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Show Sun Chronicle-Advertis- er Thursday, August 5, 1971 n r n w ham Young founded the bank that is now ' First Security History tells us that as first bank president, Brigham Youngs 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! It was on August 10, 1871 that the first Mormon Bank was founded in Utah. President BRIGHAM YOUNG of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints became the banks first president. Established under territorial law, the bank was known as the Bank of Deseret, later as the Deseret National Bank, and now as First Security Bank. Ill First Security offices serve the area colonized by western pioneers in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Resources of this vast banking system total far in excess of a billion dollars. In fact, assets of First Security Corporation increased $132 million in just the past 12 months. Interest paid in the past year to thrifty pioneer descendants and others adds up to more than $24,800,000. Today loans total Such figures prove growth and progress of this pioneer land. $692,-300,00- For a full century the banks headquarters have remained in the same location northeast corner of Main and First South the oldest banking corner in Utah. jmfr'i portrait of Brigham Young is yours for the asking with the compliments of First Security Bank. or oil The original of this portrait of pioneer leader and bank president full-col- r t t r. k miiipnt And our objective, as bankers, is to continue to provide responsible leadership in the continuing progress Brigham Young anticipated. Now First Security is the largest and strongest banking organization based full-col- 0. Even so, the impressive achievements of the past century in the settling, exploration and development of resources in this area are small in comparison with the potentialities and opportunities for the future. , Today, one wonders if this great leader foresaw the tremendous growth and prosperity which the bank he established helped make possible. (Brigham Young died "just six years after founding the Bank of Deseret.) A in the Intermountain region. F or Brigham Young is displayed in the lobby of First Security Bank in the Deseret Building in Salt Lake City. It was painted in 1904 bv his grandson, John Willard Clawson, and is considered one of the eminent artists finest. - ' i ; r-- I splendid lithographed reproduction of this handsome painting is available free at any First Security Bank. Do stop in and ask for your personal copy. : A A, t V H .. r - - y i Should your request be by mail, please enclose 25C to cover postage and handling. Write: Brigham Young Portrait, First Security Bank, Main at First South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. w "V"" V. $. 'V O Member First Security Corporation System of Banks RESOURCES OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS First Security Bank of Rock Springs, Wyoming First Security Bank of Utah, National Association First Security Bank of Idaho, National Association First Security State Bank of Springville, Utah First Security State Bank Members Federal Depont Insurance Corporation |