The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
onr Sew Pepper menry.

Onr new Paper Money.
The finished one-dollar notes and the
others, now nearing completion, are re-
suits Of about three years OF work, says
the Chicago Tribune. Many OF the rro-
cesses through which they have passed
are conspicuously different from those
undergone by any other paper money
ever issued. The FIRST step was the sub
INITIAL by the artists Of the suggested de-
signs. These were altered according to
the Recommendations OF secretary Car
isle and Chief johnson, Of the bureau OF
engraving and printing. The selected de-
signs were enlarged upon canvas panels
about six feet long and having width in
proportion to the dim snsions OF the silver
certificates now in use. They were
washed In with white and black water
colors, as great care being expended upon
details MS though they were to hang in
some art gallery.
The next stage was to reduce the paint
ing by photography. BY careful focusing
exceptionally distinct reductions we're
made upon white Photographic paper.
These small copies were made to the ex-
act size OF the present notes. They were
given to the engravers, to be followed in
all details of proportion. corps OF these
artists was set TO work on each plate.
Several OF the most adept executed the
figure work alone. These were the first
to touch the new steel plates. Their
initial work was the etching OF the groups
in outline. This being done the same
engravers added the fine inierineations
and shadings. For greater exactness in
reproducing these details, especially those
Of facial expression. the large paintings
we're constantly in view.
This fine work being completed, the
steel plates we're next given to the letter
engravers who added the UNCONVENTIONAL
designs and inscriptions. Each face
plate was in the hands of its eugravers
about four months before completion.
The lettering being complicated each was
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interesting department was executed the
scroll work. Uncle Sam has spout a large
fortune devisipg machine which will
trace upon his note-plates puzzling yet
graceful designs, which cannot be readily
copied by the counterteiter. The scroll
work as seen on our present pa per money
is those series OF parallel and eoncentric
curves and tangles which give Iacelike
appearance. For this work is employ ed
a special geometrlc lathe. Il is the only
one of the kind in the world and is jeai-
ousIy guarded by an attendant lest some
one might learn its workings.
In the engraving room separate were OF
course made for the hack or green sides.
These also have been conspicuously re-
lieved Of nuch OF their present mechani-
cal WORK. 1t is the rule Of the treasury
depar. ment 10 honor public men by en-
craving their portraits upon notes and
other documents only after they are dead
Presidents Hayes and Arthur, Secretaries
OF State Blaine and Gresham and secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mccullough are
among those eligible for hcnors upon the
new issue. Martha Washington is the
only woman who has ever appeared up.
on paper money In this country. The
new vignettes we're copied from photo
graphs by the same engrayers who exc.
cuted the figure work in the face plates.
To be able to re- engrave any Of the new
notes upon steel plate, the connterfeiter
OF the future must have an exceptional
knowledge OF the creative art. A medic.
ere engraver can reproduce the more con-
yentional designs Of the notes now 10
vogue with much less difficulty The
only crook who will attempt to duplicate
the new notes is the photo-counterieiteS
Several specimens Of his art have recent
~ given the secret service officials some
puzziing detective work. Photo-counler-
fsIts are nov msds 10th by photo li;hog-
raphy ard by eeiatins photographic
process. v hich is ssid to produce even
more ace9r .teiy.