The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-08
RETAILERS PUT
ENERGY IN THE
SALE OF BONDS
Association Adopts Plan of
Action to Interest Its
Employees
WILL MAKE CITY
WIDE CAMPAIGN
Letter Calls Attention to
Advantages Offered by
Government Bonds

win the nrlnR or announcer Liberty
Loan gun this morning at meeting
of the Retail Dealers association, an
other campaign was started-this time
by the merchants to give greater
impetus to the sale of Liberty Loan
bonds in Fargo.
Fargo is behind in the race with
other cities for subscriptions, 800 hav-
ing subscribed to date compared with
about 1000 at Grand Forks. Just a
week is left in which to get under the
wire. Friday June 15-one week from
today-and the bond sale closes.
Fargo Must Get Busy.
It was consensus Of the opinion of
the merchants that they must assist
the banks of Fargo in placing the
bonds. ]. P. Hardy, secretary of the
commercial club, pictured the psy-
Geological effect of every clerk or en-
ploye taking out a $50 bond. The
government seeks the individual in
weston for it produces a wave of
patriotism which is certain to have
a great effect on the enemy of the
people Of the United States rally to
the nations call.
The plan of the members of the
Fargo Dealers association Is that
every owner Of business house be-
come sponsor in the sale and the en-
couragement of the sale of one $50
bond to each employee. A $50 bond
can be secured by an investment of
SIS a month, or 81 a week. A pay
ment of 81 down is all that is re-
quired to become a bond holder. The
interest paid by the government will
take care of the carrying charges.
Time is Short.
The time is regarded as short. There
is just week to act. Placards will
be placed in the display windows of
the business houses of the city which
wire before June 49," Start your
patriotic savings account today, and
"If your employer is not showing you
Make il $4,000 in Fargo.
Fargo's clerks and others can sub
scribe between $4,000 and $4,000
within the next seven days in Liber-
ty Loan bonds. The Retail Dealers
association is going to push this vigil
liant work and has announced that a
meeting will be held Tuesday, June IL,
at o'clock in the commercial club
rooms, when a general discussion will
be held. The merchants of Fargo and
Moorhead, whether members of the
association or not, are invited to at
tend. 1t is very probable that B. v.
Moore, will be present and address the
Committee Work. Acting in true
spirit of patiotism, the Fargo mer-
chants hold that one Of the greatest
wastes in advertising has been en-
countered in the continuous demand
for donations for various programs, the
useless advertising schemes of outside
promoters, the buying of tickets, ETC.,
and say I'VE feel that this is the
right time to eliminate this expense
and waste and we believe that it can
be done without causing any disap-
pointments on the part of any one II
we retailers cooperate in this great
patriotic movement which means
liberty and country to all of u.s."
Hardy States Situation.
Sec. J. P. Hardy will state the real
situation in regard to the sale Of
Liberty Loan bonds in Fargo in let
ter which he will have printed and
which will be sent to every employe in
Fargo.
In this letter the secretary will call
the attention Of the employee to the
fact that it was the intention of the
government in issuing its first issue
OF Liberty Loan bonds that they
should be purchased by the people.
Moral Effect important.
He will say that the moral effect Of
IA large number of subscribers to the
bond is one of the most important
features of this campaign and that the
ease with which these bonds can be
purchased and paid for is such that
there is an economic feature which is
within the reach of everybody.
The letter will say that apart from
the patriotic features is the fact that
the subscribers can put away small
amounts of money for the acquisition
of a bond, and in fact, start for them
selves a savings account
THE purchaser of a $50 bond can
pay for his bond at the rate Of IS per
month, or 81 week and at the end
of 10 months in one case, or so weeks
in the other, he becomes the owner of
a $50 bond which will pay him inter-
est at the rate of Sh per cent per
annum."
Not a Safer Investment.
The letter will also call attention to
the fact that ''there is no better or
safer investment than a government
bond for the reason that the security
is that of the entire wealth of the ma
ton, and the additional fact that they
are easily converted into cash at any
time. To those who have never start
ed a savings account these bonds
should prove very attractive. Make
your arrangement with your employer
today, and subscribe for bond to ful-
fill your patriotic duty and at the same
time start savings account"
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