Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1915 — How Gold Crosses Ocean. [ARTICLE]

How Gold Crosses Ocean.

It would be natural to suppose tliat Shipments of gold bullion back end forth across the Atlantic would be attended by considerable pfecaution, but there is- probably no other place in the world where the transport of great wealth is carried on with; such simplicity. . One of the great liners has two strong rooms, the smaller -being in dose proximity to the captain's quarters, while the other is next to i he, provision (ieparttiieht.; The small s m n ; g l oom has its walls, floor and ceiling lined■ with two-incli . steel, i bite, and contains nothing in the way of turnishings otlier than shelves; This has, more than once contained enough gold to .buy the .liner many times over. The locks, . which are of the:double variety, are rendered still more secure by covering the; keyholes with steel hasps, which are themselves locked in place with , inas-sive padlocks. The; strong room, being located in the most frequented portion or the ship, is passed by persons at all hours of the day and night—in itself the greatest protection. The strong room located near the provision department is- lY jeet long and 4 feet wide, and it often happens., that both these rooms are filled to capacity with gold bullion.—-Chi-cago Herald. ' : , *