Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-16

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 MARCUS, CURRENCY PLAN.
 Some time ago MT. H. W. Marcus. known locally as one of the lsading dry goods merchants of This city, gave to the public the desails of a plan, the produoe of his fertile mind, for the improvement of the currency. The idaa is original with Mir. Marcus, and 1t contemplates great convenience to the business world. His plan is the issuing of currency in eolors. Tha4 is, for each different dsnom- inaltion of currency there shall be a dis tinct and different color, as, for instance. $1 bills in blue, $2 bills in red, S5 in green. S10 in pink and so on. With this system in vogue, it can bs readily seen that Bhose who handle paper money could rarely make mistakes, and furthermore the adoption of the system would prevent crooks from raising bills from one de- nomination to another. Since MT. Mar GUS made public his idea, he has been flooded with letters of indorsement of his plan from leading business men every where, nd the press, especially the -rade papers, have commenced att length upon the subject, with universal approval.
 This is not surprising considering the great practicability of the plan, of which to date there has not been single crit ieism or objection. MT. Marcus sub mitted the idea to Secretary of the Treas ury Gage in March, and that official re- ferred it to Mir Claude M. Johnson, di- rector of the. bureau of engraving and printing.> Mr Johnson replied that there was no law requiring in positive terms that rotss issued by the government shall be printed in any special colors the mat ter is left to the discretion and judg- ment of the secretary of the treasury and shall be in such form as he shall approve. Director Johnson said the scheme would receive careful and thorough consldera- tior. That the plan will eventually be adopted is more than likely, because it's convenience has strongly appealed to the business men of the country, as is evil denced by the letters of ndorsement re- ceiVed by MT. Marcus. Last week the Dry Goods Chronicle had a lengthy e y torial indorsemert of the scheme, closing with a high tribute to Mr Marcus, and 10 expressed it's pleasure that the plan orig mated with a dry goods merchant. This is but one instance of many A New York concern aslss. for a photograph of the originator of the plan, Sha. it may be reproduced in a newspaper in connec- tion with a lengthy article upon the sub ject.
 Of the many fattering letters received by MT. Marcus is ore from ex-Postmas- ter General John W. Wanamaker, lthe dry goods king of the country. Mr. Wana- maker writes MT. Marcus a personal let ter in which he speaks of the scheme as most novel and ingenious. He notes that the plan would .'bs an example of the plan of the po2itoffice department, which issues stamps in different colors. ard, as all know for the convenience Of the public.-Olean (N. Y) Times.
 The above novel but apparently prac- tioal plan for the ready distinguishing of the various denominations of our na- tional paper currency, was invented by ar uncle of our fellow .townsman, MT. s. Marcus In addition to- the raeommenda- tion by the prominent parties named of the plan, we notice many more equally prominent in business and banking CIT cles.