The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-01-12
HANDLING MILLIONS
wonR or NAN IN CURRENCY
BrNp or A 0nEAT BANK
Astonishing Facta Concerning the
coonting q Money hraught
Cut hy 4 spesd Cor
test for fflass

i
J The handling og Suma og m0npy az
proaimntlng slto aoo.eoo each year Is
ieat with which bat few people have to
trouble themselves Lemoyne 3 Hssca
y one 81 Iheas few wgiios James 4.
ElklEa 10 The Chicago Tribune Mr.
iiatch IL Ia charge 10 the ~curreney hlR"
q the FIRST national hank and annually
bAnk notes silver certificates and gold
pass through his hands 70 q total ot the
amount above named lie has been
handling money tor the last slx yeara.
bo ke has counted IN his life somethlnE
Ike over $500 eue 600 ono nlght 70
,cntly, a. = contest held BY hank clerks.
BE- eoaclusiyely pFoyed the old AdAEe 10
Tbs effect that practice makes psrieet,
BY eoantlnE a tosAl IL ss00n ID noiea u
various denominations In The reoofd-
breaking time Of = minutss i.s So
onda
rsis maney. Ia the form u notes ot
dliiercnt denominations. fyca. tens "a
tweutica. was strapped ia oNe large
package divided b STRIPS into small par
cels. IN eouniinK the money ar. Hatch
sorted the denominations togesher.
counted them. wrapped them up in
packages and made cut cumplets
staiemeul q the currency handled.
Each package of each Denomination aas
proves" after boiHg eorted ard afier
beiag tied ~ 70 IN Az the SIS bills n
which the amount consisted wefe han
died three times. cQuailng TIE counting
% 2b15 bills one time This Is cansi8-
sSahiy over 100 bills per minute
"This e a llttle faster thAn ~ ren-
eraiiy work during the aAy's aork saia
Mf Hatch. but ttil we couut 4 r,sad
many notes each minute during tho day.
We work about seven hours each dAy
and count m0ney al the time The
counting oi money Ia me currency bln
of bank llhe this "a not ghe simple
prueess thar many people MIGHT think.
rhero is onc thius that must b. at
taincd IN 3 department where there Is
eaSh year handled iteo.eo0 .oo8 lu cash
and that d Aornfacy The palns ID
shich We ro 70 obtain this wlll prove a
surprise % many sho imagine that
money is counted hy oue mAh. thsa
wrapped up and rcssib!Y proved b. an
othsg
In handling the money ii the eur.
rcuey bin 4 b. not only necessary toprup-
srly coart ihe amount handled Money
must be sorted lnfo tho dinereni deaum.
iuations and lszaes When noses are to
BE- returned 70 the government ard
this "a t0ne here win all oid money---
u ls required that The various issues -
returned in separate packages. thus
the man counting a stack 81 hllis oan-
tanning several thousand dollars Is sff.
fereat Determinations and issees .mHst
NOS only keep traaA og - cogrf ard saft
out the teHemiuaflona. sas as mast also
watch the laces and q the sane via
then
it viii - realiEea that Is make
mistake under ihsss cVndigions aafs Hat
require mueh snart % lhe paf4 ~ re
clerk - ths meney Is proved tires
times and uhen Ne are ihroaFh uIth
Z yua caala loak e iouE time ui,Aaut
nnelne au error II IL rats i rat =
much beeaass of he sheetleuess ~ he
system ~ q fAa accuracy afirh he
counter via years ~ practice aeqnlfas
ln The rnniast held hers last seek he
onls error made ID cauutinw amonr 81
contestants vaa ear Il two esn,s. an
thai wAs made b 4 mar addiae cheeks
on tie adding maehiue
4 man Hsts - BE- almost nIeehanIeai
IN accuracy 4 be- Is adapted to this uafk
and stays e Il luns enoagh !. rsaulsss
lltiis mental eftoFi 90 his parf Is count
and - for the physical sad q h uhlIs
e ls hard on lha wrists and aneeyn 4
nrsi. one gstH used 10 It CA shnmb
bills 81 day and rot Feel ihe least b.t
tlrea a. night nut ms hands ard e..
gers sre eslioussa. a. Yaa can So Ne
most peopls don't fet eailousez on ihslf
henda from handling bankuutes
The money thai glses the mosi troa.
bic il counting Is The old blll and tka
ons thai e muiliated This money i
oniy rouuisa 20 that d may b. returned
% ths k0Ternmenf - tks hank here anly
Issues fresh money We get netaa
worn - thin that they sesm rsAdy lfail
apaFf These afe hare 20 handle. q
eourss fhsy siisa iofeSher aud other
sise give trouble The bnl ziih ne
fornsr iefa on i nearly a. lroab.s-
soms.
TIE theuTt cf microbes aboandlnr j.
cid hIlls does n0g seen altogether la hs
abs 70 stand alone shen POT q the prze-
ticsi test fit dla. oushi 70 have eoa-
lraessd every disease In existence Bat
the Old money never troubled me. and
ny hve assislAnts actually seem 10
thrsss ana eFou - tenafir~ tsa