The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-05
". VA. WAR SAVINGS
Continued Prom Puge .one.)

has IN mind IL the encoura cement Of
thrift. economy and saving among our
people. During the early days Of tho
war the business men OF England used
extensively the slogan business as US
uai." This slogan has hcen used too,
more or less In this country. But. gem
tlemen. business cannot be US usual.
There will be plenty Of business. prob
ably more business than we have ever
had before. but It will not be business
as usual" This war cannot DO won by
money. neither can 1t be won hy men. II
will be won by goods md services. II
we are all to keep on buying the goods
We have been accustomed to buying
there Will not p. enough goods To go
around. That 's there will not be
enough To supply ourselves and at tho
same time supply the enormous needs
Of the government. So too. there will
not be enough men TO 30 around. That
"a there will not be men enough to
fight. and at the Same time supply the
requisite number % men in our mills
and factories. II th"y are to attempt to
supply the absolute needs OF the gov
eminent and at tho same time supply
US with the things we have been &c
custoned to having, We havo got 10
recognize this fact. and our people
have Got to recognize this fact. II we
are 10 win the war
The promotion OF this campaign for
the sale Of thrift stamps and saving.
stamps Is one way in which the govern
ment Is attempting TO bring this fact
home to the peoplF. President Wilson
In his short address To the state direc-
tors said that there was possibly but
one hy-product that could come out nf
the war. but that X by means OF this
war saving campaign "" were able 10
mplant habits Of thrift and economy
In any considerable number Of our peo-
pie. and that In his judgment we would
thereby have repaid to our country the
entire money cost OF tn" war.
The appeal must therefore be made
70 n great number OF people. To work
ing people OF all classes: to school
teachers and school children: to farm
ers and 10 farmers wives; 70 housewives
and to domestic help: and also to tho
wcll-tn-do Statistics show that thcrn
arc in tho United States one million
school teachers and twenty million
school children. 4 special drive and
4 special campaign will therefore be
made In the schools. If we can in
culcatc habits of thrift aud economy In
the minds Of the young. surely we have
accomplished Ercnt good for future
generations.
These stamps ana CsrtlnCACeS VIII 10
on sale at moro places than any other
one article In this country. They will
be sold by Mi the post offices. about
nifty thousand in number: by all banks
about thirty thousand In number: by
Nil mail carriers. both city and rural
by all railroad and steamship ticket Of
fees: in AL school buildings: by chain
stores. department stores. and by many
other agencies.
A plan of almost inmediat" redemp-
ton is nuthorizcd. but they should nor
be sold with tho iden Of REDEEM ption be-
fore maturity.
Il has been said that spender IS a
liability to any community. and that a
saver is the communiiys greatest as
set Let us SOC TO il that we develop
here iu West Virginia n race Of saw
trS.
IN every war III which our country
has fought tn" territory within tn" houn-
dnrles If our state has given NOR" than
it's quota Of men: In both az III" Liberty
bond campaigns "" have ovcr-suhsCrfhcd
our maximum npporti"nm"nt. knowing
the people OF West Virginia AZ I do. and
relying aa I shall upon such patriotic
men as arc assembled here this Eve
ming. have no fonr ot the result