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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE T O
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

X-6862
April 15, 1931.

SUBJECT;

Expense, Main Line, Leased Wire System,
March, 1931.

Dear S i r ;
Enclosed herewith you w i l l find two mimeographed statements, X-6862-a and X-6862-b, covering
in d e t a i l operations of the main l i n e , Leased Wire
System, during the month of March, 1931•
P l e a s e c r e d i t the amount payable by your
bank in the general account, Treasurer, U. S . , on
your books, and i s s u e C/D Form 1, National Banks, f o r
account of " S a l a r i e s and Expenses, Federal Reserve
Board, Special Fund", Leased Wire System, sending
d u p l i c a t e c/D to the Federal Reserve Board.
Very t r u l y y s u r s ,

F i s c a l Agent.

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




X—6862—s.
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINE
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 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

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

27,657
128,937
32,329
76,057
57,191
57,776
102,338
72,663
30,586
78,479
62,017
9b.885
822,915

F. R. Board b u s i n e s s . . . . . . . . .

3,147
~
1,391
2,703
1,851
8,801
3,491
2,648
3,370
2,323
11,696
4,12]
?5,5%
, , . .

Net F e d e r a l
reserve
bank
business

'

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

30,804
128,937
33,720
78,760
59,042
66,577
105,829
75,3H
33,95^
80,802
73,713
101.012
8 6 8 , 4 6 3 1 0 0 .

3.55
lU.85
3.88
9.07
6.80
7.67
12.18
8.b7
3*91
9-30
8.49
11.63
0 0

296,048

1,164,511

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

177,632
— .

(*)

These p e r c e n t a g e s used i n c a l c u l a t i n g the pro r a t a share of l e a s e d wire expense as shown
on t h e accompanying statement (X-6862-b)*

(l)

Humber of words s e n t by New York t c 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 in accordance w i t h a c t i o n taken a t Governors 1 Conference
November 2 - 4 , 1925 •




1,342,143

X-6862-b
REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIN LINE
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, MARCH, 1931.

Name of bank
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t , Louis
Miim&apolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
F e d e r a l Reserve Board
Total

(&)
(#)
(*)
(a)
(b)

Operators'
salaries
$260.00
1,134.15
225.00
306.66
190.00
270.00
3,668.93 (#)
195.00
202.25
287.50
251.CO
380.00
—

$7,370.49

Operators i1
overtime
$
3.00
-

-

4.00
1.00
-

.75
-

—

$8.75

Wire
Rental

$

Total
expenses

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

$260.00
$721.18
3,016,74
1,137.15
—
788.21
225.00
1,842.55
306.6b
420.00
1,381.41
230.00 (&)
270.00
1,558.14
2,474.34
3,672.93
1,761.29
196.00
202.25
794.31
1,889.27
287.50
1,724.72
251.75
2,362.61
380.00
15.804.30
15,804.30
$16,034.30 ,
, $ 2 3 , 4 1 3 . 5 4 $20,314.77
3.098.77(a)
$20,31^.77
-

Credits
$260.00
1,137.15
225.00
306.66
420.00
270.00
3,672.93
196.00
202.25
287.50
251.75
380.00

Payable t c
Federal
Reserve
Board
$461.18
1.879.59
563.21
1,535.89
961.41
1,288.14
1,198.59 (*)
1,565.29
592.06
1,601.77
1,472.97
1,982.61

—

$7,609.24

$13,904.12
1.198.59 (b)
$12,705.53

Main Line r e n t a l , R ichmond-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 $3,098.77 from Treasury Department covering b u s i n e s s f o r t h e month of March, 1931.
Amount r e i m b u r s a b l e to Chicago.




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