The suburban citizen., 1901-03-16
ALL KINDS OF MONEY
Washington is Great Currency Clear.
ing House.


Washington is a Great Currency clear.
ing House.
A gentleman from the far West,
stopping at one of the uptown hotels,
handed a 500 note to the cashier this
morning in liquidation of his bill. and
received back ten crisp new S5 bills,
which had never been even creased
and were fresh from their original
package as pinned together in the
Treasury.
From repeated handling the 500
bin looked more like a piece of dirty,
black, water-soaked paper than the
real thing.
"Thats nice money" he said to the
cashier. "Where 1 come from some
people might look askance at It before
acceptance, as It appears too new and
too much like what they might con.
slider as counterfeit. In Chicago, in
a restaurant, l once offered a brand.
new bill of large denomination fresh
from the Treasury and it was refused
by the cashier, who had her 'sus.
picions' of its genuineness-fact, as.
sure you, on my honor, twas in Chi.
cago, where they will take anything,
from the bristles off a pigs back to
your watch or your life. No; 1t wasn't
in St. Louis, but in Chicago I'll swear
1t! No Jollying now.
However, we never see any of these
fresh, crisp, new bills out in the far
West, Southwest and in the far South.
Whenever l come to Washington al.
ways take away with me as much of
this nice clean money as l can carry
l consider it a duty l owe to the public
at large to cause it's dissemination
Here, l understand, the residents fail
to notice the money they handle, hav.
ing become accustomed to seeing It."
That's true" said the cashier
Washington is the great currency
clearing house for the entire nation, as
well as the central point of issue of
money. At this hotel we send daily
to the Treasury a certain sum, which
is exchanged for brand-new money,
and l pass it out to our guests, taking
their old bills instead Guests are
much pleased as a rule to receive Il;
they carry it away 10 all quarters oe
the country, it enters into general cir
culation and costs us nothing for our
trouble 1t is a good practice, and
one which could be emulated.
1T is an actual privilege to handle
this clean money, which all Washing
tonians enjoy, but which they do not
take into account by reason of their
familiarity with it. The Government
pays its employees semi-monthly in bills
fresh from the Treasury, which quick
ly find their way into general clrcula-
tion in the city and indirectly outside
of Washington"
"Yes," resumed the Western man,
Washington is a city of clean money,
clean streets, clean municipal govern
ment, clean, new electric cars, clean
parks and circles, and is altogether as
fresh, bright and new as these bills
now in my hand, which I will take
away as a pleasant reminder of my
present visit"
THAT mah, said the cashier to n
Star reporter, as the big Westerner's
form disappeared out of the revolving
storm doors, represents a class of our
visitors who are appreciatiye of our
advantages and who does not hesitate
to express himself. He will exhibit |
the wad Of new money he has on him
to his friends out West, tell them how
it floats around this city like the lilies
on a ponds surface, and so inspire |
them with a desire to see for them |
selves the beauties of the capital that
many will conclude to stop putting off |
their proposed visit till next year and
will start at the first opportunity. l
wish we had more Of the same kind"
Washington Star.