New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-24
SALE OF BONDS
REACHES $4,000
$4,000 More Needed to Complete
Maximum Allotment
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD

ing to Subscribe-Work on Road
elaycd BY Rains-"Honor Rolf OF
Enlisted Men is Thought Completed
With but two days remaining be-
fore the campaign to float the second
issue of the Liberty Loan must be
/ brought to a close officers and men,
bers of the general committee and
| citizens of the town are striving to
| complete the maximum allotment of
| $165,0OO designated to the town Of
| Plainville. This morning the i'm
provised clock on Central Square
pointed to the fact that $150,0OO has
already been subscribed and only
| SIS, 900 more is needed to insure a
ranking of the town among the fore
| most cities and towns in New England
and in fact throughout the United
States.
With prospects of selling several
| thousand dollars worth of Liberty
Bonds within the next few days there
| seems to be not the slightest doubt In
the minds of those who have offered
! their time and their best efforts to
make the project success that
| Plainville will enter the first line
! trenches of democracy by completing
| the entire allotment.
If the town is successful in COM
pleting it's maximum allotment it is
| expected that it will be through the
| efforts Of the smaller subscribers
| Complete returns from every factory
| in town have been made although it
| is possible that a few Of the employees
| may consider it advisable to buy ad-
! ditional bonds. The house to house
canvass has been completed but efforts
will be made to reach those who were
| undecided whether to buy bonds when
! the rounds were first made.
AS yet there are several churches to
| be heard from and according to re-
ports one of the parishes has in the
| neighborhood Of $4,000 to add to the
subscription list.
AS in other towns there seem to be
! few slackers here who are unwilling
to invest or rather to lend their money
to the government by subscribing to
the loan. These men, it is said. for
the most part are fairly we'll to do but
hate to give UP the higher rate of per
cent. which their money now earns
through buying up mortgages etc. In
view Of the fact that Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo has intimated that
unless the second Liberty Loan is
hOated tax will be placed upon the
money of the country, it is probable
that stress might be placed on those
who are unwilling to do their bit by
| subscribing to the Loan.
Work on Road Again Delayed.
Work on the Bristol Plainville
] highway was again delayed this morn
! ing on account of the intermittent
rains which made it impossible to
carry on construction. That Jupe
| Pluvius seems to have a grudge
against the Connecticut and Rhode
Island company is self evident. Dur
| ing the past two weeks the workmen
| have had to lay off on account of the
| inclement weather.
A few days ago contractors in
charge Of the work stated that they
thought the road would be finished by
November 1 or shortly before. Be-
cause Of the many difficulties the
workers have encountered of late aug
mented efforts will have to be made
| If the highway is finished by the first
| Of the month.
J Todays rain storm will set the men
| back at least two or three days as
! the cement foundation has to stand
at least a day before the top covering
of amiesite can be laid. The amiesite
! will not stick to the cement If the
J latter is wet.
At present the amiesite has been
| laid as far as Canal street and the
work was running smoothly until
| rains prevented further work Ac-
cording to- those at work it will take
| but few days to complete the work
after the machinery Is again set in
| motion.
| Number Please.
"a drafted man isn't treated bad at
ALL" one young man in town was
| heard to remark this morning after
reading a poster to the effect that the