The sun., 1917-06-07
BOND PURCHASES
MAKEDAY'S RECORD
More Than S30.000,00O Sub
scribed in Behalf Of
Liberty Loan.
FORD TAKES $1,000, 900
Public Schools Will Join In
Campaign To-dsy--Aerial
Show mt Noon.

Subscriptions 70 the Liberty Loan Of
1917 yesterday were the largest in
volume since the subscription lists we're
opened. A total Of more than $4,000
900 Of large applications nied In New
York and other districts we're made pub
10 and probably twice that amount of
other subscriptions were nIed but not
made public. exclusive OF the vast out.
pouring Of wealth on the part OF small
investors which is becoming one OF the
most important factors In the loan. The
largest Of the days subscriptions came
from Henry Ford. who filed application
for S5.oo0.0o0. &C.,.
Not every one In tho financial dis
trfct Ii doubtful regarding the outcome
ef he loan, but all agree that there must
b no letup in the campaign for sub
scrfptions until the time allotted by the
Secretary Of, the Treasury has EXPIRED
~ the subscriptions 70 date will not
bring an oversubscription.,it is announced
officially. The most encourneing factor
reported 10 the committee for the New
York. district II that the public grad
ually y becoming awakened TO the neces-
sity Of btying bonds.
Tfsv ssbscriptions CaAe In.
Next 10 Henry Ford. Harry Payne
whitney and Henry Evans. president
pany. mads she largest personal SUBJ
ecriptions yestsrday. Both applied for
ol,000.000 Of the bonds. Mra Anna
Aarkncss subscribed for S650.000: Ed
ward 8. HARNESS for S5oo.o0o. and the
New York Public Library for 100000
through the United states Trust Com
pany.
J. g. Bache q Co. made q preliminary
subscription for 1880, 900. OF which $780,
900 represented the application Of the
First Mortgage and Trust Company OF
Long Island City and s1eo.0e0 the sub
scription OF the Silver King Consolidated
Mining Company. Incioded In the list
were subscriptions for 1900 $50 bonds.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
ms Corporation applied for $4,000
through the National City Bank. J. II.
Roosbach 4 Bros, 800. 900 Oelrichs 4
Co.. Si00.0Do the Amoskeag National
Bank OF Manchester, N. H., $500. 900. Of
which 100000 represents the subscrip-
tion OF the Amoskeag Savings Bank OF
the same city. II. Y. Frost 4 Co. took
5000. 900; Lawrence Furnure Co..
$500. 900. and McAndrews. Forbes 4 Co..
800. 600.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany placed an additional subscription of
$4,000 900. bringing the company's total
up to S2.250.00o: the Eagle Pencil Com.
pany took 100000; the First National
Bank Of Tenafy. ". j.. 3113.000 for
clients: Ambrose Mcneil applied for
100000. Hornbiower 4 Weeks took an
additional 100000, making about S&.-
100000 altoxether the Fresport sulphur
Company. 100000: the Marshall Field
estate. 33.000.000: the Manhattan Elec-
trical supply Company. tsso.ooo; Mont
gomsry. Clothier 4 Tyler, @2,50O. 900 !;
johnson 4 Higgins. $1,000. 900; the
American Metals Company. $1,000. 900 ::
the Minerals Separation North American
Corporation. 100000. and the Kenne-
cou Copper Corporation, $4,000
Two Towns Exceed Estimate.
Almost 5000 employees Of the Brook.
lyn Rapid Transit Company have sub
scribed to s57{.000 Of the bonds. A four
day rally among $4,000 employees OF the
Bush Terminal brought SIS. 900 worth OF
subscriptions. The Hotel Astor yester-
day put Into operation a plan whereby
employees can purchase bonds on an
instslment basis. More than $4,000 OF
bonds we're sold the first day. Every
employee OF the Beth Israel Hospital hal
subscribed to bond. Superintendent
Frank announced.
The first communities In the Second
FEDERAL Reserve District reporting sub
scriptions In excess OF the alIotnent
worked out for each community. ba.ed
upon bank resources. are Milbrook and
Verona. ~ ].
Railroad participation in subscrtbInr
10 the Liberty Loan yesterday showed
aggregate purchases Of S26&e9 6hO m.