The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-01
s2O,OOO,OOO is QUOTA
EXPECTED FROM coLoRADoANs
IN SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.
Thrift Movement Formally Launched
by Governoe Gunter at Meeting
in Capitol Building.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

clothes. That is part of the war saw
ings stamp campaign, the national
thrift movement. Organization of the
Colorado work was formally launched
Saturday afternoon by Gov. julius G.
Gunter, who delivered burning pat
riotic address, and John Evans, state
director of the campaign, at a meet
ing of the county chairmen of the
thrift crusade in the Senate chamber
at the Capitol building.
To help the nation, to help them
selves, to relieve overstrained manu-
facturers, to meet the shortage of la
Dor, to release goods and services for
the army and navy, to lower the high
cost of living and to balance the de-
struction of capital in this war by the
creation of new capital through saw.
ings Colorado citizens will be asked
to save s20,000,000.
1t will mean $20,o00,000 Of new Col
orado capital created in the year 1918,
for the campaign will last year. And
it will be accomplished by the wear
ing of patched clothes, by the use of
shoes a little longer than usual and
by a hundred other little economies
that Colorado "stay-at-homes" can OBJ
serve while Colorado soldiers "over
there" defend civilization with their
lives.
Governor Gunter emphasized the vi
tai patriotism of this movement for
thriftiness ami with fervor pleaded
that the county leaders put flaming
zeal into their labors. Director Evans
outlined the reasons and described the
details of the work. Fresh from Wash
ington, where he was in conference
with the national leaders, the director
told of the high-almost holy-spirit
in which the crusade has been under
taken on behalf of the United States
and its people.
Then he outlined the surprising
thoroughness with which it is to be
carried on. Every school child and
every adult in Colorado is to be asked
to save. There will be agencies for
the sale of the stamps everywhere.
Every postmaster, every mail carrier,
every rural route deliverer in Colorado
will be a savings agent.
The county chairmen will organize
their committees Immediately. The
next three weeks will be devoted to
organization. Upon the committees,
as is just in a suffrage state and as
is just to the moving spirits of the
homes, women will have large rep
resentation. And when the S20,00O,-
600 is saved it will be $20,000,000
more owned by Colorado citizens
which was loaned to their government
when in need.
The following county committee
men, most of whom attended the con-
ference, will take up the work in their
respective districts:
Adams, Luther M. Beck; Alamosa, o.
A. Hitler; Arapahoe, Casper Brommel;
Archuleta, untitled; Baca, untitled;
Bent, L. e. Thompson; Boulder, Milo
S. Ketcham; Chaffee, r. E. McDon-
aid; Cheyenne, ]. r. Hayes; Clear
Creek. Fred P. Dewey; Conejos, ]. De
Longchamp; Costilla, A. A. SalaZar;
Crowley, Martin T. Nelson Custer, G.
B. Beardsley; Delta, Carry B. Adams;
Denver, Harry G. James; Dolores, I'M
filled; Douglas, c. Christensen; Eagle,
John Welch; Elbert, w. ID. Reilly; Ell
Paso, o. H. Shoup and e. P. Shoup;
Fremont, G. F. Rockafellow; Garfield,
B. T. Napier; Gilpin, H. H. Lake;
Grand, L. r. Harrison; Gunnison, DR..
James II. Kelly; Hinsdale, w. S. Whin-
ney; Huerfano, r. l.. Snodgrass; Jack
son, X. ]. MacCallum; jefferson, H.
NJ Rubey; Kiowa, Boone Best; Kit
Carson, Warren Shamburg; Lake, F.
X. Porter; La Plata, ]. L. McNeill;
Larimer, L. Nj. Taylor; Las Animas,
]. C. Hudelson; Lincoln, ]. P. Dickin-
son; Logan, E. NJ. Gillet; Mesa, d. T.
Stone; Mineral, Wallace l. Leary;
Moffat, F. M. Pleasant; Montezuma,
dolph williamson; Montrose,
George w. Gilbert; Morgan, James P.
Curry; Otero, r. Phillips; Ouray,
David s. Boyd; Park, John c. Single
ton; Phillips, w. e. Heginbotham;
Pitllin Roy Epperson; Prowers, d. B.
Novels; Pueblo, Frank E. Parks; Rio
Blanco, L. B. Walbridge; Rio Grande,
r. l.. Stitt; Routt, ]. e. Miner;
Saguache, w. F. Boyd; San Juan, B.
3. Allen; San Miguel, e. B. Adams;
Sedgwick, e. F. Clayton; Summit,
George Engle; Teller, H. d. McDon-
aid; Washington, Isaac Pelton; Weld,
C. N. Jackson; Yuma, w. D. McGin-
mis-.
Following the conference the COM
mitteemen were the guests of Mr..
Evans at dinner at the University
Club.
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The Colorado Board of Health,