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

X-9404
December 27, 1955

SUBJECT: Expense, Main Lines, Leased
Wire System, November, 1935

Dear Sir:
Inclosed herewith you will find two mimeographed statements, X-9404-a and X-9404-b, covering in detail operations of the main lines of the
Leased Wire System, during the month of November,
1955
Please credit the amount payable by your
bank for your share of the expense of the Leased
Wire System to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
in your daily statement of credits through the Gold
Settlement Fund for the account of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and advise
the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by wire the
amount and purpose of the credit.
Very truly yours,

0. E. Foulk,
Fiscal Agent
Inclosures
TO GOVERNORS OF ALL F. R. BANKS




X-9404-a
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINES
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1935
Business
reported
by banks

From
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

Total

29,490
119,372
25,700
58,723
42,198
45,641
77,467
57,281
30,232
59,248
50,150
80.456
655,958

Board business
Reimbursable business Incoming & Outgoing
Total words transmitted over main lines

Words sent by
New York chargeable to other
F. R. Banks (l)

Net Federal
reserve
bank
business

966

30,456
119,372
26,722
39,757
43,266
46,622
78,917
58,701
31*224
60,246
51,848
81.829
668,960

-

1,022
1,034
1,068
981
1,450
1,420
992
998
1,698
1.373
13,002

*

Per cent of total
bank business (*)
4.55
17.84
3.99
5.94
6.47
6.97
11.80
8.78
4.67
9.01
7.75
12.23
100.00

315,952
.......

.......

984,912
.........

.......

579,598

. . . . . . . 1,564,310

(*) These percentages used in calculating the pro rata share of leased wire expense as shown
on the accompanying statement (X-9404-b)«
(l) 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,



^

£

X-9404-b
REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIN LINES
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, NOVEMBER, 1935.

Name of bank .
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Board
Total

(&)
8

Operators'
Salaries

Retirement
Contributions

$ 24.65
260.00
115.26
1,274.96
225.00
20.25
27.60
306.66
190.00
17.35
21.52
262.50
4,060.43(#) 302.46
195.00
17.43
199.98
17.09
25.83
287.00
251.00
22.34
380.00
32.03

$

Total
expenses

$643.81

Pro rata
share of
total
expenses

684.49
$ 284.65 $
1,398.22
2,683.81
600.25
245.25
893.60
334.26
437.35
973.33
230.00(&)
1,048.55
284.02
4,369.89
1,775.17
7.00
1,320.84
212.43
702.55
217.07
1,355.45
312.83
1,165.89
273.34
—
1,839.86
412.03
15.112.30
15.112.30
$23,893.64 $15,043.79
#15.00 $15,342.30
s
s 8.00

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Less Reimbursable Charges

Main line rental, Richmond-Washing ton
Includes salaries of Washington operators
Credit
Amount reimbursable to Chicago
Includes $327.83, which represents the cost
of handling contingent expense telegrams
for the Treasury Department for the month
of November.




Wire
rental

—

—

$7,892.53

Operators *
overtime

—

8.849.85
$15,045.79(b)

Credits

Payable to
Board

$ 284.65 $ 399.84
1,398.22 1,285.59
355.00
245.25
559.34
334.26
535.98
437.35
764.53
284.02
4,369.89 2,594.72(*)
212.43 1,108.41
485.48
217.07
312.83 1,042.62
892.55
273.34
412.03 1,427.83
—

—

$8,781.34 $8,857.17
2.594.72(a)
$6,262.45

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