Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-30
OMAHA GOES
over TOP IN
LOAN drive
Gate City Sets Record With
Subscriptions TOtaIing SILL
390,200, Thirty Per Cent
More Than Maximum,

With a maximum of $,488000 as
it's quota of the Liberty loan bonds,
Omaha set new record when it
found itself ior $ll 10000, or so
per cent more than its greatest al
lotmcnt.
Checks OF the sixteen banks, which
reported to Kansas City yesterday,
totallcd the figure which was higher
than the most optimistic predicted.
If Omaha could hit the eleven mill
lion mark, the ambitions of the COM
mittee in charge were met, but when
it went a cold one-third of million
more, members of the comittee could
scarcely believe it. This figure may
even be raised considerable sum,
for the banks have until Wednesday
night to forward subscriptions. The
books for applications closed with the
close of business Saturday night, but
to give the member banks of the fed
eral reserve a chance to check up,
the time limit for forwarding loan
sales was placed at November |.
Reports from the state yesterday
to Secretary E. F. Folda indicated
that Nebraska may pass the $35,OOO,-
600 mark. 1t is now only few hun
dred thousand shy of the figure and
with belatcd returns may go aver the
top.
Checks Approve figures.
Checks yesterday by the local COM
mittee practically approved the figures
as first reported. In one or two JUS
tances there have been decided gains
and in one instance, That of Cunning
county, a decided loss. But the gains
will more than offset this loss.
Members of the state and city COM
mittees were jubilant yesterday. After
the most intensive drive of weeks, all
were happy, but tired Saturday night,
A Sundays rest, however, put them on
their mettle and plans are already
being discussed for the floating of the
next loan, which may come early in
the year.
Ferret Out Slackers.
The Liberty loan committee will, !
within the next few days, compile and |
publish a list of the banks of the state |
which contributed to the success of !
the second Liberty loan in Nebraska |
There will also be a list of banks !
which refused to back the big patriotic |
loan and did not subscribe.
The purpose of the committee Is to |
lay bare the facts to the people of |
this country, showing which institu-
tions were patriotic and which were |
not.
"In times like the present this is in
formation which the people should |
have about public institutions and>we |
propose to give it to them, regardless |
of who may be affected by it," |
member of the committee is quoted |
as saying.
Bonds for Sale.
The committee OF building, savings |
and loan associations is preparing to
keep the throttle open wide all this |
week in its Liberty loan drive. w. r. |
Adair expressed the opinion that the |
advertisements which the committee
is running this week will bring in
many subscriptions from share
holders and others who were unable
to purchase last week. All the as
sociations in Greater Omaha have
combined to offer theif help in aiding
these people over their neglect. Paul
w. ,Kuhns said the associations take
this means of allowing their friends
and others TO purchase bonds on the
easy terms which they have been CIV
ing the past week. He thinks that
many people will appreciate the op-
portunity thus afforded.