The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
While Richmond Is Reaching
Out For Twenty Million
TWO GREAT BANKS
WONDERFUL RECORDS
Merchants National VIII Turn
In Four and First National
Five Millions of City's Great
Total

! A grand total OF $ie1. 100000 for
the Fifth district had been reached
at the close OF business hours last
night This was one of the largest
subscriptions for any single day of
the entire campaign, an increase of
practically $50. 100000 over yesterday.
This total makes pra ,tically certain
as great "a success as was achieved in
the nrst liberty loan drive in this dis
trict.
The entire district is aroused. and
the various committees of the drive
have marshalled their forces for the
strenuous work OF the two last days
of the campaign. All reports coming
in are to the effect that the banking
institutions and other organizations
are behind the movement and that
every possib!s e1slt will be made to
go well over the minimum apportIon-
fnent.
/ Encouraging Messages
Many encouraging kilograms were
received by Governor seay. of the
Federal Reserve bank, yesterday, and
these were from every section OF the
Fifth district, showing that the In
creased activities were not confined to
any one section or state.
The Merchants and Farmers bank
Of Portsmouth SEM the following:
This bank subscribes 100000 addi-
tional liberty bonds, making a total
subscription from the bank and its
customers OF $500. 600 - From Wins
tons a.em came this encouraging re-
port: This banks total today standA
So. zni,o 600 liberty loan bonds"
A campaign at Wilmt 1gton resulted
in the following success: Incomplete
returns ~ canvass here shows total
subscription for the day $5s7 400"
Norfolk wires that abe may be count
ed upon for her maximum apportion-
ment OF $4,000. goo"
Favorable In Other States.
The situation in West Virginia ap~
pears to be favorable, according to the
report of Chsir-an McCorkie OF the
liberty loan committee OF Charleston:
Matters getting IN better shape.
Huntington short only 100000 OF her
allotment, and Clarkshurg will go
sl5e0o over. Petersburg. Fair
mount and Charleston will take their
maximum appoTtfe Nxneat.. The sttu-
alton throughout the state is well In
hand"
One Bank Gives $4,000, 900.
As evidence that the interest in the
liberty loan movement in Richmond
has not ahated a whit. the Merchants
National bank OF Richmond announ-
, cad Yesterday that the amount of sub
scriptions for that institution had
reached slightly more than 100000
This bank had before reported an ag-
gregate OF 100000. making an In
CT ease Of more than a million dollars
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company through the Richmond
Trust and Savings company nut In a
subscription OF $4,000. and II Is es-
t.mated that the daily subscriptions
now pouring into the First National
bank will bring the total OF that in
sthudon Up to 100000 by Saturday
night.
The Richmond Forging corporation.
a. which place Executive Secretary
Dabney spoke yesterday noon, re-
sponded literally. and took $4,000 in
addition 10 the $4,000 already subecrib-
cd This company made to its em-
ployes the offer that II would pay 4
per cent OF all the subscriptions to the
loan. that were made thruagh the COM
pany from the time OF Investment,
The lAborers OF this corporation and
OF many others in Richmond have now
subscribed all OF their wages in excess
OF necessary living expenses.
Big Day In Women'sr Work.
At the booth at Miller & Rhoads
yesterday which was Miller a Rhoads
day. tho subscription gan well above
$4,000 making total for that booth
since the opening Of the campaign Of
more than $173.000. The Woman's
club of Richmond with take charge OF
the booth today. and tomorrow 1t witt
be turned ,over to the Colonial Danes
with Mrs. Ruin Cox in charge
One Of the most attractive displays
ever seen in Richmond was that shown
In the window at Miller & Rhoads
yesterday 1t was designed to arouse
interest in the liberty loan campaign
wagsd by the employees within. I'm
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