Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-10
Exchange National Bank Will
Build New Banking House
Building to Be Most Modern Bank
IN South Georgia-Offices on Sec
ond Floor.

The much increased volume of his
, 1nHss done by the Exchange National
"a: las ortg,0wn their resent ia
cilities, and the officials of that insti-
tuition announce that thew have lust
closed contract for a much more
Commodlous and more modernly ar
ranged banking quarters at the corner
OF central Avenue and Grant street.
We learn from the architects plans
ard specifications that this rulding.
exterior and interior, will be modern
III every respect and will be a great
credit to our city.
In tact, the bank has needed this
building for several years and it would
have been built before, but for the fact
OF failure upon the part of the contrac-
tors to make satisfactory bond and.
also, due to the fact that the cost of
construction has been increasing all
the while and conditions nj this part
OF the country were unsettled.
The, officials of the bank have shown
! IN most certain manner, their faith
III the future growth and develop
ment of Fitzgerald and this territory
IN awarding this large contract at this
time.
Simplicity marks the architecture of
this plant, which will have a facade
on Central Avenue and Grant street
OF grey brick construction, two stories
in height with basement for heating
purposes.
The first story will include mez-
canine floors and the latest word in
furniture and fixtures; will have a
center lobby with plenty OF working
I space and rooms for private ionsul-
tatlon, safety deposit boxes, ladies'
waiting room, etc, and will have main
entrances on Central Avenue and on
Grant street.
he banking room proper will be
fire proof SO that in the eventuality
oi fire, the banking property, cash, Sc
curties. records, etc, will be immune
from fire. The second story will carry
ten commodious office rooms of mod
ern arrangement.
1t is anticipated that this building
will be finished for occupancy within
about five months and will involve an
expenditure of around $60,00000
The officers and architect have spent
much time in designing the service
arrangement of this institution as serv
ice of the highest order is what is
aimed at first, along with the utmost
protection OF valuables and records.
We judge from the plans and speci-
tlcations that the institution will be a
thing of beauty and will be a signal
marking of successful progress in the
operation of the institution.
Especial attention has been given
to the vault arrangement for securities
! and the more valuable records, making
the vault one of the strongest and
most secure in modern day bank use
Cages, working departments and Of
fees for the officers will surround the
center lobby.
Wainscoting and baseboards are to
| be of Georgia marble.
The officers hove felt, also, as an in
Ccntive to setting up this new modern
banking plant, that its patrons and the
whole public are entitled to more
modern and imposing bank structure
with adequate service arrangement.
The building just north of the
Abram Dry Goods Company, which
was uSCu do d Ddl DSl
will be removed at once and the new
building will occupy the entire pres
ent and vacant space and also the
space made vacant by removing the
old barber shop room.
1t may be expected that the erection
of this new two story building at this
point in the city will stimulate i'm
provements and concentration in that
part of the city and will! encourage
the erection OF new buildings of var
icus kinds and filling in of vacant
/ spaces on Central Avenue