The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-22
so MILLION
NOW BOND
DRIVE GOAL
Detroit Reaches For
New Mark At Re
quest Of Government

z Nfu Nhifs AhhA man 49, :,
nrd'4 forces started out Nohuss
morning 20 make II feu,0oo o"' ps
wednesday night when maj reports
will De submiited
The nex goal was fed BY me eh
eeutirs cdriimittee Of The local I'D
er,v hond campaign following the
,.fe,ut OF a telegram SUNDAY after
noon from w. A Heath, OF Chicago.
,f,atynan OF the board OF directors
~ ~ Federal Reserve bank OF this
dletriet ard Of the banks lAbery
,oan committee In this telegram
Az Heath warmly congratulated De
tlost or rs nne showing. and saia
fhqtli Vas a foregone conclusion
ttats WAYNE county would meet
etaiV request for funds nom the
government But be added
~ lhe state OF Michigan Is 70
raise lts fun quota, as fixed oy M
government. % Is important that the
lasdipg city IN the state shoR me
way by subscription IN keeping
with ia commercial. Industrial and
financial Importance and iis re-
,pprces with ,ho deepest apprt-
eiafioB Of The work already done.
ae call upon YOU for stu iurthet
fTori IN this. the last week ~ the
fAupaign. hoping and believing that
sou viii realize our full expectation
a. $4,000, 600
This means thar Detroit is N
pssted 90 raise 40 least Sl5.0gQnHt
more
~ seems almost unfair 20 impo@r
this additional burden on Detroit
tho ! DE- not mean 20 SAY Thar fhT
government or Chairman Heath 30
tends 20 be unfair" said John "a
sfaley. executive manager ~ tae
earpaign Detroit has already
done I'm that could be expected az
u on The basis Of its banking ~
soarcea but Detroit will gct iha,
$50. goo zoe. or come mighty close
~ a."
William Livingstone, general
chairman Of the campaign urge
every salesman 10 do his ncs anc
eaniE the general public 70 h"ip.
too. II the reports "Wednesday nigst
show that the new goal has nos been
reached. the campaign viii be- con
tinucd 20 Saturday night b IS an
bounced, when the national drive
officially ends
The money Detroit Is subscribing :
Tor tho Liberty loan will not really
leave the city ~ all. or az any rate,
Rill ali come hack Secreisry OF
he Treaamrx McAloo announ ed
severas days ago that every dollar
Taired In the seventh federal reserve
district will be expendd within the
district Detroit manufacturers have
war contracts amounting 20 many
y .niiliIon- tf dollars FhiE CITY Is aiEo
The home OF the famous Liberty mo.
Tor. which Is counted on 10 Win the
war for the Allies
Up 20 Monday morning the lower
peninsula OF Michigan. outside OF
Wayne county, had subscribed SO.
poo. 900. only about one-third ~ the
amount the rest 81 the state Is cx-
pected 10 raise after lacking on the
additional sis,000.0Oo 70 Detroit
This means that $4,000. 600 must 10
raised IN rural Michigan In eek
II the state is 10 come thru with its
quota
The anal MONDAY meeting OF the
Detroit Liberty loan statesmen Satur
cay ended In a great burst OF entbu
sasm when Executive Manager John
W. Staley, with SNUG smile ana a
twinkle in his eye. announced sub
ecripiions from Detroit banks aggre
eating $1,000, 900. This included one
" 100000 from his own bank. the
Peoples state, which he had kept VI
bis sleeve for several days
When the salesmen'S rports were
81 N IN subscriptions were found
20 be a few hundred thousand shy
pf the mark. Mr.. Larned. looklnl
very glum. observed that ~ was too
bad, then sprsng Mr. S,aley a. d
tark horse. William Livingstone
was SO happy he danced around NJ.
shair, while the selesmen cheere,
! and whistled and yelled and slapped
Dne another on IN back.
The big Liberty loan bag that wa.
moved down Woodward-ave day b.
lay during the campaign was for
a,aliy turned back 20 the executive
committee by Mayor Marx in from
tf the city hall AZ 4 o'clock Saturda,
afternoon. The ceremony followe'
parade OF the Canadian Blscl
Watch and band Michigan stat
roops Boy Scouts and other organ
n hetlons participated Ted Reed
|, gtllmaster and stunt man OF tn
I campaign. was master OF cere
monies
The total reported Saturday va
4 l9.Sii,o0o. bringing the total TO S4T.
Il i24.so0.
W. Y. G.. Harding. governor OF n,
'rderal reserve board In Washing
Dn, wired the executive committee
lhru Mr.. Staley. Saturday "a FOL
| oNs.
The federal reserve board tx
ENDS its heartiest congratulations .,
Detroit for her magnificent wor XII
sver.snoscribing her quota in m,
iecond Liberty loan"
Only two other cities IN the com
ny, Richmond. Va, and Tucson
sriz., have subscribed their Quota.
Detroit was the first large city 81
NE United States 20 reach the goa
WASHINGTON. Oct 22.-Th
american people should not la
themselves into a false sense ,
security over the Liberty LOAF
they must subscribe heavily n
Eeek
THE warning was sounded toaa
~ treasury ofhcials. intent on pu
hnf across the ave billion dJ,la
lolal by next Saturday night vile
Ne subscription books close. s
II ~ anfw ahouf Al mar ronl 80 ~