The Washington times., 1912-01-28


practical acknowledgment OH the street
OF President Letters clear title 10 re-
election?
And there Is even whisper right
now, out loud, that there are those who
do not consider the title just clear. An
announcement of the resumption OF on
position Is expected within day or
two. -
For some time some of the big men OF
the town have been talking Of a public
service corporation that will take In the
street railroads and the gas companies
of the city. with the Washington Rail-
way and Electric would go the Potomac
Electric Company. With the Washing
TOM, ION Gas Company would go the George
me transfer fight and the contention
pI the Commissioners for lower gas
nave brought this matter to the front
rignt rig now: The opinion of some finan-
,,n ,me House, after an easy and almost
u.nprecedcntedly quick passage through
.ne senate, will not stand the test of
soSnstItutionality. The argument is then
senator may then say, well, let's make
II degai.lets force them to unite"
ouio .ne Two traction companies go
peiore congress seeking union they
nation of leading financiers, meet with
a speedy refusal. But on mandate to
get together the thing might he nut
through, Wnen movement to make IL
panies. ~'
Most anything may he expected these
DAYS. II is an interesting theme TO
speculate on. 1t hasn't reached ;he
point where 1t would be interesting to
properties would be taken In. One nu-
thortty fixed the sum at about $4,000 900
and expressed the belief that the prop-
critics could pay 4 per cent on that capi-
talization for starter and m1re
later or.
The Washington Chapter of the Amer
ican Institute Of Banking will dine on
the evening Of February g. An interest. st.
Ing program is promised.
One of the big savings banks nun,
l'ers all deposit slips after deposit v p.th
a Numbering machine. The long Sins
of paper for the adding machine ar,
also numbered. Immediately after a
deposit has been received entry of the
AMOUNT of the deposit is made on the
adding machine, and the slip carries the
index number the same as stamped on
ihG deposit ticket. At any time the
teller can add the deposits received and
know Just wbeie ne ste nds. On thus
entering; say 232 numbers. the slip of
paper gives a complete record of de.
posts. double check, and the total a.
the same time.
II checks deposit slips and checks the
teller at the same time.
Here's good one. A lady depositor
wrote an exceedingly regretful letter to
local bank president, in which she ex-
pressed her fear that she might haya
overdrawn her personal account. The
president investigated and found that
there was a balance to her credit of
sSsWU Some people are very careless
In financial matters.
How shall we handle the rush of de-
positors for funds on Saturdays and on
certain other days? This is an interest
proposition has been advanced to make
all tellers, both receiving or paying, let
tsring the windows after. the manner
odstnetss of tns general era delivery windows at the
is Claimed that the tellers would soon
acquire the knowledge necessary to pay
OF, now supposed to be a special fea-
ture Of the paying tellers business. De-
posits made during the morning OF the
day would be known to the teller, when
acting as receiving teller. and the book
keepers are right to the rear and handy
counts is desired.
one can not enlarge banks for one or
two days In the week. 1t is well to go
10 almost any moderate expense to ac-
commodate customers. Another good
suggestion might be in establishing a
payroll window. A depositor waits
with growing inipatience to draw cash
and the patience is not enhanced by the
just ahead of him.
One bank in Washington keeps a clerk
busy every night balancing passbooks
A good suggestion to other institutions.
Why not have the men with the pay
roll checks send them N the day before
Hrd have the money ready when they
call at the windows?