The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
This Is the Largest Amount
Taken by Amy Railroad.
$1,5OO,OOO Will Be Handled
Thru Topeka Office.
employees BUY LITERALLY
They Are Buying Bonds on the
Installment Plan.
Young Men Consider Plan
Good Saving Scheme.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway, it was announced by E. l..
Copeland, treasurer, today subscribed
for S50OO,0OO of the liberty loan. The
subscription is in addition to the
amount to be purchased by the com
pany for its employees who, under an
arrangement worked out by the board
of directors and executive officials,
will be enabled to buy thru the rail-
way treasury and pay out on the in
stallment plan.
Mr. Copeland, acting for the treas
urer's office of the company in To-
peka will subscribe for 81, 100000 of
the 100000. The remainder of the
amount will be carried by the differ
ent treasury offices of the system. The
bonds will be paid for out of the COM
pany's income.
Handling of the s1,5OO,0oO here will
boost Topeka's total subscription of
the liberty bonds to more than So
| 100000. 1t is estimated by bankers
that at least 100000 will have been
subscribed to the bonds thru and by
Topeka banks and by Topekans en-
ployed by corporations who are buy
ing thru their company treasures.
Leads All Railroads.
The amount subscribed by the
Santa Fe, so far as is known here, is
the largest subscription to be made
by any American railroad.
Il don't know of any railroad TAX
ing more" said Mr.. Copeland. 1T is
safe to say that the 100000 taken
! by the Santa Fe is large as the
amount taken by any other road"
The Santa Fe's plan, previously an
! nounced, to permit employees to sub
scribe for the bonds and pay for them
on the installment plan is meeting
with general favor. Already thou
sands of employees over the system
have sent applications. The office of
CnnRlan6 received n
plications from about 1000 employees
between Chicago and Ell Paso. The
younger employees. according to Mr..
! Copeland, are buying literally. They
/ regard the purchase of the bonds as a
saving. A great percentage of the
men who have applied for the bonds
under the company's plan are unmar-
ried.
Application Form.
Subscriptions from employees will
| close June IL. Application for the
bonds must be made on the follow
ing form which has been distributed
with the last pay checks to all en-
ployes from Mr.. Copeland's office:
Mr.. L. L. Copeland,
Treasurer,
Topeka, Kansas
Upon terms of circular dated May %.
1917, the undersigned hereby subscribes
for S-face amount of the 1870 year
312% Gold Bonds of the United States and
agrees to pay par and accrued interest for
them. You are requested to make applica
ton for said amount of bonds and are au-
thorized to deduct from the wages of the
| undersigned in each month, after the date
hereof. an amount equal to one-tenth of
the purchase price until they are fully
paid for, whereupon delivery of them shall
be made.
signature of subscriber) commencement.
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