Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
WORKERS ARE
HUSTL|NG TO MAKE
COUNTY QUOTA GOOD
Total for New Castle Nearing
Five Million Mark
Today.
COMPLAIN OF MERCHANTS

Although the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign in this city and New Castle
county has been terribly handicapped
by the influenza epidemic, The reports
oi bond SALE, coming to headquarters
each dsv. are sources of great encourage
ment to tho workers and loan committee.
II shows 10 the committee. that the
workers who are able TO pursue the safe
of bonds are doing wonderful things
Monday reports Indicated that over
four millions vt dollars had been sub
scribe,l The tabulation Of Yesterday :
work. had not been completed at noon,
b,It II showed further evidence oi Inc
enthIsIasm With which the workers are
showing the sales of bonds here were
a few hundred thousand dollars worth
sold yesterday
Ono thing that II holding back more
Diet allied accounts IS that workers and
committees DO not report daily, the re-
suit of tho effort 90 the previous day
They MI want tn make ~ crCdittdle n
showing ~ possible. and Il they do not
do So good one day, they 10 not max" .
report. bat hold back until they @trle a
gp0d day
Henry scott New Castle county
chairman i ~ Philadelphia to-day DIS
c,~sing The situation and some dc'ahs
connected with H. with Governor Pass
more of the Fcicral Reserve bank
Chairman Scott, refuses 70 take IssS-
simlstic attitude. despite tho great en-
harassmcnjs under which he IS conducting
this drive
believe we arc going 10 put Y over
he SAID carly TODAY ~ discussing me
dr,,c With = frlcnd "Ilm We have all
btazf u G.
ever have done. s what We want t. see
accomplished Is really f. become tact
1 The great trouble rs that some people
/ believe thst this loan y moi necessary
and many ~ them are noldinE hack on
that accom-, I, they could understand
what wonderful investment, i e. afidt
4 frnu, the Pat einttc dutN 1T standing hy
F, the government there would he Nc
trouble IN uht aiming 81 lCs
some ~ The mcrr han'S ~ the tlt'
who have point blank rotused 20 display
Liberty loan posters ~ their show
I window are coming ~ for much con
/ ,lctnnatlon bv the workers and othcr@
Some of tho dealers told loan committee
men. that thcv would not DISPLAY til,
posters. because It intcJfcred with thel'
window displays Others said they
would take small posters. hut refused
the posters that are made and paid TO-
i, the u ). government, e. advertis'
The loan
10 one genticfYrsn. VITO refused point
blank. "a loan committeeman 1T onc'
went to the store. obtained reckoning
81 ms account and closed Il promptly
annuuu, ing that hc Mas through
Another man who bad no account. hu
vho dealt cxtcnslvcl, fot cash with an
other merchant. went 20 the store an'
informed the merchant that hc nce'
not expect any more trade from hun
Both 81 these merchants. u was -
serted had told friends bat q few LAY
apr that they had hocn DOING NOR,
business within the past slH months viii
shipworkcrs, than they ordinarily wnnl'
have done in a year i Is because tho
arc prozperlng 50 much from the govern
mont indirectly. through having ship
workers come e. them that the con
nttcmen felt as they did about i
Wilmington Acuc If Eagles has h"Igh
= 600 of bonds
Dover subscriptions "a tue Liberty
Loan up 10 last r'Ght registered Sl52, %