Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
Liberty Loan Total
in City $2OO,OOO,OOO
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,vecutiye chairman of the campaign COM
,,,ttee at noon. Personally I believe that
.ho total will he far beyond that, for in tho
,ast fortv-cght hours n continual stream
~ money has been poured into the banks
throughout the district"
e l. Rhoads, governor Of the Federal
Reserve Bank, announced that 1t VIII be
impossible to tabulate the subscriptions
until n late hour tonight or tomorrow. Re
norts coming in from outside banks said
coyernor Rhoads. indicate that Philadel-
mia will roll up an enormous sum for the
loan" " ,,r,., . "a.
voice Yesterday in n final appeal for the
loan has apparently done n notable service
sfter a retirement of more than century.
From, 10 O'Clock yesterday until the cam
naign ended this noon campaign committees
N tho city and outside districts have been
working at a high pitch to exceed their
Individual allotments.
That the Liberty Bell struck n popular
note goes without saying, for at 70 O'Clock
officials in charge of the campaign esti-
mated that more than 100000 men and
women in the Philadelphia Federal Reserve
bank district had been listed as subscribers.
OF this number more than 10000 repre-
sent employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and 10000 represent workers in the Beth
lehem Steel Works at South Bethlehem.
CHECKING UP LISTS
Clerks in the Federal Reserve Bank
worked until after midnight to check up
Yesterdays returns, but were forced to quit
when the task became hopeless. This morn
ing the early returns added to the conges-
ton. and when the campaign ended the
clerks had made little progress in tabulat-
ing the subscriptions.
Many banks instead Of forwarding their
subscriptions merely wired their totals to
Governor Rhoads.
q Rivalry among the banks has been very
keen, and particularly in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia National Bank re-
ported today that it's subscriptions to-
tai $22,O0O,O00. Other subscriptions an
nounced are Joseph e Widener, $780,
900 Henry Bower Chemical Company
s150,000; officers of the Henry Bower
Chemical Company, $65,OOO; partial pay
ments Of employees of the same company OF
$4,000, making a total by this company OF
. S221,300; employees of the Philadelphia
Post Office, $4,000; Union League to;a
of S1,75O,OOO from members in addition tc
$4,000 from employees; subscription OF
S150,00O from T. r. Stotesbury included ir
Union League Fund Camden State Bank
total $776 5000; First National Bank, 81,
$4,000 Fourth Street National Bank, IS,
025,OO0 Land Title and Trust Company
$4,000, 900; Pennsylvania Company for In
euranCes on Lives and Granting Annuities
37OOO,OOO; Boosters Club, increase 500,
900 subscription to $4,000; Court of Com
mon Pleas No. 2 $500.
RIVALRY AMONG JACKIES
feature of the campaign and one tina
emphasizes the spirit behind the loan IL
the race between bluejaclSets at the Phla
dephia Navy Yard. Crews aboard a hal
dozen of the sea fighters organized Liberty
Bond clubs and for three days have beer
fighting for first honors. Included in thi
race are the Chicago, Vermont, Kansas
Massachusetts,, Indiana and Bushnell. Th
latter is known the Mother Ship Of tn
torpedo boats. The Massachusetts at j
o'clock this morning was in first place witt
total exceeding S16,500
Campaign officials were ION the job earl,
today and awaiting the returns with the en-
thuslasm Of politicians receiving election
returns. OF interest were the figures fror
the Industrial plants and social organiza
tons in Philadelphia.
At o'clock word was received from tn
employees of the Baldwin Locomotive Work
that their subscriptions totaled Sl75,OOO an
+. by noon will reach the 100000 mark.
Employees at the Midvale Steel WORK
guarded their total, but promised to lea
the Baldwin plant by the time the cloc
struck twelve.