The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-09
Campaigns fer Funds Are
Apportioned in an Equit-
able Manner.
EVERY TWP. DOES IT BIT
Paid Secretary Has Lists of
Voters and Taxpay-
ers.

In line with the policy OF supplying
all the arsiiable information upon the
question Of raising war work funds
The West virginian this evening pre-
sents an outline of e5plan which has
been tested in Washington county.
Ohio, the county seat OF Marietta, and
found to be the very thing needed for
certain types Of counties where the
farming interests are important and
the towns not very large. 1t has
been suggested that this plan with
some notifications can be used to
greater advantage in Marion county
than any that has 80 far been spoken
To begin with. the Washington
county folks Investigated the Column
bus War Chest idea and rejected It
as being unTeiIdy for county their
size. and as likely to require too
much overhead expense. It Is said
that Washington county judgment on
this latter point vas better than Co
lurnbus Judgment. for the cost of col
lectiDg assessments in Columbus IS
proving much heavier than was ex-
Dected. Another thing the Washing
ton county folks wanted to create was
an organization which they could
cali upon to keep alive the proper
patriotic spirit as well as collect mo-
ney for war work purposes WHAT
they succeeded in getting is SOFT OF
civic Minute Men Tho can be called
l;pon for practically any, public puE-
nose. and after the war Is over, and
fund raising and liberty bond ana
Mar Saving Stamp selling comes TO
an end they expect to surn the wno!c
trained army OF workers in on good
roads, rural sanitation. better and
bigger crops and similar matters.
The Washington county orSanl1a-
ton is called the 4tiZe3s War Board
for Wash Ngton COUNT Snd it tooS
permanenc form last December when
it was realized that everything that
had been done in that year would
have to be done over again this year.
IN addition to a central body repre-
sentip~ the whole county, and which
employs one paid secretary to keep
the work moving it pcnetrates to e.
cry section OF the county with com
munity organizations The ONO
township system f6vors this sort OF
organization so much that the War
Board can figure down in very teT
hours Just how much not only every
given township should contribute OK
any given fund. but also how mucn
this means for every tax payer anc
for every voter. The thing has been
figured out with the utmost detail.
yet the men Who are most familiar
with it have said that the principle
OF If could be applied with equal sue
cess to Marion county
When IL became apparent to the cit
liens of Washington county that some
permanent organization would have
10 be effected the first thing they
thought Of was the necessity for raj
sin- money to pay Tor the organize
ton expenscs. u was determined
that about $4,000 would be necessary
for this purpose and this 1t was
found was about one dollar Tor eacn
farm in the county and so cents io5
each employee of the several industrial
establishments OF Marietta. Ihere
was some doubt IN the minds Of inc
men who were leading the movement
about the wav this broadcaed down
assessment would be responded 70,
and they were very agreeably surpr1-
SEES by the ease with which the mon
e. was obtained. They could have
doubled this head tax and got every
cent of It without the least trouble,
they say.
ton expenses had been provided for
is explained in the following extracts
from the Manual. copy OF which IS
supplied to every one who has a rec
oEnized connection with the organiza-
CITIZENS WAR BOARD.
Considering the frequent necessity
for conducting campaign work IN be-
half OF funds needed for the prose
cution of the War il has seemed ad-
disable to effect a permanent organ
izS.ion in and for Washington coun-
". to which all appeals for aid SHAH
be referred, and under the direction
OF which all campaign efforts shall
be conducted.
goa new organization OF a reorgan-
aEation IN response to each call LOT
he sale OF Liberty Bonds, or for sub
$criptions to Red Cross or Y. NJ. G
4. army work is manifestlSS need
less expense Of time and effort ana
las to be done hurriedIy, hoping that
lie persons drafted for service WIN
act and that the people will respond.