Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-26 | Page 16 | N. Y. Sub-Treasury to be Closed Dec. 31

r W. W i. i y YS ww TREASURY SUB i. i J. J TO BE CLOSED DEC 31 t y Acino c Is Part of Program of f Eliminating All in V C Country OUD try f. f w KUTT YORK TORE Nov NOT 26 Puns U. Pursuant ant to toa i a n act et of ot con congress s which provides for tor I Abolition of ot the various r Bries me scattered throughout the country coun- coun try by the United States Stares inthis in this city will cease to exist at the end rf tf the year and its functions functions' and andow powers ow rs will be added to those thos already delegated to the local federal reserve bank x Many of ot the of ot the the s sub sub- b. b now numbering less than tOO will will willbe be taken over by the federal preserve o bank which will occupy the Treasury Treasury- building until its own hew new iome come ome in this city is completed and 3 ther ether may ay go Into into the he cus- cus oms service OF CITY The Tho local for genera genera- I ion an integral part of the financial 5 of of the tho government occupies 1 L commanding position in the heart the financial district and is on the thee thee e e of the Seat Bent of the tho federal conr cont con- con t r res' res bath where here George Georg Wa Washington took i ih L k ath th of of- office as first president h f United States Stales I grecian facade and Ind broad ap- ap t b no e havo ac been the scenes of f r nome orne I I of ot th the most o t important and ting g- g events in the annals of r this city and country T I From rom its st steps ps standing in inthe inthe inthe the shadow of the tho bronze statue ol of the Father of His Country Countr have e spoken some of the most distinguished d statesmen of this and foreign lands DEMONSTRATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS Many political demonstrations o of deep significance have lave taken place there here there during held during the Blaine and Cleveland campaigns and Theodore Roosevelt made his first open air speech Its ts steps when he le ran for of New l York During the World war the sub- sub treasury was the center of numerous Liberty bond rall rallies es and other similar gatherings Only recently its steps were thronged while speakers representing representing various patriotic organizations voiced d their protest against gain t the mysterious mys- mys erious ex of September 16 1 H which occurred within rift fifty t feel Et of he the Washington statue an and caused I serious ri us damage to 10 the new assay of office of- of fice b building next door dour I MONEY DEPOSITED I In its many years of or service the has lias been the repository of well weB ni nigh h countless Millions bUllions of collars ollars in gold sold and silver and paper I money an and its Us chief have included some some of or the most notable figures I among among mo g the he financiers r of the city I Martin latin la tin v Vogel el eI now assistant treas- treas t. t will wiil return to to- the practice of or la law lad s' s as he heis is is relieved of his duties T not not be possible however howe until an of official lei a count has been taken of the vast sums of money still rel in th the underground vaults of of 1 the he buil building I