The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-06-01
BOND MASS MEETING WELL
 ATTENDED

The mass meeting called by Judge F B. Laine, chairman of the Liberty Bond Committee of Greerlee county, to be held at the court house on last Saturday evening was well attended by the business men and citizens of Clifton, and much interest in the placing of these bonds through out the county twas manifested. Before the adjournment of the meeting the men present subscribed for some $2600 worth of the bonds, and if their ex- ample is followed by the citizens in general several thousand dollars worth of the bonds will be subscribed in this district alone.
 Several speeches were made in the furtherance of the disposition of as many bonds as possible in the county and from all indications Greenlee county may be relied upon to do her part in financing the $2,000,000,000 war loan As a result of the meeting it is being urged upon our citizens to do their bit in the war by subscribing to the loan if they are unable to en- list or help otherwise.
 The following, who were present at the meeting, were appointed as the Liberty Bond Committee: Frank B. Laine, Sam Abraham, W. B. Kelly. W. J. Riley, l.. T. Payne, B. M. Will Hams, J. M. Kilsby, Rodney Ellis, F. A. Sanders, Richard Stephens, Geo. H. Chase, T. w. Broom, N. M. Ryan, E. P. Gallon, B. F. Bowman, George w EOOfp w q Rradfilld M. O. Simms, Ben M. Crawford, J. J. Jones, Pickens Anderson, J. L. Await, J. B. Brown, w. H. McConnico, F. Davis Chairman Laine also appoint ed an executive committee to adver- tise and push the sale of the bonds throughout the county. The members of this committee are M. D. Simms. w. B. Kelly, J. H. Kilsby, l.. B. Brown and David E. Bronson.
 The first of the week the executive committee worked the county, part going to the valley and part taking in Morenci and Metcalf, and 1t is un- derstood that the results in the val ley were especially successful, $500 worth of the bonds being disposed of in Duncan and like amount in Franklin in the course of one day, the members of this committee being M. O. Simms and w. B. Kelly. It is understood that the committee which went to Morenci also did ex- cellent work financially and in in teresting the residents of that place in the proposition.
 Among the speakers present at the meeting on Saturday night were w. s. Bradfield, of the Gila Valley Bank & Trust Co.,, and w. J. Riley of the First National Bank, who stated in behalf of the banking institutions of the county that every bank is will ing to sell the bonds to investors for 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent per month for nine months, or until paid for, making the terms most liberal and within the reach of all. Meanwhile the investor is drawing interest on all the money he has invested.
 The seriousness of the situation is being impressed upon the people throughout the country by corps of distinguished men, who from the At lantic to the Pacific, are urging upon the masses the necessity :t doing their individual part, no mat ter how small, in fighting for the lib e1ty of tine world against the agsres- sions of the Teutons. The gravity of the crisis cannot be magnified and the patriotism of the people IS DelnS awakened to the fact of what we are up against and as a result all are working in unity for the preservation of world peace and a conclusion of the bloody strife now in progress. By subscribing to a Liberty Bond you are not only helping your country in it's time of need but also making an in yestment which will bring in fair rate of interest and which will be negotiable at any time should you de sire to sell.
 A final meeting of the ,Greenlee coun ty Liberty Bond committee will be held on Saturday, June 9th for the purpose of making a report and 1t IS certain that this section will not be found wanting in purchasing it's share of the bonds.