Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
TO RAISE S126;
600 IN Z HOURS
BIG STUNT SET FOB CUNNIs0N
COUNTY ON JUNE - IN THB
Great WAR SAVINGS STAMP
DRIVE
Plsns Laid 70 Meet In Every Schse1
District From TIVE . FeuI O'C3ock
That Afternoon and Pledge = Une1e
Sam.

in two hours?
We have had lot Of stunts put up
to us and got away with every one, bat
this looks like sumner. Maybe, it
isn't, tho, for the men in charge of the
War Savings Certificate drive say Il
can be done and must be done.
Five Gunnison county business men
went to Grand Junction Monday.
called by John Evans, provost marshal
of Colorado, who is also state direc-
tor Of the w. S. s. campaign. There
they met 100 earnest citizens Of sew
en- Western Colorado counties and laid
the plans and set the stage for per-
haps as eventful two hours as has
ever been outlined in American his
tory. The delegation consisted of DIR.
]. H. Kelley, county chairman of the
drive, Judge C. H. Stone, chairman Of
the Liberty Loan committee and Vive-
chairman of this campaign, Rev. j.
S. Ferris, H. F. Lake, Jr., and Edgar
Wilson, of Crested Butte. At Sap
inero they met w. 8. Whinnery, Clar-
cnce Wright, and Rev. Milne Of Lake
City and Hinsdale county, bound ON
the same errand. Six auto loads went
from Montrose, and similar delega-
tions from four other counties, in .
district conference. The meeting was
held Tuesday. It was addressed first
by Captain Evans,
He said the thrift stamp idea has
been admitted by the government an
error, in that it Is too slow in raising
the vast sum expected. He said the
baby bonds or war savings stamps Of
the $500 dimension, Is the only real
way to tackle the proposition. He
said: sit is no school children's job
to rafse two billions Of dollars in .
year, The government introduced tt
n . one-year campaign, but found
that ut the present rate It would take
many years to raise the fund expected
Harry L. Morgan, executive secre-
tary Of the war savings committee Of
Colorado, made the next talk and for
about 40 minutes enlightened the
hearers Of the general plan. He told
Of the magnificent plans for publicity.
posters, ETC., and Of the general OUT
line of the campaign plans. He pass
ed out little booklets printed by the
treasury department, Denver head
quarters, giving the details clearly.
Alva A. Swain, director of publicity
for the drive, was introduced and
spoke briefly on the advertising and
newspaper part Of the program,
and urged that at least two pages Of
advertising be provided for each pa
per, guaranteeing that an equal
amount of space will be donated. Space
as this article is donated, is the
same as flour, sugar, calico, and dress
goods to the merchant, namely, stock
in trade.
T'ho ;n&o,.o.t;rr< - fo.k,,~, - 9 A. - ofxo
noon was the address on the war by
Maj. L. Gordon Sandford of Australia.
Major Sandford, who has been loan
ed to the United States government
for the War Savings campaign, has
been assigned to Colorado for the per-
iod from June to June 28th. Major
Sandford is an Australian, but hap
pened to be in England when war was
declared, and immediately enlisted in
the cavalry on August s. 1914. After
training in England he was sent to
France in March, 1915, and was in con-
tinuous service until November 9th.
A meeting is being arranged for
to bring Major Sanford here and to
Crested Butte, and possibly to SOM
erset and Lake City.
But how is Gunnison county going
to raise $4,000 in two hours, and
why? Well, the why, is that Uncle
Sum calls for two billions from us, and
while we are subscribing for 1925, 900
the rest Of the nation will be doing its
share during the same hours from two
till four, Friday afternoon, June 20.
In every school district in this broad
land, public business win be suspended
and mass meetings held for the pur-
pose. This is by order of the pred-
dent and proclamation Of the governor
Of Colorado. Full details will be told
in the Eews-C Champion in later issues,
but here are just a few points to think
about. o quota is more than for the
Liberty Loan because it is based on
cotnbin..d population and financial
ability. We have already raised close
to $40,G00 in stamps and this viii be
allowed on the quota. The subscrip-
ton card which you will sign, has
q line for what you have already pur-
chased IN stamps. and then what you
agree to purchase some time before
next january. II viii include your
promise to the Hundred Dollar Thrift
Club" The ehildreD are Of coufDe n
eiuded, kat their keAool savings cam
paign viii. in the future be handled in
different FORM
Can we do. I'll OF coursei WHY, Il
has heen tried out. A Nehraaaa ma
showed the way. He was manAeer a
tAe eempai9n there end n 1faxc. ut
over The big idea. Nsbras1nsa Gioea'
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