Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-08
A FAMOUS INSTITUTION.
What 1t Is, Where 1t Is, and How Con-
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec 1S-lSpecial to the Omaha Bee +
Many thousands scattered over this great country,
from its extreme eastern to western. northern to
southern boundaries waiting and watching to-day
to learn If the wheel Of fortune may not bring to them
that grand capital prize Of 5000 ooO which little
less than onefourth of the immense sum this day dis
tributed by the Louisiana State Lottery Company
circumstances so order that make the Louisians
State Lottery the basis of nv first Communication
from this city. believing that it will prove interesting
your readers pcturing one of the institutions Of
the state Of Louisiana which 10 the main support Of
that celebrated Charity hospital that welcomes the
poor and friendess stranger readily as the needy
one at home. and cares for all alike
When your correspondent received instructions to
proceed southwark. New Orleans being the objective
point he remembered that this being his first visit to
tine Crescent City. it would be well to arm himself
with letters Of introduction to some of the most
prominent and distinguished of her citizens He was
particularly favored by being brought into contact
with the Hon. G. W. Mott, postmaster; Col Page
Baker, managing editor Of the Times mocra,; Mr. p
u Fazende, of the wellknown banking house Of
Fazende Seixas, well other leading citizens,
and during short formal conversation, the principal
points of interest-to q straneer-were suggested by
MI Fazende saying he would at once order his car
riage and drive me through the city As we neared
the corner of st. Charles and Union streets my
cort said. pointing to handsome, subsantial-look
ing structure, three stories high, There is the
home of the Louisiana State Lottery Company,
and by the way tomorrow is the appointed day for,
the mammoth drawing, in which over $4,000. 900 ia
to be distributed and the first capital prize 5000 O00
You should attend the drawing by all MEANS and on
no account fail TO visit the company's Offices" Then
it was learned what intense interest taken by
the people of all grades in society not only in the city
OF New Orleans, but throughout the State and sur
rounding States, in this wonderful institution which,
as may not be generally known to the readers of The
Bee is not only the only legazed in this country
deriving its original charter from the State legislature
in 1865. but in 1879, by act of the State constu-
onal convention incorporated part Of the new
constitution formed by that body, and this act en-
dorsed by an almost unanimous vote of the people Of
the State and the people of New Orleans and Louis
lana have never had reason to regret that action.
From 1865 to the time Of the adoption of the new
constitution, the company contributed $4,000
in support of the public schools and since that time
QS79) have set aside yearly fund of $4,000 for the
use Of the charity hospital heretofore mentioned be-
sides its more than prncey support of all other inst
utons charitable and otherwise in the city and State
In fact Mr. Fazende told that good and charitable
deeds were not confined to the company as a whole
but individual members foremost in contributing
literally from their private means the encourage
men and success of schemes that conduce to the inter
est and welfare Of the city and State The officers and
directors Of the company among the most popular
respected and leading citizens and the commissioners
who alone superintend and manage the drawings are
those old generals of the confederacy, loved and
revered by the south, Generals Jubal A. Early and G.
Beauregard These two gentlemen have no interest
whatever in the company. General Early told your
correspondent in conversation after the drawing to-
day. and the company have neither voice nor vote in
the manner or management of the drawing proper
Thus is provided perfect safeguard-f such were for
the time being necessaryfor the patrons of the lot
terry, thoroughly divorcing the management of the
company from the management of the drawing.
And now a few words the details Of the compa-
ny's management.
Armed with letter of Introduction your cores
pendent visited the Offices on St. Charles street and
was courteously received by DR. NJ A. Dauphin, the
president, who requested his general manager TO es
eort me through the several departments and explain
the methods of conducting their vast business.
The building is handsome three-story granite
front structure built and owned by the company and
devoted Exclusively to their own uses The general
office on the first floor presents at first sight the ap
pearsnce of large banking house. 1t was crowded
with people eagerly waiting their turn to purchase
what each individually hoped would prove the lucky
number that would draw the rtal prize of 5000 600
In the several departments there perhaps over one
hundred clerks employed. and peculiar yet neces-
sary feature Of the assignment of them is that they
are in pairs at desks arranged that they face each
Others this for the purpose acting as check on the
mutual errors Of each other
Here in one apartment large force Of clerks ia
assigned the duty of opening and stripping the letters
received by every mail set opens them another
set veres the contents with the letter. another set
asserts them according to the nature and value of the
enclosure to another set is conded the care of spe
letters as call for special numbers or enclose
money for some future as we'll as present drawing
which must be laid aside for the present to be taken
up and attended to after the regular mail that involve
no outside methods" has had attention Another set
MI orders for the tickets, which are verified and 20
Kd by another set. Another set records alphabeti-
cay the name and address of every sender Of letter
(and If an ordinary currency enclosure registered let
ter. money order, postal note, express package or
draft IN book especially for each corresponding r
nittance, with date month. etc. Another set aa-
dresses the envelopes to each patron correspondents
ana another veres these directed envelopes with the
recorded list referred to above Yet another set sees
'at the order is properly filed required by the let.
ter OF request and that the ticket or tickets paid for
are with the return letter of before
oeng placed IN the envelope for mailing In fact to
state at once in brief the letter Sed unopened
passes through some fifteen sixteen different sets Of
cerks-eac paired, to verify each others work before
the letter OF Acknowledgement containing the ticket is
hnslly placed in the envelope and mailei
ltappears 20 be complex system at first sght in
reality ii is simple but thorough and perfec. in its
working. There is possible chance appareutIv for
error of any kind
Another department that presents busy appearanca
Is the milling and folding department of the list
here force OF clerks il engaged DRESSING envelopes
from the recorded list of CORRESPONDENTS for befora
the sun sets on the day after the drawing 10 every
patron IL mailed list of the prize numbers Syste1o
thorough system in every detail is the shibboleth If
the management and were il SO it would be utterly
impossible TO manage the enormous business that
must be transacted day by day in the building To
facilitate the work. and prevent any OF time As
well as to maintain discipline and secure the en-
ployes from possible outside temptation the conpanv
at their own expense furnish rst-cass lunch to ain
their clerks. at stated intervals during the day-one
half only at time repairing the restaurant or din.
ingroom fitted up in the Of the main Office on the
first floor. They allowed from twenty minutes 10
half hour when they return their several stations
work ever goes during the dry, and rerfect and
fioac ,,tra 1offe il,