Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24


county in Missouri and Illinois in or.
Ger to induce the people to purchase
these securities, and TO give every
person a feeling of real responsibility
in connection with the war. ga
Bankers from all over both SKIES
have Just returned to their homes
from a meeting in St Louis, whe.a
each was given final instructions rs
TO the disposition of these obligations,
and each financier pledged support in
| carrying out the movement.
The slogan "A Liberty Bond in Ev.
cry Home" originated in 81. Louis,
declared Breckenridge Jones, presi-
dent of the Mississippi Valley Trust
company, in addressing the bankers.
The same movement is being car.
ried TO all parts of the United States.
THE American Bankers assocla.
ton has adopted the slogan, and will
send notices TO this effect to every
one Of its % 1900 member banks in the
country" he stated.
Util'S 'hi'h iDtNi q Jh'ihNkS VI t.tt
plan used to determine how much Of
the Liberty Loan each county ought
To subscribe 10,
ut is suggaste. that by adding the
banking strength basis, wealth basis
and population basis, and dividing by
, three, an average wiz be obtained
which should be considered as the
minimum that each oaGatr should
= subscribe for Liberty Bonds he
stated.
Figures and Counties Given.
7 Following Is HE list OF counties IN
y Missouri and Illinois and the amounts
!. which. according to Jones, they should
y subscribe to the loan;
> Missouri counles-~ Bpllnger, $279,.
-, 300, Butler, S4Ao $50, Cape Gjrardean.
= S541 ,2Go; Cartar. s10+,7h4; Dunklin.
-, $5s3.64o; Feanklin, $55ftSo, IRON,
:, sl57,l40; jefferson. s54l EGO; Lincoln.
=, s3S1,-4o; Madison, S2o9,52o; New
. Madrid, S3CG,Gio; Perry, $270,$6o;
T. Ripley, $git.4te. 8. Charles, $iTl,-
10 420; St. Francois, $t1S 400; Ste. Gen.
eviove. s174t0r; 81. Louis city, %lS,.
461 $50; St, Louis county, sl,60f 32a;
Scott. $i36,500; St0ddard. $54l,23};
"a Washington. $2i},+49; Wayne, $419j-
Oh $50; Reynolds, $l74,f0o; Mississippi.
~, S27a, $50: Montgomery, $46i,90Q PEN
" iscot, S36G,6G0, ana Warren, $i7Abeo,
-" Illinois counties -- Alexander, $lf5,-
MI go; Clinton, $4lG,776; Franklin, $685.
oS6; Gallatin. $222S,344; Hamilton.
s35Q,1S4; Hardin. sl26,18S; Jackson.
S6S9,G7o; Johnson, $2Sl,S6C; Jefferson,
a s57O.942; Madison, $l,759.996; Massar,
'e' s27g, $50. Marion, S6s6.17S; Monroe,
"' $263. SAG: Perry, $685. COS; Pope, S22l,
TAP: Pulaski, $312,534; Randolph,
-, S56s, 19G; ST Clair. $2.346,s7o; Saline
s5S4,910: Union, $4l7,7I0; Washing
ton. 1896. 500: Wayne, s50S,086: Wa
'.' bash. 1921 $50; White. s440.4GS; vii
hanson, s370.l52 Bond, 1881, TAO, ant
Edwards, $4,000.
Suckers Are Printed.
~, The slogan. "A Liberty Bond in En-
no cry Home was adopted by the public
ity committee of the ST, Louis Clear
An ing House association and the cham
WAS Der OF commerce.
N. A, Mcmillan, president OF the >
Louis Clearing House association
,rce presided at the meeting Of The ban.
pic. ers.
and Resolution.
was The Bankers Conference in )
ling Louis, at a special meeting, adopte
,ele. the following resolution:
Whereas, The United States is no
engaged in a wa upon the result
ntry which depends the continued EMO
curt ment by every citizen OF this countl
mise OF those liberties for which our poop
col. have in times past been willing
liter lay down their lives and sacri'i'
ique their wealth; and,
ably Whereas, The government has u
the gently called for such financial si
has port by asking every patriotic ci1z'
l.. to subscribe to the new issue Of 20
eminent bonds known as the Liber
Ger. Loan; and,
whereas, The bonds are to be
3obe, sued IN such denomlha1''ns '"" ~,
,irty. tically every family in the uhit
States which has any feeling OF
trio.ic responsibility can subscf'
Ath. therefor; now, therefore. be it
the Resolved, That the members Of .
nd OF body hereby wholly and unresetve'
Porto pledge themselves, their time and Tn
means In an active campaign ior
purpose Of awakening the patr'o
OH. sentiment Of their various conim'
Ger. ties and impresslng them WIN
70 for high duty Of Immediately comins
fined the financial support Of our sove
Louis ment in this hour Of peril; aho
other Resolved. That every member
1t Is this conference not only pledges .
Q into self to subscribe to the Liberty u
but also pledges himself and
,so,h banking institution which ne re
ws. sents to use the full weisht OF Y
influence with their clients ana
~. sens Of their respective districll
secure like subscriptions.
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