The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-07-20
CUST Of MAKING
NATIONAL COIN
NEW DEVICES OPERATED THAT
TuEN OUT CURRENCY
ECONOMICALLY.

10 economic in the making Of
money is getting close to the source,
but that is just what Joseph f. Ralph,
director OF the bureau OF engraving
and printing, in Washington, Is doing.
Those who have studied the work OF
his bureau say that he has adopted
every economy connected with the
making Of money, except free silver.
But, as paper and not metal constl-
tutes his raw material, this exception
tells nothing Of his politics.
However that may be, in the max
ing of paper money al ne from the in
stallation Of his economical devices In
March, 1909, to December, 1912. Di-
rector Ralph estimates that he saved
the government $4GaA5S33. And this
is only one-f 9lEEtss the economics
Of the b work. includ.
ing the making arioaa dls
nominations Of gold and 49, MI
Gates, treasury ..aQtes "a
notes and national Dsrs
nue. stamps, and postage
the period mentioned. savings NV
been made amountin to $1,7S5, 693.22.
Other economies win be Installed as
fast as congress gives permission.
The question of congressional per-
mission brings up one OF the most in
teresting bits of history In connection
with the heavy cuts Mr. Ralph has
succeeded In making In the expenses
OF his bureau 1t is the history OF the
unceasing war trade unions have
waged for years against the installa-
ton Of one OF the greatest single
4 economies achieved III the making Of
paper money. That Is the installation
of power presses, instead Of hand
presses, for printing the backs Of
notes ana certificates
This warfare delayed the installa.
ton Of the cheaper system untii An
guest 2S last, and limited the installa-
/ ton to 20 per cent. Of tile bureaus
4 presses. But for tn four months Tor
4 which figures are available the sub.
stitution has resulted in a saving Of
S37,50O. 1t is estimated that this
saving viii easily reach $4,000 a
year. while it will be much larger
when tle power presses are used ex-
j clusigeA for athe work.
second innovation was tbe insta
lation OF a laundry II is 4 Laundry
for soiled paper money, and. III view
of the added life which Il will giVa
to bills ana notes. tho estimates for
the bureau for the coming year bic
been reduced $4,000. llyg,e
have shown that launls
note makes the denuin lplts sslls
bers" fade slightly. II fiardt .
/ the machine more than Qneo. ard
Iperts are at work searehiAg for lisss
that will stand repeated ktanas
Mr. Ralph told the house eomHsitfes
on printing that there is DO reafqF
disadvantage in a faded nluneraI than
in one covered with Dirt
However that may bes with the an.
| lproval OF congress-, four new washing
machines were installed III tfe bareaa
recently and have begun their work,
OF the 3.S67 employees 81 the bureau
$40 are plate printers. OF these.
about $50 were dropped on July /
as result of the enooncmies 81 adj
ministration.
Besides the four neW money laun-
dries put in operation there are foar
or the machines at the sub-treasury in
New York one in Philadelphia and
! one In Boston.
4 Another annual economy Of S240,-
900 is expected to result from the in
stallation Of enc OF Mr. Ralph's latest
suggestions. This is the printing Of
postage stamps on rolls of paper, as
a newspaper is printed, instead of on
seperate sheets
The minute economics that have
gone into the grand total of Mr.
Ralphs estimates are best Indicated
by naming a few of them, great and
small
\ A new method, for instance, OF can
ceiling imperfect sheets Of postage
stamps has netted the government
$9,5S3.3S. Twenty thousand dollars
came from the simple device OF
eliminating certain numbers on inter-
nal revenue stamps. while the elimin-
alton of certain colors made fur
Their reduction in cost OF of S8S,750,
and the elimination of plate tints al
most doubled this saving. An i'm