Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-06-13


United States by which they secure
their circulating notes. The total
amonnt of Bonds in this vault is
S4GO. 100000. Then comes the de-
partment where mutilatcd currency
and old notes are destroyed. The
process of destruction is curious
The notes being put up in packages,
then punched through and again cut
in two, each half of which is recount
ed DC. &c. it is interesting to see
the lady clerks count the notes.
They do it with amazing rar idity
and yet such eNactness is required.
If any Of the clerks make mistake
in counting, the loss is charged to
them and must be paid. Recently
a lady clerk made a mistake of one
hundred dollars, which she was re-
quired to make good. Sympathiz
ing friends made up the amount for
her, however. The backs of the
United States notes are printed at
New York, and the printing, engrav-
ing, sealing, numbering dc. is done
at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing in this department. George
Bethune McCartee is Chief, and II.
c. Jewell, Chief Clerk. To these
gentlemen and Ellery c. Bartlett.
private Secretary OF the Secretary of
the Treasury, we are under obliga-
tons for the marked courtesies ex-
tended to us They are gentlemen
who honor their positions and the
Government is fortunate in securing
their services. The Bureau Of en-
craving and Printing is subjected to
repeated and searching examinations
and we are informed that under this
administr alton not single sheet of
paper has been found out of place.
This fact, considering the enormous
amount of business transacted and
the vast number of operatives EN-
ployed, is certainly highly COM
plimentary to the manag ement of the
Department.
Next TO the Capitol, the Treasury
building is considered the finest and
largest in the city. 1t is really a
magnificent structure. We are in
formed that 5000 persons are en-
ployed within its walls. The State
and War Department building, which
is partly in course of erection, will
probably be larger than this, but We
don't see how it coull be improved
in style or finish.
The printing office of Uncle Sam
entertained US hugely for an hour or
more. There are sixty-four presses
in operation, over 26O persons are
emoloyed IN the comp osing and 800
in the Rindery Department. Here
all the Government printing. such as
Congressional Reports, blanks for
the different departments &c. &C., is
done. 1t would be better for the
country if much of the Congression-
al trash that is printed here at a high
price, were abolished it is an
enormous expenditure forn e arth
ly good. AS a printing establish
ment it has the reputation of being
the most extensive and complete in
every department, in the world.
The Post Office Department is by
no means an insignificant institution.
Here we met our esteemed friend,
N. A. Gray. (Deacon), gentleman
who, although well advanced in
years, possesses all the vigor OF
youth, a boundless generosity and
can crack more jokes: in the newest
kind of ways and in less time, than
any six men we ever knew. He in
troduced as to number of his
friends and offioiols, showed us
through this institution, { of which he
is one of the "bosses", and has nc
fears of being molested by Greeley. J
and various objects of interest in the
city, and then commanded us to fol-
low him to his residence to take din.
ner with his estimable family. TIE
Deacon is an Ohio gentleman and
knows how to make his friends fee
at home when they become his
guests. Well, Deacon, If you evel
come to Upper Sandusky, be assur-
ed that We will spare no efforts to
reciprecate the kindness extended
to us on the occasion Of our visit to
the National Capitol.
Having been introduced to Cen
eral D. NJ. Leggett, Commissioner o
Patents, an Ohio gentleman, he in
vited us to call at his Office at stat
ed hour, which we did. Heat once
directed a colored clerk, an intelli
gent and obliging gentleman, tc
show us through the Model and Gu
riosity Departments, and he tool
special pleasure in doing so. W.
lntimated to him that as our tim,
| was brief we only desired to see Oh
jects of most Importance. The frs
case to which. he took us, contain
the entire Military suit of Genera
Washington, as worn by him whel
Commander-in Chief, of the Ameri
> can Armies The panta1Oons onl,