Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-26
MILLION OR MORE
Liberty Bond Slogan of
the Waterville Dis
trict-L a t e st Total
1890, 900

tel and Albion. which have been working
together as a district in the campaign for
the Liberty Loan, will be in the million
dollar class Of contributors by Saturday
night If they don't get there today. The
slogan of the campaign has been made
"A Million or More" The maximum ask
ed of Watervile and the associated towns
was reached at $50 Thursday afternoon
when the subscriptions with a large one
just received. were found to total $500,
600. This case at the close Of a day during
which about $500, 0O0 had been added to the
amount of the subscriptions as announced
at tine meeting of the canvassers in the
comm N council chamber on Wednesday
night. OF this amount s127,750 was sub
scribed at a monday meeting held at the
Emwood Hotel Afternoon subscriptions
brought the total to $4,000 and thus CD
tanned the subscription of $4,000 made by
Nathaniel II. Barrows upon condition
that the 100000 be secured. Yesterdays
surprising record makes it probable that
this WatGrviile district is the banner dis
trict Of New England in proportion TO It's
population and resources,
Taert remained Thursday night. ac2ord-
Ing to the returns received. the task of
securing $1,000 Ia reach the million
mark Some Of this money has doubtless
been secured and not yet reported. Be
licVinS that the canvassers will make
victory sure the Liberty Loan commit
,ee has taken steps to make this a red
letter ua%. The committee was In Sos
sion when the news came that the maxi
mum had been reached. 1t was thereupon
voted that the Waterville Military band
be secured to play before and during the
dinner in Elks hall on Appleton street
this noon Every canvasser is urged TO
he pr sent at this gathering and is asked
To be on Main street at the corner 81
Tempt to march to the hall to the JOY
ous music of the band The parade will
start NJ 1870
To-day being Fridays a fish dinner Will
l., served But there will be no fish sto-
res in the reports which the diners VIII
hear from the men who have been secur-
lie subscriptions These reports will be
statements of facts and facts in which
the people of this vicinity may take Just
nrida The canvassers will not do all
the tar iing They will In their turn hsten
10 brief and inspiring remarks by well
known speakers. At the conclusion or the
dinner the church bells and the whistles
y,ilI spread the news that Waterville ana
the associated towns have been placed In
the million dollar class among the sub
scrihcrs to the loan. The committee Voted
10 re1uest that the church bells be rune
for X minutes at . o'clock and that the
whistles on manufacturing establishments
hc blown for five minutes.
Meeting or Citizens
Tho meeting of citizens heid at 'he
l.lmuood hotel Thursday noon was
called 10 consider ways ana means Oh
raising about $160,000 that returns re-
rpiXed M to that time Indicated was
needed to reach the S9oO.00o marx anu
mas secure the conditional SupScllp-
,,on ~ 100000 Herbert Emery eX-
plained the object of the meeting and
ia set the bali rolling. called for sub
-criptiuns nom those present. during
m. next lew minutes to the accom-
naniment of VolleNs of hand clapping,
the pledges came fast. Banks and
corporations increased tholr previous
,thsCriptirn&. individuals put their
names down tor additional oonoS.
when the company adjourned for din
NIH tON llbp nttH Ilch~'t. - 49,
generally supposed that the limit had
Ncen reached 50 far as TINS meetlhS
NdH concerned
ISut those present had merely paused
in the good work long enough to eat.
Before leaving the tables. they again
heard announcements of new sub
~rriptions II was Mr. Barrows who
started the new offering. He said that
do "a md
INK uC the offer he had made the night
before The employees of his company
rad subscribed $4,000 He had sub
~vrihed S37. 90 in order to make the
combined offering of the company and
MS employees an even $4,000. In adj
-, on he had made the offer of a sub
S"trption OF $50. 900 more when the to-
I'll subscriptions had reached the sum
~ S9oO,0O0. He would now make the
company's subscription $4,000 in adj
ction to the amount subscribed by
t',. employees. with the 100000 to come
>. her the conditions were met.
That was enough to start new
str, am Of subscriptions and the figures
mounted again until. Including rhe
S1ooco pledged before dinner. the total
stood at Sla7750 This brought the
SfdllU lbtdl 'i Iflc SuDScIlptlOnS oD-
tain"d and reported during the cam
paicn in WaterVile WinSlow. Nassal-
orc Albion and Clinton to within
about sJ3 600 of the $500, 900 mark.
Whom this fact was announced, there
were more Nolleys of applause and the
,,m panN adjourned TO help in the
work OF raising the balance needed
and more than to balance.
Tho developments of the afternoon
exceeded the expectations OF the COM
mittoe They made possible the adop-
ticn Of the slogan "A Million or More. '
Il j. hoped that every canNaSser will
do his hit to help in today's work.
There should he no falterlng at thu
close II ought 10 he whirlwnd f1n-
iSh.
Subscribers to the Liberty loan are
l.mindcd that they should go to the
banks through which they will con-
duct the transaction and make the
first payment on their bonds before
the close of business on Saturday. AS
many as possible are urged to attend
to the matter today. Do it now is a
good motto to remember in this con-
neCtiOn