Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-02-22
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THEIs ABsotuIE SEGUEITr-NesrIy all active cFed.'s
are now based on Government securities, ana BANKS
hold them as the very best and strongest investment
they can make If were possible to contemplate the
financial failure Of the Government, no bank would oe
spv safer If money Is loaned on individual notes or
bond and mortgage, twill be payable in the same cur
rency the Government pays with, and better. The
Government never has failed 10 meetits engagements
and the national debt is a first mortgage upon the
whole property Of the country. While other stocks
fuc;uste from ten TO fifty, greater per cent,
Government stocks are always comparatively firm.
Their value is fxed and reliable beEond all ether
curtes for while thousand speculative bubbles rise
and burst a. rule they below par, and
often above.
rs LIBERAL Is7LEEsT-The general rate Of interest
is SIX per cent, payable annually TINS is seven and
three-tsnths, payable semi annually If you lend
mortgage there must be searching Of titles lawyers
fees stamp duties and delays, and you viii finally have
returned to you only the same kind Of money you
would receive from the Government and less Of II. II
you nvestin this loan you have trouble. Any bank
or banker will obtain il for you without charge. To
each note or bond are affixed five coupons" inter
est tickets due the expiration Of each successive
halfyesr. The holder Of note has simply 70 cut OF
Of these coupons present il TO the nearest bank
or Government Agency, and receive his interest," the
note itself need not be presented at all Or coupon
thus payable will everywhere be equivalent when due
10 money. If you wish borrow ninety cents on the
dollar upon the notes you have the highest security
in the market to do il With. If you wish sell il will
bring within fraction Of cost and interest at any
noment It will be very handy 20 have in the house.
II IS CONVERTIBLE into six Per cent god-bearing
bond At the expiration of three years holder of the
notes Of the 30 Loan has the option Of accepting pay
nent in full Of funding his notes in a per cent
goldnteres bond, the principal payable n not less
than ve than twenty years from its date as
the Government may elect. These bonds are held al
such premium to make this privilege now worth
two or three per cent per annun, and adds so much
TO the interest Notes Of the same class issued three
years ago are now selling a that fully proves
the correctness of this statement.
ITs EXEMPTION FROM STATE OR MUNICIPAL TAxArIoS-
But aside from ali the advantages we have enUmera-
ted special Act Of Congress crsmpts al bonds and
Treasury no.c rynl gc4y t2E0sn On the average this
exemption is worth about two per cent per anaum,
according the rate Of taxation il various parts Of
the country.
ITIsA %ATloS4L SAVINGS BASz.-Whi,e this loan pre-
great advantages TO large capitalists, offers
special inducements 10 those who wish to make safe
and profitable investment Of small savings Itis in
every way the best Savings Bank; for every
ton Of this kind somehow invest ts deposits
protsby in order to pay interest and expenses. They
VIII invest largely III THIS loan, as the bes: Investment
But from the gross interest which they receive they
must deduct largely for the expenses Of the Bank.
Their usual rate Of interest allowed 10 depositors i
per cent. upon sums over $500. The person who in
vests directly with Government will receive almost so
per cent. more Thus the who deposits EI0O0 in
private Savings Bank received 80 dollars year in
terest; If ne deposits the same sum IN this National
Savings Bank he receives 70 dollars For those who
wish to find safe, convenient and profitable means
Of investing the surplus earnings which they have re-
served for their old age for the benefit of their
children, there is nothing which presents so many al
Vantages this National Loan.
TEE HIGHEST MoTIvE-The war IS evidently drawing
TO close, but while il lasts the Treasury must have
money to meet s and every motive that patriot
ism inspire should induce the people 10 supply its
wants without delay. The Goyernmentcan buy cheap
er for cash in hand than credit Let Us see ths
wants are promptly and literally satisfied.