Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
TWO DOLLAR BILLS
ARE IN GREAT
DEMAND
Since the Election 1t Has
Been Necessary to Make a
New Supply; Men Working
Over Time.

Washington. Nov. 2s.--owing To a
demand on the United states treas
ury for one-dollar and two-dSilar ana
lve-dollar notes. which Is said TO have
broken all records, the bureau OF
printing tomorrow viii put on large
additional force and add an hour 10
The working day In an effort % In
crease It's output OF bills OF th2 de-
nominations named.
Treasury officials. on the basis Of
Inc present demand. II IL said. face
an estimated shortage Of 10000. 0OQ
sheets" OF notes FOR the current u.s.
al year. Congress will be asked 20
remedy the situation by providing "a
deficiency appropriation bill Tor the
bureau, according % Information e.veu
out through authoritative sources yes
torday Local financial circles wer1
stirred over tae announcement that
the estimates Of tho treasurer a. 10
the number 90 sheets OF not.s ri small
denominations that would be- needed
would fall several Million short.
The interest OF the hannc.ers. how
ever, was not greater than that ~
several hundred printers aud assist
ants employed IN the bureau who were
informed thnt th2y would be- required
20 work an hous lunger each day. and
that more than one hundred persons
registered on the civil service lists.
were notified of appointments 20 po-
sltlons In the bureau at the longer
hours.
Work on short Notice.
Not In che history OF the big gov
eminent Institution, Il II snid. have
arrangements been made 10 increase
lis output OF notes 10 such an extent
and ON such short notice as IN tho
present instance.
More than 30 additional employees
were nut 20 work last week, and by
the end % the present week u II ex-
pected there viii be total of so new
printers employed In the bureau.
With the additional heip and tho
force required 90 work an hour longer
each day. Director Ralph n OF the
opinion that he viii be able 10 Increase
the daily output OF notes from sgs-
600 to 10000 sheets. This. say
treasury officials. will be a sufficient
increase for the present
Director Ralph expects 10 be able
10 discontinue the extra working hour
hy the holidays. While Il continues
~ force, printers viii BE- paid the
usual rates for piece work, II Ia said.
while the assistants will be paid NJ
the rate Of 90 cents an hour.
several reasons are advanced ~
the unusual demand made on ~
treasury for one-dollar and iivo-dopsr
notcs. A principal cause IS said II be
the increase In the medium of cycu-
Iaslon. In addition. there Is iner}ised
activity In business OF al kindly and
the tendency OF the police IA ac-
aulre nolen Of small donominatpns.
silver DoIlnr Disappearing
The publicity given 20 the kuhjeet
Of lrEanitary bills n anotheTreason,
the officials say, why new bifs are SO
much In demand, white stB another
fncfor In the aisuntlon il tho Decreasing
lnrdepcy on the part % nbnufactor-
iee a&d other large concfns 20 nay
on their empioyes weekly and snril-
nonehly rather than m(nthly A.
Wording 10 onicialA " h{trensury de-
partmfnt the silver doIhr ~ rapidly
disappearing IN tho SOUP.
10 ealiiuufe could NJ Sbtaincd yes
'eFdny from those N /ouch WITH me.
el'Aatlon ne % thc prfpable deficiency
amount thar conaren/ via b a,iscd %
provide fur the hathn. The iwescnt