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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE; T O
T H E FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

X-6894
May 21, 1931.

SUBJECT:

Expense, Main L i n e , Leased Wire System,
A p r i l , 1931.

Dear S i r :
Enclosed h e r e w i t h you w i l l f i n d two mimeographed s t a t e m e n t s , X-6894-a and X-6894-b, c o v e r i n g
i n d e t a i l o p e r a t i o n s of t h e main l i n e , Leased Wire
System, d u r i n g t h e month of A p r i l , 1931.
P l e a s e c r e d i t t h e amount p a y a b l e "by y o u r
bank i n t h e g e n e r a l a c c o u n t , t r e a s u r e r , U. S . , on
your "books, and i s s u e C/D Form 1 , N a t i o n a l Banks, f o r
account of " S a l a r i e s and Expenses, F e d e r a l Reserve
Board, S p e c i a l Fund", Leased Wire System, s e n d i n g
d u p l i c a t e C/D t o t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board.
Very t r u l y y o u r s ,

F i s c a l Agent.

Enclosures.
TO GOVERNORS OF ALL F. R. BANKS EXCEPT CHICAGO.




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x-6894-a
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINE
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1931.
Business
reported
by banks

From
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
"San F r a n c i s c o
Total

26,434
118,447
31,020
79.790
57,647
58,152
94,267
71,777
30,839
74,796
64,280
96,722
804,171

Words sent by
New York chargea b l e to o t h e r
F. R. Banks ( l )

Net F e d e r a l
reserve
bank
business
29,605
118,447
32,562
82,947
60,018
68,100
98,829
75,134
34,513
77.785
76,309
101.037
855,286

3,171
1,542
3,157
2,371
9,948
4,562
3! 674
2,989
12,029
%.315
51,115

F_. ?v. Board b u s i n e s s

p e r c e n t of t o t a l
bank b u s i n e s s ( • )
3.46
13.85

3.81

9.70

7.02

7.96
11.56
8.78
4.04
9.09
3.92

11.81

100.00

300,055

T r e a s u r y Department b u s i n e s s Incoming and Outgoing
T o t a l words t r a n s m i t t e d over main l i n e s . . . . . . .

1.155.341
122,070

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(*)

These p e r c e n t a g e s used in c a l c u l a t i n g t h e pro r a t a s h a r e of l e a s e d w i r e expense as shown
on the accompanying statement (X-6894-b).

(l)

Jftunber of words sent by New York t o o t h e r F. R. Banks f o r t h e i r s o l e b e n e f i t charged t o
banks i n d i c a t e d i n accordance w i t h a c t i o n taken a t Governors' Conference
November 2 - 4 , 1925.

1,277,411




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A-UO^T-y
REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIN LINE
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, APRIL, 1931.

Name of bank
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
Fe&eral Reserve Board
Total

(&)
(f)
(*)
(a)
(b)

Operators'
salaries
$260.00
1,134.15
225.00
306*66
190.00
270.00
3 , 6 9 3 . 5 0 (#)
195.00
200,00
287.50
251.00
380.00
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$7,392.81

Operators'
overtime

$5.00

Wire
rental

$

Pro r a t a
s h a r e of
total
expenses

Credits

$732.30
2,931.33
806.38
2,052.99
1,485.77
1,684.72
2,446.66
1,858.27
855.06
1.923.89
1.887.90
2,499.57

$265.00
1,134.15
225.00
306.66
420.00
270.00
3,696.50
195.00
200.00
287.50
251.00
380.00

$23,401.06 $21,164.84

$7,630.81

Total
expenses

$265.00

1,134.15

230.00 (&)
3.00

225.00
306.66

1*20,00
270.00
3,696.50
195.00
200.00
287.50

251.00

I5.77O.25

$8.00 $16,000.25

380.00
15.770.25

2.236.22(a)
$21,164.84

Main l i n e r e n t a l , Richmond-Washington.
I n c l u d e s s a l a r i e s of Washington o p e r a t o r s .
Credit.
Received $2*.236.22 from Treasury Department covering b u s i n e s s f o r t h e month of A p r i l , 1931,
Amount r e i m b u r s a b l e t o Chicago.




Payable to
Federal
Reserve
Board
$467.30

1,797.18
581.38
1,746.33
1,065,77

l,4i4.72

1 , 2 4 9 . 8 4 (*)
1,663.27
655.06

1,636.39

1,636.90
2,119.57

$14,783.87
1 . 2 4 9 . 8 4 (b)
$13,534.03