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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON

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ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE T O
T H E FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

October 22, 1927

SUBJECT:

Expense, Main Line, Leased Wire System,
September, 1927.

Dear S i r :
Enclosed, herewith yon w i l l find, two mimeograph s t a t e m e n t s , X - 4 9 8 l - a and. X-UgSl-b, covering i n
d e t a i l o p e r a t i o n s of the main l i n e , Leased Wire System,
d u r i n g t h e month of September, 192%.
P l e a s e c r e d i t t h e amount payable by your
bank i n the general account, Treasurer, U. S . , . o n 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, S p e c i a l
Fund", Leased Wire System, sending d u p l i c a t e c/D to t h e
Federal "Reserve Board.
Yours very t r u l y ,

F i s c a l Agent.

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




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X-l49Sl-a
REPORT SHOWING- CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF WORDS TRANSMITTED OYER MAIN LINE
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 192?.

From
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San Francisco
Total
Board

Business
reported
"by banks
35,464
156,254
42,42"
82,230

Us,705

64,808
111,777
80,342
37,069
81,413
71,668
ios,_892_
921,052

Words sent
by New York
chargeable
to other
F.R.Banks (1)
2,4l4
2,353
3,353
4,711
3,948
3,669
3,280
3,813
3,878
7,007
lAU
4i,904

Total

Treasury
Department
Business

37,878
156,254
44,781
85,583
53,416
68,756
115,446
83,622
40,882
85,291
78,675
112,372

6,159
11,114
5,942
7,523
7,037
8,944
10,734
7,694
4,568
8,329

962,956
398,148
l,36l:l04
ioo.oo<

94,351
119,711
214,062
15.73^

5,120

War Finance
Corporation
Business

Net Federal
Reserve Bank
Business

Per cent of
t o t a l bank
B u s i n e s s (*)

31,719
145,i4c
38,839
78,060
46,379

59,812

3.65
16,71
4.47
8.99
5.34
6.89
12.05
8.74
4.18

104,712
75,928
36,314
76,962
73,555
101,185

5.47
_ilil.

868,605

100.00

8.86

278,437

1,147,042
84.27^

(*) 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 w i r e expense as shown on t h e
accompanying statement (X-49ul-b)
( l ) Number of vsords sent by New York t o other F, R. Banks f o r t h e i r s o l e b e n e f i t charged to 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.




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X-4981-b

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REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIN LIKE
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, SEPTEMBER,

Fane 0 f Bank

Operators 1
Salaries

Boston
$2o0.00
New York
1,070.97
Philadelphia
225.00
Cleveland
296.66
Richmond
232.00
Atlanta
270.00
Chicago
4,062.6S(#).
S t . Louis
205.00
Minneapolis
193.73
Kansas City
275-64
Dallas
250.00
San Francisco
370.00
Federal Reserve Board
Total
$7,711-62

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

Operators '
Overtime
$1.00
1.00

Wi re
Rental

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$2.00

-

$15,343.60
$15,343.60

Total
Exoenses

1927.

Pro Rata
Share of
Total
Exoenses

Credits

Payable to
Federal
Reserve
Board

$261.00
$261.00
$442.23
$709.23
2,174.96
1,071.97
1,071.97
3,246.93
225.00
225.00
262.57
643-57
296.66
296.66
1,746.25
1,450.19
1,010.29(4)
232.00
232.OO
1,037.62
1,06s.SO
270.00
270.00
1,332.20
4,062.62
4,o62.6s
1,721.24(*)
2,341.44
205.00
205.00
1,692.27
1,493.27
812.22
618.49
193-73
193.73
275-64
275-64
1,445.95
1,721.59
1,645.SI
250.00
250.00
1,395.SI
2,263.71
370'.'00"
370.00
1,293.71
15,343.60
$19,431.04 ' $7,713.68 $13,643.27
$23,057.28
3,626-24(a)
l,721.24(b)
$19,431.04
$11,922.03

Includes $204.67 f o r branch l i n e e a s i n e s s transmitted over main l i n e c i r c u i t .
Includes s a l a r i e s of Washington Operators.
Credit
Received $ 3 , 6 2 6 . 2 4 from Treasury Department covering b u s i n e s s f o r t h e month of September, 1927•
Amount reimbursable to Chicago.




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