Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-28
PUT LIBERTY LOAN
FIRST; INDUSTRIAL
FUND PLACED NEXT
PATRIOTISM is GIVEN PREFER
ENCE OVER LOCAL AFFAIRS BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $780,
Geo COMMITTEE.

A largely attended meeting of the
gentlemen picked to complete the in |
dustrial fund of the Chamber of Com
merce was held in the secretary's of
flee in the Central Life building last
evening.
The Importance and necessity OF
raising the full amount was evidenced
by the expression of the various mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
who were enthusiastic to carry on q
campaign toward raising the balance
of $4,000.
For period of thirty days, how.
ever. the committee will make no can.
vass in the city. The three billion
dollar Liberty Loan campaign will
begin Monday and ii was the unani
nous sentiment of the gentlemen
present that our country must be
served first and that their efforts to
| assist in raising funds sufficient toI
meet our quota of the Liberty Loan
should be directed TO ward this end
Mr. Dauber. of Chicago was pres
| ent at the meeting. He Is the duly
authorized representative Of the gov
ernment sent out by the headquarters
to organize Ottawa and La Sale
county. He told OF the great need of
raising this gigantic fund and every
] mrmhcr of tha commiftnn nuroad With
him that the city should do its share
! in subscribing for the ISSUE
l.. G. Brand, chairman of the meet
ing. was very optimistic in his opn-
ion of raising the required amount
and thought "a little organized effort
and hustle would do it.
Postmaster Dougherty believed the
matter should be set aside temporar
lily and give way to the Liberty Loan
campaign which will require thirty
days.
4 Joe Megaiiin was sure the fund
could be raised with a well organized
set of committees who could put the
matter up to people in the right light
He was certain that there were enough
people in Ottawa {, see to it that the
fund would be raised,
A. C.. Bradish said there was moth
ing to it, we would have to complete
the fund but just now he was strong
for meeting the government call, but
even this, he said, should not inter
fere with our citizens contributing
to the industrial fund that meant so
much to Ottawa.
T. G. Goodnettcr and Joseph Al
schuler are strong for tho raising of
money to be used at home and they
are lust as strong for the government
r loan They volunteered to do all in
= their power to aid in raising the re-
Qured amount,
John Shaiper favored pushing the
Liberty Loan together with the indus
trial fund and believed it was nc
trouble to raise the necessary amount
and more, If need be, as he believed
there was plenty of money in Ottawa
TO take care Oh DDlll HlCtlS'
W. |. Harris and j. A. Andrews sait
they were strong for Ottawa and were
willing to work day and night to III
ANYTHING to promote its growth ant
welfare.
W. +. Stanton believed the peop
will always be found doing everythin
in their power to aid in building u
Ottawa and he felt that if the indus
trial fund was complete people WI
purchase Liberty Bonds could e>
change them for industrial bonds
which suggestion is one OF conside
able interest and might be OF Tea
help toward raising the amount nece
cary.
, Frank Vallat, who has always bee
4 y great booster for the induslrli
U. fund wasn't worried about the lac
of enthusiasm of some of the peop
=, og Ottawa in subscribing to the fuf
IN and he assured the members that
III. was ready any minute to give n
,,s time toward a camp ign that Tou
or. end in victory .
n, Fred Sapp believes. .. op'e
ci' o',a"e ''o 'o'"' 'In In.Germany Z, -,
NJ. call Of their city WI =, ,ho pon al
particularly when u ,u oo ouohSa
,cr. and sound that Will th.r Tho ,op
Is cent interest IS ole n.ooo rot !,
his special inducement disn,,oh er
peal TO good business
OF any community ,os N tbo h
II was finally agree ,,s s,otod !,
mitleos would start ia not ho -,
wv a,,e' ''',o''''' ~ T., lished reply
,''no''s '"'' give the all
to fun sway might be Il
ted Loan campaign after "a
the mittees will get busy 1 r.. ac'
the tiles that will not ceas - the
last amount Of the ind'' sdal fund
raised,