Wichita eagle., 1888-02-14
rives there is no power or way known TO open

| rlyeS there Is no power or way Known 70 open
| that vault
/ The system of checks against fraud or acct
| dent which is now employed in the bureau
! is believed to be complete and is the result of
years of careful experience. The paper is
! made at Dalton Mass, and is even there un-
J der the supervision and count of government
employees When it reaches the treasury de
partment it is there counted to see that it
agrees with the invoice accompanying it.
When it is issued to the bureau upon its
reouisition it is counted when delivered by
the treasury counters, and again counted
when received at the bureau by its employees.
Every time it is issued in the bureau, no mat
ter to what division, it is counted when given
out in the morning and counted when re-
turned in the evening. The other counts
during the progress OF the work are stated
above If there is any discrepancy in the
balances at the close of the work. if single
sheet of paper is missing, not single en-
ploye is allowed to leave the building until
the discrepancy is explained or the sheet of
paper is found.
In regard to the engraved stock there is a
similar system of checks. Every plate, roll
or die, either finished or unfinished, is kept
in a vault presided over by custodian up
pointed by and responsible to the secretary
of the treasury.
CARE OF TIE PLATES
The SUPERINTENDENT of the engraving divi-
sion makes a requisition on this custodian
every morning for the stock that he desires
for use during the day, and as each piece OF
steel is delivered it is checked by its number
and description and charged against him.
He, in his turn, charges the stock to the en-
gravers, transferrers and cleaners who use
them Only the roll, die or plate required
for immediate use is issued, and this must be
returned and checked off Immediately the
work is finished At the close of work all
the engravers and transferrers return their
rolls, dies and plates and they are checked In,
and the whole amount is then turned over to
the custodian and by him checked off piece
by piece before it is placed in the vault.
The superintendent of the printing division
goes through the same operation in regard TO
the plates that he requires to print from. he
makes reauisition on the custodian for those
he requires, and they are charged to him I'M
til they are returned at tie close OF work and
checked off. The bureau is busy workshop,
and furnishes employment to some SUI per-
sons. The number of employees varies with
the amount of work required In times OF
pressure, such as when there was big de-
mand for four per cent bonds some years ago,
the work is kept going constantly night aho
day without intermission. Then there are
three separate forces who work eight hours
each. and as soon as one finishes another is
ready to take up the work.
There is one process which has not been
mentioned, and that is the final disposition OF
the notes and securities after they have been
used and passed from hand to band until they
are thoroughly worn out When the bills
and bonds are returned to the treasury as
worn out they are Cancelled, and then, under
the supervision of special committee, they
are placed in macerater and ground into
pulp again This pulp is worked into heavy
dashboard and sold. to a firm who has con-
tracted to purchase it, and by them it is again
worked over into different kinds Of paper.
So from paper it returns again, if nei in its
original, at least to kindred state Wash
ington Gazette.