The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-26
HOW GREENBACKSAREM
Az INSIDE VIEW or TIE GREAT GOV
EMINENT MONEY MILL.

The nbrcd bank note paper on which our
LEGAL tenders. national bank note cui cncy, and |
Government bonds are printed. Is made |
AZ Dalton Mass, in an old mill. whose |
existence dates black to colonial times. III
you should happen this way some time
and should stop at the old paper MILL
with proper credentials. YOU may, perhaps
be allowed to handler. sheet OF the crisp
nbrc paper or take II peep at; the pulp press.
where. MS the wet grayish. pulp is pressed
between heavy iron cylinders. DIS oil blue ana
red silk thread arc scattered over It's lace and
silken ribs laid on its surface. You may go be-
yond into the:countng room. whore each sheet
as it comos from the. drying room is carefully
examined and counted. and then returned to
the paper cutter to be divided into smaller
sheets. IL you trace this paper still further.
you will find that from the cutters hands 1t
passes again to the counting room. is separated
into little packages containing 1000 sheets
each the amount recorded in register and
then packed into bundles and stored in fire and
burglar proof vaults to await shipment 10 the
United States Treasury. From pulp room TO
vault tho precious PAPER is watched and guard
ed as carefully Us though each sheet were an
ounce of gold Its manufacture IL one OF the
greatest secrets connected with the Govern
ments money making. -, ,,,.
20 the guarded stororooms of the Treasury AT
Washington is but journey 81 tive or three
5uding among gold and silver and copper
and nickel coins. bullion, paper currency, and
packages of the bank note paper that is manu-
featured at Dalton. 1t comes in little iron
SAFES suSn az are used oy .ne da vnry Srs
carefully counted before the manufacturer and
express company are relieved Of further re-
spUnsiblity. The paper that arrives to-day
may lie In the Treasury storerooms for years.
or il may be sent to the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing tomorrow. to return in the course
OF q month 5 time. legal tender or bank note
young, rich and poor. and TO be kept in dark
vaults and deep pockets.
IN THE GOVERNMENT MILL.
Across the flats. four or five blocks from the
Treasury building, and almost within "a
stands a large brick building. This is the
bureau OF Engraving and Printing, where the
paper from the Old Massachusetts mill goes in
asi&-hbred sheet and loses its Identity under
green and black and red ink. II is barely sun
rise Of winter morning, but already scores of
men. women. and girls are hurrying into the
great building. A .6urly black porter is polish
ins the brass hand4ra at the entrance as we
Inquiries our business. Want to 20 through
Please register" We are the first visitors this
morning out the little reception room is full
however. not OF people. but OF morning sun;
shine streaming in through genuine stained
glass windows. While a messenger takes our
card 10 an official friend We examine the regis
ter N the corner. There were over 200 visitors
yesterday. There are thousands OF names
registered in this book every year.
An here is our friend. We seek Information
facts and figures. Yes" says he. we handle
more money and valuable paper than any other
estab!iShment in the United States, except the
Treasury. During the past year We have
printed. in round numbers. $40 900 900 OF legal
tender notes, s6S. 900 900 of national bank cur
rency. ISL 900 UOO of bonds s3S UUO 900 of silver
certificates. and 6S4 .459.6lj stamps for the In
terpai Revenue Department. and in addition
900 900 of other paper including 81 1869 900 600
Of bonds. which were imprinted for continu-
Ss The %ors TOR I'M sam @
partnent is one of the largest items. and it is
hd sfss snasd Dec 81 the s6s 5S S1 the
crease OF IS O00 900. or about 10000 900 stamps.
over 900 persons, are employed in the
lows: Wetting. plate printing. surface pr mt
Ing or tinting examining. pressing. number
nE maeerasne Wien reaeeme dns and
spoiled notes are destroyed the vault di-
and ae OF b the custodian ,hr OF
MANY people handling such valuable material
great care and watehtulness are necessary, and
this bureau than in any other department OF
the Government. -, The paper we use can only
ance OF an order from the Secretary Of the
or an order from Comptroller Knox to furnish
certain amount Of national bank currency:
ana u the Internal A. feyenHs Deparmbent is in
Every morning We send out n load of money.
stamps, and bonds, and in return receive the
days supply OF paper from the Treasury"
PREPARING TO MAKE GREENBACKs.
Now for an inside view Of this great money
making establishment. Our guide Is modest.
sweet; faced young lady. who has been, EN-
gradually been promoted to the position OF
iinspee ,h in one Of the counting rooms, She
smell money. The very air We breathe is laden
with the odor of fresh greenbacks. and through
yonder partly open door we catch the rustic OF
crisp new bank notes. Now We pass through
the door of a heavy wire screen. like the en-
turns step into the delivery room where the
mornings load of paper from the Treasury lies
OF il sheets for bank notes and bonds and the
Pepper, Mass. water marked NJ. S; I. H."
Hal dozen young ladies are seated at the
tables counting the paper. Hundreds OF thou
sands of sheets are counted during the day.
ot white paper on which is written the initials
o. tne person who counted them This is called
hIst, to ascertain whether any Of those valuable
.Ae1ts have been stolen or lost during the
transier from the Treasury building. and sec
ondi whether tho Treasury PAPER clerk cor
rectly ilIl"d tho acquisitions. Next the paper
goes 10 the voting room--every school boy
good mpre--ian Here a score '' Of men n" and
BOYS pack II between wet canvas cloths in
cIoth, with hcavy weight on each package. In |
order that all the sheets NAV be damlened alike.
few hours time, and the paper shifted-that is
the six sheets in the middle u each twelve ara
taken out and replaced next to the wet cloths
three on each side. All this work is performed
under the eyes of an Inspector. or. her. the
superintendent of the division. who watches
emp!oyee and visitor alik" to see that none Of
the precious payer Is stolen, and. rs an aldi-
uOnal guard a-ainst the employee every sheet
Is counted a. soon rs sufficiently damp. This is
called The wet count; and now the paper is
ready Tor the printer, Had We been here early
ae Prnes in in te ots C of zoo 800 H2lG Gee cut
ea' lot registered before il was passed out
tnin1sh lit e opening like bank cashiers |
NHioT We descend TO the flour below to take |
peep into the domain OF tho custodian OF |
Plates and dies.
. The ENGEAvERs-A WONDERFUL MACHINE.
:, Ihe custodian Of plates and dies has one Of
" arrest and most pleasant rooms in the |
W; e building AT the windows on the north |
zoe = IN. room SIT five on six engravcrs. all |
th'"d n behind u wire screen. and each with |
NJ h"ad under large green shade. slowly and |
N.''I" y cutting away ut u little block II steel. /
pc ~ ;Nuttlng the finishing touches to a por- |
uGit Of tho late President Garfield another |
olInHhg vi2nctte, others working AZ scrolls !
hi'l borders and tint blocks Each man does |
C.f one Class II WORK, haVinl: spent mauy !
lee elf in nor