The Detroit times., 1917-10-18
BOND SALES
MORE THAN
70 MILLION
Minimum Quota Will
Be Reached SataE-
day, Says Larned

DftrOI viii TeIch It's Liberty oohu
quota OF s43. 10000 by Saturday.
That n the task Sale Chairman Ab.
ner r.. Larhed has assigned 10 hts
salesmen. and they have pledg ed
themselves TO make good. Saturday
Will mark the end Of the salesmen's
noon-day meetings. The campaign
will end with final rally in the
Beard OF Commerce auditorium next
"Wednesday night, when the reports
OF the teams Tor the concluding
three DAYS Of ne big drive are eX-
pocted &c pat The grand total well
over The desired $50 900 600 goal for
Detroit and Wayne county.
Wednesday reports totsled 81.
gS6. SOC, bringing the total 10 dat
ND 10 s2s.54a. 100 Thirty bombs
fred from the balcony OF the cts
hall at o'clock spread the good
news thruout the downtown sec
ton.
The patriotic attitude Of the fac
4 tory employees toward the Liberty
Ioan was typided In a report sub
uitted By George r Cooke Of com
pany u, factory division. An even
Loo employees OF the Hudson Motor
Tar company subscribed fl0b.s5U
for bonds a. against SSj,2G0 IN the
last campaign. This was az the
rate OF $50 per men for he factory
workers and s32 per capita for the
cfHce employees Mr Gray compli-
niented tho company officials Tor
the spirit 81 cooperation shown.
Secretary W. McAneeny address
ed the men and answered four ques-
items that have been put Up 20 The
saIesmen In practically every plant
These were what becomes OF my
bond If am drafted, discharged,
quit or II ! am taken III
4 To the first three Mr. McAneeny
replicd that the money paid In on
the bond will be returned or trans
ferred 20 savings bank, a. the pur-
chaser elects. In the event OF sick
ness. IL the man returns TO work
payments may DC resumed where
they were left of, the company look
Ing after the payments in the in
term.
Gaylord ellis team reported a
total OF S311,450. This included
$3.50. 900 from employees OF the Fish
CIR Body company; $4,000 from the
Detroit Wire Spring company and
31I,s50 from the employees OF Edi-
son, Moore & COMPANY Mason 7
Rnmney, team G. reported $4,000
in 1916 subscriptions from the Tim
ken-Dctroit Axle company and EN-
ployes.
included in the $4,000 reported
hy team n. w. Colhurn Standish,
captain, were subscriptions OF $685.
500 from the Scotten-Dillon company
and the Peninsular Stove orks. A
subscription or 100000 from me
Michigan Copper & Brass company
was reported. but,,was cot f.s.ssssSS -.
In the days report.
Thomas,J. Doyle. captain OF team
A. captured the days Donors for
the largest number OF subscriptions.
There were l,T54 OF them, amount
ing to s1ss.5
The Adcraft clubs report, totaiing
4el,s0o in 175 subscriptions, includ-
ed one OF SIS, 600 from the General
Ice Delivery company. Ave per cent
OF the compAny's capital and sur
plus.
Team r, Seymour O. Cole, captain.
reported that the National Twist
Drill company had offered 10 pay so
cents per week for each $50 bond
taken by It's employees. In this plant
ais workers bought bonds totaling
s1s.s20.
Witter @. Psabody's team turned
In 1892 subscriptions for total OF
S20f. 100. Included were subscrip-
lions OF s1o,i50 from the women
employees OF the MaEer Cigar fac
tory; S36,2so from S25 OF the 500
girls employed by the d. N. Ferry
company, an average OF $40 per
riri. and s63.50o from the employees
OF the Acme White Lead Works.
The car vas OF The Ferry companys
plant has not been completed.
Mr.. Peabody told OF bank d.
rector Who would buy $4,000 OF
bonds ~ he could spread his pay.
ments over q period OF so weeks He
had been unable TO secure no bet
ter terms than three months at the
bank
"rell him to come 20 the Detroit
Trust company" put in Ralph stone.
president OF that company, who is
also treasurer Of the Liberty bond
executive con mittee.
Mfr. Peabody reported that the
teams working the Packard plant
had reported $4,000 TO date.
The real estate team made the
hest showing in class G. reporting
1300.g5O I'm IA subscriptions. y. J..
Taylor told OF a grocery firm that
offered SUGAR fot sale only with LIB
erty bonds. The real estate men
put team in the store and when
last heard from had sod $4,000
worth az bonds.
"werc thinking Of putting this
proportion up 10 the coal dealers
nnxt." said Mr.. Taylor.
The Rotary club reported in a
body with s207 $50 20 their credit
Tor the day This included a t25..
200 subscription from the Louvre
a Robinson Lumber company
l.. Il. Arlington. of tesm No. l,
class y. reported % glrl employees