The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-10-09
MONEY TO 0RDg6
Currency for Foraipn CO.,
Printed in This Coun,,-..
Millions Of Dollars Made b,o
ana i-ngraN"sS Nhi-4 f.,.. nm.
of the Init"I ,i.fr. ''
Never see.

''"'" M'd" by Gur
and i-nsraN"sS Thi-a t.,.. 'np's
OF the Init"d ,i.l.. '~
Never see.
Whom recent trupur--r
liayti wished 10 tissue. .-.,,g..r.
dollars in paper money l.... ......,..
York and had the pr.r'b.,, 1..
notes printed in hand,p,r Ill.,.
fine paper and admirably b..
choice llaytian French. ,av..,..
York Recorder. Ia due raBr..,t..
ticular ruler succumhea.- ....-
the latter promptly mad,. 3. n.,-.
paper money and had it urfrt..l,
same firm that did the Ike wo-l
predecessor. Neither Uav,;..
omitted 10 pay the market rat.
printing. and IL j. unlikely r,.,
WAS permitted 10 pay iu the rur--
his own authorization. Hay,i-,
i just a. pretty a. that of .--
government. and there l. n, ~.
suppose that the currcD..r +,
dcpOScd ruler was lr~. l.autis,r
that issued 10y his Successor. H..
most of n win live to ~rr pr,-
in lIayti. and II Is altpr.thcrIil.r..
hc in turn win appeal o. the Non ~
printer that did 80 huna~1m,I,f
predecessor.
This town prints every wear
many millions Of money tina, h,
habitants never handle. Thu.
Colombian pesos, and lIaytigD b..
the brazilian milrcis. and Prrpvi,r
and nobody knows what not H..
The banlS-notc printers Of No,
probably do most of the -rr-.r.-
craving for the South Amorf.,-
publicS. Beauty Of yyurl-usrf.-
characteristic of such wur, b.
nitcd States, although the br...
i'm its most artistic development ~
~ dates back beyond the waros.
rebellion. To be sure. the od Il.
banks had their notes cuvri~sI D..
considerable care. but that wa, l.,
the day Of the geomctric lathe. with
intricate scroll work almost dcfrfrg,
cOunterfeiter.
Most Of our own government, r-..
ing. whether Of annual reports or HI.
and bonds. Is done at the hureau M !.
craving and printing In Wa,hir--
although the earlier issues Of p-.
money were printed by privat, b,,s
in this city.
"A government goes about having
money made much a. II would 20 sb-I
having guns east or uniforms mart.
turcd. Perhaps bids are robtaincdf-n
work or perhaps not. The rcsideu, ror.
or a special agent furnishes ihe .4--
decides upon designs. quality of ps5,I
and other details. has the proof" Pr,
Just as he would il the matter prB,-
was a play or sermon, and in due t.-.
pays for the money and secs II UiaI
shipped to its destination such Br.
are usually packed in tin boxc, and sr
by steamer. When they leave hal
they are worth no more than the paD-
they are printed on and the price d
printing. a blank is usually lef,,ob
filed in with the signatures Of f
proper government officials.
The plates from which foreign mcr
is engraved are trustfully left behind \
the hands of the engraving compans
for the unsigned bills would De " Ir.
avail. and. besides, in this busine,, }
paws to bc honest. Wholesale c1ur,r.
feiting OF the necessary sgna,ua
would probably soon be detected aHli
single instance Of the kind traced % az
engraving house would mean ruin m
interest of the banl5-note compaHeE 8
all on the side Of honesty in such H1.
tiers. Nevertheless. the plate, w1lf
he dangerous implements in The hand
of skilled worlmen. and all plate, an
carefully slowed AWAY in vaults o
which very few persons have acres,
The immense engraving hu,iuev o
governments. railway cDmpal.s aG
various corporations that i>>ua r.l7-
ties has resulted in educating arg
corps of skilled commercial enga7af>
As the artist engraver has given TaI
before the etchcr aud before the i17er
engraving. the commercial cnTf
has come 10 the front 4 few T '1
older artist engravcr~ have been ar'-
into commercial engraving, but imt
most part the work of security enrFa'
ing is done 10y a younger race Of mfl
There are few apprentices in the ir'l
and the wages of skilled men are eSo'
lent.
The stock exchange lists no baa
that are not engraved. The e'd
bond printing mae inerv j. ~ gT+
that countcrfcitin" l. hardly 2ro'''aa'
and the stock exchange regards al 20
graved bond a. guarantee a-'',
fraud The price of a wcll-en2Tl''
bond plate alone is about fifteen 0'l
drcd dollars. even when the plaf
made and the bonds are printed H y
establishment doing a million a'.''
worth of such work per year ' Il"
quircs about three weeks 90 produ'' =
engraved plate and, when once 'I
plate has been approved and the 'W'L W
~ has been given To 90 ahead anu -.
the bonds. about seven hundred p--
per day can be delivered. h1"'
companies leave their bond pia''' I
the hands Of the engraving c'uiF~i
and there must bc a great man, P'--.
Of such plates stored away ~ ''-.
down town. Various cheapehiur j..
esses are rcSortcd 20 when the '''
producing the bonds bears such Nv
portion To the full value Of the '''u- !
To make the price q question ~
considering. The bauk-uoic cll'F' i.
keep on hand great variety "l 'l-I-.
to he used as ornaments In hoho a..
ing. and the smaller corporation
accept one Of these vigucttrs lh'','' 4.
having their own dies sprclaA! !,
signed. 4 cheaper process 'I'- 4,
binary engraving is also used 'g- -, !
ornamental border Of many n,
Bonds that are not To bc lsle' ~ y- M,
stock exchange are often who.4 y.
duced by lithographic process -, y
Of the cheaper work, however ,.. ,g., =,
the ordinary Observer cNacu! a +
craving: and the chief objection ~ a ,,s
that IL can be more easily coun'e'''
than engraved work.
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