Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-06-21
ALL KINDS OF PAPER MONEY.
Man from the Far West Says He Likes
His Currency in Clean,
Crisp Notes.

A gentleman from the far west, stop
ping at one of the uptown hotels. hand
ed 500 note to the cashier the other
morning in liquidation of his bill, and
received back ten crisp, new five-do.lar
bills, which had never been creased.
and were fresh from their original
packages, as pinned together in the
treasury.
From repeated handling the 500 bill
looked more like piece of dirty, black.
water-soaked paper than the real
thing, remarks the Chicago Journal.
That's nice money!" he said to the
cashier. 'Where l come from some
people might look askance at it before
acceptance, as it appears too new and
too much like what they might consid-
er as counterfeit. In Chicago, in a res
taurant, l once offered a brand-new
bill of large denomination fresh from
the treasury and it was refused by the
cashier, who had her suspicious of its
genuineness-fact, / assure you on my
honor, twas in Chicago, where they
will take anything from the brist,es
of pigs back to your watch or life.
No; it wasn't in ST. Louis, but in Chi
cago; I'll swear it! 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 l al
ways take away with me as much of
this nice clean money as can carry.
I consider it duty owe to the pub
lie at large to cause its dissemina ton.
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 hotei we send daily
to the treasury a certain sum, which
is exchanged for brand new money,
and l pass it out to our guests, takin 9
their old bills instead. Guests are much
pleased, as rule, to receive it; they
carry it away to all quarters of the
country, 1t enters into general circula-
ton and costs us nothing for our
trouble. 1t is a good practice. and one
which could be emulated.
"It 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
quickly find their way into general
circulation in the city and indirectly
outside of Washington"
eyes," resumed the western man,
Washington is 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 will take away
as a pleasant reminded of my present
visit"
THAT man." said the cashier to a
Star reporter, as the big westerner's
form disappeared out of the revolving
storm doors, represents class of our
visitors who are appreciative of our ad-
vantages and does not hesitate to ex-
press 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 desire to see for themselves the
beauties OF the capital that many will
conclude to stop putting off their pro-
posed visit till next year and will
start at the first opportunity. l wish
we had more of the same kind"