El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21


OF the colorimeter. a machine which
measures the exact hue and intensity
Of any color and expresses il in fig
ures. For example, it is no longer
necessary to call a certain red Grim
son. for the colOrimeter shows that
1t is composed Of IS parts red, 10 parts
green and IS parts blue. or. as ex-
pressed in the code Of the colorimeter,
RS5GlOB56- In the same manner the
figures RS5G4OBS represent a very
bright scarlet
As the appearance OF a color IS de-
pendent upon the nature OF the light,
an artificial daylight is used with this
machine. This is a 500 candle power
nitrogen filled tungsten lamp. with q
peculiar blue glass screen that con-
verts the light into pure white ex-
actly like daylight
As to the printing itself, that IS
done much the same as the printing Of
bank notes. The bonds are run
through small presses moved by cleo
tricity. each press being under the
charge OF an individual printer, who
has two women to help him. The plate
is first linked by a roller, from which
it moves by machinery TO the bare
armed printer, who rubs off the sur
face with his hands, leaving just
enough ink for the impression After
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q woman. who puts in the paper.
and. after the printing, goes TO an
other woman. who takes Il Off. From
this Il viii be seen that every bond
has TO be handled again and again by
the employees in the process OF max
ing. and at the end Of every single
oneratfon II is counted and inspected
to see that II IS absolutely correct and
in accordance with the government
requirements In the first place, the
sheets are counted when they are is
sued They are moistened and counted
again when they go to the men who
print the backs. each printer having
his own count After the backs are
printed the sheets must be dried over
night in the humidor or steam drying
room and then counted out to the
printers who do the press work FOR
the face OF the bonds In this driving.
the sheets are laid on trays in great
Galvanized boxes which are so
wrapped around with steam pipes that
the heat IS equally distributed and
thebonds come out mellow and Just
dry enough for printing again
As the sheets come from the face
printers they have to be counted and
dried and then 20 TO the binder where
each Is cut into It's six individual
bonds. The cutting IS done IN blocks
OF 500 sheets, tens OF thousands OF
dollars worth Of bonds being cut at
each turn Of the wheel
After the bonds are cut they are
delivered over TO the office Of the
secretary Of the treasury in the
basement OF the building. being count
ed by officers OF the secretary before
the director OF the bureau OF enErav-
ing gets his receipt At this writing.
the bureau IS turning out $4,000 IN
dividual bonds every day. Every one
OF them has TO go through all OF the
processes I have described. The bonds
run in value from $50 TO 100000 each
Boys Feed Presses.
The official who takes charge Of
the bonds after they are printed IS
the register OF the treasury, who IS
more than half Cherokee Indian His
name is Houston P. Teehee, and he
comes from Tahlequah, the former
capital Of the Cherokee nation He
was a soldier IN our war with Spain,
and was acting as United states dis
trict attorney for Colorado when ap-
pointed 70 his present position It Is
singular that an Indians signature
should make legitimate the many BILL
lion dollars worth OF bonds now
being issued by the United States
But Il is true nevertheless HIS name
is on every one Of the bonds, and II
is he who directs the putting on OF
the official seal The latter is done
by printing on little presses fed by
bows. There are 40 lads, ranging in
age from Il TO IS, who do this part Of
the work Each receives $40 a month.
and millions OF dollars worth Of bonds
pass through their hands every day
So far not a bond has been lost
After the seals have been put on
they are examined by other officials
and the bonds are then ready TO be
sent TO subscribers all over the
United States. This IS done largely
through the postoffices. the processes
being so standardized that hundreds
Of millions can be sent out IN day
The whole work is one OF remarkable
efficiency in which the making and
distribution Of money has been stand
ardized, much like the making OF
cheap automobiles. The saving Of
time and cost goes on all along the
line. and there is scarcely a lost mo-
ton from the time the paper comes
10 Washington until II is sent out as
bonds TO the millions OF subscribers
throughout the country