenger
cars about $4,000. and of locomotives
about $4,000. Estimated total cost
| of railroad equipment ordered this
year is s471.224, 900. as follows:
cars. s52,Sss.o00, and locomotive I
While there have been large in
creases in the number of locomotives
and cars ordered, the construction
Of railway lines has shown the SAINT
other recent years. The total new
mileage built has been only sos miles
| while 1s4 miles OF line have beer
abandoned and torn up. and 4se
| abandoned, but not torn up.
| American locomotive and car build
| ers have received the following or
! derS for export: Freight cars 1.011.
| passenger cars. 19, and LOCOMOTIVES
ice.
!, Elections Tuesday.
| Virtually all banking institution
elections Tuesday, when officers anG
! directors will be chosen to serve for.
! the ensuing year. There will, o.
| course, be a number OF eliminations
| and additions to the many directo-
rates OF local banks. but as a whole.
! officers now serving the different III
stitutionS are looked for.