The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-01
,rrrER FROM WASHINGTON.
!, insight into the Working, o! the
Treasursr's Office.
flro:n an occasional corresponds
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. 1856.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. 1850.
r, III, Editor Of the Dillon Tk1EySE:
Il is not news to state that the CITY OF
Washington presents many attractions
~, offers wide field tor information reia
tys to the administration Of the affairs oi
y, General Government. Its handsome
o.blic buildings, particularly that superb
e;;ace, the Capitol, magnificent private
rssidences, broad streets and two hundred
miles OF asplaltum pavement, almost
every street cmbowered in foliage, the
presence OF the great men Of the nation
these are unique features, and invariably
delight the stranger and visitor. lie leaves
nth the most pleasing impressions Of the
Capital city, but too often fails t, obtain
any clear and definite information as TO the
sties Of the various Executive Depart.
nents.
It's diilicu,t matter, without going in.
' to tedious and prosy details, after the man
1sr Of an agricultural Or patent Office re-.
nort, to give the reader an intelligent idea
# the intricate workings Of the clerical
machinery OF the State, Treasury, Interior.
War, Navy, Justice and Post Office De
partnents; and 10 attempt to speak OF all
would, OF course, consume too !auci, space
+ in your paper. l shall therefore, il, this
letter, confine myself to u brief and sener
. al outline of the office Of Treasurer Of the
0; the U. s., which is one of the largest
and decidedly mos. important bureaus Of
Treasury Department.
Some idea may be formed of the varied
and complex duties, and its relative impor-
,ance to the administration of the affairs Of
the country at large, when we remember
that the U. S. Treasurer is the custodian
Of all public moneys received into the
Treasury at Washington, or in the sub.
treasuries at New York. Baltimore, Phila.
dephia, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, st.
Louis, New Orleans and San Francisco,
in the national bank repositories; dis
brses all public moneys upon the war
rants Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, as
we'll as the warrants Of the Postmaster
General; issues and redeems Treasury
notes; is agent for the redemption Of the
circulating notes of national banks: nd i
agent for paying the interest Oh the public
debt, and for paying the salaries o! the
members Of House Of Representatives.
His Office, comprising a force of consid-
erab!y over two hundred employees, is di-
v'ded into six divisions, designated respec.
lively, as the divisions Of Issue, Redcmp-
don, Loan, Accounts, National Bank and
National Bank Redemption Agency.
Each is distinct and separate in its sphere,
and yet they all work together rs >vste.
matte, harmonious whole. a vi. % any
| OF the rooms Of this bureau between the
nours of9 p. M, and 4 p. m. will disclose a
busy, working force of men and women,
each intent and earnest upon his or her
special duty. Here will be found employees
guarding vaults stored with silver
and gold; clerks drawing checks and
TRAITS in accordance with warrants is.
sued; cashiers and assistants changing
money and casting drafts and checks;
men and women with piles paper money
'e'o'e them, counting and asserting, and
,'aefs bending over the Journal, the
ledger, the Register, up to arm-pi;s in
asuses running into millions and billions.
bookkeeping in the Trcasurer's Office is
III a large scale. Ask the intelligent read
It what is meant by L. S. Treasurer's
'eneral Account, and '>c will answer, 4
SYSTEMATIC statement Of the receipts and
asoarsements Of the L. S. Government.
'a'nk what that means and we realize the
.'agn'tude Of the system Of accounts.
work, hard, systematic work, is each
,'aa and woman's portion in this Office.
''e salaries are liberal, however, and
.aase all the way from six hundred to sin
"'ou'and dollars per annu,n, which is the
,s'aEy Of the Treasurer. The Assistant
,s.surer and Cashier receive $1,000; the
.s''ssant Cashier, $1,000; The chief clerk
y. y. NC bureau is paid $4,000, which is also
s 'slary Of all Chiefs Of Divisions. Then
".Se large number Of book.keepers,
~ ~. clerks Performing duty of a general
sseter, who receive $1,000 $1,4oo ST..
>"snd Sl,Soo per annum.
~. n''' service methods have always pre-.
20 great extent, in this bureau. 1t
49,. ESSENTIALLY business Office; efficiency,
e,.a 's and fidelity to duty being consid.
,ns ps'amount to everything else. The
~ .,"'ees are from all points Of the coun.
~, =, "ough glance at the office register
r...:s snow even one charged to your