Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-16
ALL KINDS OF MONEY.
Washington is Great Currency
Clearing House.

A gentleman from the far west, stopping
at one of the uptown hotels. handed a 800
note to the cashier this morning in liquida-
ton of his bill, and received back ten crisp,
new s. 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 bill
locked more like piece of dirty. black,
water-soaked paper than the real thing.
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. consider 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 suspicious of
its genuneness-fact. 1 assure you. ON my
honor, twas in Chicago, where they VIII
take anything from the bristles on pig s
back to your watch life. No; 1t wasn't
in st. Louis, but in Chicago; 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
/ come to Washington l always take away
with me much of This nice clean money
as can carry. 1 consider it duty | owe
to the public at large to cause Its DIS
semination. Here, I understand, the resi-
dents fail to notice the money they handle,
having become accustomed to seeing 1t.
THAT s true, SAID the cashier. ASH
ington 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 certain sum,
which Is exchanged for brand-neW money,
and pass it out to our guests, taking their
old bills instead Guests are much pleased
as a rule to receive it: they carry 1t away
to all quarters Of the country. 1t enters
into general circulation and costs us moth
ing 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 WashingtOnia en-
ioy, but which they do not take into &C
! count by reason of their familiarity with
It, The government pays its employees semi
which quickly find their way into general
circulation in the city and indirectly out
side of Washington.
Yes" resumed the western man, Wash
ington is city of clean money. clean
Streets clean municipal government, clean.
new electric cars. clean parks and circles
and is altogether fresh, bright and new
as these bills now in my hand. which /
will take away as pleasant reminder of
my present visit.
THAT man. said the cashier to Star
reporter as the big westerner's form dis
appeared out of the revolving storm doors,
Represents a class of our visitors who are
appreciative 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 themselves the
beauties Of the capital that many will con-
clude to stop putting off their proposed visit
portunty. l wish we had more of the same
kind