Show guarding bank ote Ilat cs these plates are surrounded with impenetrable Tho jarge room nearly the whole length of the building is occupied by only the engravers at the windows mr anoil the chief engraver and tho custodian on one side of the room is a railing and wire screen such as are seen in banks behind which are the desks of mr oneil and his on che other side of the room at the door of the vault is a similar uro where sits the custodian of the plates dies rolls and other property chief engraver comes in the morning ho calces a requisition apon the custodian borsuch for such of chesi precious bits of steel as ho wants ach has its name or desiena ion whether it il is a fait of larlu dvork a vignette or an entire plate and when they are surrendered to thi engraver upon requisition ai entry is made upon the blobs boobs of thi custodian the bookkeeper or custo dian for mr oneil makes an enar on his books also to shiow what L has received than as the engrave want the different pieces of work a similar account is kept with thru and no man can leave the room the books show that every piece ci engraving that ho had in his aion had been returned and he has note from the chief engraver to sw that euch is tina case the watchmen watch mei would not let them out of the build ing without thip when a ball sounds at noon the engravers go to lunch but not outside the building when the work is over for the day tho accounts between the chief engraver anahis subordinate 8 are balanced to show that each has returned all the work placed in his custody the rolls and dies and plates are returned by the chief engraver to the custodian from whom he got them end it no piece is missing his requisition is returned to him and the property locked in tho vault for the night should it ever heppen that was missing even if it were but the smallest fragment of engraving no one would be permitted to leave until it was found A complete record is thus kept of every piece so that you can tell just where it was at any time how long it was in ones custody and what he had it for we know said mr oneil to a reporter to whom chief grives had extended the freedom of the building sye know that whatever may be said about counterfeits being printed from government plates that there never was one so printed there never was a plate stolen there is no plate that has ever been made that is not in the vault there and every one can bo accounted for for every minute of time you cannot name a little out of the way national bank but that we have the plate for its notes in that vault ind can tell you all about it from the names of the men who worked on it to everybody who has ever touched it at any time |