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Show Biigham Young founded the bank that is now First Security Bank History tells us that as first bank president, Brigham , Young's goal was to help finance the economic growth and . development of the land he and his pioneer associates loved so dearly. Truly, his hopes have been fulfilled! spit . 0$Mm::-- ' " ; ' , It was on August 10, 1871 that the first "Mormon Bank" was founded in- in the-Intermountain region. Ill First Security -offices serve the area Utah. President BRIGHAM YOUNG of The Church of Jesus Christ of colonized by western pioneers in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Resources Latter-day Saints became the bank's first president. Established under of this vast banking system total far in excess of a billion dollars. In fact, territorial law, the bank was known as the Bank of Deseret, later as the assets of First Security Corporation increased $132 million in just the past Deseret National Bank, and now as First Security Bank. 12 months. Interest paid in the past year to thrifty pioneer descendants For a full century the bank's headquarters have remained in the same . d others adds up to more than . location -northeast corner of Main and First South the oldest banking . 300'000-Su corner in Utah. Even so, the impressive achievements of the past century in the settling, i Today, one wonders if this great leader foresaw the tremendous growth exploration and development of resources in this area are small in com- ; and prosperity which the bank he established helped make possible. parison with the potentialities and opportunities for the future. f (Brigham Young died just six years after founding the Bank of Deseret.) . , , , . ,. , , .' ,. , . , ., , , , v 5 & j j & And our objective, as bankers, is to continue to provide responsible leader- Now First Security is the largest and strongest banking organization based . ship in the continuing progress Brigham Young anticipated. A full-color portrait of Brigham Young is yours for the asking with the compliments of First Security Bank. The original of this full-color oil ' - . ' "t ' - ' , portrait of pioneer leader and bank president I ' v' V '''- Brigham Young is displayed in the lobby of ' (', ' f '' J First Security Bank in the Deseret Building f ' t' v ' f' in Salt Lake City. It was painted in 1904 s , " "l v y VA by his grandson, John Willard Clawson, and is ' ' AX " ; considered one of the eminent artist's finest. v' ?VV V?va - 4 ' 1 1 A splendid lithographed reproduction of f'iA'':T? V'j " Af''Ul'-:'! this handsome painting is available free at any P,': ; Vi, Wv- k v ".A,;. j First Security Bank. Do stop in and ask for r " A I ( " j 'a V',V j your personal copy. A , '.' ' ' ' j Should your request be by mail, ' 't ' ' I " ,1 please enclose 25$ to cover postage and I v - ' ' V 'l ' """ " 'j handling. Write: Brigham Young Portrait, 1 , , . - r ' V,, , 4n First Security Bank, Main at First South, f - , ' 1 ""I Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. " , " , ! Kti ' ' '""j i I " ' " ' - - .-r ' - - ' . '":4 4 noma to 7-.- Member First Security Corporation System of Banks """.i. RESOURCES OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS pjrst Security Bank of Utah, National Association First Security Bank of Rock Springs, Wyoming i.. i n ii . First Security Bank of Idaho, National Association First Security State Bank of Springville, Utah First Security State Bank ! Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation I V '. . |