The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-16
The Money Mill.
HOW 1T rs OPERATED.
The Changes IN, and the Work.
ing of the Mint.

The Changes IN, and the Work
ing Of the Mint.
N. o. City Item.
That ancient, historic build
ing OF imposing proportions, oc-
cupying the whole square with
in Esplanade, North Peters, De-
catur and Barracks streets, is a
familiar sight to the residents
of this city, and often excites
the curiosity of strangers, who,
on being informed that it is the
United States Mint, Invariably
express q desire to visit it. As
any one, resident or stranger,
has free access to the interior,
provided he be of respectable
appearance, there is a great
number of names registered on
the visitors book. The Item
sent one of its representatives
yesterday afternoon on a repor-
torial tour through the Mint
and it's various departments.
The visitor sent his card to Su-
perintendant Gabriel Montegut.
He Immediately gave orders to
usher the reporter into his pri-
yate office, and received him
with the courtesy and affability
characteristic of the high-bred
Southern gentleman.
1.-THE representative Of The
Item is welcome" said Mr.
Montegut. "What can | do tor
him 2"
"Only allow me to describe
the busy scenes of the Mint and
give a description Of the opera
tons under your management"
said the reporter.
81 have not much to say" re-
marked Mr.. Montegnt, except
that | am perfectly satisfid with
the present condition of the
Mint. Since / have taken
charge many improvements and
important and necessary repairs
have been made to the engines,
machinery, boilers, brick work
and flooring. | am not author
lied to make other than abso-
lutely necessary repairs. We
have orders to coin 100000 sill
yer dollars per month, and eX-
pect the output this year to be
10, OO0, 0OO.n
"Does the mint keep in opera
ton the year round ~ asked The
Item.
Yes" replied Mr.. Molltegut,
with the exception of a short
spell of rest toward June, for
the purpose of making necessary
repairs"
"What are the hours of
work n
from s o'clock iii the morn
ing TOD o'clock in the evening.
IT sometimes happens that extra
work has to be done, and in that
case, employees are allowed ex-
ira pay of one-eighth of a day
for each hour of extra work.
aWhat is the numerical
strength Of your employees, and
what is the present roster of
officers and clerks ~
.You must consult Mr.. Glenn,
the book-keeper. for those
points, said Mr.. Montegnt.
Mr.. Glenn thereupon gave
The Item the following complete
list of officers and clerks, from
the superintendent down, with
the changes since MI. Montegut
took charge
Ct. Montegut, superintendent,
vice A. w. Smyth, removed.
+. T. Claussen, assayer, vioe
w. g. Wilson, removed.
W. N. Lynch, assistant assay
er, retained.
Allen Thomas, coiiler, Cice Il.
K. Jones, removed.
b. H. Burton, assistant coiner,
retained.
Il. Magruder, meter aud re-
finer. gice E. b. Claussen, pro-
NOTED.
Ell. a. Kennedy, assistant
melter and refner, rice T.. Ma
gruder, promoted.
James M. bowling. chief clerk,
nice John A. Stevenson, remov-
ed.
R. M. Walsh, cashier, ace b.
f. Butler, removed.
AZ. Glenn, book-keeper, rice
James M. Bowling, promoted.
John @. Schuetze abstract
clerk, retained.
A. n. Ohanfreau, assistant
weigh clerk, eice JOS. Smith, re-
moved.
w. 90. Ellis, warrant clerk, gice