South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-12
COUNTY NEXT To
LOWEST IN LIST
But One Percent of Quota of
Second Liberty Loan
is Subscribed.

Up 20 Tuesday -. Joseph county
lad secured but one per cent Of its
ruota OF Liberty bond subscriptions
according 20 report received I
Thursday morning hy Charles i
Zigler. chairman Of the committee.
The par value % sales 90 the above
date had amounted 90 but $4,000
the $1,000 subscription by the
Studebaker corporation not having
been reported az that time, there
fore f. not included fra the above fg-
uTes.
The largest local sale to 1e re-
ported was from the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co. which reported
As sales 20 employees of the same
number OF S100 bonds. making the
gotal from that factory for the day.
s4.S0O.
Next 90 Lowest.
Compared 10 the adjacent counties
4of Laporte. Starke. Kosciusko and
Elkhart. 81 Joseph county stands
next 10 the lowest in total amount and
number OF subscriptions made 90
TUESDAY Of this week Starke county
j. the lowest with but one-tenth OF
It's quota JAY and Morgan counties
had reported the same amount,
which is next 70 nothing. as reported
iy Fulton and Browne counties.
kosciusko county has the highest
quota Of any Of the surrounding
counties with % Laporte county
o. next highest with 10 and Elkhart
county iu third place o. the iiFe
counties with 1.3.
total OF 2,9O5 subscriptions had
been made i'm the entire state %
Tuesday. The amount totals 1910
500. or "a per cent Of the states
quota. Dearborn county ranks first
i'm the state with "a percentage of p.
Huntington county is second with
10 per cent.
Get First Issue Bonds.
The First National bank OF south
lend Thursday morning received
The first consignment OF Liberty
bonds Of the first issue made last
summer that has been made by the
Government 90 this city The con-
signment amounts to $4,000 worth
II bonds. and includes all of the al
l0tment but $4,000 of that institu-
ton. The latter amount still To be
issued is in $50 bonds. none of that
denomination arriving with Thurs
days consignment The bank is now
ready 20 exchange the bonds of the
denomination OF 800 and up for
he certificates issued at the time ~
sale
Work i'm County.
Chairman Charles 4. ZisIer. sam
uel Leeper. chairman Of the farmers
committee. Edward Zeitler and Al
bert FuIk, members OF the farmers
committee. spent Wednesday att
Iakeville. Walkertou and New car
Isle giving whatever assistance
possible 20 the BANKS OF those towns
in increasing their sales OF bonds.
Investigation among The bankers OF
those communities disclosed that the
farmers I'm some localities are not
alive 90 the Importance OF the lib
erty bond sale That condition Is 10
le overcome. II possible. with cam
uaigu 90 personal solicitation and
greater publicity among those i'm the
rural districts whose interests seems
to be dormant.
"Th, farmers should se among the
Irst 90 respond Co the call of their
eountry." said Mr. Zigler. 'as they
nave received more beneficial legisla-
lion aud assistance from the govern
meut under the present administra-
zion than most auy other business on
1aaor A. Liberty bond purchase
IS uu Investment paying good inter
ust H. IN the more reason that tho
farmer should be quick % realize
rud take advantage col the Oppor-
ru.ty whieh ~ at the same time
Swing "a valuable assistance 90 their
.o.erumeHt iu q time of great need
Work again Friday.
5fe-srs. Z.gler Zeiter and Leepcr
-iu spend Friday with bankers OF
Euikertou and slrrouudus towns
lliiug upon men of the community
VINO ale well able 90 invest BOD bonds
rut -o far haven't done SO.
The factory campaign IN South
Bend ANA AIshawaka will re started
u.vt week That in this city wiz
leg.n Monday. and I'M Mishawaka
Wednesday Speakers viii be om-
lloyed I'M all the different shops and
factories visited.
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