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537 FEDERAL RESERVE BCABD Office Corre~ondence. July 24,1919 .. X-1626 SUbject: Leased Wire Telegrams. To the Staff, Federal Reserve Board: Your attention is directed to the Report of the Governors of the Federal Reserve Banks covering recommendations for iuprovement in service. of the Federal Reserve Leased Wil•e sYstem, with particular reference to paragraphs (c) and (d), quoted below: (c) The· custom of using the words "~otef 1 stop! •·period,' etc., should be. discontinued through the use of ordinary punctuation in preparing copy, for which symbols are understood by all operatorst • ~ .. • ·... o I (d) Brevity should be obse:t""'.red :J.n wording telegrams, and in no case should the wire be used when the mails would serve the same p·W'],)0::'!0. Each off:tce .should arrange for a careful. cens.,:tship of all messages sent, with a view of eliminat!ng un~mportant telegrams . ·• .and unnecessary words. In sending messages,· punctuation should be used exactly as in letters# If the words 'stop', r~ote•,rperiod•,.etc., are used, it is necessary for the operator.to spell out these words,whereas the symbols covering punctuation require ver,y much less time. .. I, paragraph (d) is self-explanatory • Your cooperation is requl;j.sted. Yours truly, Assistant Secretary.
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