Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-20
FIRST WEEK OF
drive PROVES A
Great SUCCESS
Public Meetings Prove Good
Medium of Bringing Home
to the People Liberty
Loan Message.
State Long Way From Its
Quota but Managers Are
Hopeful the Final Week
Will See Big Rally to the
Cause-Borah at Weiser.

Rousing liberty loan meetings have
been held in most of the communities
Of the state during the week of the
big drive. Reports reaching the state
headquarters show that the best re-
suits have been obtained where the
people have been enthused through
public meetings. County organizations
have worked effectively Immediately
following patriotic gatherings. Exact
figures for the week are not available,
but the state committee is making
every effort to keep a close check on
the situation SO that it can be deter
mined by Monday how much the state
lacks of having attained it's quota of
$4,000, 900.
The reports coming from county
chairmen regarding the success of the
campaign are optimistic, but the state
ment of actual subscriptions passing
through the banks indicate that the
big drive must be continued every day
of next week.
SECOND WEEKS CAMPAIGN.
The state committee is planning an
active campaign for every county for
he second week of the drive. Liberty
Loan day, Wednesday, is to be made
an occasion for arousng the people to
the needs of the country. Meetings
are to be held in many communities,
especially in localities where the peo-
pie have been slow to realize their
1uts in the bond campaign.
Solicitors in Ada county have been
continuing their splendid work. The
results have been most satisfactory to
County Chairman w. 7. Wallace. He,
however, is taking nothing for granted
and will continue his big drive until
he last day. MI Wallace realizes that
a million dollars is large sum of
money to take out of Ada county and
he knows that only incessant hammer
ng will bring success.
Canyon county has been moving
forward II reported subscriptions to
date showing that the county has
passed the half way mark. Bonner
county reported that a good start has
been made. The first statement from
the county chairman showed subscrip-
tons in excess of $4,000.
TO REACH THE FARMERS.
All of the smaller towns in the state !
viii make q special effort to reach the |
'armers today. Many of them will be !
II town to do their trading, affording I
a good opportunity for solicitors to get
IN touch with them
One of the Boise banks received an
application that carries with it a .
strong patriotic feeling. 1t came from
King Hill. The letter reads:
Il am sending bank book No. -
and application for liberty bonds filled
out for $500. l never see soldier
train pass, but what I wish I was on II
going to the front, but / am too old.
Ii another bond issue is floated YOU
can count on all ! have"
A postscript asks the bank to take
care of the bonds and states that the
subscriber has two of the first issue
which he win also send in for safe
keeping.
NOT ALL ENCOURAGING.
Not all reports coming to the state
headquarters are encouraging. A let
ter was received this morning from a
bank in n small town with statements
for the past Is days showing that one
bond in the amount OF $50 had been
taken. The banker wrote:
TT is hard to get the farmers to mt
their money into bonds. They have
their money loaned out at from to
DER cent"
The state committee will make a spe-
rial effort to put new life into that
community during the ensuing week.
Its members are confident that If Sen