Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-08-24
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seventy thousand dollars would pas,
through her hands.
The engravers occupy the lower floor
of the building. and it is almost need
less 10 say that the highest talent is
employed in this department of 1.-The
service. There are five different styles
of engraving on bill-the written or
script part, a peculiar kind of work
done ON the end of the bill near the fig-
ure representing the denomination. and
which is done by the geometric lathe,
the lettering, the vignette and the por-
trait. Each of these styles of work are
done by single man. 50 that one man.
no matter how long he may be in the
service. can never engrave bill in its
entirety. 1t is somewhat annoying
confession to make. however, that there
are two men in the country. counter
feiters, whose ability as engravers Is so
great that they are able To make all
parts of bill. On the other hand, it
may be said that the engraving on the
United States notes and securities has
long been acknowledged TO be the best
in the world. and has been awarded such
by foreign Expositions and the Centen-
NAL Fair recently held in our own coun-
try. The engravers receive from Sc to
IS dav.
The vaults in the basement of the
building where the money is deposited
after it is maize are huge compartments,
the entrance being through an immense
iron door. seemingly large and strong
enough to defy the united efforts of n
3 H.. u L,-
a combination lock, so arranged that it
requires three men To work it. They
have charge of the plates on which the
engravers and printers are at work dur
ing the day. Each afternoon these
plates must be returned before four
O'Clock. In glass case near these
vaults NAV be seen the swords of the
rebel Major-General Twigg which were
captured by General Butler during the
late war. There are three OF them. all
presents in consideration OF his bravery
in the Mexican war in 1916. One is
worth 5000, another $4,000. and the
third $50, 000-the last being largely
made of gold and set with precious
stones. The heirs of General Twigg are
now making efforts to have the Govern
ment restore this property to them. and
it is generally supposed that the effort
will be successful.
There is now being tried in this build
ing new patent process for printing
United States securities. 1t is called
after the inventor, "Mulligan's Patent
Plate Process" The presses which
are run by hand in the upper part of
the building. and TO which allusion has
been made. do not get through the
work very fast. The new press is run
by steam, and all the necessary opera
tons but one are done b. machinery
instead of by hand, the printer remain
ing at one point Of the machine and be-
ing only required to rub off the surplus
ink with his hands. OF course n great
deal more work is done by this method.
but work is accommodating so fast on the
Government that some labor-saving
method. it is claimed, is getting to be
a necessity. The inventor worked the
machine year and half for the Gov
eminent before the officials were salts
fed to give it a trial. Then the Govern
ment built five presses rs commence
ment, and now they are talking of
building more Washington Letter.
The late Bishop Scott was strongly