Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-04-02


The Bank Of Eaglsud must b seen on
the inside ~ well ~ out. and TO GET into the
interior Of fbis remarkable baildiag 70 OBJ
serve the operations Of an insiitaiioa ths,
sssris more moral and poli,ie.l poser than
sey soysrsige 10 Enrope. yoa must have al
order from the governor Of the bank Tie
building occupies 40 irregular area Of eight
seres Of groand su sdi6ce Of no srcAiies
tursi beauty, wish not one window Inward
the street, being lighted altogether frou tbe
roof Of the enclosed srsas
vas led on pr--ea.iay ~ card q az
mission. into . private room, shers. Aker .
delay Of feu moesnts. . ne-seagsr cane
aud eouduetSd me through The wighty aud
Mysterious baildiDg Down ne went into
areom where the notes of tho bank reoeiyed
The day before we're nov sxapiuei, con.
pared With the entries In the books. aud
stored away The Bank Of Englaad sever
issaes the same note second time IL re-
eeiTes, in the oraiusry course of busines..
about fso0 600, or - 600 600 daily. IN
notes; these are pat up icto parcels src1rd.
Tag Go tbeir demon iHa tiou, boxed MP with tho
date Of their reception aud are kept tsa
years, at the expiration Of which period they
are taken o1t aud ground ap in the mill.
which saw running, aud made again into
paper. II in the course Of ten years any dis.
p1te in business or law spit should arise
concerning the payment Of any note, the
bank can pEodscs the ideotieal bill
To meet the demand Zoe notes 90 eon-
stsasy used up, The bank has its own paper
makers. printers and engraysrs, all si sork
under the roof, and iteveB makes the mschin.
cry By which the mest'of its osu uork Is
doae. A complicated bat beaatifal opera
ton Is register, extending from che print
ing eihes 10 the bAokibg oihe-s, shieh marks
every shsst Vf paper that Is strsek oa frous
the press, 80 that the printers eslnot msn-
ufaeture single sheet Of blaRk notes that 70
not recorded Ia ths bank
On the same principle ofsxaetuess. shaft
is made To pass from one apartment 20
snsther, cOaneeting sleek IN sixteen basi-
ness wings Of she establishment, aud reVu.
iating them with ssch precision that toe
whole Of them are slSsys p0iatine 10 the
same second Of time In aaospsr room was
machine, sxceedisgly staple, Ter ds,reIins
light gold eoius. A row Of them drooped
one BY one opoa spviog scale. fths pisee
OF gold sas Of the standard weight. the scale
ross TO = certain height, asd che coin slid of
upon the side Of the box il less than she
standard. IL rose little higher and tbe coin
siid on upon the other side asked the
wsigher what vas the average pu1ber Of
Lght coins that came isto bis hands and,
strangely enough. he said IL vas question
be xAs 6pt sllousd 10 ansssr
The se1t room entered was that in
which the notes are deposited which are
ready Zoe issue We have tbfpytuo mil.
liohs Of pogads stsrlIHg is this room The
officer remarked TO me. 'wiil yoa take liz
tie ef i,r told him il uOald te va.,ly
agreeable ssd be bauded me q million 1--we
nsiiliobs Of dollars.l which received wl,h
many thanks for his hbersl,iy. bat he insist
ed on my dsPositsng Il Sith him again, a. j,
vosld b hardly safe 70 carry 80 much noacy
into the street. very much fear thai 1
shall neysr zee the money seAia Ia the
vault beneath the door vas a dirseior aud
the cashier eountise the bags of gold. which
msa usrs pitching down 10 them, saeh bag
containing Thousand pOahis sisFiiBg. Just
from ,he niRt Ybis W0Eld OF money seem
en- 20 realize the fables % Esstsrn vsalth,
and gave me neE ssd strong impFessioas oF
the msgnituds Of the bosiness here, ana The
sxtsnt q the relations of this one iastilu.
tiOn 20 The eonmeFos Of The world