Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-08
UNITED WAR FUND
DRIVE WINS HIGH
PRAISE IN STATE
Recognition Of New Mexico S
Feat in Over Subscribing
Quota is Contained in Let
tiers to Col, TwitcheII,
SPECIAL eosss.,osprses 70 MORNING JOURNAL

ESPECIAL cosREsronrtheE 10 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa lie. Dec. Full recognition
of New Mexico's feat in oversubscrib-
ing so promptly in the united war
fund drive the quota assigned it is
given in letters just received by Col. !
Ralph f. Twitchell. in charge of the i
district from G. S, Btlheimer, cam /
paign director, and George w. Per
ktns. and IT. p. Demand. The last |
named says:
81 want to congratulate you uponI
the exceptionally fine piece of work
YOU and Mr.. BRENT have done, putting
New Mexico over the top among the
first in the country. Il was Il great
inspiration to the whole southern de-
partment when we received the good
news at Dallas, and | am sure meant
much to the entire country. You have
worked most earnest for a good long
time on this campaign and this splen-
did success is no more than you de-
serve
Mr.. Bilheimer writes; Permit me
to extend to you my own very hearty
congratulations upon the very splen-
did showing made by New Mexico.
know full well how large a share of
the credit for this showing is due to-
your own splendid leadership and in
defatigable efforts. Considering all
of the unusual obstacles you had to
overcome, the results obtained are
most reasonable. on behalf of the
national and departmental committees
will YOU accept our most hearty
thanks. I am leaving for France in
few days to be gone over several
| months
He encloses the following statement
of contributions by New Mexico coun-
| ties:
Bernalilo county raised 100000 on
quota of $4,000.
Chaves county raised $1S,S54 on a
quota of $l2,500.
Colfax county, $4,000 on a quota
| of $27 600
Curry county $1,000 on quota OF
| $500.
De Baca county, $1,794 on a quota
| of $4,000,
Dona Ana county s7,697 on a quota
| of $4,000,
Eddy county, $4,000 on quota of
| $4,000
Grant county, $4,000 on quota of
| 1900.
Guadalupe county, $S,672 on a quota
| of $4,000.
Lama county, $l4,5Oo on quota Of
! $t2,500
Lea county, 1910, on quota of
| $4,000.
Lincoln county, $5,l24 on quota of
| $4,000.
Mora county, $4,000 on quota of
| $500
Mckinley county, $12,944 on quota
of $4,000.
Otero county, s5,462 on quota of
$bs909. yRygase- a.,
Quay county. $s,2s7 on a quota of
| $4,000.
Rio Arriba county, $500 on quota
| of $4,000.
Roosevelt county, 81 $50 on quota
of $500.
Santa Fe county, s11,S64 on a quota
of $500.
San Juan county, nothing on quota
OF $4,000.
San Miguel county, $1,000 on a
| quota of $4,000.
sandoval county, $500 on quota
of $4,000.
Socorro county, $40, 900 on quota
of $40. 900.
Sierra county, nothing on quota of
$4,000
Union county, $4,000 on quota of
| $4,000.
Valencia county, $500 on a quota
| of $1,000
! Ten counties failed to make their
| quota, San Juan and Sierra counties
not being credited with any subscrip-
| ton, eighteen counties wen over the
! top and Grant, Colfax, Bernalillo and
| Chaves counties so handsomely that
their oversubseriptions put New Mex
| leo on record as having subscribed
| more than its quota Of $204.000. Sub
scriptions received later, made the
| New Mexico credit for a subscription
of 1876 per cent of the original amount
assigned to it, being the same aver
age as that for the entire southern
| department in which Texas sub
! scribed being: Texas, s3.770.000; Ok
| lahoma, 81 1850 900: Louisiana, $1,S17,-
| mn. Arknncas I'll Ii q nnn.L Arizona.