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Show Strict Bank Hours Safeguard Patrons The policy, heretofore exercised by the Gunnison Valley bank to keep the banking doors open at any and all times during the day, is to undergo a radical change. Following the suggestions sugges-tions offered by an eminent writer and a man who has made the "looseness" "loose-ness" of banking hours a study, the local banking institution, starting at once, is to maintain its banking hours to the minute. The doors of the institution insti-tution will open at the regular time, ten o'clock in the morning, and will" be closed at three in the afternoon. Saturday, Sat-urday, the hours will be between nine in the morning and 12 noon. j There are many reasons advanced j for the more strict observance of the opening and closing rules which are to be enforced. It is generally believed be-lieved by the ordinary layman that with the coming of the losing time the bank clerks are through with their day's work. On the contrary, their work just really begins. The posting of the books, caring for other business busi-ness that cannot be transacted during dur-ing the open hours, and myriads of other little details must have the proper pro-per attention.. The careless "open door" policy, characteristic of so many of the country coun-try banks, and offered as an accomodation accomo-dation to patrons who "fail" to get to the bank during the open-door time, not only interferes with the working duties of the clerks, but it opens the way for "stick-up" men, who are abroad in the land. With the doors unlocked, say from nine until five each working day, is adding three hours to its risk day, and that adds more than 40 per cent to its risk hold-up, and it is during this time the ordinary bandit prefers to ply his trade, selecting the quietness of the hours before and after closing. This time, too, the bank forces are more or less "off guard," being engrossed in closing up the day's business affairs or attending to "back stage" duties. The policy to be inaugurated should meet with the approval of all patrons of banking institutions. Carelessness on tho part of the banker in keeping "open doors" irregularly, not only endangers en-dangers the safety of the bank, but adds a hazard to the depositors, patrons pat-rons and bank clerks. |