The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-11-13
BANK REMODELING
IS NOW COMPLETE
Merchants National, of This
City, Has Modern, Invit-
ing Place of Business
NEW FACILITIES ADDED
Public Invited to Make Inspec-
tiOn of RemOdeled Building
Saturday Evening

SOlSITuCIlOu WOrk on the Mer-
chants National Bank Building has
been completed, according to D. B.
Caughren, president, and the public
will be given an opportunity to in
spect the banks remodeled quar-
ters on Saturday evening when the
bank will hold "open house" from
to 9 p. M.
The bank interior has been COM
pletely remodeled and equipped to
afford depositors the convenience
and protection necessitated by the
growing financial needs of Sauk
Centre. Construction work has been
in progress for IL weeks. The re-
suit is a bank interior of which the
community can well be proud.
Banking lobby and entrance ves-
tibule have been handsomely treat
ed with Tennessee marble, while
the walls have been decorated in
an attractive shade of Buff with a
stippled effect. The floor of the
main lobby is of terrazzo, divided
into squares by strips of brass.
Handsome new lighting fixtures of
modern design have been hung. All
the woodwork carries an American
walnut finish. Griddle work across
the front of the tellers' cages has
been replaced with modern, low
type, clear vision marble counter
screens making for more direct and
efficient relations between tellers
and customers.
New vaults have been construct
ed and are marvels of engineering
skill and safety. The main vault is
divided into two compartments, one
for the banks cash and securities,
the other for private safe deposit
boxes for customers. Walls, floor
and ceiling of the vault are built of
steel-lined reinforced concrete IL
inches thick and the entrance is
guarded by a seven inch steel door
weighing six tons, it's twenty two
bolts controlled by automatic time
locks. .@-
The bank has added 240 new safe
deposit boxes of modern design to
its equipment and has a total of
over 500 safe deposit boxes in the
vault. Part of the vault equipment
includes private room for the use
box renters and other facilities for
the convenience of those using the
vault. In the basement of the
building is a large room for di-
rectors' meetings and for the use of
customers. The bank has made this
room available for committee
meetings and other public pur-
poses.
E. T. Fallows, Minneapolis arch
itect, prepared the plans for the
banks new quarters. Construction
and equipment work was handled
as far as possible by local constrac-
tors and supply houses. Carl Eek
berg, of Sauk Centre, was general
contractor and John Costello sub
contractor. The painting and dec
Grating was done by G. Carpenter,
while George Conkey had charge of
all the electrical work. D. B. Caugh-
rem, president of the Merchants
National Bank, has actively super
vised the work from beginning to
end and has seen to it that all pos
sible contracts were awarded 10
cally.
Commenting on the completion
of the work Mr.. Caughren said to-
day. 1--WE are genuinely proud of the
appearance and equipment of our
remodeled quarters and hope the
public will like them equally well
Our expenditure for the work has
been made to give residents of Sauk
Centre and it's vicinity as attractive
and efficient a place in which to
transact their banking business as
possible. We believe our new bank
ing room compares favorably with
that of any other institution in this
part of the state. 1t will be plea
sure to open the building for public
inspection on Saturday evening and
we hope that all our customers
and friends will call and inspect
the results of our labors."