. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. he most eligible. Up to that timethe corner of State and Main Streets had been the business centre of thetown; the Western Railroad offices having been in the upper stories ofthe bookstore block which had been erected by the Ameses, and which wasthen occupied by the Merriams. Upon the bookstore corner were disbursedthe large sums paid out monthly by railroad-contractors ; and across the street,where Homer Foots block now is, was Warriners tavern, where a good deal KING S HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIEL
. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. he most eligible. Up to that timethe corner of State and Main Streets had been the business centre of thetown; the Western Railroad offices having been in the upper stories ofthe bookstore block which had been erected by the Ameses, and which wasthen occupied by the Merriams. Upon the bookstore corner were disbursedthe large sums paid out monthly by railroad-contractors ; and across the street,where Homer Foots block now is, was Warriners tavern, where a good deal KING S HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. 301 of the same money was consumed in drinks. Among those interested inthe Pynchon Bank were Willis Phelps, Gov. Beach, Homer Foot, J. , George and Charles Merriam, the late Samuel Bowles, and WilliamStowe. Col. H. N. Case was the first president, and is the present execu-tive head, having served during the whole history of the bank except fouryears. Henry Alexander was the first cashier, and Frederick H. Harris andJ. D. Safford have served in that capacity. Charles Marsh has been the. The First National Bank, No. 455 Main Street. cashier for 17 years. The bank has paid 312 per cent in dividends in 30years, and has never passed a semi-annual dividend. The present directorsare: H. N. Case, Homer Foot, Ephraim W. Bond, N. W. Talcott, JamesAbbe, Lawson Sibley, Charles Marsh ; cashier, Charles Marsh ; teller, GeorgeR. Bond; bookkeeper, W. C. Marsh. The First National Bank was the first bank in the country to apply fororganization under the National Bank Act. Other applications reached 302 KING S HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. Washington first, but its number is 14. It was also the first child in Springfield of the financial era of the war, and has been managed from the first byits present head, James Kirkham. Dustin A. Folsom, the cashier, has heldhis position for 11 years. It occupies the first story of its own fine three-story granite bank building, No. 455 Main Street, opp
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