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W. P. G. HARDING, GOVIRNOR
ALBERT STRAUSS, YICI GOVIBHOR
ADOLPH C.IIILLEB
CHARLES S. HAMLIN
·HENRY A. II&EHi!!!NPAH

11X OI"PICIO MIII!IBI:II.

.DAVID F. HOUSTOII
JECBITARY OF THI TREASURY
CIAIRIIAN

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS
COIIPTliOLUR GP THI CURRINCT
ADDRESS REPL.Y TO

FEDE;RAI- RESER.VE BOARD

W. T. CHAPIIAN, SECRETARY
R. G. EMERSON, AISIITANT SICIITAIY
W. II.IIILAY, FISCAL AGENT

WASHINGTON

X-1955

June 18, 1920.
SUBJECT:

EXPENSE MAIN LINE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM ..

Dear Sir:Referring to Board's letter X-1923, of May 12, 1920. and
to my telegram of June 17, in regard to the above matter, you will
find enclosed herewith two mimeograph statements, X-1955& and X-1955B,
covering in detail operlitions during the month of May.
If you have not already done so, ~ill you please cover the
amount due from your bank by a C/D, Form 1, National Banks, for credit
of "Salaries and Expenses, Federal Reserve Board, Special ~un<l," Expense Main Line Leased \":ire System, and mail duplicate to the i'edera.l
Reserve Board.

Very truly you.rs,

Fi seal Agent.

For

Chai~




of all F. R. Banks except Chicago.

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X-1955 a
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF
WORDS TRANEMITTED OVER MAIN LINE OF THE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF
..

MAY, 1920

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta.
Chicago
St .. touis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
SanFra.ncisco
Total F~R. Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Grand Total

BANK BUSINESS FISCAL AGENCY

. 449b0
184661
39626
83986
75162

6131
13052

. 36~7

8446
1735
766o
2749
3937
3597
8109

3l321

133643
103518
37367
88297
83712

3028

1318,1

111;;5

1104062
239002 .
1343c64

73216
128]11
201587-

'JAR FINANCE

43
1334
80

25
71

107
41
129
22
26
47
1925
3Il8
5303

TOTAL

51134
199o47
43273
92494
76922
99052
136499
107496
41093
96428
86766
148999
1179203
310151
~541954

Bank business is
' '
Fiscal Agent Business is
War Finance Business is

Bank Business 1,3431 064 words, or 86.95%
Fiscal Agcy "
20l,g81 "
" 13~05
Total




lJ 544,

51 "

100

·<86.65%
13.01
.34
100 ~

X-1955

EXPENSE
M!.lli._ LINE
tEASED ';fiRE SYSTEM
May -·

Name of Bank

Wire Rental

Operators'
Salaries

Operators'
Overtime

$

2.00
17.00

1.50

Total
Salary Expense

l92G
~ords sent by bar~s
on bank business.
per-cent
Number
of total

44,.960

164,661
39.. 626
83,968

75.. 162

4.07

16.73

3-59
7<>61

6.el

91,321

8.27

8.00

133 .. 643

12.10

25.00

103.,518
37,367
85.,297
83 .. 712

9·38
3·38

137.. !527

12.48

3)+2

Expense

Credit

s.oo

7·58

?ire Rental~ Main Line
(#)Cut-in, Richmond - ·7ash. Line
s~~ries of Operators

Amount received from ~ar
Finance Corporation covering
Business Feb. and March
$34} .. 60
April
320.15

663.15
$13 .. 780.05

( •) Includ~s salaries paid to Operators

·Washington Office;



$1,869.98

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