Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

were loaded into freight cars of
$4,000 pounds or 80 tons capacity.
it would require more than $50
cars to carry them.
If these same silver dollars
could be laid fiat, one on top of
the other. they would make a
monument s35 miles high. If
placed end to end they would
make a handsome necklace 49,
$50 miles in length. Or they
would make a belt that would ex-
tend more than halfway around
the world.
One thousand dollars in new
gold coins weighs 3.6S pounds.
Uncle Sans stock of gold, there
fore, is equivalent to about $500
tons, which would require a tram
Of 100 cars to carry it. each car
having ii carrying capacity Of more
than go. 900 pounds.
Another interesting fact in con-
nection with paper money is that
a million crisp. new 81 paper bills.
if placed one on top of the other,
would make a column about go
feet in height, or nearly half as
high as the Washington Monuemnt.
United States paper currency is
Issued in Nominations of 81, 50.
So, $40. $50. $50, 500. $500,
$1,000 and $1,000 The notes
are put up in packages containing
1000 ut each denomination. So.
while a package of 1000 81 silver
certificates. about I inches square,
contains but $4,000 yet q similar
size package Of 81 1000 gold GER
tifcstes would contain the euqiv-
alent of $40, 900. 600.
When tho seat of the United
States COVER rment was removed
from Philadelphia to Washington
in 1900 the treasury department
vas installed in a small wooden
building, which was completed in
1899. 1t was at the northeast
corn er of the site of the present
building. fronting on Fifteenth
street. In 1901 il was practically
| destroyed bv fire. and in 1914 wa:
completely burned at the hands OF
the British and most Of the file:
and documents destroyed. An,
other building was speedily
er, cted. This was also destroyed
by fire on March 81. 1886. Thi.
time most of documents Of vglu,
were removed by the clerks.
A new building. the nucleus 0.
the present was authorized by &C
of congress July g., 1886. TIL
building was completed in 1912
1t extended along Fifteenth stree
and vas $40 feet long by 10 fee
wide. By the act of March 8
1855, the continuation OF IN
building was authorized. Tn
south wing was completed an
occupied in 1861. Operation
were suspended during the civil wa
for awhile, but in 1864 the Yves
wing was completed. lmmediatel
adjoining this wing at the mort
end OF the east wall was the Yves
end of the old state department
building. In November, 1866
this building was vacated by tn
department and 1t was immediatel
demolished. The work Of layin
the north wing Of the buildin
became necessary in May, 1861
In 1869 this wing was finished
thus completing the building as
stands today. The dimensions Q
the building today are q6S by 26
feet.
The treasury Of the Unite
States in a broad sense embrace
the treasury at Washington, 8
well as nine subtreasuries locate
in as many principal cities: ]
minis and assay Offices. and 1877
national banks in all part of tn
country. designated as deposi
cries.
The treasurer of the Unite
States is charged with the receir
and disbursements of all publ
money deposited in the treasury
Washington, and in the variou
sub-treasuries and national ban
repositories He is also REDEEM,
ton agent for national bank note,
and trustee Tor bonds held [
secure national bank ci~rculatio