Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-24
MONEY MAKERS FACE
PERIOD OF |DLENESS
Emergency Allowance for Bureau Of
Engraving and Print
ing Used.
Deficiency Created by Demand for
Notes Greater Than Had
Been Expected.

Urging the Immediate appropriation Of
slightly more than half million dollars
10 keep from dropping 500 employees Of
the bureau of engraving and printing for
six months. or furloughing 1850 for ten
weeks. Secretary McAdoo has forwarded
the urgent recommendations Of Joseph
Ralph. director OF the bureau. to the
House Of Representatives where it is now
before the appropriations committee IN
less the expenditure is authorized oy
Congress. according 10 Director Ralph. it
will be necessary TO lay off $40 employees
for six months. and the director states
that too long a delay in supplying the
money will result in laying off the entire
force of 1850 employees engaged IN the
making Of United States notes and gold
and silver certificates. for the last ten
weeks Of the present fiscal year.
Other Expenses of Bureau.
The Secretary Of the Treasury asks for
y4IS2 for distinctive paper for United
States securities. which will purchase
15.1J0ooO sheets. and also pay for the
salaries of one register. two assistant reg
isters five counters, five watchmen and
one skilled Iaborer. For labor and eX-
pcpseS Of the bureau, for salaries OF all
necessary employees other than plate
printers and plate printers assistants
S.s;U13 is asked. for wages or plate PRINT
ers at piece rates for the remainder OF
the fiscal wear an additional SSS'..2J Is
wanted and S50o2S is estimated as the
supplemental estimate on plate printers
and engravers' materials
Th, necessity for this urgent deficiency
appropriation is attributed 10 tne IN
creased demand for small notes, which
Is evidenced by the condition OF the re-
serves which showed a total of ID, lU2,WO
notes on September -, 1913. as compared
with 81 .SSi o1n a year prior
Director Ralph explains in the request
that 'laundered notes" are not being
washed fast enough. which makes IL
necessary TO provide for larger output
II the latter half of the present fiscal
year and this. It is explained VIII use up
All the note paper and salary allowances
far in advance of previous estimates.
Too Busy to Be Washed.
lie cites as an illustration that it had
been represented that 100000 notes would
be available daily for washing in the SUBJ
treasury at New York, when as matter
of fact only about 30 900 is the daily out
put due to the fact that the quantity of
notes in circulation is too limited TO per-
init the banks 10 send i'll more for laun-
dering
IF the request is denied says Direc-
tor Ralph. lit wi ! mean the redu ton of
daily deliveries of notes from LOIS 600 to
6.~olp in the remaining six months OF
the fiscal year. This would also necess1-
tate the reduction of the force to the
extent of about 500 employees for SIX
months of the present fiscal year. IL
action is delayed. and il meantime the de-
Hveries to the Treasury should have been
continued at the rate of 1O2S.Oo0 notes
daily as at nresent until thew amounted
TO the 240.U0.0O0 appropriated for, 1t
would become necessary to discontinue
entirely the delivery of notes to the
Treasury in the last ten weeks of the
fiscal year. and it would be absolutely
necessary to furlough without pay the
force of 20JO employees now engaged in
the manufacture of United States notes.
Hold and silver certificates"