The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-25
Spirit of Helpfulness Has
Imbued Business Men
of Pensacola.
BIG TRACT TO GOVT
PEOPLE HELPED FREE
Demand for Sanall Ships
Because of Coast Tonnage
Diverted From Trade.

To assist the people of Fscambia
county and Pensacola in subscribing
TO and buying Liberty Loan bonds,
issued by our governments, i'm ordev
10 prosecute the great war in which
It is now involved, the American
Bankers Association, i'm co-Cperation
with the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta and i'm harmony with the
banks Of Pensacola. has appointed q
committee to have active charge of
the publicity and work necessary to
securing from this community the
subscriptions that it should make,
composed of the following business
men: r. F. Mitchell. Florida Naval
Stores Company, chairman; J. B. Nc
NELL, yice-president National Bank
OF Commerce; Felo McAllister. whole 2
sale tobacco merchant; B. S. Han
cock. postmaster; Frank f. Welles,
president f. f. Saunders Fish Co.
The committee began active pre-
paratory work Thursday and will
open Offices in the American National
Bank building from Monday until the
night of June 18th, at which time the
subscriptions to the loan will be
closed, these offices will be kept omen
with a competent person in charge.
who will gladly furnish information.
cooperation and assistance to anyone
who may desire to become a ST.
| scriber.
Offices Open.
In speaking Of the loan, which is
the most popular patriotic movement
Of the day, Mr. Mitchell said ycster-
day:
My duties as chairman of the Lib
! erty Loan committee for Pensacola
and Escambia county are so new to
me and Involve so many important
/ details that a recital of plans will
have to be held in abeyance until
more fully formulated.
offices Of the committee will be
opened Monday in the American Ma
| tiOnal Bank building. and will be i'm
charge at all times of cOmpctent men
IN position to give full information
| to all persons DESTROYS Of buying Lib
! erty bonds. s>
you might say for the informa-
/ ton Of the public that there will lie
no expense Of any kind or salaries
! Of any amount accepted by anyone
! serving on the committee or working
with the committee in any way. but
! the full purchase price Of every bond
subscribed will be paid to the govern
ment without deduction of anv sorg
/ for services.
The committee will have plans
( worked out in detail whereby any en-
( ployer Of Labor who desires to assist
! employees to purchase bonds NAV ST.
cure the details Of how this can he
| done to tho best advantage to the
buyer These plans will be furnished
| gladly to aAT0nn desiring them.
! The committee also viii he in M
! sition to suggest mans in co-onera-
ton with local banks. whereby bonds
NAV be bought. enabling the buvers
to pay for bonds out Of the savings
of their salaries.
Banks CO-oDerate
1T is the intention of the commit
tee that its members give their entire
time to the successful bandIing NJ
this bond issue in Escambia from,
Monday mornino until the niqb+ ~
June fifteenth.
The committee looks IN the natri-
otto mon women and rL;lli~or. If he
citv and count, for assistance com
Grafton and supoae+ione erd r.iIi .e-
ceive and act on them GLADLY ="
s295. GOO PonsacoIa,s share
Thursday afternoon there z,.ss
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