The sides and rear wall are of brick and stone, twenty-five inches thick, and were built by the master mason now erecting the new City Hall in San Francisco.

The roof is heavily paneled with black walnut facings and rich carved mouldings.

The counter is constructed entirely of marble, six or seven different kinds--American and European--classified in the sweetest harmony of colors, and cost $10,000.

The whole building and its occupancy indicate more than anything that we have yet heard from Utah of the great change that has come to the Mormon community, and the direction in which the future of that Territory is travelling.

This fine building has cost $125,000, and was opened to commerce on the 1st instant; Warren Hussey, President; Anthony Godbe, Cashier; with a cash capital and surplus of $250,000, and the privilege of increasing it to $500,000.

It has a deposit account of half a million, and has paid fifty per cent dividends for several years.The Salt Lake Herald offered similar descriptions of the beautiful new building,[6][8][9] but its opening coincided with the Panic of 1873, and depositors remained skeptical.

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