, 1879-03-30

number, which controls a certain combination
OF numbers. Each KEY number-of which there
arc :, 5,0U0-is stamped upon asc!ection OF twcnts
different numbers. With the aid OF this key IL
is perfectly feasible to trace where every pack
age Of twenty has been sent. A list Of the num-
bcrs issued, which is regulated by the amount ol
orders expected, is Kept 1t is divided ln saDa.
rate columns, Girin@. the class OF package,
over the country, to the New York Office, as
well as those sold by correspondence In the tity
proper, aud the reserve on hand Ii it should
be required to trace any Invoice or particular
number, an elaborate directory is consulted con
tan,ng oil the key numbers, and the ticket can
be placed with few miputes' clerical labor. It
ha, tcen deemed c1pedicnr TO have the tickets
printed for two drawings ahead. and the in
yoicc TO be used at the single drawing in May
was taken out OF the vaults and opened in the
plcsc3ce OF tic Horfd correspondent Tie
tickets for next months drawing, on April s;
are being supplied to the public today and in
yo;res forwarded 10 the various agents all over
the country.
There is something vcrv ingenious in tile ar
rauccnent of the correspondence department.
AS soon Us the mails are delivered the letters
:ie distributed, under the superinteudence of
the President to tour clerks. Those containing
orders are separated from letters Of inquiry,
and each transferred to special roonls- As soon
rs each order is filed, tile name Of the rorre-
spondent, his address, and the number of the
ticket inclosed are engro6sed on sheets OF FOOLS
G11Q A1d4!s.CA III t&Ou4l& 1O!u
order. These sheets are bound in book form rs
soon as the drawing is completed, SO that perfect
record is kept OF each purchaser and the ticket in
his possession. When the official list of the
drawing is ready eooy, is sent to every corrc-
epondent- With regard to local dealers. agents,
OF casual purchasers. the key number control}-
ING packages OF twenty is an ample check TWAS
by the assistance Of thesr valuable records that
was able to trace where each Of the capitals
was sold in Yesterdays drawing. / first of atl
called of the number to Mr.. Dauphin, who re-
ferred to his key-book. He at onre detected
That the $50, ,001 capital and two OF the 81, ,OCD
prizes had been sold By correspondence. 4 clerk
was was dispatched to get the orEna let
tunate, ,possessoE OF the half-ticket draw
Ing 1ht $4,000 prize resides at Ports
mouth, Ia. BE wrote a short business note on
March !, inclosing So, with request that two
sent him. The letter was answered March :,
and one Of the halt-tickcts incloscd was No. 49,
IL Another gentleman. residing in Lynnvilfe,
County Giles, Tenn, returned one OF the Com
tickets and inclosed 81. His letter was prompt
Is answered, and one OF the four tickets forward
cd was No. 57.53S, drawing s1,0O0 prize. An
other gentleman wrote from Newton, ,Kas., under
date Of March i: ''Please send me two half
tickets in your next monthly drawing, for
which lnclose 81. Send me odd numbers if
you can." One Of the tickets SO ordered turned
out to be the numbers ., SIS, which drew prize
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-,1a ~ 80 Ea1nno. t. as ~ s h,,aa .3'e
IDENTIFY ~ ~ na;nay - M;1a;,or +;e,.a, .;.t @
M NJ: ,onso1t 1V;,h -o1a.d =. "a .;-a, VII,
in Sep, Yori- ~ +hro,1rh scnts - w.
a,;re1v oas,. ~ ~ traa ,i1 h.. fra,aoa 90, ~ ~
k,.r nnmnpr and the cninmn cont oin;n| +he e e|1
acf Numbers IN ere1r inToice eo1d ~ 1hcso -
sn-ct;vo Ienor4rnnrts @@ ~~
Tie drawines are hc1d =, tho saco,d foor If
the main nu;l5inr and are ,,ndnr 1ha soa e,,narA ~
vision of fonr cnmmfseioncrs Mr sHon 81
fer. the senior commjes;oner h,s heen ;3ant;-
fi,s' with the Comnanv fnr iha n,st Ten Vears
jc was for1ner1c in +he 1rho1eeo1a n1n+i,;,1 ,,.3
ness. and wns at one time Alderman and iTress-
,1rcr of this citv Mr Tonis n pile h;e ass;sf-
ant. is uatiye of New Orleans. and he1onos ~
IN Old French family. He is an arch;1ect md
surveyor by profession. Mr. lanes r Phc1s s Is
an old President and 1yas formarIv IN thn 49,
ccrv business. He torcther vii = H. I p R,n~
one Of the head clerLs in The arencr of tha iror
pool. London q G1ohe FiEe-I1snranca rorr.
pany, represents fhe ncon|e- an of theso cnn.
tlcmen are well known in Tnsiness c;rcIes and
enjoy the highest renutation. The turning ~
the wheel aid 1he drawing of The nmmhars are
entirely under their cnnfrn1 NJ. officer ~ the
COMPANY is nresent On the njatforn1 nh;ia tha
drawing is ia proeresss "'~ ~.