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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON
address official correspondence t o
t h e federal reserve board




X-6138

September 19, 1928.

SUBJECT:

E x p e n s e , Main L i n e , L e a s e d W i r e System,
August, 1928.

Dear S i r :
E n c l o s e d h e r e w i t h y o u w i l l f i n d two mimeog r a p h s t a t e m e n t s , X - 6 1 3 8 - a a n d X-6138-"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 m a i n l i n e , L e a s e d Wire S y s tem, d u r i n g t h e month of A u g u s t , 1 9 2 8 .
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
y o u r "books, a n d i s s u e C/D Form 1 , N a t i o n a l B a n k s ,
f o r a c c o u n t of " S a l a r i e s a n d E x p e n s e s , F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d , S p e c i a l F u n d " , L e a s e d Wire S y s t e m ,
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 R e s e r v e B o a r d .
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. 2A13CS EXCEPT CHICAGO,

J

REPORT SHOWING- CLASSIFICATION AMD NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINE
TDF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1928.

From

Business
reported
"by
"banks

Words s e n t "by
New York c h a r g e able to other
F . R . Banks ( 1 )

Net F e d e r a l
Reserve
Bank
"business

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

32,357
l46$442
34,709
88,218
56,535
66,112
114,264
78,304
31,917
80,812
73,174
115,l6l
918,055

1,270
96l
2,403
2,207
6,886
2,499
726
2,280
2,533
7,241
2,530
31,536

33,627
l 4 6 -.442
35,670
90,621
58,792
72,998
116,763
79,030
34,197
83,345
80,415
117,691
949,591

F . R. Board "business

P e r c e n t of t o t a l
bank b u s i n e s s ( * )

3.54
15-42
3*76
9-54
6.19
7.69
12.30
8.32
3-60
8.78
8.47
12.39
100.00

259.661

T r e a s u r y Department "business - Incoming and O u t g o i n g
T o t a l - words t r a n s m i t t e d o v e r main l i n e s
(*)

These p e r c e n t a g e s u s e d i n c a l c u l a t i n g t h e p r o r a t a s h a r e of l e a s e d w i r e e x p e n s e s a s shown
on t h e accompanying s t a t e m e n t (X-6l38~"b).

(l)

Number of words s e n t "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 c h a r g e d to
"banks i n d i c a t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h a c t i o n t a k e n a t G o v e r n o r s ' C o n f e r e n c e
November 2 - 4 , 1 9 2 5 '




X-6l32-a

1,209,252
190,381
1,399,633

X-6l3&-b

REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIN LIES
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, AUGUST, 1928.

Name of Bank

Operators1
Salaries

$ 260.00
Boston
1,149.45
New York
Philadelphia
225-00
Cleveland
296.66
232.00
Richmond
270.00
Atlanta
Chicago
4,149.23 (#)
205.00
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
177.90
Kansas City275*64
251.00
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
370.00
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
Total
(&)
(#)
*)
a)
(b)

$7,861.89

Operators1
Overtime
.-$

—
6.00
-

—
-

—

Wire
Rental
$

-

—
-

230.00(&)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

6.00

15,ISO.84
$15,410.84

Total
Expenses

Pro R a t a
Share of
Total
Expenses

Credits

260.00 $
711.92
3,101.32
1,155.46
225.00
756.22
296.66
1,918.72
462.00
1,244.95
270.00
1,546.64
2,473.21
4,149.23
205.00
1,673.34
724.04
177.90
1,765.86
275.64
251.00
1,703.51
370.00
2,491.92
15,180.84

$ 260.00
1,155-46
225.00
296.66
462.00
270.00
4,149.23
205.00
' 177.90
275.64
251.OO
370.00

$23,278.73 $20,112.31
3.166.42(a)
$20,112.31

$8,097.89

$

Payable to
Federal
Reserve
Board
$

451.98
1,945.86
531.22
1,622.06
782.95
1,276.64
1,675.42 (*)
1,468.34
546.14
1,490.22
1,452.51
2,121.92
-

-

$13,689-84
1.675.42(b)
$12,014.42

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.
R e c e i v e d $ 3 , 1 6 6 . 4 2 from T r e a s u r y Department c o v e r i n g "business f o r the month of A u g u s t , 1928.
Amount r e i m b u r s a b l e t o Chicago.