The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

is only the south rooms. on the second
.oor. where Secretary McAdoo has his
Offices, that are At all CHEEKY.
shall not discuss the job OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury in this let
ter. may write Of that In the fu-
turc. SO far Mr.. McAdoo is in good
health and spirits. His eye is bright.
his step firm. and he looks ten years
younger than the half-ccntury which
his modest autobiography i'll the Con-
i;ressional Directory puts TO his credit.
Still let him beware. He is now he
tween the upper and neither millst ones
81 this mighty department. He is In
The mill which killed Secretary Folcer,
which ground the life out of Daniel
banning, and which. when Secretary
Window. nv the pride OF his strength.
erapplcd with ii. laid him low. 1t did
The same with Charles w. Foster. the
tasty treasurer under benjamin Har-
"ison and IL has just succeeded in
sucking out what little juice Franklin
MacNeagh had in his bones
shivcr when ] think of the job
When Mr.. McAdoo first came. Treas
urer Burke. Uncle Sans new watch :
dog, who lies ut the doors of the vaults
ana takes charge OF the moneys. wrote
out 4 receipt for the sums then on
hand. That receipt gives some idea of
the responsibilities of Secretary Nc
Adoo. IL represents the largest sum
ever taken over ny mortal man at one
! single time. 1t represents almost one
thousand I'VE hundred million dollars
and its actual figures were Sl,i2G.422
o5l As %. Yes two thirds. The money
was figured out 10 the thirds OF cent
and Secretary McAdoo has to make ,hc
accounts come even to the smalles,
/ fraction. DO YOU wonder that such
work prcycd upon the minds of hi:
predecessors?
Have you any idea how much 81.
i 500 900 900 means" II represents more
value OF all the gold taken out
\ Il all the mines OF the earth since Tho
discovery of America, and OF the vas,
amount thus rccciptcd for the create,
part was III sold. Much of the gold is
lot stored away here ut the Treasury
Department. 1t is kept 1t New York
Denver ar san Francisco. where il lie.
in the vaults Of the subtreasurics ant
IN those of the minis in tons of gold
IN bricks ready for coinage at a mo
mcnrs notice. The gold in the Treas
ury proper is not in bullion Ii is onl,
q bagatellc OF il few million dollars
and thescT millions are mostly in tn,
shape Of eagles and double eagles
saw a little box of them in the casi
vault this afternoon. 1t was made o
steel, and seemed to he only for show
IL was not bigger than a cigar box
| and still il contained 500 double eagles
took both hands and raised il from
the table II weighed thirty-cig
pounds, and YOU could have put it's con
tents INTO one-quart measure. Still
its value was $4,000. Tina, will shoy
YOU how heavy the precious metal is
can easily hold $1,000 in loos
3 gold coins III one hand. and tina
amount OF money weighs just abou
Tour pounds At tho same time | lifte,
y notes, each Of which was lighter thar
the smallest feather on a pigeons tail
whose denomination was $4,000. an,
Z held np bundle Of them no thicke
Z IMAM euchrc deck, and so small tina
\ YOU could put IL in an official envelope
!, which was worth $1,000, 600, an
which would pass for that IN almos
9 any bank upon the big round earth
.Bui J want to take YOU down int
the catacombs To get there | wa
= passed from tho office Of Secretar
5 McAdoo TO that OF the Treasurer Of tn
United states, MIR. John Burke. an
4 from him 10 the cashier, Mr. James .
Semple. who has Charge OF the cas-
Uncle sam keeps on hand lie is no,
carrying balance OF over Sl65. 600 0o
and millions go in and out every da,
lie has charge OF the vaults mn we
= as the cash, and his office, which
Il lined with marble from the four qua,