A panoramic view of the Washington Monument and adjacent buildings prefaces this unique picture. A close view of an artistic engraving of President Wilson lends color to this national subject. The engraving room, wherein only experts are ...See moreA panoramic view of the Washington Monument and adjacent buildings prefaces this unique picture. A close view of an artistic engraving of President Wilson lends color to this national subject. The engraving room, wherein only experts are employed, is shown, and immediately following the transfer of the engravings from roller to plate. The plate is then tempered or hardened. An interesting scene is that showing employees counting the paper used. Each and every sheet must be accounted for. The new Federal Reserve bank note is shown in the printing and later at close range. The note which is now in circulation as a result of the revolutionizing of our currency system by the Glass currency bill, is an attractive bit of paper, well designed. Close views of the printing methods are shown, together with a view of some $10,000 bills, of which there are comparatively few. Many of us might covet the position of one of the employees whom we see handling $66,000,000, but for him it is only a case of "starving in the midst of plenty." Views of women counting and examining money are followed by the views showing the trimming. The cutting, sealing and numbering of the notes is especially interesting. Then the finished bill, so familiar to all of us, is flashed upon the screen. Preparations for placing the money in the Treasurer's vault are shown. The doors of steel are closed upon the piles of newly-made bills, and they are kept there until needed for replacing old worn-out notes. We are given a glance at the room where the imperfect and worn-out bills are destroyed. To our surprise, $5,000,000 is thrown away before our very eyes, and we are powerless to prevent it. How well guarded is the money taken to the Treasury building can be seen in this excellent picture. A close view of the United States Treasury is shown as a conclusion. Written by
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