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

X-6911
June 12, 1931.

SUBJECT:

Expense, Main l i n e , Leased Wire System,
May, 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-6911-a and X-6911-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 May, 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 your
hank 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.




x-69ll-a
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINE
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF MAT, 1931.
Business
reported
by banks

From
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
^Richmond
Atlanta
"Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
lansas City
Dallas
1>an Francisco
Total

25,736
120,716
30,694
75,464
51,348
55,623
90,908

66,951
28,378
71,083

62,108
87,154
766,163

Words sent by
New York chargeable to other
F. R. Banks (l)
3,333
-

1,707
3,063
3,050

10,540

4,525
3,294

3,333

2,857
12,768

4.215
52,685

F. R. Board "business

Net Federal
reserve
bank
business
29,069
120,716
32,401
78,527
54,398
66,163
95,433
70,245
31.711
73,940
74,876
91.369
815,848

Percent of total
bank business (*)
3.55
14.74
3.96
9.59
6.64
8.08
11.66
8.58

3.87
9.03
9.14

11.16

100.00

286,370

Treasury Department business Incoming and Outgoing
Total words transmitted over main lines. .

(*)

1,105,218
136,873
1,242,091

These percentages used in calculating the pro rata share of leased wire expense as shown
o.n the accompanying statement (X-6911-b).

(X) Number of words sent by New York to other F. R. Banks for their sole benefit charged to
banks indicated in accordance with action taken at Governors' Conference
November 2 - 4 , 1925


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x-69li-b

REPORT OF EXPEUSE MAIN LINE
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, MAY, 1931.

Name of bank
Boston
Hew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . %ouis
Minneapolis
Kaas&s'City
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
F e d e r a l Reserve Board
Total

(<t)
(#)
(*)
(a)
(b)

Operators'
salaries

$2600
.0
11
.3U1
.5
225.00
3066
.6

190.00
270.00
3,729.02
195.00

Operators '
overtime

Wire
rental

$

$ -

—

—

—

—

230.00 (&)

#•»

-

-

-

(#) 2.00
• 282.85
287.50
251.00
3800
.0
15.7U6.95
$20
.0 $15,976.95
$7,511.18
-

-

-

-

*-

.

-

Total
expenses

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

Credits

Payable t o
Federal
Reserve
Board

$U820
.1
.0
$260.00
$7U20
.l $2600
.U67
.5
,3U1
.5 19
1,134.15 3,080.90 11
6027
.0
225.00
225.00
"8277
.0
,0UU
.6
1,697.80
306.66
3066
.6 20
U20.00
U200
.0 1,387.87
967.87
1U
, 188
.5
270.00
2700
.0 1 , 6 8 8 . 8 5
1
,
2
9
3
.
8
9 (*)
,31*02
3.731.02 2,437.13 37
195.00 1,598.36
1950
.0 1 , 7 9 3 . 3 6
5260
.U
8088
.9
282.85
282.85
1,887.Us
287.50 1,599.92
2875
.0
251.00 i,659.UI
1,910.Ui
25I.OO
3800
.0 2 , 3 3 2 . 6 2
380.00 1,952.62
157
.U69
.5
, 523
.3
$23U
, 901
.3 $20,901.62 $7,743.18 $iUU
1.293.89 (b)
2.588.51(a)
$13,158.44
$20,901.62
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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 $2,588.51 from Treasury Department covering "business f o r t h e month of May, 1931.
Amount r e i m b u r s a b l e t o Chicago.




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