The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-09
CITY HITS
$l,6oo,OOO
LOAN MARK


Small subscribers-wage earn
ers and folks with moderate in
comes-have been the ones chief
ly responsible for putting Taco
mas Liberty loan total where 1t
stands, according to Elmer Dover,
city campaign chairman.
The city's total, announced by
him at noon Tuesday stood at ST.
$50 ,000-a gain of nearly $780,
900 since Victory Hall opened for
business Tuesday morning.
Dover also announced the Honor
Roll of subscriptions by the cor
porations firms and people with
the largest means.
Big Ones Today.
"If those who are able to and
will later subscribe for large
amounts of bonds had responded
as readily and generously as the
wage earning and small income
class said Dover, "Tacoma's
minimum quot. would have been
reached on Monday. AS it is, that
achievement is delayed several
days.
THE Honor Roll, composed of
those who subscribed during the
first day of the campaign, reveals
the fact that about 5000 people
responded voluntarily to the coun-
try's call for financial assistance.
When you consider that this re-
suit was attained without any So
licitation and as a result of pub
licity only, it Is very remarkable
achievement"
There are mainly the small sub
scribers, the bulk of them purchas-
ing bonds Of the small denomina-
tons, Dover said.
This response indicates the
deep interest of a great majority
OF the people and their willingness
to render every assistance in their
power.
"A large portion of these sub
scribers have strained a point and
have done not only their bit, but
their best"
Stream Continues.
Tuesday there was still con-
tinual stream of these small sub
scribers visiting Victory Hall. At
Victory Hall alone, the total
amount subscribed up to Tuesday
was $2S7,400. Monday more sub
scriptions were received at the
hall than at any two Tacoma
banks combined.
1t is expected that many Of the
larger firms will report within the
next day or two. In some cases u
has been necessary to hold meet
ings of boards of directors, or TO
consult controlling interests in the
east. Within the next day or two
meetings will be held to determine
the subscription to be made by the
st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.,
Wilkeson Coal Co., Todd Construc-
ton & Dry Dock Co., J. L. Car
man Manufacturing Co., Founda-
ton Shipbuilding Co., Standard
Oil Co., and many others.
| Flying Squadron Out.
| In at least a dozen of the large
industrial plants subscription lists
are being circulated among the
employes. In addition the Flying
Squadron is on the job coverlnf
every district in the city. Only
a small number of these districts
have been reported.
The large subscriptions so far
as announced by Chairman Dover
Tuesday, are:
i The Big Ones In.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tim
Der company.
s51,OOO-N. P. general offic,
employes.
| $50,O00-Pacific Alaska Steam
ship Co., H. M. Byllesby & Co.
Scott & Howe.
$32, 000-N. P. shop employees
| $50, 000-John S.. Baker
Wheeler-Osgood company EN-
ployes.
l $26,000-Sperry Flour Mill
company.
| $25, Steamship
company, Chester Thorne, Taco
ma Construction company EN-
|ployes, Pacific Cold Storage com
|pany, Charles Richardson, Bal
-four, Guthrie & Co.
| 20,O00-Rhodes Brothers EN-
|ployes, ]. p. Weyerhaeuser.
| $15,000-Merchants' & Miners
Bank of Nome, City of Tacoma.
| $12,000--John Buffelen an,
employees.
| $11, 000--Union Oil Compan!
of California.
] $10,0O0-Tacoma Dredging
company, Albers Brothers Mill
ing company, Far West Lumbe
company, James Dempsey, F. S
Harmon, Tacoma Cemetery as
sociation, Metropolitan par
board, H. N. Tinker, A. c. Young
1T. J. Myers, Geo. H. Stone, Mrs
Anna E. Mccormick.
| $8,650-The Foundation Shil
building company.
$8,000-Puget Sound Lumbe
+ lcomnany