Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-12-05 | Page 4 | Gives Receipt for Great Sum |

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Date	1912-12-05
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Gives Receipt for Great Sum
Type	article
Date	1912-12-05
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	4
OCR Text	Show GIVES RECEIPT t FOR GREAT SUM ; Greatest Single Financial Traus- ' 1 action in the History of the jv United States. If WASHINGTON. Dec. !. The greatest : single financial transaction In tho history r . of (he United Stale.1; was cosunimatcd at ' the treasury department today when Car- ml A. Thompson, tho now treasurer of tho L'hltcd SUle3, gave Lee McCluns;, his "i ' predecessor, a ' receipt for .f 1.519.2S5.-1 1.519.2S5.-1 30S. 57 2-3, representing the money and ' i scQur.ltles In th'c. personal custody' of the treasurer on November 21, when Mr. JIc-j JIc-j Clung retired, tf , The big amount for which Mr. Thomp-f Thomp-f . sou receipted includes 156.72S,000 in sll-j sll-j ' vcr dollars, 52,190,000 In -Ald coin, .J379.-: .J379.-: 2 SS5.000 In paper currency In reserve, SS37.6 17,000 sn bonds and securities, $22,-i $22,-i Sli'.OOO in national batik notes In pro- cession of rcUeinpllon, -
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