The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-15
State Passes Well Beyond 20
Million Dollar Mark.
Topeka Alone Has Subscribed
Over Three Millions.
CAMPAIGN A BIG SUCCESS
Civic Organizations Greatly
Aided in the Work.
Santa FEES Employees Boosted
the Figures Here.

Kansas has oversubscribed her
share of the liberty loan, according to
reports gathered in Topeka today.
While official returns will not be
available for several days, Informal
ton sent to Topeka today indicated
clearly that Kansas had passed the
$2O.OO0.OO0 mark. Topeka has sub
scribed practically $4,000, 000-three
times her proportionate share.
1t was the big Santa Fe office pur-
chase of a million and a half dollars
worth of these bonds that will boost
the Topeka showing. OF the $1,000
900 purchase by the Santa Fe system,
a million and a half of the amount
was assigned to the Topeka district
and practically every dollar of the
bonds will be owned in Topeka or ad-
joining districts. Ir addition to the
Santa Fe bond purchase, Topeka over
subscribed the million dollar issue
originally assigned to the city. With
several hours remaining in which to
dispose of bonds the records this
morning indicated Topeka banks had
purchased or sold about $1,30O,O0O
worth of bonds.
Civic Organizations Help.
Vigorous campaigns by civic organ
izations boosted interest in the liberty
loan subscriptions and resulted in the
direct sale of thousands of dollars
worth of the war bonds. A campaign
by insurance men resulted in more
than 200 sales. War bond campaigns
were conducted by the Rotary club
and other organizations.
Turnout the state well organized
campaign has been conducted in an
effort to insure subscriptions for the
states allotment of twenty million dol
lars worth of the bonds. Reports sent
to Topeka indicate that the stock SELL
ing campaigns have been highly sue
cessful. Banker ORGANIZATIONS in all
pe-ts of the state have directed the
work of selling stock and many banks
land bankers have bought heavily from
private or reserve funds. 1t is the plan
OF a number of banks to carry sup
ply of liberty bonds as a patriotic in
vestment. The bonds to be held by
banks are purchased from the surplus
and profits fund. The bulk of the
bt nds purchased by the banks have
been distributed among patrons.
AS an evidence of patriotism, the
state of Kansas will carry a block If
the liberty bonds. Recently the state
school fund commission voted to buy
$4,000 worth of the bonds. A num-
Der of fraternal orders and Semi-pub-
lie organizations in the state have in
vested heavily in the war bonds. Sew
| eral cities, counties and school dis
tr:cts with available funds on hand,
! have subscribed to the war loan.
! Detailed information concerning
! liberty loan purchases by state banks
is being gathered in the state bank
report sent to Walter Z. Wilson, state
bank commissioner. In reports show
ing conditions June 6, each state bank
will indicate to the state departments
the amount of money invested in war
loan bonds Until these reports are
received III Topeka. it may be impos-
sible to determine the exacr extent OF
j the states purchases
! Showing in Cities.
Wichita reported subscriptions OF
S1,149,OOo, or $4,000 more than the
allotment for the town Banks in the
Wichita district-GrouP siX-showed
subscriptions of s3.649 900, CT an over
subscription of S315,667.
In Topeka the Merchants National
bank led iE the total loan bond sub
scriptions. The Central National
ranked second, with Bank of Topeka
Farmers Nationa Kansas Reserve
State, STATE Savings, Topeka State
Citizens Gtate, Shawnee State and Ger
man-American in order given. Sub
scriptio1S for Topeka, as indicated by
reports today were: