The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-16

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The miscellaneous items include Treasury
notes. fractional silver coin and other
fractional currency. This money is kept
I'm the vaults OF the Treasury and sub
treasures and in the national repositories.
About two-ifths Of the amount is carried
i'm Washington a portion OF which is the
gold reserve OF $l00. 600 coo, another por-
ton is for current use in redeeming and
changing money and another portion still
in the nature Of a supply for the sub
treasures and national banks Of issue.
Il may be stated that something like
$500. O0O. 600 in money and bullion and Gov
eminent bonds are stored away in the
vaults OF the old stone building over
which Secretary Gage presides. These
vaults are various sized rooms in the base
ment. constructed OF stone. steel lined, and
their entrances closed by massive steel
doors which time locks shut against even
the Treasurer Of the United States, except
during business hours. from nine TO three
each week day The various vaults or
rooms are Devoted 20 special purposes and
are fitted up not only for guarding the
money supply. but to utilize space For
instance one OF the gold vauits-about II
feet squares built so as TO accommodate
the-largest possible number OF eight ounce
duck BAGS filled with coin,
In storing coin in this room each bag
would contain $1,000. and 200 OF the bags
would fiji the room one foot high, being
exactly 81 .0Oo 600 The entire room. there
fore would hold Sl7, 0OG0 900 in gold coin
BY similar arrangement Of sacks con-
tanning 81 600 each SO. 900 600 in silver are
stored in a vault something over - feet
square When filled It is pretty nearly a
cube OF standard silver dollars. The sacks
are easily transported 10 different parts
OF the Treasury building or sent 20 the
subtreasuries.
Paper money is stored in long boxes or
drawers piled together with the denomina-
lions Of the bills plainly marked on the
face CT the box. The bills are in packages
Of 100. so that the value OF the packages
range from 800 to S1OO 600. according 10
the denomination A box holding forty
packages. therefore. would be worth 81. COO
or $500 600 according as the packages
should contain 81 or 500 bills.
Bullion, whether gold or silver. is stored
in bars Silver bars usually contain 100
ounces. and the room required in The
storage OF 81 .0C0.0C ounces is rs or 100
cubic feet according as the bars are piled
lengthwise or crosswise.
Subsidiary silver coin is stored in eight
ounce duck bags each containing 81 600. and
the space required for 81 600 600 is $50
cubic feet.
The 500 gold piece or double eagle
weighs BIC grains and IS / 7-20 inches in
diameter. Piled one on top OF another,
thirteen coins make a fun inch with
1-1O0Oth to spare, and 1876 Of them are
a triie over a foot in height. In 81 000, 900
OF gold coin there are 90. 900 $40 gold
pieces. Arranged as indicated above,
the column Of gold pieces would be more
than 100 feet high would reach
thirds Of the way up one side OF the Wash
ington Manument, and. as shown above,
would require II cubic feet for storage
Placed side by side. 81 600 900 in $50 gold
pieces would extend 5,625 feet or up the
side Of high mountain. Linked together
by golden links 1-16 Of an inch long, the
chain would encircle the Capitol nearly
three times.
Standard silver dollars piled one on top
OF the other occupy a greater space. One
million OF them would make a column g.
eco feet high. and would tower nearly ]. 200
feet above the highest mountain on the
earth. The coins would make ten piles as
high as the Washington Monument.
The Treasury building, aside from it's
being the depository OF the Government
money and bonds. is a busy hive OF indus
try. The Treasury Department employs
about two-ffths Of the men engaged in the
Government service. II collects customs
which amounted one day recently to $44T.-
900. and since the list day Of July the
amount aggregates 1921. 74S.3 15. II also
collects the internal revenue. The Treas
ury Department also has charge of the
disbursements OF the Government and all
that relates to its finances More than > 600
clerks and employees are engaged in Wash
ington and about 40. 600 in various depart
ments OF the service elsewhere.