Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-28
MONEY TO Be REAL
All Finished When 1t Leaves
Bureau After July |.
new METHOD IN FORCE
Number and Seal on When Notes
Reach the Treasury.
BIG SAVING TO GOVERNMENT
Labor-Saving Devices to Do Double
Work Formerly Done by
Manual Labor.
new METHOD IN FORCE
BIG SAVING TO GOVERNMENT

printing the numeral, sealing and sepa-
rating notes and certificates from the
Treasury to the bureau Of engraving and
printing will be completed
In preparing United States notes and
gold and silver certificates the work of
the bureau of engraving and printing
| has not included, for many years, the
final processes of imprnting the numeral,
sealing the notes and separating the
sheets into individual notes, but the sheets
have been carried over to the Treasury
building, where they have been separated
and marked with the seal and numeraI
In the division of issue. After July 1,
however, the notes will be entirely fin
ished at the bureau of engraving and
printing and delivered to the treasurer
ready for use, and large economies will
result from the change.
+ II was recently suggested to Mr.. Mac
Veagh that both the seals and numerals
could be printed on the notes simulta-
neously on the same press. and he in
structed Mr.. Ralph, director of the bu-
reau or engraving and printing. to insti-
tuae series of experiments in this d.
rection. From these trials it appeared
not only practicable to seal and number
the notes at one operation, but also to
trim them at the same time. AS the ex-
perlmental work has progressed 1t has
also been found that the machine could
De further improved by the attachment
count the notes and turn them out in
packages.
Many New Devices.
The experiments along this line have
continued until an entirely new style Of
trimming device has been designed and
the press perfected by the addition of
separating, collating and counting fea-
lures. These arrangements were the re-
SUIT or innumerable experiments and al
terations by the expert force at the bu-
fean, which has produced a single ma
chine winch now numbers, seals, sepa-
the notes. This presents a most strik-
ing example of the substitution of ma
ch1nery for manual work
mere are already in successful opera
tlon IN the bureau twelve of these presses
preparing notes for delivery after July
i. and with the present week the remain
ing three presses to make the required
total OF fifteen that will be needed to do
the work will be installed and in opera
ton.
The old method of executing this work
required trimming operation and a
printing process at the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, and printing process
ana a separating and coilating operation
processes requiring six woman operatives
and two pressmen. while under the new
method all four Of these operations are
performed on two new-style machines by
three woman operatives and one press
man. The resulting saving by the elm
ination OF the IS employees who operated
the eighteen printing presses and twenty
SIX separating machines used in the di-
VISION OF Issue OF the treasurer's ONCE
Will approximate $138.O00 per annunm.
Expect Increased Speed.
The estimated saving from the elimi-
nation OF the work in the Treasury is
but part of the total that will event.
ually result from the change for the
reason that Mr.. Macveagh believes
that the speed of the presses can be
much greater than originally antici-
pated. and that consequently a greater
NUMBER OF notes may be produced with
the present equipment after the speed
OF the machinery is fully developed and
the employees have become more Ia
mlIlar with its operation and with the
handling OF the work in the new proc
eSseS.
Changes in another branch of the
treasury Department, which will result
IN large economies, will be contaminated
July ]. By arrangements introduced in
the Office Of NJ. O. Chance. the auditor
Tor the Post Office Department. seventy
SS'oh PoSbtAOuS nave OcGn vacated ana
the reduction in the force has been such
that the entire staff can be taken into
the main post office building July l and
the quarters in the Union building which
have been used for this purpose at an
annual rental Of $500 will be vacated.
The changes in this division of the
Treasury alone will involve a total re-
trenchment of approximately Silt 600 per
year. but Tar more important than the
resultant economies is the Improvement
In the expedition and accuracy of the
audit which has been effected, especially
In the money order branch of the office
Under the system of auditing money
order accounts. which has been followed
for a great many years, nine months
were required to make final settlement
OF a postmaster's money order account,
but by the use of adding machines the
time of making the audit will be reduced
to four months. AS the audit was former
ly made by visual comparison there was
great liability to error. but with the aid
of mechanical devices now introduced it
will be absolutely accurate.
Counting Money Orders.