St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-03

b has special permit When the force
Of ono department are through work
for the day and all have rendered their
accounts straight the superintendent
in charge of that branch marches down
st the head Of the whole force and
while they wait places little straight
key with button at the end Of 1t into
the hole designated as his division.
Then there is loud ringing of an elec-
trio gong that sounds throughout
tho building, and the watchmsn. seeing
the key in the hole, permit the men
to pass out This is repeated rs the
days work Of each division Is done.
The last key to be put up is that Of the
custodian Of the vault where the plates
are kept and when it is there the
building is supposed to be empty ex-
cept of watchmen. Any found in the
building after that would have to re-
main there until there was an order
from the proper authority TO let him
out
The closing scene at the end of the
day in this great money factory is in
teresting. In the morning each man
and each woman has been given the
proper assignment of work. The
women are the counters, testers. wet.
tiers and helps to the prcssmen. Each
cmploye on taking the material for
work, whether it is paper or plates,
gives . receipt for it to the custodian.
No one ever gives anything to any one
else without a receipt Tho paper on
which the money is printed is counted
as SO much money. and every time it
changes hands must be counted and re-
ceipted for. Even the girls who act as
helpers and carry the paper from the
wetting-room have to count it for their
own protection and give a receipt to
clear from responsibility the superin-
tcndent of that room. At the end Of
the day each must return in one form
or another all that his receipts show
him to have had during the day, and
until he has q check showing that this
has been done he cannot leave the
room. When tho paper and the
notes and stamps have all been
turned in by those working on
them they are taken to the
custodian of the vault. in whose pres
ence everything is counted and checked
of. Every scrap Of paper, blank or
otherwise, which was given out in the
morning must be returned This being
done the custodian puts it all in the
vault Then the keeper Of the inner
door Of the vault must pull that door to
without a. much as putting his foot in
side the vault, and. while the rest stand
apart from him SO as not to see the COM
bination, must lock It securely. Tho
custodian of tho vault then locks the
outer door. which is provided with q
time lock, SO that, being once fastened,
it cannot be opened before the next
day at the hour set This being done
the custodian and his assistants are free
to 60 after the key has been put In the
board at the main door
in use and all those which are in pro-
cess Of engraving, and all rolls anG
parts of plates, have to be returned to
the custodian Of the plate vault No
man can leave the room until every
bit of engraved metal has been returned
to the custodian. II one of these plates
should be missing not q soul would be
permitted to leave the building until it
was found It is almost impossible for
anything to 60 astray, as nothing
changes hands. even for . moment,
without the change being made Of
record Each man takes sole response
bility for whatever he is charged with
-Woehin Stop